PokeBonk Poison Barb
Item · last checked 2026-10-20
PokeBonk Poison Barb is a common chest item: +30% Poison-type move damage and +3% total damage. You find it in Poke Ball chests and Meowth's shop during a run, and you can hold up to 10 copies. It is in the item pool from your first run, with no Stardust cost.
Poison Barb at a glance
| Rarity | Common |
| Effect | +30% Poison-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Max copies | 10 |
| Unlock | Open from the start |
| Boosts | Poison-type moves |
| At max copies | +30% total damage |
What Poison Barb does in PokeBonk
+30% Poison-type move damage and +3% total damage. Each extra copy adds the same bonus again, up to 10. Since version 0.5.3 bonuses of the same kind add together instead of multiplying, so 10 copies give +30% total damage.
Items work on every move you carry, whatever its shape, unless the effect names a shape or a type. The pause screen shows each move's damage per second, so you can check what Poison Barb adds mid-run.
Best Pokemon for Poison Barb
Poison Barb pays off when most of your damage is Poison-type. League Pokemon of that type: Bulbasaur, Weedle, Ekans, Nidoran Female, Nidoran Male, Zubat, Oddish, Venonat, Bellsprout, Tentacool, Grimer, Gastly, and Koffing. 9 League Pokemon carry at least one Poison move in their kit. Moves of the same type as your Pokemon already get +25% (same-type bonus), and the boost stacks on top. The tier list shows which of them score best.
How to get Poison Barb
Chests are Poke Balls you buy with PokeDollars during a run; each one costs more than the last. A paid Poke Ball lets you pick one of three items, Great Balls from challenge altars and guardians are free, and Meowth's shop sells four offers at a time. Common items make up most early rolls.
Poison Barb is open from the start. If it keeps crowding out items you want, the Lab's Archive upgrade removes up to three items per level from chests and the shop.
Other common items
Poison Barb competes with these common items for the same chest rolls. The full list is on the PokeBonk items page.
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Charcoal | +30% Fire-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Mystic Water | +30% Water-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Miracle Seed | +30% Grass-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Magnet | +30% Electric-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Never-Melt Ice | +30% Ice-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Black Belt | +30% Fighting-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Soft Sand | +30% Ground-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Sharp Beak | +30% Flying-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
PokeBonk Poison Barb FAQ
What does Poison Barb do in PokeBonk?
+30% Poison-type move damage and +3% total damage. You can hold up to 10 copies.
How do you unlock Poison Barb?
You do not need to: it is in the item pool from your first run.
Browse all 102 items in the PokeBonk items list, or read the PokeBonk guides.