A useful game guide should make it clear where an answer comes from and when it needs another check.
One game identity
We cover the original project at pokebonk.com, led by Charcher. Other projects and a cryptoasset share the PokeBonk name. Their statistics, multiplayer features, token prices and progression rules do not become facts about this game.
Three types of source
- Original project: the game’s public descriptions, menus, notices and original announcements.
- Community reference: a third-party guide or report. Its observations remain attributed to that publisher.
- Browser documentation: primary documentation used to explain browser behavior, such as cross-origin access or fullscreen.
Editorial suggestions and calculator arithmetic are identified as guidance or examples. They are not presented as measured in-game outcomes.
Research dates are not playtest dates
“Research reviewed” means we reviewed the described sources. It does not mean every named feature was tested in a complete run. A published playtest would require a version, date, conditions and defined scope. The current guides do not claim complete firsthand playtests.
Prices and formulas
The Lab calculator starts blank and accepts your own prices. Its optional lookup contains 19 first-level prices read from the v0.7.1 Lab on a new Guest on 19 Oct 2026. The Lab guide includes the table, source scope and screenshots. A first-level price does not establish later costs, and filled values remain editable. Unknown prices stay unknown; the separate example plan uses fictional inputs.
Roadmap updates
Planned, testing and released are different states. Reading a community report is different from reading the original announcement. We do not turn a relative target window into a fixed date or describe an unverified feature as live. The roadmap page keeps those distinctions visible.
Corrections
When a material fact changes, the relevant guide and its research notes are updated. Rebuilding the website alone does not change every guide’s reviewed date. Please include the affected page, exact game version and current on-screen wording when reporting a correction.
Reference directory
- PokeBonk v0.7.1 — directly observed English menusOriginal project · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Fresh Guest, zero completed runs and no purchases. Read starter passives, default keys, touch settings, 19 first-level Lab prices, the visible item pool, Squirtle’s move panel and mode preparation screens. Screenshots appear alongside the relevant guide sections. Combat outcomes, later-level prices and real-device touch performance were not tested.
- PokeBonk — in-game v0.7.1 and v0.7.0 announcementsOriginal project · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Read the original announcement panel; both releases are dated 2026-10-18. Fix descriptions are the developer’s release notes, not independently reproduced bug fixes. Open the game’s update panel to read them.
- PokeBonk — original gameOriginal project · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Project introduction reviewed during site research. This is the original game by Charcher; no full gameplay or device compatibility test is claimed.
- PokeBonk — project and privacy noticeOriginal project · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Project identity and the stated scope of account, progress and browser storage services. This does not establish an individual save-recovery outcome.
- PokeBonk.org — getting startedCommunity reference · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Community description of the Guest, partner and run preparation screens. Their playtests are not our playtests.
- PokeBonk.wiki — starter comparisonCommunity reference · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Published starter roles and opening-kit observations. A brief opening comparison is not a full-run win-rate ranking.
- PokeBonk.wiki — controls and aimingCommunity reference · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Desktop reference reports a v0.6.2 Keys screen. Current personal bindings and later versions can differ.
- PokeBonk.wiki — Classic and SurvivalCommunity reference · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Reports preparation screens and opening runs, not complete clears or measured reward efficiency.
- PokeBonk.org — Lab upgradesCommunity reference · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Reported v0.6.2 first-level card prices. Purchases and later-level prices were not established by that reference; the calculator’s current first-level lookup instead uses our direct v0.7.1 menu observation.
- PokeBonk.wiki — move learningCommunity reference · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Reports reading v0.6.3 League move panels. Listed eligibility conditions are distinct from observed offer probability or completed evolution.
- PokeBonk.wiki — items and vitaminsCommunity reference · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Selected catalog descriptions with their own version scope. No complete damage or stacking formula is inferred.
- PokeBonk.org — update and roadmap summaryCommunity reference · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Source of the reported Season 2, co-op, fusion and endgame plans. Original linked Discord announcement text was not readable during research; no release date is confirmed here.
- PokeBonk.wiki — browser troubleshootingCommunity reference · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Reported graphics menu options and Guest-session cautions. We do not reproduce the author’s gameplay or benchmark claims.
- MDN — requesting fullscreenBrowser documentation · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Browser fullscreen requires a user interaction and can be unavailable or denied.
- MDN — localStorageBrowser documentation · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Browser storage behavior, including private-session limitations.
- MDN — same-origin policyBrowser documentation · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Why the independent guide cannot inspect the original game’s cross-origin account, balance or save state.
- MDN — WebGL overviewBrowser documentation · Reviewed 2026-10-19
Web graphics require browser and device support; this reference is not a PokeBonk hardware benchmark.