PokeBonk Pokémon Unlocks: Challenges, Capture & League
Current source scope: Beta v0.7.3 · Checked October 19, 2026
THE QUICK ANSWER
A League unlock is not the same as seeing a species in a run. Read that entry’s challenge, complete the prerequisite, then obtain the relevant capture and check the League afterward. Support Alphas are temporary teammates; their capture is not automatically a permanent starting partner.
In these notes
Follow the entry’s own unlock conditionCurrent League challenge referenceKeep the different capture outcomes separateEvolution does not replace the unlock processSources and version scope
Follow the entry’s own unlock condition
The selected first partner is available immediately. The two other starters have the current challenge “Complete 2 runs (win or lose).” This is not a requirement to win twice. The searchable reference below preserves multiple conditions when the client defines them.
- Open League and inspect the locked Pokémon. Read every prerequisite if the entry has more than one challenge.
- Complete the named activity. A required number of runs, species, captures or region completions is not interchangeable with defeating one enemy.
- Look for the eligible wild encounter and follow its capture prompt. Ordinary wild capture can fail; merely seeing it is insufficient.
- After the result is saved, return to League and confirm that the partner is selectable. If it remains locked, compare the remaining padlock condition before repeating a run.
Current League challenge reference
This table lists the 79 current starting-partner records, their roles and the challenge text supplied by the public client. The challenge column is a prerequisite reference, not a guarantee that an encounter will spawn on your next run. Follow any updated padlock text in your live menu.
79 entries
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| Partner / type | Role and passive | Challenge prerequisite |
|---|---|---|
| Bulbasaur grass / poison | Healer · Synthesis +1.5 regen and +25% healing. Your Grass attacks heal you a little (0.4% of HP per hit, up to 5 times per second). | Available if chosen first; otherwise: Complete 2 runs (win or lose). |
| Charmander fire | Fiery Assault · Sea of Flames Below 40% HP, +40% damage. +10% Fire damage. | Available if chosen first; otherwise: Complete 2 runs (win or lose). |
| Squirtle water | Defender · Torrent Shell +15 armor and +20 shield. Below 40% HP, +40% damage. | Available if chosen first; otherwise: Complete 2 runs (win or lose). |
| Caterpie bug | Metamorphosis · Metamorphosis +15% experience and +20 shield. Evolves soon (Metapod at Lv. 8, Butterfree at Lv. 36). As Metapod, the cocoon gives you +30 armor. | Evolve 3 times during your runs. |
| Weedle bug / poison | Stinger · Poison Sting +10% attack speed. Your crits poison and poisoned enemies take +20% damage. Evolves soon (Kakuna at Lv. 8, Beedrill at Lv. 36); as Kakuna, +30 armor. | Get 5,000 KOs in total. |
| Pidgey normal / flying | Explorer · Tailwind +12% speed, +20% projectile speed and +1 jump. Like any good Flying type, you glide by holding Jump. | Complete 4 runs (win or lose). |
| Rattata normal | Rodent · Hustle +25% physical damage and +10% attack speed, in exchange for -8% HP. | Get 20,000 KOs in total. |
| Spearow normal / flying | Peck · Sniper +8% crit and +50% crit damage. | Land 30,000 critical hits. |
| Ekans poison | Snake · Serpent Glare +1 regen (Shed Skin). Every 4 s your gaze paralyzes the enemies in front of you (7 m). | Paralyze 2,500 Pokémon. |
| Pikachu electric | Sprinter · Static Anyone who touches you is paralyzed. Every 4 s you fire a discharge at an enemy. | Defeat 10,000 Pokémon while it's raining. |
| Sandshrew ground | Digger · Sand Rush +10 armor and +6% crit. In a sandstorm, +30% speed. | Dodge 120 attacks. |
| Nidoran♀ poison | Queen · Poison Point +15% HP and +10 armor. Anyone who touches you is poisoned, and poisoned enemies spread it when they die. | Recover 6,000 HP in total. |
| Nidoran♂ poison | King · Rivalry +10% damage and +25% against elites, Alphas and bosses. | Defeat 6 Alpha Pokémon. |
| Clefairy fairy | Lunar · Lunar Blessing +20 luck and +1 regen. Your Ultimate charges 30% faster and when you cast it you recover 15% HP. | Cast 80 Ultimates. |
| Vulpix fire | Fire Sorceress · Flash Fire +20% Fire damage and +15% status damage. | Burn 6,000 Pokémon. |
| Jigglypuff normal / fairy | Singer · Cute Charm Anyone who touches you is charmed. +5% evasion. | Put 1,500 Pokémon to sleep. |
| Zubat poison / flying | Vampire · Vampire +8% lifesteal and +20% healing. | Recover 4,000 HP in a single run. |
| Oddish grass / poison | Night bloom · Chlorophyll +10% speed and +1 regen. In sun, +30% speed and +20% damage. Every 6 s you release a pollen cloud (4.5 m) that poisons. | Poison 4,000 Pokémon. |
| Paras bug / grass | Mushroom · Effect Spore +20% status chance. Anyone who touches you falls asleep, gets paralyzed or gets poisoned. Like Parasect, the mushroom is in control: +20% damage against enemies with any status. | Paralyze 6,000 Pokémon. |
| Venonat bug / poison | Radar · Compound Eyes +8% crit and +15% status chance. Confused enemies take +25% damage. Like Venomoth, +12% attack speed. | Confuse 1,500 Pokémon. |
| Diglett ground | Mole · Sand Trap +10 armor. Every 2 s the ground shakes around you (4.5 m): it damages and traps enemies in the sand (root). Like Dugtrio, 6 m. | Smash 15 rocks with Rock Smash. |
| Meowth normal | Alley cat · Pickup +40% PokéDollars and +2 pickup. Every 100 ₽ you earn in a run gives you +1% crit (up to +15%). Like Persian, +10% speed. | Earn 8,000 ₽ in total. |
| Psyduck water | Headache · Headache +10% HP. The hits you take and the passage of time charge your headache; when full, it bursts into a psychic wave (7 m) that damages and confuses. Like Golduck, the wave is 10 m and heals you for 8%. | Soak 3,000 Pokémon. |
| Mankey fighting | Fury · Anger Point +8 armor. Every hit you take enrages you: +6% damage per charge (up to 6; like Primeape, up to 8). The rage fades after 5 s without taking damage. | Defeat 10 guardians. |
| Growlithe fire | Guardian · Loyal Guardian +10% speed. Every 3 s, nearby enemies are intimidated (they deal -40% damage). | Complete 20 runs (win or lose). |
| Poliwag water | Swimmer · Swift Swim +10% HP and +20% projectile speed. In rain, +30% speed and +20% damage. Like Poliwrath, +15% physical damage. | Put 4,000 Pokémon to sleep. |
| Abra psychic | Mystic · Magic Guard Immune to damage from the ground (lava, fire pools, cracks, spore clouds). -30% damage from projectiles and area attacks. | Reach level 30 in a run. |
| Machop fighting | Fighter · Guts +25% physical damage. | Defeat 20 Alpha Pokémon. |
| Bellsprout grass / poison | Carnivorous · Hungry Maw +10% HP. Your Strikes and Spins deal +15% damage and can root (20%). KOs of rooted enemies heal you for 2% of HP. | Reach level 20 in a run. |
| Tentacool water / poison | Jellyfish · Tentacles +10 armor. Every 2 s your tentacles lash the 2 closest enemies within 7 m (they poison); Tentacruel lashes 4. | Poison 2,500 Pokémon in a single run. |
| Geodude rock / ground | Rampart · Sturdy You survive a lethal hit with 1 HP once per run. +10 armor. | Smash 50 rocks with Rock Smash. |
| Ponyta fire | Steed · Fiery Hooves +15% speed. As you move you leave fire footprints that burn enemies. Like Rapidash, +10% speed and bigger footprints. | Survive 15 minutes in a run. |
| Slowpoke water / psychic | Oblivious · Oblivious +25% HP, +1.5 regen and -10% speed. Every 6 s you yawn: enemies within 6 m may fall asleep. Like Slowbro, the Shellder on its tail gives you +20 armor. | Put 8,000 Pokémon to sleep. |
| Magnemite electric / steel | Magnet · Magnet +4 pickup range. Every 4 s a magnetic pulse pulls in enemies within 9 m and may paralyze them. Like Magneton, the pulse also damages them. | Paralyze 1,500 Pokémon in a single run. |
| Farfetch’d normal / flying | Leek · Sharpened Leek +10% crit. You always carry a leek: 4% of your hits are an ×8 "Bonk!" (stacks with the Leek item). | Land 50,000 critical hits in a single run. |
| Doduo normal / flying | Runner · Twin Heads +10% speed. Each attack has a 25% chance to repeat instantly with the other head. Like Dodrio, 35%. | Complete 15 runs (win or lose). |
| Seel water | Seal · Ice Body +1 regen. | Freeze 4,000 Pokémon. |
| Grimer poison | Sludge · Muddy Body -15% damage taken. When hit, you leave a toxic puddle for 4 s that poisons and traps anyone who steps in it. Like Muk, the puddles are bigger. | Poison 20,000 Pokémon. |
| Shellder water | Shell · Skill Link +20 armor and +1 projectile. Like Cloyster, +1 projectile and +10 more armor. | Dodge 25 attacks in a single run. |
| Gastly ghost / poison | Specter · Ghost You plow through the horde: -20% damage taken and +10% evasion. | Trigger 600 elemental reactions in a single run. |
| Onix rock / ground | Colossus · Rock Head +25 armor and +15% HP, in exchange for -8% speed. Your Charges deal +30% damage. Every 6 s rocks fall on the 3 closest enemies. | Win Viridian Forest. |
| Drowzee psychic | Hypnotist · Pendulum +10% status chance. Every 7 s your pendulum puts the 3 closest enemies to sleep (Hypno, 5). Sleeping enemies within 6 m heal you for 0.5% of HP per second each (up to 5). | Put 1,500 Pokémon to sleep in a single run. |
| Krabby water | Pincers · Giant Pincer +6 armor. Your Strikes deal +20% damage. Every 5th hit of a Strike is a pincer that deals double damage and stuns (Kingler, every 4th). | Get 15,000 KOs in a single run. |
| Voltorb electric | Bomb · Aftermath +15% speed. Enemies you defeat have a 12% chance to explode (3 m, Electric damage that paralyzes); with Electrode, 20%. | Open 120 item Poké Balls. |
| Exeggcute grass / psychic | Eggs · Harvest +20% healing. Every 15 s a berry appears beside you. Like Exeggutor, +10% area. | Eat 250 berries or healing items. |
| Cubone ground | Bone Warrior · Guardian Bone +10 armor. Your bone attacks deal +20% damage. Below 40% HP, +35% damage. | Defeat 4 guardians of the Rocky Desert. |
| Hitmonlee fighting | Kicker · Rubber Kicks +20% area and +1 jump. Your kicks (attacks with "kick") deal +20% damage. | Have 20 members in your League. Defeat 30 Alpha Pokémon. |
| Hitmonchan fighting | Boxer · Iron Fist +5% physical damage. Your punches (attacks with "punch") deal +20% damage. Every 3 s you throw an automatic punch at the closest enemy within 4 m. | Have 20 members in your League. Defeat 25 guardians. |
| Lickitung normal | Big Lick · Long Tongue +4 pickup range and +20% HP. Every 4 s your tongue grabs the closest enemy within 8 m, pulls it toward you and paralyzes it. | Have 15 members in your League. Recover 8,000 HP in a single run. |
| Koffing poison | Smoke · Toxic Cloud You levitate: hold Jump to glide and you can climb walls. A 4 m gas cloud surrounds you and poisons every second. Like Weezing, 5.5 m. | Trigger 5,000 elemental reactions. |
| Rhyhorn ground / rock | Rhino · Unstoppable Charge +15 armor. After 1.5 s of running without stopping, you charge: enemies you touch take damage and are sent flying. | Have 20 members in your League. Smash 100 rocks with Rock Smash. |
| Chansey normal | Nurse · Lucky Egg +40% HP and +40% healing. Every 10 s you lay an egg beside you that heals you for 10% when picked up. | Have 25 members in your League. Recover 60,000 HP in total. |
| Tangela grass | Vines · Vines +2 regen. Every 5 s your vines trap (root) and damage the 4 closest enemies within 7 m. | Have 20 members in your League. Reach level 35 in a run. |
| Kangaskhan normal | Mother · Parental Bond Your baby fights alongside you: every hit of your attacks is repeated at 25% of its damage. | Have 25 members in your League. Complete 35 runs (win or lose). |
| Horsea water | Ink · Ink +10% crit and +25% crit damage. Your crits cover the enemy in ink and blind it (charm: it deals -40% damage). | Soak 12,000 Pokémon. |
| Goldeen water | Swordfish · Water Veil +10% evasion. Every dodge wraps you in water: a shield worth 6% of your HP. Like Seaking, +5% evasion. | Dodge 350 attacks. |
| Staryu water | Star · Core +20% projectile speed. Every 8 s your core heals you for 5%. Like Starmie, +10% special damage. | Cast 150 Ultimates. |
| Mr. Mime psychic / fairy | Mime · Invisible Wall Every 6 s you raise an invisible barrier: a shield worth 10% of your HP and a wall that pushes back enemies within 4 m. | Play with 6 different Pokémon. |
| Scyther bug / flying | Blades · Technician +15% attack speed and +10% damage. | Get 150,000 KOs in total. |
| Jynx ice / psychic | Sorceress · Icy Kiss Anyone who touches you is charmed. Your hits on charmed enemies gradually freeze them. | Have 25 members in your League. Freeze 1,500 Pokémon in a single run. |
| Electabuzz electric | Electric · Motor Drive Every time you paralyze an enemy you gain +2% damage for 4 s (up to 15 stacks). | Have 25 members in your League. Paralyze 3,000 Pokémon in a single run. |
| Magmar fire | Fire · Flame Body Anyone who touches you is burned. Burned enemies you defeat burst into flames (3 m) and burn those around them. | Have 25 members in your League. Burn 6,000 Pokémon in a single run. |
| Pinsir bug | Pincers · Mold Breaker +15% damage. You ignore enemy shields (like Fighting attacks) and deal +20% to bosses and mini-bosses. Storm Throw is always a crit. | Have 20 members in your League. Defeat 4 Alpha Pokémon in a single run. |
| Tauros normal | Stampede · Stampede +15% speed. While running, every 0.5 s you ram the enemies in front of you (2.5 m): damage and a good shove. | Have 20 members in your League. Get 300,000 KOs in total. |
| Magikarp water | Promise · Perseverance +60% experience. With it, it reaches a fearsome evolution before anyone else (Lv. 40). | Complete 25 runs (win or lose). |
| Lapras water / ice | Navigator · Water Absorb You take -15% damage. +0.5 regen. | Have 30 members in your League. Evolve 20 times during your runs. |
| Ditto normal | Mimic · Transformation +10% damage, HP and speed. Every 30 s you copy the types of the nearest enemy: your type bonus and your weaknesses change. | Have 25 members in your League. Capture 25 Support Alphas. |
| Eevee normal | Adaptability · Adaptability +25% damage with moves of your own type (the type bonus goes from ×1.25 to ×1.56). | Have 15 members in your League. Play with 10 different Pokémon. |
| Porygon normal | Virtual · Download +12% special damage and projectile speed. Every 10 s you download data: your next 5 hits are crits. | Have 30 members in your League. Trigger 1,200 elemental reactions in a single run. |
| Omanyte rock / water | Spiral fossil · Spiral Shell +20 armor. Your Rock and Water attacks deal +15% damage. Every 5 s, a ring of rocks bursts from your shell (5 m; Omastar 6.5 m). | Have 25 members in your League. Get 50,000 KOs in the Rocky Desert. |
| Kabuto rock / water | Slashing fossil · Fossil Armor +15 armor. Each hit you take is reduced by 3 + 0.3 per level. Like Kabutops, your Strikes and Boomerangs deal +20% damage. | Have 25 members in your League. Defeat 8 guardians of the Rocky Desert. |
| Aerodactyl rock / flying | Flying fossil · Prehistoric Wings +15% speed and +1 jump; you glide by holding Jump. While airborne, your attacks deal +25% damage. | Have 35 members in your League. Win the Rocky Desert. |
| Snorlax normal | Glutton · Gluttony +30% healing. | Have 30 members in your League. Eat 500 berries or healing items. |
| Articuno ice / flying | Ice bird · Frigid Pressure Legendary: +10% damage, HP and speed. Every second, enemies within 6 m gradually freeze. | Have 45 members in your League. Win Viridian Forest on Hard. Freeze 2,500 Pokémon in a single run. |
| Zapdos electric / flying | Electric bird · Electric Pressure Legendary: +10% damage, HP and speed. Every 5 s three lightning bolts strike nearby enemies and paralyze them. | Have 50 members in your League. Win the Rocky Desert. Defeat 3,000 Pokémon in the rain in a single run. |
| Moltres fire / flying | Blazing bird · Fiery Pressure Legendary: +10% damage, HP and speed. Every 6 s a 6 m ring of flames burns the enemies. | Have 55 members in your League. Defeat Moltres in the Rocky Desert on Hard. Burn 8,000 Pokémon in a single run. |
| Dratini dragon | Dragon · Multiscale At full HP you take -50% damage. | Have 40 members in your League. Defeat 3 legendary Pokémon. |
| Mewtwo psychic | Genetic · Genome +15% damage, area and speed. Every 8 s a psychic barrier gives you a shield worth 15% of your HP. Your crits stun. | Have 60 members in your League. Capture Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres. Win the Rocky Desert on Hard. |
| Mew psychic | Legendary · Ancestral Gene +10% damage, speed, area and HP. Can learn moves of any type. | Capture the other League members. |
No matching entries.
Source: original client definitions, inspected October 19, 2026. All rows are available without JavaScript.
Keep the different capture outcomes separate
The current patch says captures and shinies are saved immediately. This improves the save path but is not proof that every interruption can be recovered. Read recovery and retry before abandoning a result. Shiny encounters have their own identification and retention limits.
| Event | What it means | Where to confirm it |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Pokémon capture for League progress | Relevant challenge/capture progression for a starting partner | League availability after saving |
| Support Alpha captured with a Friend Ball | A teammate for the current run, normally within the support-team capacity | Current team; base two slots, Lab upgrade to three |
| A shiny capture | A retained shiny record when successfully saved | Your saved collection/profile, not just a flash in the run |
Evolution does not replace the unlock process
A Pokémon evolving during a run changes its current form. It does not by itself create a separate selectable evolved starting entry. The League roster contains 79 starting records within the Kanto scope, while the Pokédex data lists 151 species. Those are different counts.
If a challenge completed but the League still looks locked, preserve the save, check the exact remaining condition and report the species, displayed version and capture/result state. Do not reset the account to force an unlock. The sources do not promise a universal manual recovery for any missing capture.
Sources and version scope
This independent guide uses the original project’s menu text, current client definitions and dated announcements. Menus were inspected; no run, purchase, reward claim or account recovery was played through for this guide.
- Original English entry — v0.7.3, entry and menu observations checked October 19, 2026.
- Original news feed — Patch #7 and earlier mechanic changes; roadmap statements retain their announced scope.
- Current roster and upgrade definitions and client rules — exact definitions, not a claim about every server outcome.
Source-check dates are separate from publication dates. This page is part of a local preview. Read the source and artwork approach.