PokéBonk guide
PokéBonk maps, zones and difficulty
The season’s leaderboard has four maps, each with three zones and a Shrine. Here’s what lives on each one, how weather changes your moves, and what Hard and Nightmare really do.
The four season maps
Clearing a map unlocks the next one. Only the most representative Guardians of each zone are listed.
| Viridian Forest | Rocky Desert | Storm Coast | Celestial Glacier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main types | Grass, Bug, Normal, Flying | Ground, Rock, Fighting | Water, Electric, Flying | Ice, Water, Psychic |
| Added later | Fairy, Poison | Steel, Fire | Dragon, Steel | Fairy, Dragon |
| Zone Guardians | Scyther, Pinsir, Nidoking | Sandslash, Marowak, Dragonite | Kingler, Gyarados, Starmie | Dewgong, Cloyster, Lapras |
| Shrine | Viridian Forest Shrine | Rocky Desert Shrine | Thunder Cape | Sky Lake |
| Shrine legendary | Mew | Moltres | Zapdos | Articuno |
| Weather | Clear, Rain | Clear, Sandstorm, Scorching sun | Clear, Rain | Clear, Hail |
| Unlock | Available from the start | Clear Viridian Forest | Clear Rocky Desert | Clear Storm Coast |
| Map size | 360 | 340 | 340 | 340 |
Lavender Tower and Volcano Island
The game data defines two more maps. That doesn’t mean you can pick them in normal play.
| Lavender Tower | Volcano Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Main types | Ghost, Poison, Dark | Fire, Dragon, Rock |
| Added later | Psychic | Steel, Dark |
| Guardians | Gengar, Weezing, Hypno | Magmar, Rapidash, Charizard |
| Legendary | Mewtwo | Moltres |
| Weather | Mist, Clear, Rain | Ash rain, Scorching sun, Clear |
| Unlock in the data | Clear Celestial Glacier | Defeat the Lavender Tower Guardian |
| Status | Used by the 2026 Halloween event tower | Not confirmed whether it’s open |
Since 0.8.26, Lavender Tower has Bill’s Machine every 3 floors in the upper part of the tower, no Dowsing Machine in its item pool, and solid stairs.
Zones and spawn pools
- Zone 1 is mostly early forms. Zones 2 and 3 add later forms and the “added later” types.
- Each map also has regular residents that appear outside its main types.
- Natural shinies are drawn from the current spawn pool, so the shinies you can get depend on the map and zone. See the shiny hunting guide for pool sizes.
After zone 3 you can enter the Shrine to challenge its legendary. The Shrine has no 10-minute swarm and no normal natural-shiny roll. The legendary has its own 3% shiny roll (4.5% with the Shiny Charm) – see shiny odds explained.
Weather and your moves
Weather only changes your moves: boosted types deal ×1.3, weakened types ×0.75. Pair this with a look at moves and fusion when picking a build.
| Weather | Boosted ×1.3 | Weakened ×0.75 |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | – | – |
| Rain | Water, Electric | Fire |
| Scorching sun | Fire, Grass | Water |
| Sandstorm | Rock, Ground, Steel | – |
| Hail | Ice | – |
| Mist | Ghost, Dark | – |
| Ash rain | Fire, Dragon | Ice |
Some passives also follow the weather: Sandshrew speeds up in a Sandstorm, Poliwag gets speed and damage in Rain, and Oddish gets speed and damage in the sun.
What each difficulty changes
| Normal | Hard | Nightmare | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enemy HP | ×1 | ×1.4 | ×1.9 |
| Enemy damage | ×1 | ×1.42 | ×1.96 |
| Enemy speed | ×1 | ×1.08 | ×1.16 |
| Spawn count factor | ×1 | ×1.3 | ×1.6 |
| On-field capacity factor | ×1 | ×1.15 | ×1.3 |
| Extra Elite parameter | +0 | +0.04 | +0.08 |
| Alphas, Stampedes and Totems arrive earlier by | 0 s | 15 s | 30 s |
| Classic score multiplier | ×1 | ×1.5 | ×2 |
Nightmare also adds one Totem per zone at about 8:30.
Maps in co-op
The host can only choose maps and difficulties that everyone in the room has unlocked, and Lavender Tower isn’t available. See the co-op guide. For a fixed daily challenge on these same four maps, try the Daily Mutation.
Related guides
- PokéBonk co-op guide
- PokéBonk Daily Mutation guide
- PokéBonk moves, fusion and Ultimates
- PokéBonk shiny hunting guide
- How to get shiny Pokémon in PokéBonk
- PokéBonk shiny odds explained
- PokéBonk classic shiny: the second roll
- Best PokéBonk auto farm setup
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