Progression · 5 min read

The Lab: Permanent Upgrades in PokéBonk

Updated 2026-10-23

TL;DR · Buy cheap stat levels (damage, HP) first, then a vitamin slot, then the 4th move slot. Season 2 made every upgrade 15% cheaper and removed item prerequisites.

Known Lab upgrades

Upgrade	Effect	First cost	Source
Damage	+4% damage per level	—	Observed
Max HP	+8 max HP per level	—	Observed
Move speed	+2.5% movement speed per level	—	Observed
Experience	+5% EXP per level	—	Observed
PokéDollars	+8% ₽ per level	—	Observed
Magnet	+0.6 pickup range per level	—	Observed
Regeneration	+0.2 regen per level	—	Observed
Refresh	+1 level-up reroll per run per level	—	Observed
Skip	+1 level-up skip per run per level	—	Observed
Banish	+1 banish per run per level	—	Observed
Fourth option	Adds a 4th card to every level-up offer (not a move slot)	3,000 ✦	Observed
4th move slot	Lets your partner hold 4 moves instead of 3	1,500 ✦	Observed
Vitamin slot	+1 vitamin slot per level	1,200 ✦	Observed
Alpha slot	+1 captured Support Alpha slot	3,500 ✦	Observed
Archive	Archived items are removed from Poké Ball and shop pools; Season 2: 5 slots per level, 4 levels (20 total)	—	Official
Revive start	Begin each run holding a Max Revive	5,000 ✦	Observed
Research	+25% research progress per level	—	Observed
Precision	+1% crit per level (5 levels)	—	Official
Swiftness	+2% attack speed per level (5 levels)	—	Official
Expansion	+3% area per level (5 levels)	—	Official
Harmony	Ultimate charges 4% faster per level (5 levels)	—	Official
Big Bag	Carry 3 Bag items per run instead of 2	—	Official

A suggested spending order (our recommendation)

A few levels of Damage and Max HP — cheap and always useful.
Vitamin slot — more stat cards working for you.
4th move slot — opens up fusion plans without giving up coverage.
Refresh / Banish levels — more control over level-up rolls.
Season 2 percentage upgrades (Precision, Swiftness, Expansion, Harmony) and Big Bag.
Alpha slot and Fourth option once the basics are covered.

Archive and item pool

Items must be unlocked into your pool before Poké Balls and Meowth can offer them. Unlocking everything is not required — a smaller pool means you see your favourites more often. The Archive (20 slots in Season 2) hides items from the pool without losing them.