Bonemerang in Pokemon Survivor

Bonemerang at a glance

What Bonemerang does

Bonemerang is a Ground-type boomerang move. A bone that flies out and back, hitting hard.

A Pokemon can learn it if it is Ground-type, which is true of 70 of the 966 Pokemon. It reaches you as a new-move card when you level up, as long as one of your four move slots is free. No Pokemon begins a run with it, so you only find it on level-up cards. Each level-up draws three cards by weight from up to six new-move candidates, your move upgrades and the stat cards, so even a good move can sit out several level-ups.

It knocks enemies back.

Bonemerang stats by level

At level 1, Bonemerang deals 16 damage with a 0.95 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 32 damage every 0.95 seconds.

A boomerang hits on the way out and on the way back, so one throw can hit the same enemy twice, and the damage you get depends on how many enemies it passes through. The table lists every number the game gives Bonemerang, so it has no single damage per second figure.

Bonemerang level-up changes

Each level-up card for Bonemerang applies the changes below. They stack, so the level 5 row above already includes all of them.

• Level 2: +1 boomerang
• Level 3: +45% damage
• Level 4: +30% range
• Level 5: +1 boomerang, +40% damage

Bonemerang evolution: Bone Rush

Bonemerang evolves into Bone Rush when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Power card at least once in the same run. Once both are true, a golden evolution card is always offered at your next level-up. Until then, the Power card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

Bone Rush keeps the Ground type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 32 to 58 and its cooldown stays at 0.95 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +80% damage
• +1 boomerang
• +20% range
• +20% size

Which Pokemon can use Bonemerang

70 Pokemon can learn Bonemerang: every Ground-type, which is 17 single-type and 53 dual-type. The best of them by Stat Score are Groudon, Garchomp, Excadrill, and Great Tusk.

No Pokemon starts with Bonemerang, so you only find it on level-up cards.

How to use Bonemerang

• Boomerang moves aim at an enemy touching you first, then at a boss within 330 pixels, then at the nearest enemy, and wait until a target is in reach before they fire. A crowd around you takes the hits before a boss does.
• Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, and Steel take 60% more damage from Ground moves, while Grass and Bug take 40% less and Flying takes only 30% of the damage. Enemies with two types multiply both effects. See the type chart.
• Other boomerang moves are Razor Leaf and Psycho Cut. The moves list compares all 64.
• Each Reflexes card multiplies every cooldown by 0.92 and each Power card multiplies damage by 1.10. After 5 Reflexes cards the 0.95 second cooldown of Bonemerang at level 1 becomes 0.63 seconds.
• Only the move group in your active slot fires, and every move in the group keeps its own cooldown timer. A bond, which a rift win gives you, fuses loose moves into one group.
• Weather can boost or weaken Ground moves: see the weather guide.

Bonemerang in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Bonemerang do in Pokemon Survivor?

A bone that flies out and back, hitting hard. It is a Ground-type boomerang move with 5 levels. It deals 16 damage at level 1 and 32 at level 5.

How do you evolve Bonemerang?

Level it to 5 and take the Power card at least once in the same run. A golden evolution card then appears at the next level-up and turns it into Bone Rush.

Which Pokemon can learn Bonemerang?

The 70 Ground-type Pokemon, including dual types. None of them start with it.

Browse all 64 moves in the Pokemon Survivor moves list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.