Punkleton

"A close relative of Smunkins, the Punkleton lays low for most of the year, with only its head poking above the soil. It is rumored to be the offspring of two three-element monsters.
For a limited time, it will wrench itself out of the ground, and attempt to spook other monsters with its boisterous song! It apparently works, since it is impossible to breed it with any other monster."

Description

The Punkleton is a skeletal monster. It has leaves where its joints are, and a jack-o-lantern for a head.

The egg of the Punkleton represents an actual pumpkin, or from an in-universe perspective, a Smunkin.

Song

Audio sample: File:Memory Audio H.ogg

The Punkleton Monster's contribution to an island's song is an electronically-garbled vocal component that helps to set the tempo. It frantically chants "Hooga, booga, Hooga booga!" with a slight echo that goes to the beat as the Punkleton chants. The echo cannot be heard on Gold Island. This monster sways its hands in a way that is somewhat like Michael Jackson in "Thriller."

Breeding

The Punkleton Monster can only be bred for a limited time during the Halloween season. The combination is:

+ Bowgart + T-Rox

In 2012, breeding began on October 24th and ended on October 31st. For 2013, breeding began on October 9th and ended on November 4th. For 2014, breeding started on October 15th and ended on November 4th for app players; for PC players, breeding started on Oct. 22, 2014 and ended on November 4th.

For Vita players, breeding and purchase availability extends from October 1st to October 31st every year, based on the date set on the system.

NOTE: Punkleton can only be bred or purchased during the dates listed above. Any Punkletons on Plant Island that are obtained during that time will stay unless they are sold.

Earning Rate

Earning rate is in coins per minute.

Level	0% Happiness	25% Happiness	50% Happiness	75% Happiness	100% Happiness
1	8	10	12	14	16
2	13	16	19	22	26
3	19	23	28	33	38
4	26	32	39	45	52
5	32	40	48	56	64
6	38	47	57	66	76
7	45	56	67	78	90
8	51	63	76	89	102
9	58	72	87	101	116
10	64	80	96	112	128
11	70	87	105	122	140
12	77	96	115	134	154
13	83	103	124	145	166
14	90	112	135	157	180
15	96	120	144	168	192

Maximum Income

Each monster has a limit to how much income it can hold at a time. Increasing the monster's level increases the limit.

Level	Coins
1	1,872
2	2,995
3	4,493
4	6,990
5	7,488
6	8,986
7	10,483
8	11,981
9	13,478
10	14,976
11	16,474
12	17,971
13	19,469
14	20,966
15	22,464

Feeding Monsters

Each monster needs to be fed four times before it reaches the next level. Increasing the monster's level increases the coins earned per minute, as well as the maximum coins earned.

Level	Food Per Feeding		Total Food Needed Per Level
1	10	x4	40
2	20	x4	80
3	40	x4	160
4	80	x4	320
5	160	x4	640
6	320	x4	1,280
7	640	x4	2,560
8	1,280	x4	5,120
9	2,560	x4	10,240
10	5,120	x4	20,480
11	10,240	x4	40,960
12	20,480	x4	81,920
13	40,960	x4	163,840
14	81,920	x4	327,680

Likes

Shrubb
Go to Shrubb
Beeyoot Tree
Go to Beeyoot Tree
Smunkin Patch
Go to Smunkin Patch
Tree Forte Tower
Go to Tree Forte Tower

Every monster has different things that they like. For every unique object that they like that's placed near the monster, the monster's happiness will increase by 25% (in other words, placing two of the same liked item near a monster will still only increase happiness by 25%).

See the Likes page to view a complete list of all monsters' likes.

Strategy

Some items to take into consideration when designing your island by strategy are number of beds for the monster, rate of income per bed, max income per bed, and time for max income to be reached. The income below is for level 15:

Number of Beds	1
Rate of Income High	192
Rate of Income Low	96
Max Income	22,464
Rate of Income per Bed High	192
Rate of Income per Bed Low	96
Max Income per Bed	22,464
Time to Max Income @ High	1:57 hours
Time to Max Income @ Low	3:54 hours

Name Origin

The name is a portmanteau of "punkin" (which is itself a colloquialism for "pumpkin") and "skeleton." So, the correct pronunciation of "punkleton" is probably intended to be PUNK-leh-ton, rather than PUNK-ul-ton.

Notes

The Punkleton monster is the first Seasonal monster to be introduced to the game and appeared in the Market on October 24, 2012, and stayed until October 31, 2012.
It was also the first Seasonal monster to fully return for a few days out of season, either by breeding or purchase with diamonds (at an inflated price of 225), from April 1, 2013 until April 4 2013 at noon ET. From September 12th 2014 to September 19th 2014, the Punkleton was again available to breed and purchase, like the other Seasonal monsters, as part of the game's anniversary celebration.

Breeding	Breeding Combos	Eggs	Feeding	Likes	Zapping	Translations