Pouākai

Pouākai

	The legendary Pouākai: a bird so large that it can pick up, carry off and destroy almost any number of Bloons of almost any size. Requires 3 additional Condor Handlers to control.

Tower		Path	Tier
Beast Handler		3	5

XP cost	110,000
Cash cost	$25,500 — Easy $30,000 — Medium $32,400 — Hard $36,000 — Impoppable

← Giant Condor

Pouākai is the Beast Handler's path 3 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. The Beast Handler now handles a pouākai instead of a giant condor. In order to upgrade to Pouākai, the Giant Condor must have 3 additional merged Giant Condors. Its Beast Power is increased by +20, changing its Beast Power scale from 16–64 to 36–132, with the default being 84 with the three extra tier 4s.

Pouākai can damage any Bloon type, has increased base damage and +80 MOAB-Class damage instead of +10, has much more pierce, no longer has a flight speed penalty while picking up MOAB-Class Bloons, and can pick up ZOMGs. It can naturally pick up DDTs due to being able to damage Lead. Ceramics no longer consume extra pierce. All Bloon types can be targeted, even BADs and Boss Bloons, though they cannot be grabbed and only take scratch damage.

Pouākai has the following pierce penalties:

• MOAB: +14
• BFB: +29
• DDT: +29
• ZOMG: +59

Stats

For a complete list of Beast Handler stats, see Stats:Beast Handler (BTD6).

This data was last updated for: version 54.0

Tower
Display range 60 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Beast

Tower
Display range 60 units Movement speed 80 units/s

Grab
Cooldown 0.8s Targeting range 60 units Scratch damage 10 Scratch damage type Normal Grappling damage 10 Grappling damage type Normal Damage to MOAB-Class +80 Damage to Regrow +1
Ignores blockers Can fire without a target
Carry projectile Pierce 150 MOAB pierce penalty +14 BFB pierce penalty +29 ZOMG pierce penalty +59 DDT pierce penalty +29 Radius 45 units Ignores blockers

Beast Power-dependent stats

Power	Scale	Beast	Grab			Carry projectile
		Flight speed	Cooldown	Scratch damage	Grappling damage	Pierce
36	0%	80 units/s	0.8s	10	10	150
37	1.042%	80.42 units/s	0.7946s	10	10	153
38	2.083%	80.83 units/s	0.7892s	11	11	156
39	3.125%	81.25 units/s	0.7838s	12	12	159
40	4.167%	81.67 units/s	0.7783s	13	13	162
41	5.208%	82.08 units/s	0.7729s	14	14	165
42	6.25%	82.5 units/s	0.7675s	15	15	168
43	7.292%	82.92 units/s	0.7621s	15	15	171
44	8.333%	83.33 units/s	0.7567s	16	16	175
45	9.375%	83.75 units/s	0.7513s	17	17	178
46	10.42%	84.17 units/s	0.7458s	18	18	181
47	11.46%	84.58 units/s	0.7404s	19	19	184
48	12.5%	85 units/s	0.735s	20	20	187
49	13.54%	85.42 units/s	0.7296s	20	20	190
50	14.58%	85.83 units/s	0.7242s	21	21	193
51	15.62%	86.25 units/s	0.7188s	22	22	196
52	16.67%	86.67 units/s	0.7133s	23	23	200
53	17.71%	87.08 units/s	0.7079s	24	24	203
54	18.75%	87.5 units/s	0.7025s	25	25	206
55	19.79%	87.92 units/s	0.6971s	25	25	209
56	20.83%	88.33 units/s	0.6917s	26	26	212
57	21.88%	88.75 units/s	0.6863s	27	27	215
58	22.92%	89.17 units/s	0.6808s	28	28	218
59	23.96%	89.58 units/s	0.6754s	29	29	221
60	25%	90 units/s	0.67s	30	30	225
61	26.04%	90.42 units/s	0.6646s	30	30	228
62	27.08%	90.83 units/s	0.6592s	31	31	231
63	28.12%	91.25 units/s	0.6538s	32	32	234
64	29.17%	91.67 units/s	0.6483s	33	33	237
65	30.21%	92.08 units/s	0.6429s	34	34	240
66	31.25%	92.5 units/s	0.6375s	35	35	243
67	32.29%	92.92 units/s	0.6321s	35	35	246
68	33.33%	93.33 units/s	0.6267s	36	36	250
69	34.38%	93.75 units/s	0.6213s	37	37	253
70	35.42%	94.17 units/s	0.6158s	38	38	256
71	36.46%	94.58 units/s	0.6104s	39	39	259
72	37.5%	95 units/s	0.605s	40	40	262
73	38.54%	95.42 units/s	0.5996s	40	40	265
74	39.58%	95.83 units/s	0.5942s	41	41	268
75	40.62%	96.25 units/s	0.5888s	42	42	271
76	41.67%	96.67 units/s	0.5833s	43	43	275
77	42.71%	97.08 units/s	0.5779s	44	44	278
78	43.75%	97.5 units/s	0.5725s	45	45	281
79	44.79%	97.92 units/s	0.5671s	45	45	284
80	45.83%	98.33 units/s	0.5617s	46	46	287
81	46.88%	98.75 units/s	0.5563s	47	47	290
82	47.92%	99.17 units/s	0.5508s	48	48	293
83	48.96%	99.58 units/s	0.5454s	49	49	296
84	50%	100 units/s	0.54s	50	50	300
85	51.04%	100.4 units/s	0.5346s	50	50	303
86	52.08%	100.8 units/s	0.5292s	51	51	306
87	53.12%	101.2 units/s	0.5238s	52	52	309
88	54.17%	101.7 units/s	0.5183s	53	53	312
89	55.21%	102.1 units/s	0.5129s	54	54	315
90	56.25%	102.5 units/s	0.5075s	55	55	318
91	57.29%	102.9 units/s	0.5021s	55	55	321
92	58.33%	103.3 units/s	0.4967s	56	56	325
93	59.38%	103.8 units/s	0.4913s	57	57	328
94	60.42%	104.2 units/s	0.4858s	58	58	331
95	61.46%	104.6 units/s	0.4804s	59	59	334
96	62.5%	105 units/s	0.475s	60	60	337
97	63.54%	105.4 units/s	0.4696s	60	60	340
98	64.58%	105.8 units/s	0.4642s	61	61	343
99	65.62%	106.2 units/s	0.4588s	62	62	346
100	66.67%	106.7 units/s	0.4533s	63	63	350
101	67.71%	107.1 units/s	0.4479s	64	64	353
102	68.75%	107.5 units/s	0.4425s	65	65	356
103	69.79%	107.9 units/s	0.4371s	65	65	359
104	70.83%	108.3 units/s	0.4317s	66	66	362
105	71.88%	108.8 units/s	0.4263s	67	67	365
106	72.92%	109.2 units/s	0.4208s	68	68	368
107	73.96%	109.6 units/s	0.4154s	69	69	371
108	75%	110 units/s	0.41s	70	70	375
109	76.04%	110.4 units/s	0.4046s	70	70	378
110	77.08%	110.8 units/s	0.3992s	71	71	381
111	78.12%	111.2 units/s	0.3938s	72	72	384
112	79.17%	111.7 units/s	0.3883s	73	73	387
113	80.21%	112.1 units/s	0.3829s	74	74	390
114	81.25%	112.5 units/s	0.3775s	75	75	393
115	82.29%	112.9 units/s	0.3721s	75	75	396
116	83.33%	113.3 units/s	0.3667s	76	76	400
117	84.38%	113.8 units/s	0.3613s	77	77	403
118	85.42%	114.2 units/s	0.3558s	78	78	406
119	86.46%	114.6 units/s	0.3504s	79	79	409
120	87.5%	115 units/s	0.345s	80	80	412
121	88.54%	115.4 units/s	0.3396s	80	80	415
122	89.58%	115.8 units/s	0.3342s	81	81	418
123	90.62%	116.2 units/s	0.3288s	82	82	421
124	91.67%	116.7 units/s	0.3233s	83	83	425
125	92.71%	117.1 units/s	0.3179s	84	84	428
126	93.75%	117.5 units/s	0.3125s	85	85	431
127	94.79%	117.9 units/s	0.3071s	85	85	434
128	95.83%	118.3 units/s	0.3017s	86	86	437
129	96.88%	118.8 units/s	0.2963s	87	87	440
130	97.92%	119.2 units/s	0.2908s	88	88	443
131	98.96%	119.6 units/s	0.2854s	89	89	446
132	100%	120 units/s	0.28s	90	90	450

Costs and sell values

Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.

Tiers	Total cost				Sell value
	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
0-0-5	$36,050	$42,420	$45,815	$50,905	$25,235	$29,694	$32,071	$35,634
1-0-5	$36,185	$42,580	$45,985	$51,095	$25,330	$29,806	$32,190	$35,767
2-0-5	$36,875	$43,390	$46,860	$52,065	$25,813	$30,373	$32,802	$36,446
0-1-5	$36,200	$42,595	$46,005	$51,115	$25,340	$29,817	$32,204	$35,781
0-2-5	$36,905	$43,425	$46,900	$52,110	$25,834	$30,398	$32,830	$36,477

Strategy

Pouākai is an exceptionally powerful Tier 5, trivializing all rounds before the BAD on the vast majority of maps. However, some slowdown support (such as Relentless Glue and Bloon Sabotage) is needed against DDTs to prevent Pouākai from chasing them, and BAD damage towers (like MOAB SHREDR) is needed on shorter maps.

The save-up to Pouākai from Condor can be done with relative ease on most maps, but is challenging on Expert maps. On multi-lane maps, it is recommended to use 4 Power 16 Giant Condors instead of 1 Power 64 Giant Condor for the save-up (merging to Power 64 when Pouākai is affordable), due to the single Condor's greater susceptibility to chasing, but the Power 64 Condor is better for save-up on single-lane maps. The save-up also necessitates a cleanup tower (such as Velociraptor) or Hero (such as Corvus or Sauda) to pop Bloons that Condor is susceptible to leaking when it chases. If Pouākai cannot be purchased before Round 80, extra defense to break down the ZOMG is needed.

Power 84 Pouākai is very powerful, and can hold its own up to Round 100 on most maps. However, it is still recommended to go for Power 132 for increased flight speed, increased damage, and increased attack speed and grab rate. Additional Golden Eagles are recommended for merging to Power 132.

Update history

For a complete list of Beast Handler changes, see Update history:Beast Handler (BTD6).

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Version 37.0

“

As our newest tower to be added to BTD6, we went over feedback for every path and made a large number of adjustments addressing a variety of points. — Update notes

”

•  Gyrfalcon path deals +1 damage to Regrows
  • Note: This was added to limit accidental infinite regrow farms

Version 38.0

“

Pouakai’s base pierce value was far too high so this along with the merge amount is being taken down. — Update notes

”

•  Pouakai: Base pierce reduced ― 300 → 200
•  Pouakai: Pierce gained from merges reduced ― 400 → 250
  • Note: Max-power pierce decreased from 700 to 450, middle-power pierce decreased from 500 to 325

Version 39.0

“

Beast Handler’s general repositioning feels far too free right now, the reposition cooldown is being increased to a more reasonably noticeable number so this feels like a meaningful cost. [...] Pouakai deals way too much moab damage right from base upgrade given how powerful it also is at controlling MOABs, base damage & pierce stats here are also seeing a shift over into higher merge benefits — Update notes

”

•  Beast: Reposition cooldown increased ― 0.5s → 5s
•  Pouakai: Base pierce reduced ― 200 → 150
•  Pouakai: Max bonus pierce from merge increased ― 250 → 300
  • Note: Max-power pierce remains 450, mid-power xx5 pierce decreased from 325 to 300
•  Pouakai: Base damage reduced ― 20 → 10
•  Pouakai: Max bonus damage from merge increased ― 40 → 80
  • Note: Max-power damage increased from 60 to 90, mid-power xx5 from 40 to 50
•  Pouakai: Bonus MOAB-class damage reduced ― +110 → +80

Version 40.0

•  Beast Handler reposition cooldown reduced ― 5s → 3s

Version 41.0

“

Bottom path birds up to T3 are also just a little too good for the cost and are all going up about 5% with Condor’s price being reduced to compensate. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost increased by $5 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 43.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $1,130 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Attack cooldown reduction from Beast Power reduced ― 0.28679625s → 0.28s (undocumented)

Version 44.0

“

Now that the many T1-3 upgrade price changes are settling we’re looking at the next tier up. [...] Condor’s value spiked quite high after being hit by buffs at the same time as big buffs to Golden Eagle so its price is being appropriately adjusted upwards, however the total pierce cost for grabbing DDTs is also being halved as previously the pierce penalty it had against DDTs was being shared with the ZOMG cost and was unintentionally nerfed along with that change. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost increased by $1,200 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  DDT pierce penalty reduced ― +59 → +29

Version 45.0

“

Base handler's beast range felt too high starting off when considering the tower is built around sharing range between multiple Handlers so this range is being reduced. Bottoms will now move slower but speed up as more beasts are merged into them, likewise they will attack slower at first but faster through their merges. This should add more merge value to lower tier birds while overall nerfing to the base level for currently overpowered higher tiers. — Update notes

”

•  Flight speed now scales with Beast Power, up to +40 at max
  • Note: Max-power flight speed increased from 110 to 120
•  Attack cooldown increased ― 0.6s → 0.8s
•  Attack cooldown reduction at max Beast Power increased ― -0.28s → -0.52s
  • Note: Max-power attack cooldown decreased from 0.32s to 0.28s, mid-power attack cooldown increased from 0.46s to 0.54s
•  Flight speed reduced ― 110 → 80
•  Merging/Beast positioning range reduced ― 60 → 50

Version 47.2

•  Resolved a bug where the Beast Handler's bird would gain more pierce than intended (bug fix)

Version 47.3

•  Bottom path upgrades on Beast Handler no longer benefit from pierce buffs, except for the buffs gained from merging beasts

Version 49.0

•  Merging/Beast positioning range increased ― 50 → 60

Version 54.2

2-0-5

•  Barracuda: Range increased to match other crosspaths ― 30 → 35 (bug fix)

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In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	بوا كاي البوكاي الأسطوري: طائر كبير للغاية بحيث يمكنه التقاط وحمل وتدمير أي عدد تقريبي من البالونات بمختلف أحجامها تقريبًا. يلزم 3 آخرين من مروضي الكوندور لإحكام السيطرة عليه.	—
Danish	Pouākai Den legendariske Pouākai: Denne fugl så stor, at den kan opsamle, bære og ødelægge næsten et hvilket som helst antal bloons af næsten enhver størrelse. Kræver 3 ekstra kondorpassere for at styre.	—
German	Pouākai Der legendäre Pouākai: Ein Vogel, der so groß ist, dass er fast unzählige Bloons von fast jeder Größe schnappen, wegschleppen und zerfetzen kann. Erfordert 3 zusätzliche Kondor-Zähmer, um ihn zu kontrollieren.	—
Spanish	Pouākai El legendario Pouākai: un pájaro tan grande que puede recoger, transportar y destruir casi cualquier cantidad de bloons de casi cualquier tamaño. Requiere 3 domadores de cóndor adicionales para controlarlo.	—
Spanish (LA)	Pouākai El legendario Pouākai: un pájaro tan grande que puede recoger, transportar y destruir casi cualquier cantidad de bloons de casi cualquier tamaño. Requiere 3 domadores de cóndor adicionales para controlarlo.	—
Finnish	Pouākai Legendaarinen Pouākai: niin suuri lintu, että se voi poimia, kantaa ja tuhota lähes minkä tahansa määrän lähes kaikenkokoisia blooneja. Vaatii 3 ylimääräistä kondorin käsittelijää hallintaa varten.	—
French	Pouākai Le légendaire Pouākai : un oiseau si gigantesque qu'il peut attraper, emporter avec lui et détruire pratiquement n'importe quel nombre de Bloons de pratiquement n'importe quelle taille. Nécessite 3 Dresseurs de condor supplémentaires pour être contrôlé.	—
Italian	Pouākai Il leggendario Pouākai è un uccello talmente grande che può afferrare, trasportare e distruggere quasi tutti i bloon di quasi tutte le dimensioni. Richiede 3 domatori di condor delle Ande in più per essere controllato.	—
Japanese	ポウアカイ 伝説のプーアカイ：とてつもなく大きな鳥なので、ほぼ全てのサイズのブルーンを何個でも拾い、運び、破壊できる。コントロールするには、3人の追加コンドルハンドラーが必要。	—
Korean	푸카이 거의 모든 크기의 풍선을 몇 개든 낚아채 날아서 파괴할 수 있을 정도로 거대한 전설적인 맹조 푸카이. 조련하려면 콘도르 조련사가 3명 더 필요합니다.	—
Dutch	Pouākai De legendarische Pouākai is zo'n grote vogel dat hij nagenoeg elk aantal Bloons van vrijwel elke grootte kan vastgrijpen, meenemen en vernietigen. Minstens 3 andere Condor-temmers nodig.	—
Norwegian	Pouākai Den legendariske Pouākai – en fugl som er så stor at den kan plukke opp, bære og ødelegge et hvilket som helst antall bloons, nærmest uansett størrelse. Krever 3 ekstra kondormestere for å styre.	—
Polish	Pouākai Legendarny Pouākai: ptak tak wielki, że może podnosić, porywać i niszczyć niemal każde ilości blonów prawie wszystkich rozmiarów. Aby go kontrolować, potrzeba 3 dodatkowych Pogromców kondora.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Pouākai O Pouākai lendário: um pássaro tão grande que pode pegar, carregar e destruir quase qualquer número de Bloons de quase qualquer tamanho. Necessita de mais 3 Domadores de Condor para controlar.	—
Russian	Поукай Легендарный поукай: огромная птица, способная схватить, унести и уничтожить почти любое количество шаров любого размера. Для управления нужны 3 дополнительных укротителя кондоров.	—
Swedish	Pouākai Legendariska Pouākai: en fågel som är så stor att den kan plocka upp, bära iväg och förstöra ett nästan obegränsat antal Bloons av nästan obegränsad storlek. Kräver 3 ytterligare Kondorhanterare för att kunna kontrolleras.	—
Thai	ปูอาไค อินทรีย์ฮาสต์ในตำนาน: นกขนาดใหญ่ที่สามารถหยิบ ขนและทำลายลูกโป่งได้เกือบทุกขนาด ต้องการผู้ปราบแร้งคอนดอร์เพิ่ม 3 คนเพื่อควบคุม	—
Turkish	Yaşlı Obur Efsanevi Yaşlı Obur, öyle büyük bir kuştur ki, neredeyse her boyutta ve her miktarda Bloon’u yakalayabilir, taşıyabilir ve yok edebilir. Kontrol edilmesi için 3 ek Kondor Terbiyecisi gerektirir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	食人鸟 传说中的食人鸟体型巨大，可抓住、拖走并摧毁任何尺寸、任何数量的气球。需要3个额外的秃鹫野兽之主才能控制。	—
Chinese (traditional)	食人鳥 傳說中的食人鳥體型巨大，可抓住、拖走並摧毀任何尺寸、任何數量的氣球。需要3個額外的禿鷲野獸之主才能控制。	—
This list was last updated for: version 43.1