PokéSurvivor

Pokémon Survivor Burst controls, settings, and items

Checked 14 October 2026. Use C, Enter or Space for Confirm/Burst. The author’s dash default is Q on keyboard and L1/LB on controller. Check your remapped controls in Options.

Official download guide

What I checked

Official patch notes take priority over the earlier v9.0.1 community chart: 7.1 names Q for dash and 8.1 confirms Enter, Space and speed controls. Other rows below are attributed community notes, not verified screenshots of the current menu.

Pokémon Survivor Burst gameplay strip from the official itch.io page, wide pixel fieldPokémon Survivor Burst cover art from the official itch.io page

Keyboard and controller reference

The author added key configuration in 7.0. In 8.1, Enter and Space remain Confirm/Burst even when C is remapped. Your in-game bindings may differ from the defaults.

ActionKeyboardGamepadEvidence / use
MoveArrow keysD-pad / left stickMove
Confirm / BurstC, Enter, SpaceAFire Burst
Back / pauseXBPause
Save / infoZXStat panel; hold to reroll
Board / sortDYMega or Z-move; hold to ban a card
ZoomRRBZoom
DashQL1 / LBAuthor 7.1 notes; overrides older community A row
Slow / fastF / GL2 / R2 or LT / RTAuthor 8.1 notes; speed ×1, ×2, ×3

How to equip items: equipment is separate from cards

The author’s 6.0 notes introduce an Equipment System alongside training and candy. Version 7.5 and 9.0 add more equipment. Rerolling or banning a level-up card is not the same operation as equipping a gear item.

The official 9.0.3 package defines an Equipment Slot training node for each Pokémon. Buy that node for the selected Pokémon, then open its equipment menu from the character selection confirmation screen using the Board action (D / Y in the community default chart, or your remapped binding).

Choose an owned, compatible item with the direction controls and press Confirm to equip it. Select “No item” to remove gear; Cancel returns to selection. Evolution stones in this menu are restricted to Eevee. These steps follow the package’s menu logic, not a recorded playthrough.

If the menu will not open, check the selected Pokémon’s Equipment Slot training first. If an item is absent, check ownership and compatibility. Include the Pokémon, item, version and screen in a support report.

Settings, run statistics and speed unlocks

Options was added in 2.5; 5.0 added options for displaying run statistics and bonuses. In an itch reply the author says to enable the display in Options, then use W in-game. A different key may apply if you have changed bindings.

Version 8.1 introduced ×1, ×2 and ×3 speeds. The later 9.0.2 notes change the unlock rule: clearing a mode with any Pokémon unlocks acceleration for all Pokémon in that mode. Breach’s 8.1 notes lock it to ×1. Older instructions requiring a clear by each Pokémon should not be presented as the latest speed rule.

Game video

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Questions

How do I equip items in Pokémon Survivor Burst?

Unlock that Pokémon’s Equipment Slot training node, then use the Board action on its selection confirmation screen to open equipment. Choose an owned compatible item and Confirm; choose No item to unequip. The official 9.0.3 package defines this flow; bindings can be remapped.

The game will not launch or will not move. What now?

For input, first focus the game window and check remapped controls. A startup failure is a different issue: verify you downloaded the right platform package, update the launcher and send the exact error to the author’s Discord. Do not disable antivirus on this page’s advice.

Keep reading

Guide Starters and the 15-minute clear. FAQ Launch errors and passwords. Download Rotom Launcher. Burst hub Modes and platform overview.

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