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:

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 "Ooga, booga, Oogabooga!" 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: 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 2015, breeding started on October 15th. For 2016, breeding started on April 16th.
 * Bowgart.png + T-Rox.png Bowgart + T-Rox

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

Earning Rate and Maximum Income
Earning rate is in coins per hour and depends on Happiness % (Likes increase Happiness), also each monster has a limit to how much income it can hold at a time. Increasing the monster's level increases the limit.

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.

Likes
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%).
 * Shrubb
 * Beeyoot Tree
 * Smunkin Patch
 * Tree Forte Tower

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:

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.