What is Sunflora weak to?

In Platinum, Sunflora's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Sunflora won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

How do you evolve Sunflora?

In Platinum, Sunkern evolves into Sunflora using a Sun Stone. Sunflora is the fully evolved form. It sits at 425 BST in its evolved form.

Should I use Sunflora?

In Platinum, Sunflora can work for a story run. 425 BST is average, but Grass typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

In Platinum, Don't let Sunflora's 425 base stat total fool you. Chlorophyll is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it D-Tier as an attacker.

What is the best ability for Sunflora?

In Platinum, Run Chlorophyll on Sunflora. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Sunflora also gets Solar Power and Early Bird, but they don't compare.

Sunflora - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Sunflora's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Speed trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 2 Sp. Atk EVs, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack75

Defense55

Sp. Atk105

Sp. Def85

Speed30

Total425

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight8.5 kg

Base XP149

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Solar Power

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× but costs 1/8 max HP after each turn during strong sunlight.

Early BirdHANot in game

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It gets energy from warm sunlight and is known for its habit of moving in pursuit of it.

Platinum

Sunflora Weakness

Sunflora is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Sunflora's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Sunflora Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Sunflora in Platinum (Best Counters)

In Platinum, Gliscor's Ice Fang hits Sunflora for 50-59%. Forretress's Explosion also KOs at 91-108%.

Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Sunflora Earthquake 29-34% Ice Fang 2x 50-59% View Gliscor builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Rapid Spin SpikesHazard Explosion Payback Damage vs Sunflora Rapid Spin 19-22% Explosion 91-108%KO Payback 19-22% View Forretress builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Sunflora Ice Shard 2x 70-82% Pursuit 35-41% View Weavile builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Sunflora Air Slash 2x 111-131%KO Flamethrower 2x 134-158%KO View Charizard builds →

Platinum Evolution

Sunflora doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need an evolution item to get here from Sunkern's line. Breed this form to get Sunkern eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Sunkern gave Sunflora the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+75), bringing the total to 425 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#191Sunkern

Sun Stone

#192Sunflora

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Sunkern

Grass

Sunflora

Grass

75+45

ATK

75+45

DEF

55+25

SP.ATK

105+75

SP.DEF

85+55

SPE

BST

180D-Tier

425C-Tier+245

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Sunflora to get Sunkern eggs easily using 45 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Encore, Grass Whistle and 5 more.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Sunflora Best Moveset

Best Build

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Sunflora. Curse and Encore come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Leaf Storm and Petal Dance and Normal and Poison coverage.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Growth

———20Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 5

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 9

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 13

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Lv 17

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 21

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

Lv 25

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 29

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 33

Petal Dance

—12010020Grass

Lv 37

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 41

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

Lv 43

Leaf Storm

B140905Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

B8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Egg

Nature Power

———20Normal

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Reminder Moves

Rem

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Rem

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

Rem

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Rem

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Sunflora in Platinum

Sunflora doesn't appear wild. Catch Sunkern instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it through a special method to get Sunflora. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Sunflora in Platinum

Step 1Catch Sunkern
Route 204 - North
Using PokeRadar Lv.10-11 Route
UncommonEarly
Sun Stone
Step 2Sunflora ✓

Sunflora Guide

In Platinum, Sunflora's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Sunflora won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Platinum, Sunkern evolves into Sunflora using a Sun Stone. Sunflora is the fully evolved form. It sits at 425 BST in its evolved form.
In Platinum, Sunflora can work for a story run. 425 BST is average, but Grass typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Platinum, Don't let Sunflora's 425 base stat total fool you. Chlorophyll is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it D-Tier as an attacker.
In Platinum, Run Chlorophyll on Sunflora. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Sunflora also gets Solar Power and Early Bird, but they don't compare.

Game Availability

Sunflora has been available in 16 games since Gold & Silver, though obtaining it requires an item-based evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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