What is Sunflora weak to?

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

In X & Y, 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 C-Tier as an attacker. Solarbeam with Life Orb is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Sunflora?

In X & Y, 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

Utility

Attacker

CTier

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

ChlorophyllTop Pick

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 BirdHA

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

As the hot season approaches, the petals on this Pokémon’s face become more vivid and lively.

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

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 X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile can KO Sunflora with Ice Shard (85-100%). Zapdos deals 54-63% with Heat Wave.

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Sunflora Knock Off 69-81% Ice Shard 2x 85-100%KO Pursuit 42-50% View Weavile builds →
Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Sunflora Heat Wave 2x 54-63% Thunderbolt 19-22% View Zapdos builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Sunflora Shadow Ball 64-75% Sludge Bomb 2x 143-169%KO Focus Blast 64-75% View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Sunflora Giga Drain 15-18% Flamethrower 2x 108-127%KO View Volcarona builds →

X & Y 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 59 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Bide, Curse, Encore and 10 more.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Sunflora Best Moveset

Sunflora runs a standard special attacker set. Timid nature with max HP and Speed EVs shapes the build, while Life Orb brings extra damage on every hit for a health trade. Chlorophyll supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Chlorophyll

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Sunflora

Timid+SPE

Sunflora best EVs are HP and Speed

EVs

SpA

Spe

Doubles Bulky Support Moveset

Solar BeamSTAB
Earth Power
Leech SeedSTAB
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

HeatranExcellent

KingdraExcellent

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Sunflora. Bide and Curse 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

Flower Shield

———10Fairy

Lv 1

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Ingrain

D——20Grass

Lv 7

Grass Whistle

D—5515Grass

Lv 10

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 13

Leech Seed

S—9010Grass

Lv 16

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 19

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 22

Giga Drain

A7510010Grass

Lv 25

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Lv 28

Petal Dance

B12010010Grass

Lv 31

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Lv 34

Solar Beam

S12010010Grass

Lv 37

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 40

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 43

Leaf Storm

A130905Grass

Lv 50

Petal Blizzard

C9010015Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

A9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

C6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

S12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Bide+1

———10Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Grass Whistle

D—5515Grass

Egg

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

Egg

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Egg

Ingrain

D——20Grass

Egg

Leech Seed

S—9010Grass

Egg

Morning Sun

D——5Normal

Egg

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Egg

Nature Power

D——20Normal

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Sunflora can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Rem

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Rem

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Sunflora in X & Y

No wild encounters for Sunflora in X & Y. Bring Sunkern over from Gold, Crystal, or Scarlet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Sunflora in X & Y

Step 1Obtain Sunkern
Catch in the wild in:
Omega RubyWalking · Mirage Spots
Then trade to X & Y to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Gold Crystal Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold
Sun Stone
Step 2Sunflora ✓

Sunflora Guide

In X & Y, 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 X & Y, Sunkern evolves into Sunflora using a Sun Stone. Sunflora is the fully evolved form. It sits at 425 BST in its evolved form.
In X & Y, Sunflora can work for a story run. 425 BST is average, but Grass typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In X & Y, 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 C-Tier as an attacker. Solarbeam with Life Orb is the standard set.
In X & Y, 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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