What does Sunkern evolve into?

Get Sunkern to Sunflora using a Sun Stone. At 180 BST, Sunkern is just the starting point.

Should I use Sunkern?

In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Sunkern works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Sunflora . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Sunkern?

You can find Sunkern in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

What games is Sunkern in?

Yes, Sunkern is in Black & White. It shows up in 16 games across the series.

Sunkern - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Sunkern's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Seed Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Low

HP30

Attack30

Defense30

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def30

Speed30

Total180

Details

Catch Rate

Easy235 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight1.8 kg

Base XP36

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 BirdHA

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes.

Sunkern Weakness

Sunkern's Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Sunkern 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 V 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 Sunkern in Black & White (Best Counters)

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 Damage vs Sunkern Flare Blitz 2x 401-473%KO Fire Blast 2x 118-140%KO Fire Punch 2x 252-297%KO Fire Fang 2x 218-258%KO View Darmanitan builds →
Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Bug BiteLv. 8 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern X-Scissor 2x 208-245%KO Poison Jab 2x 138-163%KO Bug Bite 2x 154-183%KO Aerial Ace 2x 103-122%KO View Leavanny builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 41 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 149-176%KO Air Slash 2x 193-228%KO Air Cutter 2x 154-183%KO Aerial Ace 2x 102-121%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 254-300%KO Air Slash 2x 135-160%KO Air Cutter 2x 111-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x 172-202%KO View Unfezant builds →
Crustle BugRock	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Bug BiteLv. 23 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern X-Scissor 2x 210-248%KO Poison Jab 2x 140-165%KO Bug Bite 2x 158-186%KO Aerial Ace 2x 104-124%KO View Crustle builds →

Black & White Evolution

To get Sunflora from Sunkern, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 245 total stats over Sunkern. 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 Sunkern easily with 57 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Bide, Curse, Encore and 9 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Sunkern Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Bide and Curse from the egg pool give Sunkern something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Energy Ball for STAB and Normal and Poison coverage for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Growth

D——40Normal

Lv 5

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 9

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 13

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Lv 17

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 21

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Lv 25

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 29

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 33

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 37

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 41

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Lv 45

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

D8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

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

——5515Grass

Egg

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Egg

Morning Sun

D——5Normal

Egg

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Egg

Nature Power

———20Normal

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Sunkern can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Black & White Sunkern Locations

4 encounter spots for Sunkern at decent spawn rates starting from endgame routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Sunkern in Black & White

Which version you're playing matters for Sunkern. 4 walking spots at Lv. 47-57 spread across Black and White, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.

Route 12

BlackGrass Lv.47 Route

UncommonPost

Any

Route 12

WhiteGrass Lv.47 Route

UncommonPost

Any

Route 12

BlackGrass Lv.57 Route

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Route 12

WhiteGrass Lv.57 Route

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Sunkern Guide

Get Sunkern to Sunflora using a Sun Stone. At 180 BST, Sunkern is just the starting point.
In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Sunkern works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Sunflora. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Sunkern in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.
Yes, Sunkern is in Black & White. It shows up in 16 games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Gold & Silver, Sunkern has been in 16 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Sunkern Incinerate 2x 92-108%KO View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Sunkern Ember 2x 56-67% View Tepig builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Poison JabLv. 1 Aerial AceLv. 13 Fury CutterLv. 1 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Sunkern Poison Jab 2x 111-133%KO Aerial Ace 2x 125-150%KO Fury Cutter 2x 61-72% Peck 2x 78-92% View Farfetch'd builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Sunkern Wing Attack 2x 165-194%KO Pluck 2x 165-194%KO View Archen builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Sunkern Gust 2x 69-81% View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Sunkern Incinerate 2x 94-113%KO View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 SmogLv. 19 Damage vs Sunkern Flame Charge 2x 90-106%KO Ember 2x 63-75% Smog 2x 31-38% View Tepig builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Sunkern Air Cutter 2x 79-94% Gust 2x 52-63% View Pidove builds →

Volbeat Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Sunkern Struggle Bug 2x 75-91% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Sunkern Struggle Bug 2x 100-119%KO View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Sunkern Wing Attack 2x 168-198%KO Pluck 2x 168-198%KO View Archen builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Sunkern Bug Bite 2x 109-130%KO Struggle Bug 2x 81-96% View Swadloon builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 23 Poison TailLv. 19 Struggle BugTM76 Poison StingLv. 5 Damage vs Sunkern Bug Bite 2x 100-119%KO Poison Tail 2x 85-102%KO Struggle Bug 2x 72-85% Poison Sting 2x 28-34% View Whirlipede builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Sunkern Fire Punch 2x 233-275%KO Fire Fang 2x 203-241%KO Incinerate 2x 66-79% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Sunkern Air Cutter 2x 146-172%KO Gust 2x 100-118%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Sunkern Signal Beam 2x 103-123%KO Struggle Bug 2x 70-84% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Sunkern Struggle Bug 2x 95-113%KO View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Sunkern Wing Attack 2x 157-187%KO Pluck 2x 157-187%KO View Archen builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Sunkern Fire Punch 2x 243-287%KO Fire Fang 2x 210-248%KO Incinerate 2x 65-78% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 229-270%KO Ice Fang 2x 110-130%KO Fire Fang 2x 110-130%KO Wing Attack 2x 155-183%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 148-174%KO Air Cutter 2x 151-178%KO Gust 2x 103-122%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Sunkern Signal Beam 2x 106-126%KO Struggle Bug 2x 74-87% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Sunkern Struggle Bug 2x 99-117%KO View Illumise builds →