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
F
Attack30
F
Defense30
F
Sp. Atk30
F
Sp. Def30
F
Speed30
F
Total180
Details
Catch Rate
Easy235 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight1.8 kg
4.0 lbsFeather
Base XP36
Low Yield
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
No Sun Moon entries available

It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. Knowing it’s weak, it simply feeds until it evolves.

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
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
Type ChartFragile
5Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Score-6
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireIcePoisonFlyingBug
½xResist
WaterElectricGrassGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (3)
WaterGroundRock
How to Beat Sunkern in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Volcarona
Volcarona
BugFire
A
Bug is super effective against SunkernView Volcarona →

Sun & Moon 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
Sunkern
#191Sunkern
Sun Stone
Sun Stone
Sunflora
#192Sunflora
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Sunkern
Grass
Sunflora
Grass
HP
30
75+45
ATK
30
75+45
DEF
30
55+25
SP.ATK
30
105+75
SP.DEF
30
85+55
SPE
30
30
BST
180D-Tier
425C-Tier+245
ROLE
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Utility
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Sunkern easily with 67 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Bide, Curse, Encore and 10 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
13moves
Breed With (best first)
venusaurmeganiumtorterraroseradeserperiorludicoloshiftryabomasnowwhimsicottjumpluffbreloomcacturne
12 of 67·

Sun & Moon Sunkern Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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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
—4010025Grass
Lv 1
Growth
D——20Normal
Lv 4
Ingrain
D——20Grass
Lv 7
Grass Whistle
——5515Grass
Lv 10
Mega Drain
D7510015Grass
Lv 13
Leech Seed
C—9010Grass
Lv 16
Razor Leaf
D559525Grass
Lv 19
Worry Seed
D—10010Grass
Lv 22
Giga Drain
D7510010Grass
Lv 25
Endeavor
D—1005Normal
Lv 28
Synthesis
C——5Grass
Lv 31
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Lv 34
Solar Beam
D20010010Grass
Lv 37
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
Lv 40
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
Lv 43
Seed Bomb
D8010015Grass

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
D9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM96
Nature Power
D——20Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
TM22
Solar Beam
D20010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Bide+1
———10Normal
Egg
Curse
C——10Ghost
Egg
Encore
C—1005Normal
Egg
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Egg
Grass Whistle
——5515Grass
Egg
Grassy Terrain
———10Grass
Egg
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
Egg
Ingrain
D——20Grass
Egg
Leech Seed
C—9010Grass
Egg
Morning Sun
C——5Normal
Egg
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Egg
Nature Power
D——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 6
Cut
—509530Normal
Gen 6
Flash
D—10020Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
D——10Normal
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal

How to Get Sunkern in Sun & Moon

Sunkern doesn't appear in Sun & Moon. Transfer it from Gold, Crystal, or Scarlet to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Sunkern is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

GoldCrystalEmeraldDiamondPlatinumHeartGold

Sunkern Guide

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

  • In Sun & Moon, 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 Sun & Moon. 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 Sun & Moon. 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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