Is Sunkern Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Grass with AbilityChlorophyll. Wild on Route 20 early in the game. Sun Stone for Sunflora. The lowest base stats of any fully evolved line. Even Sunflora can't keep up past Burgh.
Sunkern trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Roxie's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Burgh's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Sunflora has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Drayden's typing presses Sunflora's defenses.
Sunflora resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Iris's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Catch Sunkern on Route 20 (walking, Lv 2-4, rare).
You can pick up the Sun Stone in Chargestone Cave. 9 other locations are also available.
How to Get Sunkern in Black 2 & White 2
Sunkern tops out at moderate rates across 4 locations in early-game routes. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.
Where To Catch Sunkern in B2W2
To get Sunkern, start by catching Sunkern through walking encounters at Lv. 2-4. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Sunkern ✓Route 20Lv.2-4GrassRate 5%SummerRoute 20Lv.4GrassRate 5%Spring/autumn/winter
Step 2Evolve into Sunflora
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Sunkern Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Sunkern
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Braviary builds →Fly 2x268-316%KO U-turn 2x139-165%KO | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x299-353%KO Poison Tail 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x276-324%KO U-turn 2x107-127%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x394-464%KO U-turn 2x154-181%KO | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x296-350%KO Poison Tail 2x127-150%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Braviary builds →Fly 2x267-314%KO U-turn 2x139-164%KO | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x202-239%KO Aerial Ace 2x102-121%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x411-484%KO U-turn 2x161-190%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x398-469%KO U-turn 2x123-146%KO Gust 2x90-107%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x370-437%KO Aerial Ace 2x124-147%KO Venoshock 2x56-67% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x308-362%KO Poison Tail 2x131-154%KO | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x405-477%KO U-turn 2x159-187%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x393-463%KO Silver Wind 2x197-233%KO Gust 2x89-105%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x369-435%KO Aerial Ace 2x123-146%KO Venoshock 2x57-67% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x193-227%KO X-Scissor 2x114-135%KO | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x305-359%KO Poison Tail 2x128-151%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x477-561%KO Bug Buzz 2x307-361%KO Hurricane 2x273-321%KO Poison Jab 2x94-110%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x508-599%KO Smog 2x50-59% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x305-360%KO Fire Blast 2x210-248%KO Ice Beam 2x167-197%KO | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x422-497%KO U-turn 2x165-194%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Genesect can KO Sunkern with Explosion (350-412%). Arcanine threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (421-496%).
 Genesect BugSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x296-348%KO Ice Beam 2x186-219%KO Explosion350-412%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sunkern View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x421-496%KO Extreme Speed94-110%KO Close Combat140-165%KO | ||
Sunkern Evolutions
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
B2W2 Sunkern Best Moveset
30 in every stat makes Sunkern the weakest fully evolved Pokemon by base stat total. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun, but doubled 30 is still 60. The moveset can't threaten, answer, or survive anything. Sunflora one evolution away barely improves.
Best Build
Sunkern best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Seed Bomb
- Return
- Solar Beam
- Curse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. Knowing it’s weak, it simply feeds until it evolves.
Sunkern Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, 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.
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.
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- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves