Sunkern can be obtained in: Gold (Wild – National park, Kanto route 24), Silver (Wild – National park, Kanto route 24), Crystal (Wild – National park, Kanto route 24), Emerald (Wild – Hoenn safari zone expansion south, Hoenn safari zone expansion north), Diamond (Wild – Sinnoh route 204 north towards floaroma town), Pearl (Wild – Sinnoh route 204 north towards floaroma town), Platinum (Wild – Sinnoh route 204 north towards floaroma town), HeartGold (Wild – National park, Kanto route 24, Johto safari zone zone meadow), SoulSilver (Wild – National park, Kanto route 24, Johto safari zone zone meadow), Black (Wild, Dark Grass – Unova route 12), White (Wild, Dark Grass – Unova route 12), Black 2 (Dark Grass, Wild – Unova route 20), White 2 (Dark Grass, Wild – Unova route 20), X (Wild – Friend safari grass), Y (Wild – Friend safari grass), Omega Ruby (Wild – Mirage spot forest north of lilycove, Mirage spot forest south of route 132, Mirage spot forest east of mossdeep, Mirage spot forest south of route 109, Mirage spot forest north of route 124), Alpha Sapphire (Wild – Mirage spot forest north of lilycove, Mirage spot forest south of route 132, Mirage spot forest east of mossdeep, Mirage spot forest south of route 109, Mirage spot forest north of route 124). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#191 Sunkern

grass

Height0.3 m(0'12")

Weight1.8 kg(4.0 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Sunkern Evolution

SunkernLevel 1

SunfloraSun Stone

Sunkern's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	30		201
Attack	30		96
Defense	30		96
Sp. Atk	30		96
Sp. Def	30		96
Speed	30		96
		0/508	681

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

fire ice poison flying bug

1xdamage

normal fighting psychic rock ghost dragon dark steel fairy

0.5xdamage

water electric grass ground

Sunkern 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 BirdHidden

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

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Sunkern Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Tackle	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Growth	normal	status	–	–	Level 1	The user's body grows all at once, boosting the Attack and Sp. Atk stats.
Absorb	grass	special	20	100	Level 7	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Mega Drain	grass	special	40	100	Level 10	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Razor Leaf	grass	physical	55	95	Level 16	Sharp-edged leaves are launched to slash at opposing Pokémon. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Worry Seed	grass	status	–	100	Level 19	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target's Ability Insomnia.
Giga Drain	grass	special	75	100	Level 22	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	Level 25	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Synthesis	grass	status	–	–	Level 28	The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
Solar Beam	grass	special	120	100	Level 31	The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	Level 34	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	Level 36	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Seed Bomb	grass	physical	80	100	Level 39	The user attacks by slamming a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.
Bullet Seed	grass	physical	25	100	TM	The user attacks by forcefully shooting seeds at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Earth Power	ground	special	90	100	TM	The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Energy Ball	grass	special	90	100	TM	The user draws power from nature and fires it at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Grass Knot	grass	special	–	100	TM	The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Leaf Storm	grass	special	130	90	TM	The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Magical Leaf	grass	special	60	–	TM	The user scatters curious leaves that chase the target. This attack never misses.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Weather Ball	normal	special	50	100	TM	This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	Egg	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Encore	normal	status	–	100	Egg	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Grassy Terrain	grass	status	–	–	Egg	The user turns the ground into Grassy Terrain for five turns. This restores the HP of Pokémon on the ground a little every turn and powers up Grass-type moves.
Ingrain	grass	status	–	–	Egg	The user lays roots that restore its own HP every turn. Because the user is now rooted, it can't switch out.
Leech Seed	grass	status	–	90	Egg	A seed is planted on the target. It steals some HP from the target every turn.
Morning Sun	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.

Sunkern Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Gold

It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a SPEAROW, it will violently shake its leaves.

Silver

It lives by drink ing only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else.

Crystal

It is very weak. Its only means of defense is to shake its leaves desperately at its attacker.

Ruby

SUNKERN tries to move as little as it possibly can. It does so because it tries to conserve all the nutrients it has stored in its body for its evolution. It will not eat a thing, subsisting only on morning dew.

Emerald

SUNKERN try to minimize movement to conserve the nutrients they have stored in their bodies for evolution. They will not eat, subsisting only on morning dew.

In Other Languages

Sunkern's Japanese name is Himanuts (ヒマナッツ). Here are all the official names for Sunkern across different languages:

JapaneseヒマナッツHimanuts

Korean해너츠

Chinese (Traditional)向日種子

FrenchTournegrin

GermanSonnkern

SpanishSunkern

ItalianSunkern

Chinese (Simplified)向日种子