Sunkern.
BST 180 · grass
Sunkern is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug and resists Water, Electric, Grass, Ground.
Sunkern base stats
BST 180 · ranges at level 100Sunkern weaknesses and resistances
damage taken from each attacking typeSunkern abilities
3 total · 1 hiddenSunkern evolution line
2 stagesSunkern evolves into Sunflora: use a Sun Stone. How to evolve Sunkern, every game
Best Sunkern moves
gen 9 learnset · sorted by base powerSunkern moves
gen 9 · 62 moves · 15 level-up · 28 TM/HM · 8 egg · 11 tutorSunkern Pokédex entries
5 generations · newest firstIt may plummet from the sky. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else.
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.
It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes.
It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. Knowing it’s weak, it simply feeds until it evolves.
It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes.
It may plummet from the sky. If attacked by a SPEAROW, it will violently shake its leaves.
It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else.
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.
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.
It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else.
It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a SPEAROW, it will violently shake its leaves.
It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a SPEAROW, it will violently shake its leaves.
It lives by drink ing only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else.
It is very weak. Its only means of defense is to shake its leaves desperately at its attacker.
Sunkern species data
gen II species · breeding and trainingAbout Sunkern
Sunkern is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto). It may plummet from the sky. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves. Sunkern stands 0.3 m (0'12") tall and weighs 1.8 kg (4.0 lbs), making it a small Pokémon.
Sunkern base stats
Sunkern has a base stat total of 180, which is very low, suggesting it has not yet fully evolved. Its highest stat is HP at 30 (poor), while its lowest is HP at 30 (poor). Sunkern is slow with a base Speed of 30.
Sunkern weaknesses and resistances
As a Grass-type, Sunkern is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug-type moves, resists Water, Electric, Grass, Ground-type attacks. This gives Sunkern 5 weaknesses, 4 resistances, and 0 immunities.
Sunkern abilities
Sunkern's abilities include Chlorophyll, Solar Power, Early Bird. 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. Its Hidden Ability is Early Bird, which makes sleep pass twice as quickly.
Sunkern moves and learnset
Sunkern can learn 62 moves in Generation 9, including 15 by leveling up, 28 via TM/HM, 8 through breeding, and 11 from move tutors. Its strongest STAB moves include Leaf Storm (Grass, 130 power), Solar Beam (Grass, 120 power), Energy Ball (Grass, 90 power), Seed Bomb (Grass, 80 power). For coverage, Sunkern can learn Double Edge (Normal), Earth Power (Ground), Take Down (Normal).
Training Sunkern
Sunkern has a capture rate of 235 (92.2%), making it relatively easy to catch. Defeating Sunkern yields 1 Sp. Attack EV. It has a medium slow growth rate and requires approximately 5,376 steps to hatch from an Egg. Sunkern belongs to the Plant egg group. Sunkern is part of a 2-stage evolution line (Sunkern → Sunflora). Wild Sunkern may be found holding Coba Berry.
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