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Sunkern Location, Evolution, and Learnset

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Sunkern is a Grass-type Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Sunkern evolves into Sunflora with a Sun Stone, and is in the Grass Egg Group. Learn how to get Sunkern and all locations, Shiny Sunkern's appearance, and the stats, abilities, Gen 9 learnset of all moves, best Tera Type and Nature, and weaknesses of Sunkern here.

Paldea Dex
Greedent ImageGreedent
(#30)
Sunkern ImageSunkern
(#31)
Sunflora ImageSunflora
(#32)

Sunkern Type, Abilities, and Weakness

Regular
Shiny
No. 31 Type
Sunkern ImageSunkern
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Icon
Abilities
Chlorophyll
Solar Power
Early Bird (Hidden)
No. 31 Type
Sunkern ImageSunkern
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Icon
Abilities
Chlorophyll
Solar Power
Early Bird (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon
Ability Name Description
Chlorophyll Increases the user's Speed stat under sunshine.
Solar Power Increases the user's Special Attack by 50% during Harsh Sunlight but HP decreases by 12.5% of its max HP at the end of every turn.
Early Bird
(Hidden)
The user gets out of the Sleep condition twice as fast.

Sunkern Location

Habitat and Locations

Time Morning, Noon, Evening
Biome Flower (Very Common)
Habitat
South Province (Area One) South Province (Area Two)

Map of All Pokemon Locations

Found in Tera Raids

Stars Level Region
1★ Lv. 12 Paldea

Sunkern Evolution

Sunkern Evolution Line
Sunkern ImageSunkern Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Sun Stone Icon Use a Sun Stone
Sunflora ImageSunflora

Sunkern Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
30
806
Atk
30
790
Def
30
798
SpAtk
30
779
SpDef
30
791
Speed
30
751
Total
180
826
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 137 137 105 105 90
Atk 90 82 50 45 31
Def 90 82 50 45 31
SpAtk 90 82 50 45 31
SpDef 90 82 50 45 31
Spd 90 82 50 45 31
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Sunkern Best Tera Type

All Tera Types Ranked

Normal Fire Water Grass Electric Ice
- ★★ ★★ - -
Fighting Poison Ground Flying Psychic Bug
- - - - -
Rock Ghost Dragon Dark Steel Fairy
- - - -
Key ★★: Great! ★: Good

Best Tera Type for Each Moveset

Tera+STAB Attacker
Pokemon Grass Type Icon
Tera Boost Coverage
Pokemon Fire Type Icon
Weakness Protection
-

Tera+STAB Attacker:
Pokemon who stack their Tera Type damage boost with STAB to get a 2x damage boost for one type.
Tera Boost Coverage:
Pokemon who use a Tera Type different from their main types to get a 1.5x boost in a new typing for greater coverage.
Weakness Protection:
Pokemon who use a Tera Type to reduce or remove one of their critical weaknesses.

Should You Terastallize Sunkern?

Terastallized Pokemon gain a 1.5x damage bonus to moves of their Tera Type, while also removing weaknesses and resistances from their original typings while maintaining those typings' STAB.

Tera Types Explained

Sunkern Best Nature

Nature Stat Changes
Modest SpAtk, Attack

Nature Chart and How to Check Natures

Sunkern Egg Groups and Details

Egg Groups
EV Yield SpAtk +1
Category Seed Pokemon JP Name ヒマナッツ(Himanattsu)
Height 0.3 m Weight 1.8 kg
Generation 2 Gender Ratio 50%/50%

Sunkern Dropped Items

Dropped Item (TM Material)

TM Material TMs Used For (Req. Amount)
Sunkern Leaf Grassy Terrain (3)
Sunny Day (3)
Bullet Seed (3)

Sunkern Learnset

narrow down the range of conditions

Learnset by Leveling Up

Lv. Move Type Cat Power/Acc.
Base Tackle Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 40/100
No additional effect.
Base Growth Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Increases the user's Attack and Special Attack by one stage. Increases the stats by two stages when used during Harsh Sunlight.
7 Absorb Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 20/100
The user recovers half the damage inflicted as HP.
10 Mega Drain Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 40/100
The user recovers half the damage inflicted as HP.
16 Razor Leaf Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 55/95
This attack has a 1-stage increased Critical Hit ratio.
19 Worry Seed Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/100
Changes the opponent's Ability to Insomnia.
22 Giga Drain Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 75/100
The user recovers half the damage inflicted as HP.
25 Endeavor Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves -/100
Reduces the opponent's HP to match the current HP of the user.
28 Synthesis Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Restores 50% of the user's Max HP when no weather is in play. Restores 66.6% Max HP if Sunny Day is active. Restores 25% Max HP if Rain Dance, Snowstorm, or Sandstorm is active.
31 Solar Beam Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 120/100
The user charges in the first turn and attacks in the next turn instead. If Sunny Day is active, the charge and attack happens in the same turn.
34 Double-Edge Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 120/100
The user also takes recoil damage equal to 1/3 of the damage inflicted.
36 Sunny Day Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fire Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Activates Sunshine for 5 turns.
39 Seed Bomb Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 80/100
No additional effect.

Learnset by TM

No. Move Type Cat Power/Acc.
1 Take Down Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 90/85
The user also takes recoil damage equal to 25% of the damage inflicted.
7 Protect Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Protects the user from attacks. Has a chance of failing if used consecutively. Moves such as Acupressure, Doom Desire, Future Sight, Feint, Imprison, No Guard, Perish Song, Phantom Force, Play Nice, Psych Up, Shadow Force, and Transform bypass this move.
20 Trailblaze Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 50/100
Increases the user's Speed by one stage.
25 Facade Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 70/100
Doubles the damage if the user is afflicted with Paralysis, Burn, Poison, or Toxic Poison.
33 Magical Leaf Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 60/-
This attack will never miss.
47 Endure Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
The user survives any attack for a turn, leaving them with at least 1 HP. Has a chance of failing if used consecutively.
49 Sunny Day Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fire Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Activates Sunshine for 5 turns.
50 Rain Dance Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Activates Rain for five turns.
56 Bullet Seed Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 25/100
The user attacks 2-5 times nonstop. Has a 37.5% chance for 2 hits, 37.5% chance for 3 hits, 12.5% chance for 4 hits, and a 12.5% chance for 5 hits.
70 Sleep Talk Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
The user uses a random move it knows while asleep.
71 Seed Bomb Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 80/100
No additional effect.
75 Light Screen Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Psychic Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Reduces damage received on the User's side of the field from Special Attacks by 50% in Single Battles and 33% in Double Battles for 5 turns.
81 Grass Knot Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves -/100
The attack's power is based on the target's weight. The heavier the target, the greater the power. The base power can go as low as 20 if the target opponent is under 10kg and as high as 120 if the target is over 200kg.
85 Rest Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Psychic Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
The user restores health and heals any status conditions, then falls asleep.
103 Substitute Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
The user creates a decoy by sacrificing 25% of the user's max HP.
111 Giga Drain Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 75/100
The user recovers half the damage inflicted as HP.
119 Energy Ball Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 90/100
Has a 10% chance to lower the opponent's Special Defense by one stage.
122 Encore Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/100
The opponent repeats their last used move for 3 turns. The move fails if the opponent hasn't used a move, if the last move used has 0 PP, or their move failed.
130 Helping Hand Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Increases the damage of the ally Pokemon's attack by 50%.
133 Earth Power Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ground Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 90/100
Has a 10% chance to lower the opponent's Special Defense by one stage.
137 Grassy Terrain Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Heals 6.25% HP of Pokemon on the ground per turn and increases the damage of Grass-type moves by 30% for five turns.
159 Leaf Storm Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 130/90
Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages.
168 Solar Beam Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 120/100
The user charges in the first turn and attacks in the next turn instead. If Sunny Day is active, the charge and attack happens in the same turn.
171 Tera Blast Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 80/100
When used while the user is Terastallized, this move's type changes depending on the its Tera Type. Tera Blast becomes a physical move if the user's Attack stat is higher, while it becomes a special move if the user's Special Attack stat is higher.
193 Weather Ball Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 50/100
This attack's type and power depends on the weather in the battlefield.
204 Double-Edge Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 120/100
The user also takes recoil damage equal to 1/3 of the damage inflicted.
205 Endeavor Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves -/100
Reduces the opponent's HP to match the current HP of the user.
224 Curse Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ghost Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
This attack works differently when used by Ghost-type Pokemon. For most Pokemon, increases the user's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers the user's Speed by one stage. For Ghost-type Pokemon, the user loses half their maximum HP to cause the opponent to lose 1/4 of their maximum HP at the end of each turn.

Learnset via Egg Moves

Lv. Move Type Cat Power/Acc.
- Curse Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ghost Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
This attack works differently when used by Ghost-type Pokemon. For most Pokemon, increases the user's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers the user's Speed by one stage. For Ghost-type Pokemon, the user loses half their maximum HP to cause the opponent to lose 1/4 of their maximum HP at the end of each turn.
- Encore Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/100
The opponent repeats their last used move for 3 turns. The move fails if the opponent hasn't used a move, if the last move used has 0 PP, or their move failed.
- Grassy Terrain Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Heals 6.25% HP of Pokemon on the ground per turn and increases the damage of Grass-type moves by 30% for five turns.
- Ingrain Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/100
Heals the user 1/16 of its max HP every turn. Prevents the user from switching out.
- Leech Seed Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/90
The user steals 1/8 of the target's HP every turn and recover equal damage dealt. The effect continues even if the Pokemon used is switch out. It has no effect on Grass-type Pokémon.
- Morning Sun Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves -/-
Restores 50% of the user's Max HP when no weather is in play. Restores 66.6% Max HP if Sunny Day is active. Restores 25% Max HP if Rain Dance, Snowstorm, or Sandstorm is active.

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