Sunkern #0191

The Seed Pokémon

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Typing	Grass
Abilities	Chlorophyll - Ability 1 Solar Power - Ability 2 Early Bird - Hidden
Classification	The Seed Pokémon
National ID	#0191
Regional ID	#0031

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

FlyingPoisonBugFireIce

Resists x½

GroundWaterGrassElectric

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This page displays data from Violet (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	30	90—137
Attack	30	31—90
Defense	30	31—90
Sp. Attack	30	31—90
Sp. Defense	30	31—90
Speed	30	31—90
Total	180	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

Use Sun Stone

Where to Find

Generation 9
Sc/Vi	WildPokémon League,South Province RaidTera Raid Battles (1★)
Generation 8
BD/SP	WildRoute 204 Grand UndergroundGrand Underground
Generation 6
OR/AS	WildMirage Forest
X/Y	Friend SafariFriend Safari
Generation 5
B2/W2	WildRoute 20
B/W	WildRoute 12
Generation 4
HG/SS	WildNational Park,Route 24,Safari Zone StaticPokéwalker
Platinum	WildRoute 204
D/P	WildRoute 204
Generation 3
Emerald	WildSafari Zone
Generation 2
Crystal	WildNational Park,Route 24
G/S	WildNational Park,Route 24

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Grass
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00%50.00%
Height	0.3 m (1'0")
Weight	1.8 kg (4.0 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	36
Catch Rate	235
Catch Chance	~41.25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. Knowing it’s weak, it simply feeds until it evolves." Violet "It is very weak. Its only means of defense is to shake its leaves desperately at its attacker."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "They may suddenly fall out of the sky in the morning. In the year following a cold summer, their population explodes."
X "It may plummet from the sky. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves." Y "It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else."
Alpha Sapphire Omega 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."
Black White "It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes."
Black 2 White 2 "It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. Knowing it’s weak, it simply feeds until it evolves."
Diamond Pearl "It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes."
Platinum "It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes."
HeartGold "It may plummet from the sky. If attacked by a SPEAROW, it will violently shake its leaves." SoulSilver "It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else."
Ruby Sapphire "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."
FireRed "It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else." LeafGreen "It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a SPEAROW, it will violently shake its leaves."
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."
Gold "It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a SPEAROW, it will violently shake its leaves." Silver "It lives by drinking 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."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Sunkern via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Growth	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
7	Absorb	20	100	Grass	Spec.
10	Mega Drain	40	100	Grass	Spec.
16	Razor Leaf	55	95	Grass	Phys.
19	Worry Seed	—	100	Grass	Stat.
22	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
25	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
28	Synthesis	—	—	Grass	Stat.
31	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
34	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
36	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
39	Seed Bomb	80	100	Grass	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Sunkern as Egg Moves in Pokémon Violet:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Grassy Terrain	—	—	Grass	Stat.
Ingrain	—	—	Grass	Stat.
Leech Seed	—	90	Grass	Stat.
Morning Sun	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Sunkern via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM033	Magical Leaf	60	—	Grass	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM056	Bullet Seed	25	100	Grass	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM071	Seed Bomb	80	100	Grass	Phys.
TM075	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM081	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM111	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM119	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM122	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM133	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
TM137	Grassy Terrain	—	—	Grass	Stat.
TM159	Leaf Storm	130	90	Grass	Spec.
TM168	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM193	Weather Ball	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.