Sunkern

#191Grass

Sunkern is a Grass-type Pokémon. Sunkern is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-type moves. Sunkern has a Max CP of 447 in Pokémon GO, it is weather boosted by Sunny weather, and it was originally found in the Johto region. Shiny Sunkern is available in Pokémon GO.

Max CP	447 CP
Attack	55 ATK
Defense	55 DEF
Stamina	102 STA
Weather Boost	Sunny
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000
Buddy distance	3 km

Pokédex information

Height	0.3 m
Weight	1.8 kg
Region	Johto (Gen 2)
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20.0%
Base Flee Rate	0.0%

Sunkern type chart

Takes increased damage

Bug	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Poison	160.0%

Takes reduced damage

Electric	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%
Water	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Sunkern moves and best movesets

Sunkern's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Cut and Grass Knot, with 5.42 damage per second, and it can deal 30.8 damage before Sunkern faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Sunkern are:

Cut

Grass Knot

DPS5.42

TDO30.83

Score8.4

Boosted by

All Sunkern movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Sunkern movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Cut	Grass Knot	5.42	30.8	8.4
2.	Razor Leaf	Grass Knot	5.14	29.2	7.9
3.	Cut	Seed Bomb	4.94	28.1	7.6
4.	Razor Leaf	Seed Bomb	4.78	27.2	7.4
5.	Cut	Energy Ball	4.45	25.3	6.9
6.	Razor Leaf	Energy Ball	4.34	24.7	6.7

Fast Moves

Razor Leaf137
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 13
Energy 7
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.6s - 0.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 4

Effects
Razor Leaf has no special effects.
See Razor Leaf details page ↗
Cut55
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
39.1%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 5
Energy 5
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 3
Energy 2

Effects
Cut has no special effects.
See Cut details page ↗

Damage	13
Energy	7
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Damage	10
Energy	4

Damage	5
Energy	5
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	3
Energy	2

Charged Moves

Seed Bomb5533
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 55
Energy 33
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 2.1s
Damage window 1.2s - 1.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 60
Energy 45

Effects
Seed Bomb has no special effects.
See Seed Bomb details page ↗
Grass Knot9050
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 90
Energy 50
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 2.6s
Damage window 1.7s - 2.6s
Trainer Battles
Damage 90
Energy 50

Effects
Grass Knot has no special effects.
See Grass Knot details page ↗
Energy Ball9050
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 90
Energy 50
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 3.9s
Damage window 3.0s - 3.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 90
Energy 55

Effects
Special
Energy Ball has a 10.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
See Energy Ball details page ↗

Damage	55
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.1s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.9s

Damage	60
Energy	45

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.6s

Damage	90
Energy	50

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.9s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.8s

Damage	90
Energy	55

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Moves can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Sunkern has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Sunkern Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Sunkern's Max CP is 447 at Level 50. Sunkern Combat Power values in Pokémon GO Raids, Eggs, and Field Research encounter can be found below.

Max CP	447 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	148 CP - 169 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	197 CP - 226 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	197 CP - 226 CP
Raids	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather boost Sunny	247 CP - 282 CP
RaidsWeather boost Sunny	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 👿 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 👿 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Pokémon encountered in Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Sunkern Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Sunkern Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	CP	LVL	CP	LVL	CP
1	5 CP	2	17 CP	3	29 CP
4	41 CP	5	53 CP	6	65 CP
7	77 CP	8	89 CP	9	101 CP
10	113 CP	11	124 CP	12	135 CP
13	146 CP	14	158 CP	15	169 CP
16	180 CP	17	192 CP	18	203 CP
19	214 CP	20	226 CP	21	237 CP
22	248 CP	23	260 CP	24	271 CP
25	282 CP	26	293 CP	27	305 CP
28	316 CP	29	327 CP	30	339 CP
31	344 CP	32	350 CP	33	356 CP
34	361 CP	35	367 CP	36	373 CP
37	378 CP	38	384 CP	39	390 CP
40	395 CP	41	400 CP	42	405 CP
43	410 CP	44	415 CP	45	421 CP
46	426 CP	47	431 CP	48	436 CP
49	442 CP	50	447 CP

Sunkern evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Sunkern	50 Sun Stone	Sunflora

Sunkern evolves into Sunflora which costs 50 Candy. You need to use a Sun Stone to evolve.

Regular and Shiny Sunkern

Mega Pokémon that boost Sunkern

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Sunkern's Grass-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Sunkern.

Mega Venusaur

Mega Sceptile

Primal Groudon

Mega Abomasnow

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus – Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus – While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre and Groudon

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Sunkern Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Sunkern in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Ball Type

Grass medal

Number of throws

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
No Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
Razz Berry	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Sunkern, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Sunkern family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Sunkern in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Sunkern

Sunflora

Sunkern Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
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, 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.
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.
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.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White	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.
Black 2, White 2	It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. Knowing it’s weak, it simply feeds until it evolves.
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.
Omega Ruby, Alpha 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.

Sunkern high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Sunkern. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.