Is Sunflora Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Sun Stone on Sunkern. Grass with AbilityChlorophyll. Decent Sp. Atk for a Grass-type if evolved early. Handles Clay through Grass. Falls behind Roserade and Lilligant later.
Sunkern trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Roxie's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Burgh's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Sunflora has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Drayden's typing presses Sunflora's defenses.
Sunflora resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Iris's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Catch Sunkern on Route 20 (walking, Lv 2-4, rare).
You can pick up the Sun Stone in Chargestone Cave. 9 other locations are also available.
How to Get Sunflora in Black 2 & White 2
Can't catch Sunflora directly. Start with Sunkern at moderate rates from the locations below, then evolve through a special method. The 2-stage line from Sunkern to Sunflora is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Sunflora in B2W2
The path to Sunflora starts with Sunkern at Lv. 2-4 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch SunkernRoute 20Lv.2-4GrassRate 5%SummerRoute 20Lv.4GrassRate 5%Spring/autumn/winter
Step 2Sunflora ✓
Sunflora Weakness
Sunflora is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Sunflora's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Sunflora Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Sunflora
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Braviary builds →Fly 2x129-151%KO U-turn 2x66-78% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x143-169%KO Poison Tail 2x60-71% | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x130-154%KO U-turn 2x51-61% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x190-224%KO U-turn 2x74-87% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Braviary builds →Fly 2x129-151%KO U-turn 2x66-79% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Leavanny builds →X-Scissor 2x98-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x143-169%KO Poison Tail 2x61-73% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x192-227%KO U-turn 2x75-89% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x134-158%KO U-turn 2x58-69% Gust 2x31-36% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x175-206%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-69% Venoshock 2x19-24% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Braviary builds →Fly 2x129-152%KO U-turn 2x67-79% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x143-169%KO Smog 2x17-21% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x192-225%KO U-turn 2x75-89% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x131-155%KO Silver Wind 2x67-78% Gust 2x29-35% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x173-204%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-69% Venoshock 2x20-24% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Braviary builds →Fly 2x129-153%KO U-turn 2x67-80% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x140-165%KO Smog 2x16-20% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x154-181%KO Bug Buzz 2x100-118%KO Hurricane 2x88-104%KO Poison Jab 2x43-50% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Smog 2x16-19% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x139-164%KO Fire Blast 2x68-80% Ice Beam 2x54-64% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x193-227%KO U-turn 2x75-89% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Scizor can KO Sunflora with U-turn (155-183%). Blaziken threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (251-295%). Gengar deals 41-49% with Shadow Ball.
 Scizor BugSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch45-52% Superpower89-104%KO Pursuit30-35% U Turn 2x155-183%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x251-295%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball41-49% Focus Blast41-49% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Salamence builds →Earthquake26-31% Outrage96-113%KO | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x64-76% Surf16-19% Ice Shard 2x36-43% Thunderbolt11-13% | ||
Sunflora Evolutions
Sunflora doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need an evolution item to get here from Sunkern's line. Breed this form to get Sunkern eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Sunkern gave Sunflora the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+75), bringing the total to 425 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Sunflora Best Moveset
105 Sp. Atk is the one competitive stat, but 30 Speed means everything hits first. AbilityChlorophyll in sun doubles to 60, still not fast enough. The moveset fires Grass TermStab hard when it gets to act but rarely survives to that point.
Best Build
Sunflora best EVs are Sp. Atk and HP
Special Wallbreaker Moveset
- Earth Power
- Sludge Bomb
- Solar Beam
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Sunflora. Bide and Curse come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Leaf Storm and Petal Dance and Normal and Poison coverage.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Since it converts sunlight into energy, it is always looking in the direction of the sun.
Sunflora Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Sunflora's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Crobat (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Sunflora won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Black 2 & White 2, Sunflora can work for a story run. 425 BST is average, but Grass typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Black 2 & White 2, Don't let Sunflora's 425 base stat total fool you. Chlorophyll is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as an attacker. Earthpower with Choice Specs is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, Run Chlorophyll on Sunflora. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Sunflora also gets Solar Power and Early Bird, but they don't compare.
In Black 2 & White 2, Sunflora fills the attacker role. It's a special attacker with base 105 Sp. Atk. Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Sunflora has been available in 16 games since Gold & Silver, though obtaining it requires an item-based evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves