Physical
Attacker
CTier
30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Sunflora's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Speed trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 2 Sp. Atk EVs, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP75
C
Attack75
C
Defense55
D
Sp. Atk105
B
Sp. Def85
C
Speed30
F
Total425
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate120 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.8 m
2'07"Small
Weight8.5 kg
18.7 lbsFeather
Base XP149
Average
Abilities
ChlorophyllTop Pick
Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
Solar PowerNiche
Increases Special Attack to 1.5× but costs 1/8 max HP after each turn during strong sunlight.
Early BirdHA
Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe
Special Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

It gets energy from warm sunlight and is known for its habit of moving in pursuit of it.

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.

Sunflora Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
Type ChartFragile
5Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Score-6
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireIcePoisonFlyingBug
½xResist
WaterElectricGrassGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (3)
WaterGroundRock
How to Beat Sunflora in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scizor's Knock Off hits Sunflora for 36-43%. Weavile deals 70-82% with Ice Shard.

Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel
S
Recommended Build
AbilityFlashfire
ItemLeftovers
NatureTimid
Moves
  • Earth Power
  • Magma Storm
  • Stealth Rock
  • TauntUtility
View Heatran builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

2 Forms
Sunkern
#191Sunkern
Sun Stone
Sun Stone
Sunflora
#192Sunflora
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Sunkern
Grass
Sunflora
Grass
HP
30
75+45
ATK
30
75+45
DEF
30
55+25
SP.ATK
30
105+75
SP.DEF
30
85+55
SPE
30
30
BST
180D-Tier
425C-Tier+245
ROLE
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Utility
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Sunflora to get Sunkern eggs easily using 45 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Encore, Grassy Terrain and 6 more.

Egg Groups
Plant
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
9moves
Breed With (best first)
venusaurmeganiumtorterraroseradeludicoloshiftryabomasnowjumpluffbreloomcacturnecherrimivysaur
12 of 45·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Sunflora Best Moveset

Prediction matters here. Choice Specs means Sunflora can't change moves after clicking, but the payoff is boosted special damage with move lock. Max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs with Chlorophyll back that up. Normal coverage prevents free switches.

Best Build

Experimental
Special Sweeper
Ability
Chlorophyll
Item
Choice SpecsPOWER
Best Nature for Sunflora
Timid+SPE

Sunflora best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

Special Sweeper Moveset

  • Earth Power
  • Giga DrainSTAB
  • Sludge Bomb
  • ReturnCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Torkoal
TorkoalGood

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Sunflora. Curse and Encore 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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Endeavor
D—1005Normal
Lv 1
Flower Shield
———10Fairy
Lv 1
Growth
C——20Normal
Lv 1
Pound
—4010035Normal
Lv 1
Seed Bomb
C8010015Grass
Lv 1
Synthesis
C——5Grass
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 4
Ingrain
———20Grass
Lv 7
Absorb
—2010025Grass
Lv 10
Mega Drain
—4010015Grass
Lv 13
Leech Seed
C—9010Grass
Lv 16
Razor Leaf
—559525Grass
Lv 19
Worry Seed
D—10010Grass
Lv 22
Giga Drain
S7510010Grass
Lv 25
Bullet Seed
D2510030Grass
Lv 28
Petal Dance
B12010010Grass
Lv 34
Solar Beam
B12010010Grass
Lv 37
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Lv 40
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
Lv 43
Leaf Storm
B130905Grass
Lv 50
Petal Blizzard
C9010015Grass

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM09
Bullet Seed
D2510030Grass
TM93
Cut
—509530Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
B9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
——10020Normal
TM19
Giga Drain
S7510010Grass
TM68
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM15
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
S9010010Poison
TM22
Solar Beam
B12010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
C——20Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Curse
C——10Ghost
Egg
Encore
C—1005Normal
Egg
Grassy Terrain
———10Grass
Egg
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
Egg
Ingrain
———20Grass
Egg
Leech Seed
C—9010Grass
Egg
Morning Sun
C——5Normal
Egg
Nature Power
D——20Normal
Egg
Sweet Scent
——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Sunflora can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Sunflora in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Sunflora doesn't appear wild. Catch Sunkern instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it through a special method to get Sunflora. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Sunflora in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Sunkern is your first catch on the way to Sunflora. You'll find walking and special encounters from Lv. 6-63 across 6 total spots in the chain.

  1. Sunkern
    Step 1Catch Sunkern
    Route 204 - North
    Brilliant DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.6-8 Route
    22%Early
    Route 204 - North
    Shining PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.6-8 Route
    22%Early
    Grassland Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Grassland Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Sunlit Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Sunlit Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
  2. Sunflora
    Step 2Sunflora ✓

Sunflora Guide

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Sunkern evolves into Sunflora using a Sun Stone. Sunflora is the fully evolved form. It sits at 425 BST in its evolved form.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Sunflora can work for a story run. 425 BST is average, but Grass typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.

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.

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