Is Sunflora Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Sunflora from a Sun Stone Sunkern brings Grass coverage with decent Special Attack. AbilityChlorophyll in sun gives it speed, but without sun support the base 30 Speed makes it a sitting target for everything past Flannery.
Sunkern resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Sunkern has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Sunkern's defenses.
Flannery's team hits Sunkern's weaknesses hard.
Sunkern trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's Pokemon outpace and outclass Sunkern here.
Sunkern has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Sunkern has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Sunkern on Mirage Spots (walking, Lv 36-38, common).
You can pick up the Sun Stone in Route 115.
How to Get Sunflora in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
You're catching Sunkern first, not Sunflora. Sunkern appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Sunflora in ORAS
Sunkern is your first catch on the way to Sunflora. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 36-38 across 12 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch SunkernMirage Spots - Area 5Lv.36-38GrassRate 60%Mirage Spots - Area 1Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%Mirage Spots - Area 2Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%Mirage Spots - Area 3Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%Mirage Spots - Area 4Lv.36-38GrassRate 30%Mirage Spots - Area 7Lv.36-38GrassRate 10%
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 |
What is Sunflora Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Sunflora
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x75-90% Fire Fang 2x55-65% Ice Fang 2x55-65% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x49-58% Struggle Bug 2x29-35% Gust 2x14-18% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x98-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x53-63% Struggle Bug 2x44-53% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x99-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-52% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x55-65% Struggle Bug 2x44-53% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x102-121%KO Aerial Ace 2x44-53% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x94-112%KO U-turn 2x48-57% Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x176-207%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-71% Venoshock 2x20-24% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x124-146%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-68% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x114-135%KO Smog 2x18-22% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x174-205%KO Aerial Ace 2x58-69% Venoshock 2x20-24% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x121-142%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-66% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Vileplume builds →Sludge Bomb 2x84-99% Infestation 2x13-16% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x112-132%KO Smog 2x18-22% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x145-171%KO Bug Buzz 2x100-118%KO Hurricane 2x82-97% Poison Jab 2x44-51% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x155-182%KO Overheat 2x106-125%KO Ice Beam 2x73-86% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x194-228%KO U-turn 2x75-89% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Salamence builds →Fly 2x141-167%KO Fire Blast 2x68-80% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Blaziken can KO Sunflora with Flare Blitz (269-316%). Gengar threatens a KO with Sludge Bomb (140-165%). Salamence's Outrage also KOs at 112-132%.
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x269-316%KO High Jump Kick145-171%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball63-74% Sludge Bomb 2x140-165%KO Focus Blast62-73% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Salamence builds →Earthquake31-37% Outrage112-132%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch55-65% U Turn 2x192-226%KO Superpower109-129%KO Knock Off59-70% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Lapras builds →Surf19-23% | ||
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
ORAS Sunflora Best Moveset
Grass at 105 Sp. Atk and 30 Speed. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun but 60 still falls short. AbilitySolar Power boosts Sp. Atk in sun at HP cost. The moveset has the special power in sun but the base Speed is too low for even doubled Speed to matter.
Best Build
Sunflora best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Special Tank Moveset
- Hidden Power Fire
- Solar Beam
- Giga Drain
- Leaf Storm
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
Sunflora converts solar energy into nutrition. It moves around actively in the daytime when it is warm. It stops moving as soon as the sun goes down for the night.
Sunflora Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sunflora can work for a story run. 425 BST is average, but Grass typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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. Hiddenpowerfire with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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