Is Sunflora Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Grass-type with decent Special Attack but crippling speed. Even with AbilityChlorophyll in sun, Sunflora can't keep up with the pace of late-game fights. Breed-only access makes it even less practical.
Ilima's typing presses Sunkern's defenses.
Hala's team hits Sunkern's weaknesses hard.
Sunkern trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Kiawe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Sunkern here.
Mallow's Pokemon outpace and outclass Sunkern here.
Sunkern trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Sunkern here.
Acerola's team hits Sunkern's weaknesses hard.
Sunkern trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Mina's team hits Sunkern's weaknesses hard.
Sunkern trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Sunkern here.
Sunkern trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Acerola's team hits Sunkern's weaknesses hard.
Kahili's Pokemon outpace and outclass Sunkern here.
Kukui's Pokemon outpace and outclass Sunkern here.
Sunflora cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Sunflora in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No wild encounters for Sunflora in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Bring Sunkern over from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Scarlet & Violet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Sunflora in USUM
Step 1Obtain SunkernLATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Safari Zone · Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 204. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Pokeradar · Route 204. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.- 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
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Salamence builds →Fly 2x132-156%KO Fire Fang 2x63-76% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x49-59% Gust 2x35-42% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Salamence builds →Fly 2x142-168%KO Fire Fang 2x68-82% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Butterfree builds →Silver Wind 2x53-64% Gust 2x38-45% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Salamence builds →Fly 2x139-164%KO Fire Fang 2x66-78% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x52-62% Infestation 2x19-23% | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x141-167%KO Flame Charge 2x48-57% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Salamence builds →Fly 2x141-167%KO Fire Fang 2x69-82% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Masquerain builds →Air Cutter 2x55-65% Infestation 2x19-24% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x125-147%KO Venoshock 2x63-75% Leech Life 2x47-56% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x125-147%KO Smog 2x20-24% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x106-125%KO Venoshock 2x36-43% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x125-147%KO Fly 2x94-111%KO U-turn 2x48-57% | ||
Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x142-167%KO Overheat 2x61-72% U-turn 2x68-80% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x141-167%KO Bug Buzz 2x99-117%KO Hurricane 2x80-95% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x119-140%KO Air Slash 2x68-81% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x120-142%KO Sludge Bomb 2x84-99% Leech Life 2x44-53% Acrobatics 2x32-38% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x120-142%KO Sludge Bomb 2x56-66% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x142-168%KO Bug Buzz 2x99-117%KO Hurricane 2x80-94% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x152-179%KO Smog 2x24-29% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x119-140%KO Air Slash 2x70-82% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x177-209%KO Smog 2x17-21% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Hawlucha builds →Sky Attack 2x220-259%KO X-Scissor 2x59-70% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x144-170%KO Bug Buzz 2x101-119%KO Hurricane 2x82-97% Poison Jab 2x44-52% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x155-183%KO Overheat 2x106-125%KO Ice Beam 2x74-88% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x182-214%KO Fire Blast 2x47-56% Ice Beam 2x40-47% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x154-181%KO Smog 2x24-29% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x182-214%KO Smog 2x18-21% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Blaziken can KO Sunflora with Flare Blitz (185-218%). Gengar's Shadow Ball hits Sunflora for 43-50%. Salamence's Outrage also KOs at 92-108%.
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemFocus Sash NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick100-118%KO Flare Blitz 2x185-218%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball43-50% Focus Blast42-50% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemFlyiniumz NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Salamence builds →Earthquake25-30% Outrage92-108%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch49-58% U Turn 2x171-202%KO Knock Off53-62% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Lapras builds →Surf20-23% Hydro Pump24-28% Ice Beam 2x79-93% | ||
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
USUM Sunflora Best Moveset
105 Sp. Atk with AbilityChlorophyll doubling 30 Speed in sun and AbilitySolar Power raising Sp. Atk by 50%% in sun at HP cost as a hidden ability. Grass TermStab hits hard under sun. But 30 base Speed even doubled reaches only moderate levels. The moveset needs sun to function and cannot justify the support cost.
Best Build
Sunflora best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Earth Power
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power Fire
- Solar Beam
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
Base Stats
Sunflora Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Sunflora can work for a story run. 425 BST is average, but Grass typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Life Orb is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
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- 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
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