Is Sunflora Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Sun Stone on Sunkern. Grass-type with AbilitySolar Power boosting special Attack in sun at the cost of HP. Decent special stats, but everything else is too low and the sun dependency makes Sunflora a gimmick.
Falkner's Pokemon outpace and outclass Sunkern here.
Bugsy's team hits Sunkern's weaknesses hard.
Sunkern trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Sunflora's defenses.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Sunflora resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Sunflora resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Sunflora resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Janine's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Sunflora trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Sunflora has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Karen's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Sunflora's weaknesses hard.
Catch Sunkern
Catch Sunkern in the National Park (walking, Lv 10-12, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 10)
- LV 10GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 29GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 41GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45GrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Sunkern to Sunflora
Sunkern evolves into Sunflora with a Sun Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Morty.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 29GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 33GrassPetal DancePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 41GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 43GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Sunflora in HeartGold & SoulSilver
A Sun Stone on a Sunkern turns it into Sunflora. That is the lone route, and since it wants the same scarce stone Gloom does, a single stone can force a choice between the two.
Catch Sunkern at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Sunflora.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Sunkern
- 2Evolve SunfloraUse Sun Stone
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Badge 7
Badge 8How to Obtain Sunflora in HGSS
To get Sunflora, start by catching Sunkern through walking encounters at Lv. 10-17. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Sunflora ✓
How to Get Shiny Sunflora in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Sunflora needs a Sun Stone, so breed a Sunkern Masuda-style and evolve it once the shiny shows. Compare Shiny Sunflora odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Sunflora Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Sunflora preloaded.
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
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x182-214%KO Overheat 2x131-154%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x154-182%KO Overheat 2x114-134%KO Ice Beam 2x77-91% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x130-153%KO Air Slash 2x70-83% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x141-166%KO Fire Blast 2x69-82% Ice Beam 2x55-65% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x169-200%KO Brave Bird 2x113-133%KO Poison Jab 2x76-89% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x131-154%KO Sludge Bomb 2x57-67% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Silver Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x146-172%KO Air Slash 2x79-93% U-turn 2x57-67% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Entei Fire | B | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x140-165%KO Aerial Ace 2x43-50% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x127-150%KO Fire Blast 2x52-61% Ice Beam 2x41-49% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sunflora View Lugia builds →Aeroblast 2x79-93% Ice Beam 2x50-59% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
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
Breeding
Breed with Sunflora to get Sunkern eggs easily using 45 partners from the Grass egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Encore, Grass Whistle and 5 more.
HGSS Sunflora Best Moveset
Special Grass attacks from 105 Sp. Atk give the moveset legitimate special power. AbilityChlorophyll doubles 30 Speed in sun, but even doubled it barely reaches average. The moveset hits hard from the special side and goes last without sun. 75 HP is modest.
Best Build
Sunflora best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Earth Power
- Solar Beam
- Hidden Power Fire
- Sunny Day
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It converts sunlight into energy. In the darkness after sunset, it closes its petals and becomes still.
In the daytime, it rushes about in a hectic manner, but it comes to a complete stop when the sun sets.
Sunflora HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Sunflora can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Grass typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Sunflora plays as a attacker. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Modest is the go-to nature for Sunflora. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 36 HP / 252 SpA / 220 Spe EVs. Fits the attacker role.
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 7Let's Go
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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