What does Sunkern evolve into?

Get Sunkern to Sunflora using a Sun Stone. At 180 BST, Sunkern is just the starting point.

Should I use Sunkern?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Sunkern works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Sunflora . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Sunkern?

You can find Sunkern in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

What games is Sunkern in?

Yes, Sunkern is in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It shows up in 16 games across the series.

Sunkern - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Sunkern's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Seed Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Low

HP30

Attack30

Defense30

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def30

Speed30

Total180

Details

Catch Rate

Easy235 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight1.8 kg

Base XP36

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Solar Power

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+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

They may suddenly fall out of the sky in the morning. In the year following a cold summer, their population explodes.

Sunkern Weakness

Sunkern's Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Sunkern Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Sunkern in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Sunkern Blizzard 2x 251-297%KO Ice Beam 2x 207-243%KO Ice Punch 2x 172-203%KO Avalanche 2x 138-163%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 U-turnTM89 Air CutterLv. 27 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 187-220%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 158-187%KO U-turn 2x 96-113%KO Air Cutter 2x 107-127%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern Sky Attack 2x 203-240%KO Fly 2x 132-157%KO Air Slash 2x 163-193%KO Aerial Ace 2x 90-107%KO View Noctowl builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 U-turnTM89 ChatterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 158-187%KO U-turn 2x 82-98% Chatter 2x 150-177%KO Aerial Ace 2x 107-127%KO View Chatot builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Sunkern Overheat 2x 227-267%KO Fire Blast 2x 192-227%KO Flamethrower 2x 158-187%KO Flame Wheel 2x 130-153%KO View Ponyta builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

To get Sunflora from Sunkern, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 245 total stats over Sunkern. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#191Sunkern

Sun Stone

#192Sunflora

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Sunkern

Grass

Sunflora

Grass

75+45

ATK

75+45

DEF

55+25

SP.ATK

105+75

SP.DEF

85+55

SPE

BST

180D-Tier

425C-Tier+245

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Sunkern easily with 45 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Encore, Grassy Terrain and 6 more to offspring.

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)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Sunkern Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Curse and Encore from the egg pool give Sunkern something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Energy Ball for STAB and Normal and Poison coverage for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growth

C——20Normal

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

D7510010Grass

Lv 25

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Lv 28

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 34

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

Lv 37

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Lv 40

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 43

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

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

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

Egg Moves

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

Sunkern can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Sunkern Locations

decent spawn rates across 6 locations for Sunkern in early-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Sunkern in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

6 walking and special encounters at Lv. 6-63 for Sunkern across Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

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

Sunkern Guide

Get Sunkern to Sunflora using a Sun Stone. At 180 BST, Sunkern is just the starting point.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Sunkern works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Sunflora. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Sunkern in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.
Yes, Sunkern is in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It shows up in 16 games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Gold & Silver, Sunkern has been in 16 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 183-217%KO Pluck 2x 121-145%KO Aerial Ace 2x 121-145%KO Peck 2x 76-93% View Doduo builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
TM Move Moves Sludge BombTM36 Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 131-155%KO View Budew builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 131-155%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 103-124%KO Pluck 2x 86-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x 86-103%KO View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 138-166%KO Wing Attack 2x 97-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x 97-114%KO Pluck 2x 97-114%KO View Starly builds →
Kricketot Bug	D
Available Move Moves Struggle BugLv. 6 Damage vs Sunkern Struggle Bug 2x 59-72% View Kricketot builds →

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 GustLv. 5 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 175-206%KO Aerial Ace 2x 119-141%KO Pluck 2x 119-141%KO Gust 2x 88-103%KO View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Bug BuzzTM62 Bug BiteLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Sunkern Bug Buzz 2x 197-234%KO Bug Bite 2x 109-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x 109-131%KO Gust 2x 94-113%KO View Beautifly builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 175-206%KO Pluck 2x 119-141%KO Aerial Ace 2x 119-141%KO Peck 2x 78-94% View Doduo builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
TM Move Moves Sludge BombTM36 Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 125-150%KO View Budew builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 119-141%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 94-113%KO Pluck 2x 88-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x 88-103%KO View Zubat builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Sunkern Blizzard 2x 258-304%KO Ice Beam 2x 212-251%KO Ice Punch 2x 178-210%KO Avalanche 2x 143-170%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 U-turnTM89 Air CutterLv. 27 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 190-224%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 163-193%KO U-turn 2x 99-116%KO Air Cutter 2x 109-130%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern Sky Attack 2x 209-246%KO Fly 2x 136-161%KO Air Slash 2x 167-197%KO Aerial Ace 2x 94-112%KO View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Sunkern Overheat 2x 236-278%KO Fire Blast 2x 201-237%KO Flamethrower 2x 163-193%KO Flame Wheel 2x 136-161%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 201-237%KO Wing Attack 2x 136-161%KO Aerial Ace 2x 136-161%KO Pluck 2x 136-161%KO View Murkrow builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Sunkern Blizzard 2x 258-304%KO Ice Beam 2x 212-251%KO Ice Punch 2x 178-210%KO Avalanche 2x 143-170%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 U-turnTM89 Air CutterLv. 27 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 190-224%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 163-193%KO U-turn 2x 99-116%KO Air Cutter 2x 109-130%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern Sky Attack 2x 209-246%KO Fly 2x 136-161%KO Air Slash 2x 167-197%KO Aerial Ace 2x 94-112%KO View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Sunkern Overheat 2x 236-278%KO Fire Blast 2x 201-237%KO Flamethrower 2x 163-193%KO Flame Wheel 2x 136-161%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 201-237%KO Wing Attack 2x 136-161%KO Aerial Ace 2x 136-161%KO Pluck 2x 136-161%KO View Murkrow builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Sunkern Blizzard 2x 262-308%KO Ice Beam 2x 212-250%KO Ice Punch 2x 179-212%KO Avalanche 2x 144-169%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 U-turnTM89 Air CutterLv. 27 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 188-223%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 163-192%KO U-turn 2x 100-118%KO Air Cutter 2x 110-131%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern Sky Attack 2x 209-246%KO Fly 2x 137-162%KO Air Slash 2x 169-200%KO Aerial Ace 2x 91-108%KO View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Sunkern Overheat 2x 232-273%KO Fire Blast 2x 196-231%KO Flamethrower 2x 163-192%KO Flame Wheel 2x 133-158%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 35 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern Fly 2x 199-235%KO Wing Attack 2x 133-158%KO Air Cutter 2x 133-158%KO Aerial Ace 2x 133-158%KO View Murkrow builds →

Torkoal Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemHeatrock NatureModest Moves EruptionSTAB Solar Beam ProtectPriority FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Sunkern Eruption 2x 493-581%KO Flamethrower 2x 297-349%KO View Torkoal builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves Sludge Bomb Weather Ball GrowthSetup Giga Drain Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 428-504%KO Giga Drain 89-105%KO View Venusaur builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Sunkern Earthquake 130-153%KO Ice Shard 2x 209-246%KO Knock Off 113-133%KO View Mamoswine builds →