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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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 Platinum. 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 BirdHANot in game

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes.

Platinum

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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 Platinum (Best Counters)

Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Sunkern Gust 2x 100-119%KO View Beautifly builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Sunkern Fire Blast 2x 206-244%KO Flame Wheel 2x 117-138%KO Ember 2x 79-94% View Growlithe builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Sunkern Gust 2x 73-88% View Drifloon builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Sunkern Pluck 2x 131-156%KO Peck 2x 79-94% View Doduo builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 17 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Sunkern Fire Blast 2x 179-213%KO Flame Wheel 2x 100-119%KO Ember 2x 69-81% View Chimchar builds →

Platinum 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, Grass Whistle and 5 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

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Sunkern Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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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

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Growth

———20Normal

Lv 5

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 9

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 13

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Lv 17

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 21

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Lv 25

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Lv 29

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 33

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Lv 37

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 41

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

Lv 45

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

D8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Egg

Nature Power

———20Normal

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Sunkern Locations

You won't find Sunkern walking around in the overworld. It shows up exclusively through the PokeRadar, with 1 locations where you can trigger the encounter. These become available in early-game encounter areas.

Best Locations to Catch Sunkern in Platinum

Route 204 - North

Using PokeRadar Lv.10-11 Route

UncommonEarly

Sunkern Guide

Get Sunkern to Sunflora using a Sun Stone. At 180 BST, Sunkern is just the starting point.
In Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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 Platinum. 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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Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Sunkern Fire Blast 2x 189-225%KO Ember 2x 78-92% View Growlithe builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Sunkern Peck 2x 78-92% View Doduo builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Sunkern Fire Blast 2x 169-200%KO Ember 2x 69-83% View Chimchar builds →
Pineco Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 9 Damage vs Sunkern Bug Bite 2x 106-125%KO View Pineco builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Sunkern Wing Attack 2x 92-108%KO View Starly builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Ice PunchLv. 1 Icy WindLv. 9 Powder SnowLv. 1 Ice ShardLv. 26 Damage vs Sunkern Ice Punch 2x 173-203%KO Icy Wind 2x 129-153%KO Powder Snow 2x 95-112%KO Ice Shard 2x 95-112%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Seviper Poison	C
Available Move Moves Poison TailLv. 16 Damage vs Sunkern Poison Tail 2x 124-147%KO View Seviper builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 9 Damage vs Sunkern Sky Attack 2x 207-244%KO Pluck 2x 95-112%KO Peck 2x 56-66% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Fire SpinLv. 24 Damage vs Sunkern Fire Blast 2x 193-229%KO Flame Wheel 2x 134-158%KO Ember 2x 73-86% Fire Spin 2x 64-76% View Ponyta builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 7 Damage vs Sunkern Poison Sting 2x 29-36% View Roselia builds →

Gengar GhostPoison	A
TM Move Moves Sludge BombTM36 Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 281-331%KO View Gengar builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Fury CutterLv. 25 Damage vs Sunkern U-turn 2x 194-228%KO Wing Attack 2x 167-197%KO Fury Cutter 2x 113-134%KO View Scyther builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Icy WindLv. 9 Damage vs Sunkern Blizzard 2x 258-304%KO Ice Beam 2x 212-251%KO Ice Punch 2x 178-210%KO Icy Wind 2x 133-157%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Seviper Poison	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlamethrowerTM35 Poison TailLv. 16 Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 228-269%KO Flamethrower 2x 152-179%KO Poison Tail 2x 128-152%KO View Seviper builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlyHM02 Leech LifeLv. 1 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 163-193%KO Fly 2x 190-224%KO Leech Life 2x 113-134%KO U-turn 2x 99-116%KO View Golbat builds →

Gengar GhostPoison	A
TM Move Moves Sludge BombTM36 Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 281-331%KO View Gengar builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Fury CutterLv. 25 Damage vs Sunkern U-turn 2x 194-228%KO Wing Attack 2x 167-197%KO Aerial Ace 2x 167-197%KO Fury Cutter 2x 113-134%KO View Scyther builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Icy WindLv. 9 Damage vs Sunkern Blizzard 2x 258-304%KO Ice Beam 2x 212-251%KO Ice Punch 2x 178-210%KO Icy Wind 2x 133-157%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Seviper Poison	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlamethrowerTM35 Poison TailLv. 16 Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 228-269%KO Flamethrower 2x 152-179%KO Poison Tail 2x 128-152%KO View Seviper builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlyHM02 Leech LifeLv. 1 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 163-193%KO Fly 2x 190-224%KO Leech Life 2x 113-134%KO U-turn 2x 99-116%KO View Golbat builds →

Gengar GhostPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 Poison JabTM84 Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 279-329%KO Poison Jab 2x 142-168%KO View Gengar builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Sunkern X-Scissor 2x 215-254%KO U-turn 2x 188-221%KO Wing Attack 2x 163-193%KO Aerial Ace 2x 163-193%KO View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Lava PlumeLv. 36 Fire PunchLv. 28 Damage vs Sunkern Fire Blast 2x 273-321%KO Flamethrower 2x 224-264%KO Lava Plume 2x 200-236%KO Fire Punch 2x 182-214%KO View Magmar builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Icy WindLv. 9 Damage vs Sunkern Blizzard 2x 255-300%KO Ice Beam 2x 208-246%KO Ice Punch 2x 175-207%KO Icy Wind 2x 130-154%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Seviper Poison	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlamethrowerTM35 Poison JabTM84 X-ScissorTM81 Damage vs Sunkern Sludge Bomb 2x 224-264%KO Flamethrower 2x 149-176%KO Poison Jab 2x 200-236%KO X-Scissor 2x 133-157%KO View Seviper builds →