Elite Redux LeafGreen
#191

Sunkern

The Seed Pokémon

Grass

Sunkern try to minimize movement to conserve the nutrients they have stored in their bodies for evolution. They will not eat, subsisting only on morning dew.

Base stat total
180
Height
0.3 m
Weight
1.8 kg
Catch rate
235

Base stats

180 total
HP 30 201 264
Atk 30 86 174
Def 30 86 174
SpA 30 86 174
SpD 30 86 174
Spe 30 86 174

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Flying 2× Poison 2× Bug 2× Fire 2× Ice 2×
Takes less
Ground ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½×

The other 9 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Chlorophyll Raises Speed in sunshine. Grassy Surge Field becomes grassy. Grass Pelt Ups Defense in grass.
Innate always active, all of them Guilt Trip Sharply lowers attacker's Attack and SpAtk when fainting. Coward Sets up Protect on switch-in. Only works once. Anticipation Warns of danger and dodges one super-effective hit.

Evolution line

Sunkern Sunkern BST 180
Sunflora Sunflora BST 425 Level · 30

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Chlorophyll new Grassy Surge Grass Pelt removed Solar Power Early Bird
Innates added Guilt TripCowardAnticipation

Details

Height
0.3 m
Weight
1.8 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Grass
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
235
Base exp
36
Growth rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
1 SpA
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Yellow

Moves

6 level-up · 13 egg · 63 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
4 Growth Normal Status — ∞ 20
10 Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
19 Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
31 Synthesis Grass Status — ∞ 5
46 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Grass Whistle Grass Status — 55 15
Encore Normal Status — 100 5
Leech Seed Grass Status — 90 10
Nature Power Normal Status 1 ∞ 20
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Ingrain Grass Status — ∞ 20
Sweet Scent Normal Status — 100 20
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Morning Sun Normal Status — ∞ 5
Grassy Terrain Grass Status — ∞ 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
After You Normal Status — ∞ 15
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Bullet Seed Grass Physical 25 100 30
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
Encore Normal Status — 100 5
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 5
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Flash Electric Special 60 100 20
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Grassy Terrain Grass Status — ∞ 10
Grass Knot Grass Special 1 100 20
Grass Whistle Grass Status — 55 15
Growth Normal Status — ∞ 20
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Ingrain Grass Status — ∞ 20
Leaf Storm Grass Special 130 90 5
Leech Seed Grass Status — 90 10
Light Screen Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Magical Leaf Grass Special 60 ∞ 20
Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Morning Sun Normal Status — ∞ 5
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Nature Power Normal Status 1 ∞ 20
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Razor Leaf Grass Physical 55 100 20
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Safeguard Normal Status — ∞ 25
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100 15
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 10
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Sweet Scent Normal Status — 100 20
Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
Synthesis Grass Status — ∞ 5
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Uproar Normal Special 90 100 10
Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100 10
Worry Seed Grass Status — 100 10

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass