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No.191· Johto, GEN II
Seed Pokémon

Sunkern

Grass
Japaneseヒマナッツhimanattsu
Chinese (Simplified):向日种子xiàng rì zhǒng ziKorean:해너츠haeneocheu9 languages
HEIGHT0.3 m
WEIGHT1.8 kg
CATCH235 / 255
ABILITIESChlorophyll · Solar Power · Early Bird*

Evolution

2 forms · linear chain
SunkernSunkernNo.191use Sun StoneSunfloraSunfloraNo.192

Base stats

Total180
HP030
ATTACK030
DEFENSE030
SP. ATK030
SP. DEF030
SPEED030
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Weaknesses and type matchups

Sunkern is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves.

×2
FIREICEPOISONFLYINGBUG
×½
WATERELECTRICGRASSGROUND
×1
NORMALFIGHTINGPSYCHICROCKGHOSTDRAGONDARKSTEELFAIRY
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Pokédex entry

12 versions

Sunkern tries to move as little as it possibly can. It does so because it tries to conserve all the nutrients it has stored in its body for its evolution. It will not eat a thing, subsisting only on morning dew.

Sunkern in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages
Japanese
ヒマナッツhimanattsu
Chinese (Simplified)
向日种子xiàng rì zhǒng zi
Korean
해너츠haeneocheu
Chinese (Traditional)
向日種子xiàng rì zhǒng zi
French
Tournegrin
German
Sonnkern
Spanish
Sunkern
Italian
Sunkern
English
Sunkern
All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Sunkern’s name means

sunflower in 4 languages

2 languages build the name from sun + kernel.

  1. English

    Sunkern

    sun

    kernel

  2. German

    Sonnkern

    Sonnesun

    Kernkernel

In the other languages

  1. Japanese

    ヒマナッツhimanattsu

    ヒマワリhimawarisunflower

    ナッツnattsunut

  2. Chinese

    向日种子向日種子xiàng rì zhǒng zi

    向日葵xiàngrìkuísunflower

    种子種子zhǒngziseed

  3. Korean

    해너츠haeneocheu

    해바라기haebaragisunflower

    nutEnglish

  4. French

    Tournegrin

    tournesolsunflower

    grain

Spanish and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Sunkern

12 games

Scarlet · Violet

  • Inlet Grotto In the overworld Lv. 5 Morning Day Evening
  • South Province (Area One) In the overworld Lv. 5-8 Morning Day Evening
  • Pokémon League In the overworld Lv. 7-9 Morning Day Evening
  • South Province (Area Two) In the overworld Lv. 7-10 Morning Day Evening
  • South Province (Area One) Fixed encounter Lv. 5
  • South Province (Area Two) Fixed encounter Lv. 5-6
  • Paldea Tera Raid Battle Lv. 12

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Moves Sunkern learns

38 moves