Sunkern (Pokémon)

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Sunkern ヒマナッツ Himanuts #191
Artwork from HG/SS
Type Grass ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Seed Pokémon
Abilities Chlorophyll or Solar Power Solar Power Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #103 Hoenn #336 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1'00" Imperial 0.3 m Metric 1'00"/0.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 4.0 lbs. Imperial 1.8 kg Metric 4.0 lbs./1.8 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Yellow	Catch rate 235 (30.7%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Plant group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 52 Battle Exp.: 521*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Sunkern (Japanese: ヒマナッツ Himanuts) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves into Sunflora via Sun Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Sunkern is a seed with a small sprout growing out of its top. It already contains the nutrients it needs to evolve into Sunflora, and needs only to take in water. It is quite weak, and defends itself by thrashing its sprout at enemies.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

At this stage of development, it is fairly weak. It is only capable of thrashing about to deter potential predators.

Habitat

File:Grassland.gif

Grassland Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

It only drinks morning dew. But it is sometimes found with the Coba Berry. Whether it eats this as well is unknown.

In the anime

A Sunkern in the anime

Sunkern made its debut appearance in Moving Pictures.

It also appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One.

Sunkern also made a brief appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Sunkern's fossilized leaf made an appearance in a flashback in Ancient Family Matters!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP187 Sunkern Ash's Pokédex Sunkern, the Seed Pokémon. Sunkern drink the dew that collects beneath leaves. It is believed that it neither eats nor drinks anything else.

In the manga

Pokémon Special

In Template:PSV, Gold encounters a herd of Sunkern escaping from a Skarmory. He captures one of the Sunkern to help defeat the Skarmory. Later, in Template:PSV, she evolves into Sunflora.

Pokédex entries

Manga Chapter Entry Pokémon Special PS099 May drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake off its leaves.*

In the TCG

Main article: Sunkern (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves. Silver It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else. Crystal It is very weak. Its only means of defense is to shake its leaves desperately at its attacker. Stadium 2 It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
Generation III Ruby 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. Sapphire 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. Emerald 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. FireRed It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else. LeafGreen It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
Generation IV Diamond It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes. Pearl It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes. Platinum It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver Common Route 24, National Park (Day) Crystal Common Route 24, National Park (Day)
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald Uncommon Safari Zone FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Rare Northern Route 204 (Poké Radar) Platinum Rare Northern Route 204 (Poké Radar) HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Pal Park Field Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Mt. Snowfall
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 1 Secret Storage 11 Endless Level 5 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Wish Cave (1F-3F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Mystery Jungle (B1-B29) Happy Outlook (B1-B19)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 30		90 - 137	170 - 264
Attack: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Defense: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Atk: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Def: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Speed: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Total: 180	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéthlon stats

Speed 5/1 ★★★★★	Power 5/1 ★★★★★
Skill 5/1 ★★★★★	Stamina 5/1 ★★★★★
Jump 5/1 ★★★★★	Total 25/5 ★★★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available. |} |}

TCG-only Moves

• Rollout

Evolution

Unevolved Sunkern  Grass

Sun Stone →

First Evolution Sunflora  Grass

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Sunkern images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Going only by base stat total, Sunkern is the weakest Pokémon, with a total of 180 points. Despite this, it is stronger than some Pokémon in some aspects (such as Speed, at 30, beating several slow Pokémon such as Munchlax) and has a greater movepool than others.
  • However Sunkern is one of the few pokemon that can have 5 stars in each of its pokéthlon stats, the others are Ditto, Mew, Giratina(origin forme) and Arceus.
• Sunkern shares the same species name as Bulbasaur and its evolutions. They are all known as the Seed Pokémon.
• In The Official Pokémon Handbook 3, published by Scholastic Corporation, Sunkern's data says its height is 0'01" when it is actually 1'00".

Origin

As its name indicates, it is based on a sunflower seed.

Name origin

Sunkern's name is a combination of sunflower and kernel. Its Japanese name may be a combination of 向日葵 himawari, sunflower, and the English word, nuts.

In other languages

• German: Sonnkern - From Sonne (sun) and kernal.
• French: Tournegrin - From tournesol (sunflower) and a corruption of graine (seed).
• Korean: 해너츠 Haeneocheu

External links

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