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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#191 Sunkern

Grass

  • SpeciesSeed Pokémon
  • Japanese nameHitmanattsu
  • PronunciationSUN-KERN
  • Height1′ 0″ 0.30 m
  • Weight4.0 lb 1.80 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Sunkern official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Comes from SUN and KERNEL, a seed that needs sun.

Evolution

  1. SunkernSun StoneSunflora
Sunkern in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Sunkern as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 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 dew drops 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.

Where to find Sunkern

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold National Park, Route 24 Day Many
Silver Day Many
Crystal Day Many

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
G/S ✓ ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×2
  • Water×0.5
  • Electric×0.5
  • Grass×0.5
  • Ice×2
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×2
  • Ground×0.5
  • Flying×2
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×2
  • Rock×1
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×1
  • 5 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 5 : 4 (125%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalNormal
  • FireBad
  • WaterGood
  • ElectricNormal
  • GrassBad
  • IceNormal
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonBad
  • GroundGood
  • FlyingBad
  • PsychicNormal
  • BugBad
  • RockGood
  • GhostNormal
  • DragonBad
  • DarkNormal
  • SteelBad
  • 3 advantages and 7 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 3:7 (~42.86%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Absorb Grass Special
Start Pound Normal Physical
Start Growth Normal Status
10 Mega Drain Grass Special
19 Sunny Day Fire Status
31 Synthesis Grass Status
46 Giga Drain Grass Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM12Sweet Scent
  • TM13Snore
  • TM17Protect
  • TM19Giga Drain
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM22Solarbeam
  • TM27Return
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM36Sludge Bomb
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • HM01Cut
  • HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Plant Pokémon group 1

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

None.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank
HP 30 233-263 42/4510.60%
Attack 30 128-158 45/496.68%
Defense 30 128-158 49/559.68%
Speed 30 128-158 43/478.88%
Special Attack 30 128-158 42/468.88%
Special Defense 30 128-158 39/418.08%
Total 180 873-1053 87/871.39%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library