Sunflora (Pokémon)

Sunflora キマワリ Kimawari

Artwork from HG/SS

Type Species  Grass  Sun Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Chlorophyll or Solar Power 1,059,860 Pokédex National #192 Johto #104* Hoenn #337* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 2'07" 18.7 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Yellow 120 Gender ratio 50% male 50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Plant 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 146 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. II-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Sunflora (Japanese: キマワリ Kimawari) is a Grass-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Sunkern via Sun Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Sunflora's body is obviously based on a sunflower. Every part of Sunflora’s body but its head is colored green. Its head is circular and sports sunflower-like yellow petals from the sides. Sunflora has leaves extending like arms from its round body, and two toes on each foot.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Sunflora can use seed attacks like Leech Seed, Bullet Seed, and Worry Seed. Sunflora can also use leaf attacks like Razor Leaf and Leaf Storm.

Behavior

Sunflora are constantly seen with a wide smile. Sunflora are only awake during the day: they awake as soon as the Sun rises and close their petals to go to sleep as soon as the sun sets. While the sun is up, they move about in a hectic manner pursuing warm sunlight but come to a complete stop when the sun sets.

Habitat

Grassland Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Sunflora in the anime

Sunflora made its anime debut in Grin to Win, when the citizens of Bloomingvale held their annual Sunflora contest.

Many Sunflora appear in Moving Pictures.

A Sunflora was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.

Sunflora also started to appear under the ownership of Nando beginning in A Secret Sphere of Influence.

A Sunflora made an appearance in The Rise of Darkrai.

A Sunflora from Wigglytuff Guild traveled along with the new Exploration Team Poképals for their first mission in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness.

In DP137, Sunflora appeared under the ownership of Lulu.

A wild Sunflora also appeared in DP138.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Due to the rocks in Ilex Forest reflecting solar energy like the Sun Stone, Gold's Sunkern evolves into Sunflora.

In the TCG

Main article: Sunflora (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Sunflora is a member of Wigglytuff Guild. She tends to fret and go "Oh my gosh!" at everything. She keeps her "Oh my gosh" journal in her room and updates it over the course of the game.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: In addition to what happened in Explorers of Time and Darkness, there is a mini episode that shows her going through a mission with Loudred.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Sunflora is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon Colosseum
Shadow moves		Level 45+	Purified moves
Shadow Rush	Shadow		Sunny Day	Fire
--			Growth	Normal
--			Ingrain	Grass
--			SolarBeam	Grass

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Jungle
Phrases
51%-100% HP	The sun is my source of energy.
26%-50% HP	Huh? My HP's down half-way already? Better beware.
1%-25% HP	I'm wilting... Sunlight's energy isn't getting through...
Level Up	Awesome! There's my level! The sunlight's brilliant!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: B

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
			File:Spr 3e 192 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 192 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

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

Trivia

Meowth disguised as a Sunflora

• In Generation III, Sunflora is the only Grass-type that can learn Bullet Seed by level-up.
• Sunflora's base Speed is the same as Sunkern's.
• Sunflora shares the same species name with Espeon. They are both known as the Sun Pokémon.
  • Despite being a Pokémon classified as the Sun Pokémon, it cannot learn Morning Sun. However, it is able to learn Synthesis, which is a move variation of Morning Sun.
• Sunflora is Meowth's most frequently used Pokémon disguise.

Origin

Sunflora is based on a sunflower.

Name origin

Sunflora's name is a combination of sun and flora, referring to the plants and sunlight. Its name is also reminiscent of Sunflower. Its Japanese name may be a combination of 黄 ki, yellow, 吉 ki, joy, or 曦 ki, sun, and 向日葵 himawari, sunflower. Its French name comes from the Greek 'Helios', meaning 'sun', and tronc, a tree trunk.

In other languages

• German: Sonnflora - From Sonne (sun) and flora.
• French: Heliatronc - From Helios and tronc (tree trunk).
• Korean: 해루미 Haerumi

Related articles

External links

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