Sunkern
ヒマナッツ Himanuts
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Artwork from HG/SS
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HP
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| Def
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| Sp.Atk
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| Sp.Def
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| Speed
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Sunkern (Japanese: ヒマナッツ Himanuts) is a Grass-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Sunflora via Sun Stone.
Biology
Physiology
Sunkern is a mostly yellow seed-like Pokémon with a small sprout growing out of its top. Sunkern has triangular spike-like protrusions on the top of its head, encircling the sprout. Sunkern’s body has three thick, brown, vertical stripes. Two of the stripes start jaggedly above Sunern’s dark eyes, continuing downward. The other stripe is directly below Sunkern’s mouth. Since Sunkern’s eyelids are brown, when its eyes are closed the brown streak patterning is uninterrupted.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
At this stage of development, it is fairly weak. Although it has been stated that its only means of defending itself is violently thrashing its leaves at the attacker, it is capable of using a variety of Grass-type moves.
Behavior
Sunkern have a tendency to fall from the sky on early mornings, though usually without any predictability. Sunkern tries to move as little as it possibly can, since it tries to conserve all the nutrients it has stored in its body for evolution. A year after a cold summer, the population of Sunkern explodes.
Habitat
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
Major appearances
Sunkern made its debut appearance in Moving Pictures.
Minor appearances
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
| Pokédex
| Entry
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| 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.
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| This concludes the entries from the original series.
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
In Volume 8, Gold encounters a herd of Sunkern escaping from a Skarmory. He captures one of the Sunkern to help defeat the Skarmory. Later, in Volume 14, she evolves into Sunflora.
Pokédex entries
In the TCG
- Main article: Sunkern (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| Gold
| It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
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| Silver
| It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else.
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| Crystal
| It is very weak. Its only means of defense is to shake its leaves desperately at its attacker.
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| Stadium 2
| It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| FireRed
| It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else.
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| LeafGreen
| It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
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| IV
| Diamond
| It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes.
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| Pearl
| It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes.
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| Platinum
| It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes.
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| HeartGold
| It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
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| SoulSilver
| It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else.
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Game locations
In side games
Stats
Base stats
| Stat
| Range
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| At Lv. 50
| At Lv. 100
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| 90 - 137
| 170 - 264
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| 31 - 90
| 58 - 174
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| 31 - 90
| 58 - 174
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| 31 - 90
| 58 - 174
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| 31 - 90
| 58 - 174
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| 31 - 90
| 58 - 174
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
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Pokéthlon stats
Type effectiveness
| Weak to
| Resistant to
| Immune to
| Normal effectiveness
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Learnset
Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: II - III
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| Father
| Move
| Type
| Cat.
| Pwr.
| Acc.
| PP
| Contest
| Appeal
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| Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
| Curse
| ???
| Status
| —
| —%
| 10
| Tough
| 0
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Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
| Encore*
| Normal
| Status
| —
| 100%
| 5
| Cute
| 1 ♥
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Sunkern, Sunflora
Roselia, Roserade
Snover, Abomasnow
| GrassWhistle
| Grass
| Status
| —
| 55%
| 15
| Smart
| 2 ♥♥
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| Cherubi, Cherrim
| Helping Hand
| Normal
| Status
| —
| —%
| 20
| Smart
| 1 ♥
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Tangela, Tangrowth
Sunkern, Sunflora
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Carnivine
Snover, Abomasnow
| Ingrain
| Grass
| Status
| —
| —%
| 20
| Smart
| 0
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Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
| Leech Seed
| Grass
| Status
| —
| 90%
| 10
| Smart
| 0
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Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
| Nature Power
| Normal
| Status
| —
| —%
| 20
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Surskit, Masquerain
Roselia, Roserade
Tropius
Carnivine
| Sweet Scent
| Normal
| Status
| —
| 100%
| 20
| Cute
| 2 ♥♥
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Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding
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TCG-only Moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
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.
- Ironically, Sunkern is one of the few Pokémon that can have 5 stars in each of its Pokéthlon stats. The others are Ditto, Mew, Giratina's Origin Forme and Arceus.
- Sunkern shares the same species name as Bulbasaur and its evolutions. They are all known as the Seed Pokémon.
- Sunkern's official artwork more closely resembled its shiny form in Gold and Silver than its regular form. This was somewhat rectified in Crystal, although the artwork was still more similar to its shiny sprite; this discrepancy was fully rectified in Generation III.
- 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".
- Until the release of Generation IV, Sunkern was the only Generation II Pokémon to evolve via an evolutionary stone.
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
Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Sunkern images on Bulbagarden Archives.
