Sunkern (Japanese: ヒマナッツ Himanuts) is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
It evolves into Sunflora when exposed to a Sun Stone.
Biology
Sunkern is a mostly yellow, seed-like Pokémon with a small sprout growing out of its top. It has triangular, spike-like protrusions on top of its head, encircling the sprout. Its body has three broad, brown, vertical stripes. Two of the stripes start jaggedly above Sunkern's dark eyes and continue downward. The other stripe is directly below Sunkern's mouth. Since Sunkern's eyelids are brown, the brown streak patterning appears uninterrupted when Sunkern's eyes are closed.
Sunkern is known to be very weak. Aware of its weakness, it only feeds until it evolves. However, it feeds on only the dew from under the leaves of plants. It tries to move as little as possible, since it tries to conserve all the nutrients it has stored in its body for evolution. If attacked, it shakes its leaves at the attacker. Sunkern occasionally falls from the sky on early mornings for unknown reasons. A year after a cold summer, the population of Sunkern explodes. Sunkern can be found in temperate, grassy meadows.
In the anime
Major appearances
Sunkern debuted in Moving Pictures. Ash, Brock, Misty, and Todd Snap found it frozen in a field. Ash eventually evolved it using his Sun Stone from The Bug Stops Here, and it summoned more Sunflora so that Sophia and Marcello could take a picture for their golden anniversary.
Minor appearances
A Sunkern appeared in Pikachu's PikaBoo.
Multiple Sunkern appeared in Grass Hysteria! as residents of the Forbidden Forest.
Multiple Sunkern appeared in Island Time.
A Sunkern appeared in Some Enchanted Sweetening!, where it was lured in by the Honey that Cheryl had slathered onto a tree. Additional Sunkern also appeared in a boss fantasy in the same episode, but said boss fantasy was cut from the dub due to it containing suggestive material.
Two Sunkern appeared in An Angry Combeenation!.
A Sunkern appeared in Dawn's Early Night!.
A Sunkern appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1). Six additional Sunkern appeared in the follow-up episode.
A Sunkern briefly appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
A Sunkern appeared in the opening sequence of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, where it was seen in an Aroma Lady's field of flowers.
Multiple Sunkern appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions as some of the many local Pokémon living in Crown City. Some took part in surrounding Zorua in the park along with the other Pokémon with the intention of attacking him in retribution for what Zoroark did to the city. Before a fight could break out, the Sunkern, along with the other Pokémon, were calmed down by Celebi.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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EP187
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Sunkern
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Ash's Pokédex
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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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In the manga
In the movie adaptations
Sunkern appeared in Celebi: a Timeless Encounter.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Sunkern debuted in The Legend when two were seen up on a tree when Green had finished her message to Silver in Johto.
A Sunkern was one of the Pokémon in Joey's bag after Gold helped Joey get it back in Murkrow Row.
In Sunkern Treasure, Gold encounters a herd of Sunkern escaping from a wild Skarmory. To help Falkner catch the Skarmory, Gold catches a Sunkern to use her jumping ability to get high enough and attack it. Afterwards, she was nicknamed Sunbo and later evolved into a Sunflora through a makeshift Sun Stone.
A Sunkern appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
Yuko owns a Sunkern, which first appeared in The Transfer Student.
A Sunkern appeared in PS544.
Pokédex entries
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
A Sunkern appeared in The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!.
In the TCG
- Main article: Sunkern (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Johto #102
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Gold
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It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
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Silver
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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
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It is very weak. Its only means of defense is to shake its leaves desperately at its attacker.
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Stadium 2
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It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
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Generation III
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Hoenn #—
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Kanto #—
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Ruby
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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
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Emerald
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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
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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
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It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #—
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Johto #103
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Diamond
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It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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It may plummet from the sky. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
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SoulSilver
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It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else.
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Generation V
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Unova B2W2: #020
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Black
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It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. A year after a cold summer, their population explodes.
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White
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Black 2
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It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. Knowing it's weak, it simply feeds until it evolves.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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It may plummet from the sky. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves.
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Y
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It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else.
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Omega Ruby
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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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Alpha Sapphire
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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30
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90 - 137
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170 - 264
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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Total: 180
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sunkern
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sunkern
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sunkern
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sunkern
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sunkern in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Sunkern in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sunkern
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sunkern
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Sunkern can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Sunkern cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sunkern
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sunkern
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Cut ×1)
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Poké Assist: (past)
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Field move: (past)
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(Cut ×1)
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Browser entry R-010/N-028
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It creates vines around itself that make Pokémon Slowed.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Japanese sprites
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Gold and Silver back sprites
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Trivia
- Sunkern is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 180.
- Sunkern has the lowest base HP of all Grass-type Pokémon, is tied with Lotad for the lowest base Defense stat of all Grass-type Pokémon, is tied with Bellsprout and Seedot for the lowest base Special Defense stat of all Grass-type Pokémon, and has the lowest base stat total of all Grass-type Pokémon.
- Sunkern shares its category name with 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".
- Sunkern has the highest average Performance of any unevolved Pokémon.
Origin
Sunkern is based on a shooting sunflower seed.
Name origin
Sunkern is a combination of sunflower and kernel.
Himanuts may be a combination of 向日葵 himawari (sunflower) and nuts. It may also refer to 夏 natsu (summer).
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ヒマナッツ Himanuts
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From 向日葵 himawari, nuts, and 夏 natsu
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French
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Tournegrin
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From tournesol and a corruption of grain
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Spanish
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Sunkern
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Same as English name
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German
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Sonnkern
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From Sonnenblumenkern
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Italian
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Sunkern
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Same as English name
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Korean
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해너츠 Haenuts
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From 해바라기 haebaragi and nuts
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Mandarin Chinese
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向日種子 / 向日种子 Xiàngrìzhǒngzi
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From 向日葵 xiàngrìkuí and 種子 / 种子 zhǒngzi
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Cantonese Chinese
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向日種子 Heungyahtjúngjí
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From 向日葵 heungyahtkwàih and 種子 júngjí
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More languages
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Hindi
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सांकर्न Sunkern
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Санкерн Sankern
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Transcription of English name
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External links
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