- Attack
- 55
- Defense
- 55
- HP
- 102
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 226
- min 197
- Weather boostLv25
- 282
- min 247
- MaxLv50
- 447
- Lv40 395
At a glance
Basics
Sunkern is a Grass-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 226 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 282 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 447 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Ice/Poison/Flying/Bug attacks (1.6×). It resists Water/Electric/Grass/Ground attacks. In raids, Razor Leaf + Grass Knot is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Sunflora with 50 Candy and Sun Stone. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Seed Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 50,000 Stardust · 50 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 447 / 452
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.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Razor LeafGrass KnotBest100% efficiency4.6TDO 26 - 2
CutGrass Knot94% efficiency4.3TDO 24 - 3Razor LeafSeed Bomb93% efficiency4.2TDO 24
- 4CutSeed Bomb86% efficiency4.0TDO 22
- 5Razor LeafEnergy Ball83% efficiency3.8TDO 21
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razor LeafBestGrass · 1s · STAB | 13 | +7 | 15.6 | 7 |
| CutNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass KnotBestGrass · 2.5s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 43.2 | 2.16 |
| Seed BombGrass · 2s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 33 | 2 |
| Energy BallGrass · 4s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 27 | 2.16 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Sunkern's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 41.8
- Actual Defense
- 41.8
- Actual HP
- 69
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
CutGrass KnotBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 81% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 395 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Sunkern only reaches CP 447 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 447 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 445 | 99.0% |
| 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 444 | 98.6% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 440 | 98.6% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 443 | 98.0% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 442 | 97.6% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 439 | 97.6% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 437 | 97.2% |
| 9 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 440 | 97.1% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 434 | 97.1% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- SunkernViewingBest movesRazor LeafGrass Knot
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Ice
Poison
Flying
Bug - ×0.625
Water
ElectricGrass
Ground
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×1.6
- Water×0.625
- Electric×0.625
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1.6
Fighting×1- Poison×1.6
- Ground×0.625
- Flying×1.6
Psychic×1- Bug×1.6
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2023.06.20Spotlight Hour: Sunkern · 2× Candy for transferring
- 2020.05.12Spotlight Hour: Sunkern · 2× Catch XP