Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Sunkern Guide: Pokedex, location, moveset, evolution

Last Updated on: 19th November 2022, 10:27 am

Sunkern is a returning Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, first introduced in the generation 2 games Pokemon Gold/Silver.

Pokemon Scarlet/Violet takes players to the Paldea region, which is based on Spain and the iconic architecture of its towns and cities.

Here is everything you need to know about Sunkern in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, including Pokedex, where to find and evolve, and moveset.

Pokedex Data

• Type: Grass
• Resistances: Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
• Weaknesses: Poison, Flying, Bug
• Scarlet Entry: It suddenly falls out of the sky in the morning. Knowing it’s weak, it simply feeds until it evolves
• Violet Entry: Check back at launch for the Pokedex entry

Where to find Sunkern

North Province (Area One), North Province (Area Two), North Province (Area Three), South Province (Area One), South Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Four), South Province (Area Five), South Province (Area Six), West Province (Area One), Asado Desert, East Paldean Sea, Glaseado Mountain, Tagtree Thicket, The Pokémon League

How to evolve Sunkern

Sunkern evolves into Sunflora using a Sun Stone.

Sunkern moveset

With the Paldea games still so early, full moveset charts are still under construction and will be included as soon as they are available.

Moves learnt by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	NORMAL	40	100
1	Growth	NORMAL	—	—
7	Absorb	GRASS	20	100
10	Mega Drain	GRASS	40	100
16	Razor Leaf	GRASS	55	95
19	Worry Seed	GRASS	—	100
22	Giga Drain	GRASS	75	100
25	Endeavor	NORMAL	—	100
28	Synthesis	GRASS	—	—
31	Solar Beam	GRASS	120	100
34	Double-Edge	NORMAL	120	100
36	Sunny Day	FIRE	—	—
39	Seed Bomb	GRASS	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Take Down	NORMAL	90	85
7	Protect	NORMAL	—	—
20	Trailblaze	GRASS	50	100
25	Facade	NORMAL	70	100
33	Magical Leaf	GRASS	60	?
47	Endure	NORMAL	—	—
49	Sunny Day	FIRE	—	—
50	Rain Dance	WATER	—	—
56	Bullet Seed	GRASS	25	100
70	Sleep Talk	NORMAL	—	—
71	Seed Bomb	GRASS	80	100
75	Light Screen	PSYCHIC	—	—
81	Grass Knot	GRASS	—	100
85	Rest	PSYCHIC	—	—
103	Substitute	NORMAL	—	—
111	Giga Drain	GRASS	75	100
119	Energy Ball	GRASS	90	100
122	Encore	NORMAL	—	100
130	Helping Hand	NORMAL	—	—
133	Earth Power	GROUND	90	100
137	Grassy Terrain	GRASS	—	—
159	Leaf Storm	GRASS	130	90
168	Solar Beam	GRASS	120	100
171	Tera Blast	NORMAL	80	100

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Curse	GHOST	—	—
Encore	NORMAL	—	100
Grassy Terrain	GRASS	—	—
Ingrain	GRASS	—	—
Leech Seed	GRASS	—	90
Morning Sun	NORMAL	—	—

READ MORE: POKEMON SCARLET/VIOLET WIKI

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available now exclusively on Nintendo Switch.