#0191 · Generation 2

Sunkern

Sunkern has 180 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (30) and a Speed of 30. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 90, which makes it a balanced physical attacker.

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What Sunkern is weak to

Weak to: Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug. Resists: Water, Electric, Grass, Ground. Immune to: none.

Attacking typeDamage taken
Fire×2
Ice×2
Poison×2
Flying×2
Bug×2
Water×0.5
Electric×0.5
Grass×0.5
Ground×0.5

Base stats

HP30
Atk30
Def30
SpA30
SpD30
Spe30
Total180

Best teammates for Sunkern

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Sunkern: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  4. Celesteela SteelFlying

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  5. Corviknight FlyingSteel

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  6. Skarmory SteelFlying

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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Counters to Sunkern

  1. Iron Moth

    Fire and Poison STAB hits Sunkern super effectively and it resists everything Sunkern can hit it with by type.

  2. Volcarona

    Bug and Fire STAB hits Sunkern super effectively and it resists everything Sunkern can hit it with by type.

  3. Ninjask

    Bug and Flying STAB hits Sunkern super effectively and it resists everything Sunkern can hit it with by type.

  4. Salazzle

    Poison and Fire STAB hits Sunkern super effectively and it resists everything Sunkern can hit it with by type.

  5. Yanmega

    Bug and Flying STAB hits Sunkern super effectively and it resists everything Sunkern can hit it with by type.

  6. Charizard

    Fire and Flying STAB hits Sunkern super effectively and it resists everything Sunkern can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Sunkern

Sunkern is in the regional Pokédex of 3 games we cover: