Sunkern - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Sunkern can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Sunkern artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Sunkern learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growth	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
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

Egg moves

Sunkern learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Encore	Normal	—	100
Grassy Terrain	Grass	—	—
Ingrain	Grass	—	—
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
Morning Sun	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Sunkern is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
07	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
193	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Sunkern egg move parents

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Sunkern

Sunkern's egg groups: Grass

The egg moves for Sunkern are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Sunkern with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Sunkern with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Turtwig Grotle Torterra Phantump Trevenant Appletun Bramblin Brambleghast
TM	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Exeggcute Exeggutor Alolan Exeggutor Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Sunkern Sunflora Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Cacnea Cacturne Tropius Turtwig Grotle Torterra Snover Abomasnow Phantump Trevenant Appletun Bramblin Brambleghast Hydrapple
Breeding	Bulbasaur Exeggcute Sunkern Sunflora Tropius
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Curse

Encore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
TM	Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Bellossom Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Sunkern Sunflora Lombre Ludicolo Cacnea Cacturne Cottonee Whimsicott Comfey Arboliva
Breeding	Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Sunkern Sunflora
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Encore

Grassy Terrain

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Oddish Gloom Vileplume Bellossom Comfey Rillaboom Meowscarada Smoliv Dolliv Arboliva
TM	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Oddish Gloom Vileplume Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel Exeggcute Exeggutor Alolan Exeggutor Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Bellossom Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Sunkern Sunflora Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Shroomish Breloom Cacnea Cacturne Tropius Turtwig Grotle Torterra Snivy Servine Serperior Cottonee Whimsicott Foongus Amoonguss Phantump Trevenant Fomantis Lurantis Comfey Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom Flapple Appletun Sprigatito Floragato Meowscarada Smoliv Dolliv Arboliva Bramblin Brambleghast Toedscool Toedscruel Capsakid Scovillain Dipplin Hydrapple
Breeding	Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Sunkern Sunflora
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Grassy Terrain

Ingrain

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sunflora Cacnea Cacturne Snover Abomasnow Foongus Amoonguss Phantump Trevenant Fomantis Lurantis
Breeding	Bulbasaur Oddish Bellsprout Exeggcute Chikorita Sunkern Sunflora Capsakid Scovillain
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Ingrain

Leech Seed

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Exeggcute Exeggutor Alolan Exeggutor Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Sunflora Lotad Lombre Shroomish Breloom Cacnea Cacturne Turtwig Grotle Torterra Snivy Servine Serperior Cottonee Whimsicott Phantump Trevenant Comfey Flapple Appletun Smoliv Dolliv Arboliva
Breeding	Oddish Sunkern Sunflora Seedot Tropius Snover Abomasnow Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom Sprigatito Floragato Meowscarada Bramblin Brambleghast Toedscool Toedscruel Capsakid Scovillain
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Leech Seed

Morning Sun

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Sunkern Sunflora
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Morning Sun