Sunflora
Sunflora is a Grass-type Pokémon, the Sun Pokémon, number 192 (#0192) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 8.5 kg.
Sunflora is the Sun Pokémon, a sunflower that turns to follow the light. It rushes about in the daytime and, the Pokédex says, comes to a complete stop the moment the sun sets.
How to pronounce Sunflora
Sunflora is pronounced sun-FLOR-uh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Sunflora said out loud:
In Japanese it is キマワリ (Kimawari).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Sunflora is a leafy green Pokémon with a round cream head ringed by yellow petals and two narrow eyes that always look closed. It is 0.8 m (2'07") tall and weighs 8.5 kg (18.7 lbs). The Pokédex says the petals on its face become more vivid and lively as the hot season approaches.
Behaviour
Sunflora lives on sunlight, so it keeps its face turned towards the sun, and it closes its petals in the dark. Bulbapedia adds that in the anime too much sun makes its head grow so big that it cannot move.
Habitat
The Pokédex habitat is grassland, and Bulbapedia calls it rare in the wild, turning up now and then in temperate grassy meadows. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in Paldea's North Province, South Province Area Six, Tagtree Thicket and the East Paldean Sea.
Powers
Sunflora can have Chlorophyll or Solar Power, with Early Bird hidden. Solar Power raises its Special Attack in strong sunlight at the cost of some health each turn. It uses Sunny Day, Solar Beam and Petal Blizzard. With base Special Attack 105 but base Speed only 30, it is a slow special attacker.
Name origin
Sunflora may combine 'sun' or 'sunflower' with 'flora'. The Japanese name is Kimawari (キマワリ), possibly from 黄 ki (yellow) and 向日葵 himawari (sunflower).
Design inspiration
Sunflora seems modelled on a sunflower and the way it is tied to the sun. This is a fan reading.
Evolution notes
Sunflora evolves from Sunkern when a Sun Stone is used on it, and it does not evolve further.
In the games
Sunflora's best-known role is as an apprentice at Wigglytuff's Guild in Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, where she exclaims 'Oh my gosh!' constantly and keeps a diary. It is found across Paldea in Scarlet and Violet and is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Nando's Sunflora cleared its Trainer's name in 'A Secret Sphere of Influence!' by tracking down Team Rocket, who were behind the theft of the Adamant Orb. In 'Grin to Win!', the town of Bloomingvale holds an annual Sunflora Festival.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says Team Rocket's Meowth has disguised himself as a Sunflora seven times in the TV series, more often than as any other species.
- In Pokémon Crystal, a bug makes the Heavy Ball misread Sunflora's weight and add 40 to its catch rate; Kadabra and Tauros are affected too.
- At Spaceworld '97, an early Sunflora, apparently called Sanī, looked like a sunflower planted in the ground rather than a walking one.
Base stats
- HP: 75
- Attack: 75
- Defense: 55
- Sp. Atk: 105
- Sp. Def: 85
- Speed: 30
Sunflora’s base stat total is 425. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Sunflora weak to?
Sunflora takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).
Evolution
What does Sunflora evolve from?
Sunflora evolves from Sunkern (Sun Stone).
Sunflora is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Sunkern, Sunflora.
Abilities
- Chlorophyll: Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
- Solar Power: Increases Special Attack to 1.5× but costs 1/8 max HP after each turn during strong sunlight.
- Early Bird (hidden ability): Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.
Moves
Moves Sunflora learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 4 | Ingrain | Grass | Status | — |
| 7 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 10 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 |
| 13 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 16 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 |
| 19 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 22 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 25 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 |
| 28 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 |
| 31 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 |
| 34 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 |
| 39 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — |
| 43 | Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 |
| 50 | Petal Blizzard | Grass | Physical | 90 |
TM moves (35)
Sunflora can learn 35 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Trailblaze, Facade, Magical Leaf, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Bullet Seed, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Grass Knot, Rest, Swords Dance, Substitute, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Encore, Helping Hand, Earth Power, Grassy Terrain, Sludge Bomb, Giga Impact, Leaf Storm, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Weather Ball, Grassy Glide, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Petal Blizzard, Curse.
Egg moves (6), which Sunkern can hatch knowing:Curse, Encore, Grassy Terrain, Ingrain, Leech Seed, Morning Sun.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Grass.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Atk effort values.
- Base experience yield: 149.
Pokédex entries
Sunflora converts solar energy into nutrition. It moves around actively in the daytime when it is warm. It stops moving as soon as the sun goes down for the night. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)
It gets energy from warm sunlight and is known for its habit of moving in pursuit of it. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Y)
As the hot season approaches, the petals on this Pokémon's face become more vivid and lively. (Crystal, X)
Since it converts sunlight into energy, it is always looking in the direction of the sun. (Black 2, White 2)
In the daytime, it rushes about in a hectic manner, but it comes to a complete stop when the sun sets. (Silver, FireRed, SoulSilver)
It converts sunlight into energy. In the darkness after sunset, it closes its petals and becomes still. (Gold, LeafGreen, HeartGold)
Names around the world
| Japanese | キマワリ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kimawari |
| French | Héliatronc |
| German | Sonnflora |
| Spanish | Sunflora |
| Italian | Sunflora |
| Korean | 해루미 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 向日花怪 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 向日花怪 |
Trivia
- Slowest Grass type in Gen 2: 30 Speed, shared with 1 other.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Grass types in Gen 2: 105.
- Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m).
- Heavier than 24% of all Pokémon (8.5 kg).
- Base stat total 425, ranked #553 of 1,025.
- One of 127 Grass-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
- Number 41 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 46 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 7 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Sunflora (Pokémon), Serebii: Sunflora (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (sun-FLOR-uh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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