Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Sunkern
HeartGold & SoulSilver · #85 · Common · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.97
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 85 / 124
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Sunflora
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 191
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Sunkern plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Seed Bomb) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Sunkern
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Sunkern?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It may plummet from the sky. If attacked by a Spearow, it will violently shake its leaves."
CCure Kernels
Remove 2 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon.
GCSeed Bomb — 20
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.80 | $4.99 | $34.80 | $1.97 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $30.00 | $69.99 | $709.80 | $21.63 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.16 |
| 30-day average | €0.24 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.27 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.59 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.32 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.35 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.47 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sunkern is real?
Sunkern is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Sunkern worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sunkern is $1.97; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Sunkern from?
Sunkern is from the Pokémon set "HeartGold & SoulSilver" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Sunkern?
Sunkern is a Common card in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set.
Other Sunkern printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
