Pokémon · Neo
Sunkern
Neo Destiny · #83 · Common · 2002
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.63
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 83 / 113
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Sunflora
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Etsuya Hattori
- Pokédex #
- 191
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Sunkern plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Illustrated by Etsuya Hattori
Building around Sunkern?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is very small and powerless. If attacked, the best it can do is flap its leaves in an attempt to frighten away its enemies."
CRollout — 10
GGSunbathe
Flip a coin. If heads, remove all damage counters from Sunkern. Search your deck for a card that evolves from Sunkern and attach that card to Sunkern. This counts as evolving Sunkern. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.35 | $0.68 | $18.49 | $0.63 | — |
| 1st Edition | $1.20 | $1.99 | $52.39 | $2.15 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €1.40 |
| 30-day average | €0.86 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.92 |
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 $0.63; 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 "Neo Destiny" in the Neo series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Sunkern?
Sunkern is a Common card in the Neo Destiny set.
Other Sunkern printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
