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Players can encounter Sunkern as one of the potential raid bosses in Pokémon GO as this tier-1 raid is not a difficult encounter, especially when it is compared to content like Pokémon GO’s Yveltal Raid. However, if players bring an excellent combination of Pokémon to counter Sunkern, they can beat it single-handedly.
Sunkern is a grass-type Pokémon which means that it is weak to fire, flying, bug, ice, and poison-type attacks. Since it is a low-tier raid, players can probably use whatever Pokémon they have on hand with these attack types and get a win. However, certain creatures are exceptionally effective against Sunkern in Pokémon GO.
Additionally, there are certain types of Pokémon that players don’t want to take into battle against Sunkern. Any Pokémon with a Water-, Ground-, or Rock-type is weak to Sunkern’s grass attacks, so it is better to leave those out of the party. There are a lot of Pokémon of all different types in the game, and it can be an arduous task to remember elemental reactions. To win battles, it is important to know every Pokémon’s strengths and weaknesses in Pokémon GO.
Best Fire Counters For Sunkern
According to Pokémon GO Hub, these are best the Fire-, Flying-, Bug-, Ice- and Poison-type counters to Sunkern.
No. | Pokémon | Type | Evolution Requirement | Best Moveset |
1 | Darmanitan | Fire | Evolve Darumaka with 50 Candy |
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2 | Arcanine | Fire | Evolve Growlithe with 50 Candy |
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3 | Hisuian Arcanine | Fire/Rock | Evolve Hisuian Growlithe with 50 Candy |
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Best Flying Counters For Sunkern
No. | Pokémon | Type | Evolution Requirement | Best Moveset |
1 | Moltres | Fire/Flying | No evolution |
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2 | Honchkrow | Dark/Flying | Evolve Murkrow with 100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone |
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3 | Rayquaza | Dragon/Flying | No evolution |
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Best Bug Counters For Sunkern
No. | Pokémon | Type | Evolution Requirement | Best Moveset |
1 | Pheromosa | Bug/Fighting | No evolution |
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2 | Yanmega | Bug/Flying | Evolve Yanma with 100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone in Pokémon GO |
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3 | Accelgor | Bug | Evolve Shelmet with 200 Candy |
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Best Ice Counters For Sunkern
No. | Pokémon | Type | Evolution Requirement | Best Moveset |
1 | Glaceon | Ice | Evolve Eevee with 25 Candy |
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2 | Galarian Darmanitan | Ice | Evolve Galarian Darumaka with 50 Candy |
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3 | Porygon-Z | Normal | Evolve Porygon and Porygon2 with 125 Candy, Up-Grade, and Sinnoh Stone |
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Best Poison Counters For Sunkern
No. | Pokémon | Type | Evolution Requirement | Best Moveset |
1 | Nihilego | Rock/Poison | No evolution |
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2 | Attack Deoxys | Psychic | No Evolution |
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3 | Gengar | Ghost/Poison | Evolve Gastly and Haunter in Pokémon GO with 125 Candy |
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It is important to note that the counters for Sunkern are for the Pokémon attack types, not necessarily the types of the Pokémon themselves. For example, Porygon-Z is a normal-type Pokémon but has a powerful counter with its ice-type charged attack Blizzard. This is what makes it an excellent counter for Sunkern in Pokémon GO.
Pokémon GO
- Franchise:
- Pokemon
- Platform(s):
- Android, iOS
- Released:
- 2016-07-06
- Developer(s):
- The Pokemon Company, Nintendo, Niantic
- Publisher(s):
- Niantic, Nintendo
- Genre(s):
- Augmented Reality, RPG
- Multiplayer:
- Pokemon
- ESRB:
- E