Sunkern shines brighter than a lucky break-but can it glow in the wild?
The adorable seed Pokémon, Sunkern, and its evolved form, Sunflora, don’t any use in PvE or PvP. You’ll need 50 Sunkern Candy and a Sun Stone to evolve it into Sunflora.
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What is the shiny rate for Sunkern in Pokémon Go?
The shiny rate for Sunkern in Pokémon Go is thought to follow the standard base shiny rate of roughly 1 in 500 encounters outside of special events, based on community research from projects such as The Silph Road and aggregate tracking sites. Some independent datasets that log recent encounters report observed Sunkern shiny rates fluctuating around this value over large sample sizes, which supports the idea that Sunkern does not have any permanent shiny boost applied.
As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine), the shiny rate for Pokémon on a regular day is approximately one in 500. Sunkern is not a Pokémon that gets a “permaboost” (meaning that it’s a rare spawn and thus gets a boosted shiny rate).
What can I do to attract more shiny Pokémon?
Not much, unfortunately. It appears to be random chance. Shiny Pokémon catch rates are set by developer Niantic, and they are typically only boosted during special events like Community Days or Safari Zones, or in Legendary Raids. There are no consumable items that boost shiny Pokémon rates.
Where can I find a list of available shiny Pokémon?
When was Shiny Sunkern first released in Pokémon Go
Shiny Sunkern was first released in Pokémon Go on August 20, 2018, at the start of the Johto Festival event.
Release details
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Shiny Sunkern’s debut is recorded as August 20, 2018, alongside shiny Natu, Sunflora, Pineco, and Forretress during the Johto Festival.
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Databases that track shiny availability in Pokémon Go list Sunkern’s shiny release date as August 20, 2018, confirming this timing.
Events that featured Shiny Sunkern in 2018
In 2018, Shiny Sunkern only directly featured in one main Pokémon Go event: the Johto Festival that began on August 20, 2018.
2018 events with Shiny Sunkern
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Johto Festival (August 20, 2018) – This event increased Johto spawns and is when Shiny Sunkern (along with Shiny Natu, Sunflora, Pineco, and Forretress) was first made available.
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During the Johto Festival, Sunkern had boosted spawn rates in the wild and through related event tasks, giving players their main 2018 opportunity to hunt its shiny form.
