Sunkern is card #78/111 in the 2000 Pokemon Neo Genesis set (Common), the eighth main English Pokemon TCG expansion from Wizards of the Coast, released December 16, 2000. It was printed in 1st Edition and Unlimited.
Print variants & how to tell them apart
1st Edition
Black Edition 1 stamp at the left of the card art/text area; otherwise the same English Neo Genesis card.
Unlimited
No Edition 1 stamp; the more common English Neo Genesis printing.
Standard card back
The standard English Pokemon card back used by both printings.
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
Grader
Total
10
9
8
7
2–6
1
Auth
1st Edition
PSA
315
56
175
60
13
10
1
0
SGC
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Unlimited
PSA
39
11
10
10
4
4
0
0
PSA & SGC graded population by printing & grade, when workbook data is available.
Card details
Type
Grass
Stage
Basic
HP
40
Weakness
Fire ×2
Retreat
2
Artist
Kagemaru Himeno
Pokedex #
191
Attacks
Growth[Grass]
Flip a coin. If heads, you may attach up to 2 Grass Energy cards from your hand to Sunkern.
30Mega Drain[Grass Grass Grass]
Remove a number of damage counters from Sunkern equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Sunkern has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it violently shakes its leaves.
Market values are live TCGplayer prices for each printing. A dash means TCGplayer has no separate or active listing for that variant. As an eBay Partner Network affiliate, T206Cards.com may earn from qualifying purchases.
Every Neo Genesis card comes in two English printings: 1st Edition, with the Edition 1 stamp at the left of the card art or text area, and Unlimited, with no stamp. Neo Genesis has no separate Shadowless printing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 1st Edition and Unlimited Sunkern?
1st Edition Sunkern carries a black Edition 1 stamp at the left of the card art or text area, while Unlimited has no stamp. Neo Genesis has no separate Shadowless print.
How much is a Sunkern worth?
The TCGplayer market price for Sunkern is about $0.80 for Unlimited and about $2.23 for 1st Edition.
Sources: card data from the Pokemon TCG API (pokemontcg.io) and PokemonTCG/pokemon-tcg-data; set references include TCGdex, Limitless, Pokellector and Bulbapedia; market prices and product links come from TCGplayer/TCGCSV; graded populations come from the supplied PSA and SGC workbooks. Compiled & maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-27.
