Sunkern (Neo Genesis 78)

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Sunkern LV.16
ヒマナッツ Himanuts
Grass
SunkernNeoGenesis78.jpg
Neo Genesis print
Illus. Kagemaru Himeno
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Sunkern
Type Grass
HP 40
weakness
Fire×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion Neo Genesis
Rarity Common
English card no. 78/111
Japanese expansion Gold, Silver, to a New World...
Japanese rarity Common
Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Sunkern.

Sunkern (Japanese: ヒマナッツ Himanuts) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Neo Genesis expansion.

Card text

 
Growth
せいちょう
Flip a coin. If heads, you may attach up to 2   Energy cards from your hand to Sunkern.
   
Mega Drain
メガドレイン
30
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.


Pokédex data

Sunkern - Seed Pokémon
No. Height Weight
191 1'0" (0.3 m) 4 lbs. (1.8 kg)
Pokédex entry
It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it violently shakes its leaves.
ある朝、突然ふってくる。オニスズメにおそわれると、はっぱを激しくふっておいはらう。


Release information

This card was originally released in the Neo Genesis expansion with artwork by Kagemaru Himeno. It was later reprinted with new artwork by the same artist in Japan as a promotional card for the fourth volume of the manga series, How I Became a Pokémon Card released in August 2000. The Japanese promotional version was printed on non-glossy card stock.

Gallery

Neo Genesis print
Natta Wake Promotional print
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

  • The Japanese promotional version has an open book symbol in place of an expansion symbol. It is also commonly known as Natta Wake Sunkern in reference to the manga book in which it was distributed.

Origin

Growth and Mega Drain are both moves in the Pokémon games that Sunkern can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Gold, though it is slightly reworded.


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