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Sunkern
#6/96 in Gold, Silver, to a New World..., Common, 40 HP, Grass, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
- Card number
- #6/96
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40 HP
- Type
- Grass
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- December 10, 1999
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Original name
- ヒマナッツ
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Collector Notes
Sunkern
Sunkern appears in the Japanese print of Gold, Silver, to a New World..., released on December 10, 1999. Sunkern is a common rarity and 40 HP. The Gold, Silver, to a New World... set contains 96 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Kagemaru Himeno.
Collector Insights
Sunkern is a Grass-type Pokémon from the Gold, Silver, to a New World... set, released in December 1999. It has 40 HP and is depicted as a Common rarity card with the number 6. The card features artwork by Kagemaru Himeno and is associated with a themecolor of #a5993f. Sunkern has two attacks: Growth, which costs one Grass Energy and allows the player to attach up to two Grass Energy cards from their hand, and Mega Drain, a more powerful attack requiring three Grass Energy to deal 30 damage. The Growth attack includes a mechanic where flipping a coin grants the player the option to attach Energy cards, while Mega Drain removes damage counters from Sunkern based on the defending Pokémon’s damage taken. The card’s design and mechanics align with its Grass-type identity, emphasizing energy manipulation and recovery. Its inclusion in the set highlights its role as a foundational Pokémon for Grass-type strategies in the game.
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