Sunkern

Sunkern

Selected Masterpiece • 78/111
Market Price $1.1
Neo Genesis Neo 2000
The Illustrator

Kagemaru Himeno

Kagemaru Himeno has been credited on Pokémon TCG art from 1999 to 2024, spanning 656 cards. Work appears across sets including Jungle, Team Rocket, and Black & White, with a craft built on playful, character-forward staging, balanced layouts, and vibrant, often pastel-leaning color.

Curatorial Commentary

“The card shows Sunkern, a small yellow Pokémon with a star-shaped body and large eyes, sitting in a pot. It is surrounded by green leaves and has a brown, textured base. The background features a window, suggesting an indoor setting.”

Editorial & Data

Published by Artchu Editorial. Card facts are based on structured reference data and Artchu enrichment. Visual commentary is AI-assisted and human-reviewed. Visual ranking reflects Artchu’s internal art_score methodology. Market data reflects the latest source shown on the page. Data refreshed: January 18, 2026.

Rarity Common
Card Type Grass
Era
Neo
Release
16/12/2000

Growth

Flip a coin. If heads, you may attach up to 2 Grass Energy cards from your hand to Sunkern.

Mega Drain

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.

Weakness
×2
Retreat Cost