Sunk it’s a Level 1 Raid Boss and it has a small, seed-like body that looks similar to a sunflower seed. They have black eyes that are oval and also have a shoot that comes out of their bodies which is normally yellow and black. Since he is a level 1 boss, he can be easily defeated by almost any player. In this Pokémon Go guide, we will talk about the best ways and counters with which you can defeat Sunkern easily and quickly.

Sunk in Pokémon Go

Sunkern is a Grass-type Pokémon with a maximum CP of only 447. It is vulnerable to various types of attacks such as Fire, To fly, Insect, Ice And Poison. Its low CP and wide range of counters available against it make it very easy for a player, regardless of their experience in the game, to defeat them.

Sunken moves

Pokémon Go Sunkern counters
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The best moves from Sunkern’s move set are Razor leaf And Knot of grass. They both have a Combined DPS of 57.1 and they are also a combination of moves that can be used in Pokémon Gyms and PvP battles. Some other decent attacks from his move set are Seed bomb, energy sphere And Cut.

The best counters against Sunkern in Pokémon Go

Here is the list of the best counters that can be used against Sunkern and guarantee a win.

  • Nihilego: Acid / mud bomb
  • Pheromose: Bug Bite / Bug Buzz
  • Yanmega: Bug Bite / Bug Buzz
  • Glaceon: Ice Shard / Ice Ray
  • Darmanitan (Banner of Galar): Ice Fang / Avalanche
  • Moltres: Wing Attack / Sky Attack
  • They offer-Z: Lock-On / Blizzard
  • Deoxys (Attack): Poison Jab / Dark Pulse
  • Honchkrow: Peck / Sky Attack
  • Weavile: Shard of ice / avalanche
  • Gengar: Shadow Claw / Mud Bomb
  • Rayquaza: Aerial Cut / Aerial Ace
  • Roserade: Poison Bomb / Mud
  • Toxicroak: Poison Bomb / Mud
  • Darmanitan: Fire Fang / Psychic
  • Darmanitan (standard): Fire Fang / Psychic
  • Overqwil: Poison Bomb / Mud
  • I accelerate: Acid / insect buzz
  • Arcanine: Firefang / Flamethrower
  • Arcanine (Hisuiano): Firefang / Flamethrower
  • Hondom: Firefang / Flamethrower
  • Entei: Firefang / Flamethrower
  • Charizard: Fire Thrower / Flamethrower
  • Flareon: Fire Thrower / Flamethrower
  • Infernape: Fire Thrower / Flamethrower
  • Heatran: Fire Thrower / Flamethrower
  • Delfox: Fire Thrower / Flamethrower
  • Jynx: Frost / avalanche breath
  • Chandelure: Fiery Charge / Flamethrower
  • Genesect (normal): Fury Cutter / X-Scissor
  • Genesect (burns): Fury Cutter / X-Scissor
  • Genesect (dose): Fury Cutter / X-Scissor
  • Yveltal: Burst / Dark Pulse
  • Sirfetch’d: Furrier / Brave Bird
  • Mewdue: Confusion / Psystrike
Pokémon Go Sunkern counters
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Sunkern is a very easy Pokémon to defeat and so even if players do not have the aforementioned counters, they can still use their most powerful Mega or their evolutions which are capable of dealing super effective damage such as Flareon. Pokémon capable of dealing neutral damage such as Mewdue it is also a good option against Sunkern.

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