Sunkern · Silver Tempest, what to know.
About the Sunkern card
Sunkern is card 5 of 217 in Silver Tempest, released in November 2022, a Common. It is a Basic Grass-type with 40 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Sunkern needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Saya Tsuruta.
The Pokédex entry printed on Sunkern reads: "It lives by drinking only dewdrops from under the leaves of plants. It is said that it eats nothing else."
What is Sunkern worth?
Sunkern is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Sunkern before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Sunkern is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Sunkern
Raw copies of Sunkern are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Sunkern is the practical move.
