01Card Stats

Basic

HP 40

TypeGrass

RarityCommon

IllustratorMidori Harada

WeaknessFire +10

Retreat●

SetSecret Wonders

Released2007

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Common
Foiling: Non-holo standard finish. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Non Holo	~$0.27 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.
Reverse Holo	~$1.97 TCGplayer market for the reverse-holo parallel (asking-price proxy).

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07Why Collectors Want It

Sunkern — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #191).
Required for any complete Sunkern master set across eras.
Collectors of the Secret Wonders set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Sunkern with 40 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Sun Soak Cost: Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, remove all damage counters from Sunkern, search your deck for an Evolution card that evolves from Sunkern, and put it onto Sunkern. (This counts as evolving Sunkern.) Shuffle your deck afterward.

Seed Bomb Cost: Grass · 20 damage

Weakness: Fire +10
Resistance: Water -20
Retreat cost: 1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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