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Kakuna

Cocoon Pokémon

Bug Poison

Able to move only slightly. When endangered, it may stick out its stinger and poison its enemy.

In Pokémon GO · 432 max CP 5 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.6 m

Weight10.0 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP72

Abilities

Shed Skin

Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.

Egg groups: Bug

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

205

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Flying2×

Rock2×

Fire2×

Psychic2×

Resistant to

Fighting¼×

Grass¼×

Poison½×

Bug½×

Fairy½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Tank

Moves

Item

Leftovers / Black Sludge

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

EV spread

HP252

Atk80

Def▲176

Sweeper

Moves

Item

Metronome

NatureAdamant+Atk/−SpA

EV spread

HP4

Atk▲252

Spe252

Choice

Moves

Item

Choice Band / Choice Scarf

Nature{"Adamant","Jolly"}

EV spread

HP4

Atk252

Spe252

Trapper Counter

Moves

Item

Shed Shell

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

EV spread

HP252

Def▲252

SpD4

Classic Tank

Moves

Item

Sticky Barb

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

EV spread

HP252

Def▲252

SpD4

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Kakuna

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Red

Route 24 Route 25 Viridian Forest

Blue

Route 25 Viridian Forest

Silver

Azalea Town Ilex Forest Lake of Rage National Park Route 2 Route 26 Route 27 Route 30 Route 31 Route 34 Route 35 Route 36 Route 37 Route 38 Route 39

Crystal

Ilex Forest

FireRed

Pattern Bush Route 24 Route 25 Viridian Forest

LeafGreen

Pattern Bush Route 24 Route 25 Viridian Forest

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Ilex Forest National Park Route 2 Route 30 Route 31 Route 47 Viridian Forest

Black

Route 12

Friend Safari Santalune Forest

Friend Safari

Let's Go Pikachu

Viridian Forest

Let's Go Eevee

Viridian Forest

Red Japan

Route 24 Route 25 Viridian Forest

Green Japan

Route 25 Viridian Forest

Evolution

#0013Weedle

Lv. 7

#0014Kakuna

Lv. 10

#0015Beedrill

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Kakuna can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	30

Sprites & renders

24 sprites & renders for Kakuna.

Across the games

More Bug-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

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Cite this page

“Kakuna”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/kakuna.

Species data from PokéAPI.