Kakuna (Base Set 33)

Kakuna LV.23 コクーン Cocoon

Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Weedle Card name Kakuna Type Grass HP 80 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 33/102 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 47/130 TCG GB1 set Evolution TCG GB1 ID B08 TCG GB2 set Beginning Pokémon TCG GB2 ID A04 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 50/110 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Kakuna.

Kakuna (Japanese: コクーン Cocoon) is a Grass-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set.

Card text

Stiffen かたまる

Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Kakuna during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)

Poisonpowder どくのこな 20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Pokédex data

Kakuna - Cocoon Pokémon

No.

014

Height

2'0" (0.6 m)

Weight

22 lbs. (10.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

Almost incapable of moving, this Pokémon can only harden its shell to protect itself from predators.

大人の体をつくるための一時的な状態。自分ではほとんど動けない。

Release information

This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, which were only released outside of Japan.

Trivia

• Early prints of the card mistakenly list the weight as length.
• Although PoisonPowder uses CamelCase in the games, it uses normal case on this card. This is likely because the card was released when the games used all-caps for the names of moves.
• While the card's Pokédex entry states that Kakuna can only protect itself by hardening its shell, the card also, ironically, features an offensive ability.

Origin

PoisonPowder is a move in the games, but Kakuna cannot learn it. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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