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 was first released as 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.	Height	Weight
014	2'0" (0.6 m)	22 lbs. (10 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 included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection expansions.

Gallery

TCG GB1 Evolution sprite	TCG GB2 Beginning Pokémon sprite	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Early prints of the card mistakenly list the weight as length.

Origin

Poison Powder, formatted on this card as Poisonpowder, is a move in the Pokémon games that Kakuna cannot learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.