Kakuna is a yellow, serpentine cocoon Pokémon. Kakuna has a dome-shaped head and black, triangular eyes. It has two scythe-like arms in the middle of its body. When a Kakuna comes close to evolving, its body gives off heat that makes it warm to the touch.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Kakuna is usually only able to harden its shell in order to defend itself. However, Kakuna is capable of moving its poisonous barbs if a situation calls for it.
Behavior
Kakuna mostly stay still and wait for evolution often hanging from tree branches by long strands of silk.
Kakuna nest in forests and misty wooded areas. Occasionally they will also nest at the mouths of tunnels and caves. Kakuna populate Kanto, Johto, and occasionally parts of Sinnoh and Unova as well.
Kakuna, a transitional stage between Weedle and Beedrill. Kakunas remain inactive until they evolve into deadly Beedrills and hatch.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Kakuna's first appearance is a cameo in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that escapes from Professor Oak's Laboratory. Another Kakuna appeared as one of the Pokémon in Gold's house, also known as the House of Pokémon. Also, Bugsy uses two Kakuna on his team.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Kakuna remains virtually immobile as it clings to a tree. However, on the inside, it is extremely busy as it prepares for its coming evolution. This is evident from how hot the shell becomes to the touch.
It remains virtually immobile while it clings to a tree. However, on the inside, it busily prepares for evolution. This is evident from how hot its shell becomes.
Kakuna is tied with Metapod, Silcoon, and Cascoon as the weakest evolved Pokémon in the games, by average base stats.
In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, "Kokoon" was the prototype English name for Kakuna. This is the same as its romanized Japanese name.
The "arms" on Kakuna seen in its Red and Blue sprite are commonly mistaken to be a sprite error, as they are rarely shown in any other media. They have so far only been shown on its Red and Blue sprite and a Pocket Monsters Bandai card.
Kakuna is one of five Pokémon without a Hidden Ability that evolves from and into a Pokémon with a Hidden Ability. The others are Metapod, Pupitar, Silcoon, and Cascoon.
In the anime, Kakuna has been shown evolving more than any other Pokémon.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Kakuna images on Bulbagarden Archives.
