What does Kakuna evolve into?

Kakuna evolves into Beedrill at level 10. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 205 BST.

At what level does Kakuna evolve?

Kakuna evolves into Beedrill at level 10. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Kakuna works as a placeholder. Bug/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Beedrill . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Kakuna?

Kakuna is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Kakuna - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Kakuna's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Cocoon Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 2 Defense stat exp, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP45

Attack25

Defense50

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def25

Speed35

Total205

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight10.0 kg

Base XP72

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Shed Skin

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

Nearly incapable of movement, it leans against stout trees while waiting for its evolution.

Crystal

Kakuna Weakness

Type-wise, Kakuna takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. The Bug/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Kakuna's physical bulk (base 50 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Kakuna Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-2

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Kakuna in Crystal (Best Counters)

Magby Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Kakuna Ember 2x 78-93% View Magby builds →
Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Kakuna Peck 2x 38-47% View Natu builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 12 Damage vs Kakuna Ember 2x 67-80% View Cyndaquil builds →
Spearow NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Kakuna Peck 2x 44-53% View Spearow builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Kakuna Peck 2x 33-40% View Hoothoot builds →

Crystal Evolution

Kakuna sits between Weedle and Beedrill in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Defense has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 190 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#013Weedle

Level 7

#014Kakuna

Level 10

#015Beedrill

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Weedle

BugPoison

Kakuna

BugPoison

Beedrill

BugPoison

45+5

65+20

ATK

25-10

90+65

DEF

50+20

40-10

SP.ATK

25+5

45+20

SP.DEF

25+5

80+55

SPE

35-15

75+40

BST

195D-Tier

205D-Tier+10

395C-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Kakuna to get Weedle eggs easily using 23 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Kakuna Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Poison Sting for Kakuna, with limited coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 7

Harden

———30Normal

TM Moves

Kakuna can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Kakuna doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Kakuna can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Rem

String Shot

D—9540Bug

How to Get Kakuna in Crystal

Kakuna starts showing up in early-game routes at moderate rates across 3 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Kakuna in Crystal

Weedle is your first catch on the way to Kakuna. You'll find walking and headbutt encounters from Lv. 3-18 across 9 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Weedle
Ilex Forest
Grass Lv.5 Forest
30%Early
Morning/day
National Park - Bug Catching Contest
Grass Lv.7-18 Facility
20%Early
Ilex Forest
Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Forest
15%Early
Route 30
Grass Lv.3 Route
5%Early
Morning/day
Route 31
Grass Lv.4 Route
5%Early
Morning/day
National Park
Grass Lv.10 Facility
5%Early
Morning/day
Train until Level 7
Step 2Kakuna ✓
Ilex Forest
Grass Lv.7 Forest
10%Early
Morning/day
National Park - Bug Catching Contest
Grass Lv.9-18 Facility
10%Early
Ilex Forest
Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Forest
5%Early
or evolve from Weedle (Step 1)

Kakuna Guide

Kakuna evolves into Beedrill at level 10. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 205 BST.
Kakuna evolves into Beedrill at level 10. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Kakuna works as a placeholder. Bug/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Beedrill. That's where the stats start mattering.
Kakuna is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Kakuna appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Kakuna have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 27 Learns Wing Attack at Level 27 View Zubat builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves EmberLv. 12 Learns Ember at Level 12 View Cyndaquil builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Learns Peck at Level 11 View Hoothoot builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves GustLv. 9 Learns Gust at Level 9 View Pidgey builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Ledyba builds →

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Kakuna Peck 2x 38-46% View Noctowl builds →
Magby Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Kakuna Fire Blast 2x 200-235%KO Fire Punch 2x 137-162%KO Ember 2x 78-92% View Magby builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 9 Damage vs Kakuna Fire Blast 2x 200-235%KO Ember 2x 78-92% View Growlithe builds →
Pidgeotto NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 9 Damage vs Kakuna Gust 2x 46-55% View Pidgeotto builds →
Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Kakuna Peck 2x 38-46% View Natu builds →

Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Kakuna Rollout 2x 15-19% View Shuckle builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Kakuna Fly 2x 87-104%KO Peck 2x 36-42% View Noctowl builds →
Fearow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Kakuna Fly 2x 133-158%KO Peck 2x 55-65% View Fearow builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Fire PunchTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 1 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Kakuna Rock Slide 2x 121-142%KO Fire Punch 2x 54-64% Rock Throw 2x 81-96% Rollout 2x 51-62% View Sudowoodo builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Damage vs Kakuna Wing Attack 2x 81-96% View Golbat builds →

Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Kakuna Rollout 2x 15-19% View Shuckle builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Kakuna Fly 2x 85-101%KO Peck 2x 35-41% View Noctowl builds →
Fearow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Kakuna Fly 2x 130-154%KO Peck 2x 54-64% View Fearow builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Fire PunchTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 1 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Kakuna Rock Slide 2x 118-139%KO Fire Punch 2x 53-63% Rock Throw 2x 79-94% Rollout 2x 50-60% View Sudowoodo builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Damage vs Kakuna Wing Attack 2x 83-98% View Golbat builds →

Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Kakuna Rollout 2x 15-19% View Shuckle builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Kakuna Fly 2x 85-101%KO Peck 2x 35-41% View Noctowl builds →
Fearow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Kakuna Fly 2x 130-154%KO Peck 2x 54-64% View Fearow builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Fire PunchTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 1 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Kakuna Rock Slide 2x 118-139%KO Fire Punch 2x 53-63% Rock Throw 2x 79-94% Rollout 2x 50-60% View Sudowoodo builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Damage vs Kakuna Wing Attack 2x 83-98% View Golbat builds →

Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Kakuna Ice Beam 129-152%KO Psychic 2x 259-305%KO Thief 58-68% View Jynx builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Fire Blast CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Sunny Day Damage vs Kakuna Fire Blast 2x 306-360%KO Crunch 111-131%KO Pursuit 56-66% View Houndoom builds →
Dragonite DragonFlying	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Dynamic Punch Ice Beam Thunder Thunderbolt Damage vs Kakuna Ice Beam 77-90% Thunder 94-110%KO Thunderbolt 77-90% View Dragonite builds →
Rhydon GroundRock	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Rock Slide EarthquakeSTAB RoarUtility CurseSetup Damage vs Kakuna Rock Slide 2x 153-181%KO Earthquake 101-119%KO View Rhydon builds →