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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. 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

Utility

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 EVs, 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

Shed Skin

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

No Ultrasun Ultramoon entries available

While awaiting evolution, it hides from predators under leaves and in nooks of branches.

Kakuna Weakness

Type-wise, Kakuna takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. The Bug/Poison typing picks up 5 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, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Psychic Dark Fairy

How to Beat Kakuna in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Best Counters)

Solgaleo PsychicSteel	S
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 61 Fire BlastTM38 Stone EdgeTM71 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Kakuna Flare Blitz 2x 170-200%KO Fire Blast 2x 205-242%KO Stone Edge 2x 142-167%KO Flamethrower 2x 168-198%KO View Solgaleo builds →
Metagross SteelPsychic	B
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 PsyshockTM03 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Kakuna Psychic 2x 218-258%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 168-198%KO Psyshock 2x 193-228%KO Rock Slide 2x 106-125%KO View Metagross builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyTM76 Air SlashLv. 45 Rock SlideTM80 Air CutterLv. 12 Damage vs Kakuna Fly 2x 123-145%KO Air Slash 2x 98-115%KO Rock Slide 2x 69-82% Air Cutter 2x 78-93% View Skarmory builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	B
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Kakuna Stone Edge 2x 202-238%KO Rock Slide 2x 153-180%KO Rock Tomb 2x 123-145%KO Aerial Ace 2x 82-97% View Terrakion builds →
Probopass RockSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Power GemLv. 25 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Kakuna Stone Edge 2x 103-123%KO Power Gem 2x 161-190%KO Rock Slide 2x 78-93% Rock Tomb 2x 63-75% View Probopass builds →

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Evolution

Kakuna sits between Weedle and Beedrill in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners 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 77 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)

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Kakuna Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Harden

D——30Normal

TM Moves

Kakuna can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Kakuna doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Tutor

Electroweb

D559515Electric

Tutor

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Reminder Moves

Rem

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Rem

Poison Sting

D1510035Poison

Rem

String Shot

——9540Bug

How to Get Kakuna in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Kakuna can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Weedle from Red, Gold, or FireRed and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Kakuna in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Step 1Obtain Weedle
Also found in:
Red Gold Crystal FireRed
Train until Level 7
Step 2Kakuna ✓

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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. 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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