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 Yellow, 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 Yellow. 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

Able to move only slightly. When endangered, it may stick out its stinger and poison its enemy.

Yellow

Kakuna Weakness

Type-wise, Kakuna takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic, Bug, and Rock. 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, Bug, Rock
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Bug Rock

½xResist

None

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Poison Bug

How to Beat Kakuna in Yellow (Best Counters)

In Yellow, Slowbro can KO Kakuna with Surf (115-135%). Articuno threatens a KO with Blizzard (135-158%). Golem's Explosion also KOs at 157-185%.

Slowbro WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build Moves AmnesiaUtility RestRecovery SurfSTAB Thunder Wave Damage vs Kakuna Surf 115-135%KO View Slowbro builds →
Articuno IceFlying	B
Recommended Build Moves BlizzardSTAB AgilitySetup Hyper Beam Ice Beam Damage vs Kakuna Blizzard 135-158%KO Hyper Beam 71-83% Ice Beam 110-130%KO View Articuno builds →
Golem RockGround	B
Recommended Build Moves EarthquakeSTAB Explosion Rock Slide Body Slam Damage vs Kakuna Earthquake 95-112%KO Explosion 157-185%KO Rock Slide 2x 142-168%KO Body Slam 54-63% View Golem builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build Moves Earthquake Fire Blast Swords Dance Hyper Beam Damage vs Kakuna Earthquake 47-55% Fire Blast 2x 302-356%KO Hyper Beam 70-83% View Charizard builds →
Pinsir Bug	B
Recommended Build Moves Swords Dance Hyper Beam Submission Bind Damage vs Kakuna Hyper Beam 98-115%KO Submission 13-15% Bind 10-12% View Pinsir builds →

Yellow Evolution

This Bug/Poison-type links Weedle to Beedrill. Kakuna has 205 stats but sits in the Undiscovered 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 not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Kakuna Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 1 build content has limited support (no abilities, held items, or natures).

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

Moves

A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Bug and Poison STAB for Kakuna, with limited 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

Kakuna can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Kakuna in Yellow

Kakuna isn't available in the wild in Yellow. Start by transferring Weedle from Red, Gold, or FireRed. The evolution path from Weedle to Kakuna is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Kakuna in Yellow

Step 1Obtain Weedle
Catch in the wild in:
RedWalking · Viridian Forest
Then trade to Yellow to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
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 Yellow, 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 Yellow. 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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