Is Kakuna Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Kakuna sits at this stage briefly. Crystal's early trainers push it through to Beedrill within a couple of battles.
Falkner's Pokemon outpace and outclass Kakuna here.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Chuck's typing presses Beedrill's defenses.
Jasmine's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Janine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beedrill here.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Brock's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Blaine's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beedrill here.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Catch Weedle on Route 30 (walking, Lv 3, rare).
- STARTING (Lv 3)
- LV 3PoisonPoison Sting23100%35
Your Kakuna should hit Level 10 before you reach Bugsy, at typical leveling pace.
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwift60100%20
- HM01NormalCut5095%30
- After Bugsy
- TM49BugFury Cutter6095%20
- LV 20BugTwineedle38100%20
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 30DarkPursuit40100%20
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
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 C
Weedle is your first catch on the way to Kakuna. You'll find walking and headbutt encounters from Lv. 3-18 across 11 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch WeedleIlex ForestLv.5GrassRate 30%Morning/dayNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.7-18FloorRate 20%Ilex ForestLv.10Headbutting special treesRate 15%Route 30Lv.3GrassRate 5%Morning/dayRoute 31Lv.4GrassRate 5%Morning/dayNational ParkLv.10FloorRate 5%Morning/day
Step 2Kakuna ✓Ilex ForestLv.7GrassRate 10%Morning/dayNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.9-18FloorRate 10%Ilex ForestLv.10Headbutting special treesRate 5%or evolve from Weedle (Step 1)
Step 3Catch or Evolve into BeedrillIlex ForestLv.10Headbutting treesRate 5%National Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.12-15FloorRate 5%or evolve from Kakuna (Step 2)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
- 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
What is Kakuna Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Kakuna
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Magby Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x238-282%KO Rollout 2x26-31% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Kadabra builds →Psybeam 2x180-212%KO Fire Punch 2x138-163%KO | ||
Magby Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x329-388%KO Fire Punch 2x138-164%KO | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x283-335%KO Ancient Power 2x65-77% | ||
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x328-386%KO Fire Punch 2x138-163%KO | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x283-334%KO Ancient Power 2x64-75% | ||
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x328-386%KO Fire Punch 2x138-163%KO | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x283-334%KO Ancient Power 2x64-75% | ||
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x328-386%KO Fire Punch 2x138-163%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x283-334%KO Ancient Power 2x64-75% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x355-418%KO Fire Punch 2x148-175%KO | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x328-387%KO Rollout 2x30-35% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 2x330-389%KO Dream Eater 2x184-217%KO | ||
Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Kakuna Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Kakuna to get Weedle eggs easily using 23 partners from the Bug egg group.
C Kakuna Best Moveset
Cocoon stage with Harden and nothing else. Any real attack removes it. Beedrill at the next stage offers minimal competitive improvement.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Harden
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Nearly incapable of movement, it leans against stout trees while waiting for its evolution.
Kakuna Crystal Guide
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.
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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves