Kakuna (Pokémon)

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Kakuna (Japanese: コクーン Cocoon) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 7 and evolves into starting at level 10.
==Biology==
Kakuna is a yellow, cocoon-like . Kakuna has a dome-shaped head and black, triangular eyes with glowing white pupils. It has two scythe-like arms in the middle of its body. When it comes close to evolving, its body gives off heat that makes it warm to the touch. Kakuna remains virtually immobile and waits for evolution, often hanging from tree branches by long strands of silk. When attacked, however, it can extend its poison barbs. Kakuna nests in and misty wooded areas. Occasionally, it will also nest at the mouth of tunnels and caves, as seen in Pokémon Snap.
===Evolution===
Kakuna evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Game locations===
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Kakuna is available in .
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Kakuna (Base Set 33)Kakuna (Skyridge 70)
 	Kakuna (Vending S1)Kakuna (EX Delta Species 46)
 	Kakuna (EX FireRed & LeafGreen 36)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Kakuna debuted in Challenge of the Samurai, where multiple were seen in a hive. The Kakuna then evolved into in defense of their hive.
====Minor appearances====
A Kakuna appeared in A Chansey Operation.
Multiple Kakuna appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Kakuna was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In Illusion Confusion!, a Kakuna was one of the illusions created by a group of and .
In Mewtwo Returns, multiple Kakuna were hanging near .
In Gettin' The Bugs Out, multiple Kakuna were living at the Azalea Gym. They assisted in apprehending so they couldn't escape.
Multiple Kakuna appeared in A Poached Ego!.
A Kakuna appeared in All in a Day's Wurmple.
A Kakuna appeared in The Green Guardian.
Multiple Kakuna appeared in Cutting the Ties that Bind!.
In The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!, multiple Kakuna evolved into a swarm of Beedrill.
In All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!, a Kakuna dressed up as a as part of the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest.
In Danger, Sweet as Honey!, multiple Kakuna evolved into a swarm of Beedrill at Honey Island.
Four Kakuna appeared in I Choose You!.
Two Kakuna appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.
Two Kakuna appeared in a video hologram in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!.
Multiple Kakuna appeared in Working My Way Back to Mew!, where Goh caught . Goh's Kakuna has since made further appearances in .
A Trainer's Kakuna appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.
A Kakuna appeared in The Road Most Traveled!, where it evolved into Beedrill.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 1: Red, a Kakuna was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.
===POKÉTOON===
Two Kakuna appeared in Blossom's Dream.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====Minor appearances====
Kakuna debuted in a cameo in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that escapes from Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Murkrow Row, a Kakuna appeared as one of the Pokémon in 's house, also known as the House of Pokémon.
Bugsy uses two Kakuna on his team, one of which first appeared in Ursaring Major. It, a Metapod, and Bugsy visited the Azalea Town's well where Team Rocket had been.
 a Kakuna on her way to Professor Elm's Lab in Three Cheers for Chikorita.
A Kakuna appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
In Softening Up Kakuna, a Kakuna was used by a that was challenging the .
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Kakuna appeared in Catch That Pokémon Thief!!.
A Kakuna appeared in The Hardest Bug Pokémon Wins?!, under the ownership of Bugsy.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Kakuna appeared in I Won't Let You Lead!!.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A Kakuna appeared in How Do You Do, Pikachu?.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Kakuna appeared in a background collage in Catch the Poliwag!.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
Bugsy has a Kakuna that was first seen in Let's Aim For The Goal.
===Pokémon Journeys===
Two Kakuna appeared in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.
Goh caught a Kakuna in Battle Frontier Challenge: The Flute Cup!, just like he does in the animated series.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Kakuna shares its with , , and . They are all known as the Cocoon Pokémon.
** They also share the same base stat total, move learnset, Ability, and EV yield.
*** This ties them as the evolved Pokémon with the lowest base stat total.
* Kakuna has the lowest base stat of all Pokémon.
* In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, "Kokoon" was the prototype English name for Kakuna. This is similar to its romanized Japanese name.
* Kakuna's English name resembles a Japanese name, translating perfectly into "カクナ", than its actual Japanese name, Cocoon.
* In Pokémon the Series, Kakuna is explicitly shown evolving more than any other Pokémon.[clarification needed]
* Kakuna and its evolved form, , are the only Poison-type Pokémon.
===Design variations===
The "arms" on Kakuna seen in its 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.
===Concept and development===
Kakuna and its evolutionary relatives were designed by Atsuko Nishida.Interview with Atsuko Nishida on Game Freak's website
===Origin===
Kakuna appears to be based on the of a or . Its tendency to dangle from a thread (as seen in the and some ) may also be based on certain s whose larvae construct hanging .
====Name origin====
Kakuna may be a corruption of . 
Cocoon is literally cocoon.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Giovanni's Kakuna
==References==
==External links==
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