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#0014 Kakuna

Kakuna artwork
Artwork: PokéAPI.
BugPoison
Abilities
Shed SkinActivation chance increased to 100%.
Hidden ability
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Capture
Gender
50.0% female
Egg groups
Bug
Growth
Medium Fast
EV yield
2 Defense
Kakuna’s base stats
HP45
Attack25
Defense50
Sp. Atk25
Sp. Def25
Speed35
Total205

Where to find it

Chance per encounter, under the conditions shown.

Times and conditions
  • Morning: 4:00–9:59
  • Day: 10:00–19:59
  • Night: 20:00–3:59

Calendar encounters can replace a land slot on specific dates.

Contest values are stored weights, not percentages.

Where to find Kakuna in the wild
LocationMethod / conditionsLevelChance
Route 2, 510%
Route 2, 510%
Route 2, 510%
Route 2 East, 510%
Route 2 East, 510%
Route 30, 45%
Route 30, 45%
Route 31, 74%
Route 31, 74%
National Park, 1010%
National Park, 1010%
National Park, 1010%
National Park: Set 1: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays9–1840 (weight)

National Park: During the Bug-Catching Contest, the wild Pokémon come from the contest sets listed below, not from the park's normal table.

Bug-Catching Contest: The contest runs once per day, with one Pokémon and 20 Sport Balls, and uses the same species set on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in this hack. The additional National Pokédex species sets are not active.

Evolution

Evolves from Weedle at Lv 7.

Evolves into Beedrill at Lv 10.

Level-up moves

“On evolution” moves are learned when this Pokémon evolves. Open a move for its full effects and any special behavior in this hack.

Kakuna’s level-up moves
LevelMoveTypeCategoryPowerAccuracyPPEffect and notes
On evolutionHardenNormalStatus——30The user stiffens all the muscles in its body. Raises its Defense by 1 stage.
1HardenNormalStatus——30The user stiffens all the muscles in its body. Raises its Defense by 1 stage.

TMs and HMs

TMs and HMs Kakuna can learn
TM / HMMoveTypeCategoryPowerAccuracyPPEffect and notes
TM27ReturnNormalPhysicalvar.10020A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
TM104ElectrowebElectricSpecial559515Traps the target in an electric net, lowering its Speed.

Move tutors

Moves Kakuna can learn from tutors
MoveTypeCategoryPowerAccuracyPPEffect and notesTutor location, cost and requirements
Bug BiteBugPhysical6010020The user bites the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.

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