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===Evolution===
===Evolution===
Kakuna evolves from {{p|Weedle}} and evolves into {{p|Beedrill}}.
Kakuna evolves from {{p|Weedle}} and evolves into {{p|Beedrill}}.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to [[#Evolution data|Game data→Evolution data]].)
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==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Kakuna anime.png|thumb|250px|left|Kakuna in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
[[File:Kakuna evolution anime.png|thumb|200px|Kakuna's original evolution method in the anime]]
====Major appearances====
Kakuna made its debut in ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]'', where multiple were seen in a hive. The Kakuna then evolved into Beedrill in defense of their hive.
 
====Minor appearances====
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[EP047|A Chansey Operation]]''.
 
Multiple Kakuna appeared in ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]''.
 
In ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'', a Kakuna was at the [[Pokémon Theme Park]].
 
In ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion!]]'', a Kakuna was one of the illusions created by a group of {{p|Haunter}} and {{p|Gengar}}.
 
In ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', multiple Kakuna were hanging near {{DL|Mount Quena|Purity River}}.
 
In ''[[EP144|Gettin' The Bugs Out]]'', multiple Kakuna were living at the [[Azalea Gym]]. They assisted in apprehending {{TRT}} so they couldn't escape.
 
Multiple Kakuna appeared in ''[[AG006|A Poached Ego!]]''.
 
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]''.
 
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[AG155|The Green Guardian]]''.
 
Multiple Kakuna appeared in ''[[AG163|Cutting the Ties that Bind!]]''.
 
In ''[[DP031|The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!]]'', multiple Kakuna evolved into a swarm of Beedrill.
 
In ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]'', a Kakuna dressed up as a {{p|Crawdaunt}} as part of the [[Pokémon Dress-Up Contest]].
 
In ''[[BW124|Danger, Sweet as Honey!]]'', multiple Kakuna evolved into a swarm of Beedrill at [[Honey Island]].
 
Four Kakuna appeared in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''.
 
Two Kakuna appeared in a flashback in ''[[JN001|Enter Pikachu!]]''.
 
Two Kakuna appeared in a video hologram in ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]''.
 
Multiple Kakuna appeared in ''[[JN006|Working My Way Back to Mew!]]'', where [[Goh]] caught {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Weedle|one}}. Goh's Kakuna has since made further appearances in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''.
 
A Trainer's Kakuna appeared in ''[[JN070|Take My Thief! Please!]]''.
 
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[JN137|The Road Most Traveled!]]'', where it evolved into Beedrill.
 
====Pokédex entries====
{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP004|Kakuna|Ash's Pokédex|Kakuna, a transitional stage between {{p|Weedle}} and {{p|Beedrill}}. {{tt|Kakunas|Correct form would have been ''Kakuna''}} remain inactive until they [[Evolution|evolve]] into deadly {{tt|Beedrills|Correct form would have been ''Beedrill''}} and hatch.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Kanto}}
 
===Pokémon Origins===
In ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]'', a Kakuna was one of the Pokémon seen in [[Professor Oak]]'s introduction.
 
===POKÉTOON===
Two Kakuna appeared in ''[[PT03|Blossom's Dream]]''.
 
==In the manga==
[[File:Bugsy Kakuna PM.png|thumb|150px|Kakuna in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]]]
[[File:Schoolkid Kakuna Adventures.png|thumb|left|150px|Kakuna in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[PPP01|How Do You Do, Pikachu?]]''.
 
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Red, Green & Blue}}====
Kakuna debuted in a cameo in ''[[PS002|Bulbasaur, Come Home!]]'' as one of the Pokémon that escapes from [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
 
===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}====
In ''[[PS091|Murkrow Row]]'', a Kakuna appeared as one of the Pokémon in {{adv|Gold}}'s house, also known as the House of Pokémon.
 
[[Bugsy]] uses two Kakuna on his team, one of which first appeared in ''[[PS102|Ursaring Major]]''. It, a Metapod, and Bugsy visited the [[Azalea Town]]'s well where Team Rocket had been.
 
{{adv|Crystal}} {{pkmn2|caught}} a Kakuna on her way to [[Professor Elm]]'s Lab in ''[[PS118|Three Cheers for Chikorita]]''.
 
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]'' as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in [[Ilex Forest]].
 
===={{MangaArc|Platinum}}====
In ''[[PS426|Softening Up Kakuna]]'', a Kakuna was used by a {{pkmn|Trainer}} that was challenging the {{gdis|Battle Factory|IV}}.
 
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
[[Bugsy]] has a Kakuna that was first seen in ''[[GB04|Let's Aim For The Goal]]''.
 
===Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All===
A Kakuna appeared in a background collage in ''[[GDZ09|Catch the Poliwag!]]''.
 
===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
Two Kakuna appeared in ''[[JNM01|Legend? Check! Friends? Check!]]''.
 
[[Goh]] caught a Kakuna in ''[[JNM03|Battle Frontier Challenge: The Flute Cup!]]'', just like he does in the anime.
 
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[PM008|Catch That Pokémon Thief!!]]''.
 
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[PM079|The Hardest Bug Pokémon Wins?!]]'', under the ownership of [[Bugsy]].
 
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[PMRS02|I Won't Let You Lead!!]]''.
 
==In the TCG==
{{main|Kakuna (TCG)}}


==Game data==
==Game data==
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===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====
===={{Trading Card Game}}-only moves====
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{{Spritebox/HOME|ndex=0014}}
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{{Spritebox/Footer|014|Kakuna}}
{{Spritebox/Footer|014|Kakuna}}
==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Kakuna anime.png|thumb|250px|Kakuna in ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'']]
[[File:Kakuna evolution anime.png|thumb|200px|Kakuna's original evolution method in ''Pokémon the Series'']]
====Major appearances====
Kakuna made its debut in ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]'', where multiple were seen in a hive. The Kakuna then evolved into Beedrill in defense of their hive.
====Minor appearances====
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[EP047|A Chansey Operation]]''.
Multiple Kakuna appeared in ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]''.
In ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'', a Kakuna was at the [[Pokémon Theme Park]].
In ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion!]]'', a Kakuna was one of the illusions created by a group of {{p|Haunter}} and {{p|Gengar}}.
In ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', multiple Kakuna were hanging near {{DL|Mount Quena|Purity River}}.
In ''[[EP144|Gettin' The Bugs Out]]'', multiple Kakuna were living at the [[Azalea Gym]]. They assisted in apprehending {{TRT}} so they couldn't escape.
Multiple Kakuna appeared in ''[[AG006|A Poached Ego!]]''.
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]''.
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[AG155|The Green Guardian]]''.
Multiple Kakuna appeared in ''[[AG163|Cutting the Ties that Bind!]]''.
In ''[[DP031|The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!]]'', multiple Kakuna evolved into a swarm of Beedrill.
In ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]'', a Kakuna dressed up as a {{p|Crawdaunt}} as part of the [[Pokémon Dress-Up Contest]].
In ''[[BW124|Danger, Sweet as Honey!]]'', multiple Kakuna evolved into a swarm of Beedrill at [[Honey Island]].
Four Kakuna appeared in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''.
Two Kakuna appeared in a flashback in ''[[JN001|Enter Pikachu!]]''.
Two Kakuna appeared in a video hologram in ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]''.
Multiple Kakuna appeared in ''[[JN006|Working My Way Back to Mew!]]'', where [[Goh]] caught {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Weedle|one}}. Goh's Kakuna has since made further appearances in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''.
A Trainer's Kakuna appeared in ''[[JN070|Take My Thief! Please!]]''.
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[JN137|The Road Most Traveled!]]'', where it evolved into Beedrill.
====Pokédex entries====
{{Animedexheader|Kanto}}
{{Animedexbody|EP004|Kakuna|Ash's Pokédex|Kakuna, a transitional stage between {{p|Weedle}} and {{p|Beedrill}}. {{tt|Kakunas|Correct form would have been ''Kakuna''}} remain inactive until they [[Evolution|evolve]] into deadly {{tt|Beedrills|Correct form would have been ''Beedrill''}} and hatch.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|Kanto}}
===Pokémon Origins===
In ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]'', a Kakuna was one of the Pokémon seen in [[Professor Oak]]'s introduction.
===POKÉTOON===
Two Kakuna appeared in ''[[PT03|Blossom's Dream]]''.
==In the manga==
[[File:Bugsy Kakuna PM.png|thumb|150px|Kakuna in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]]]
[[File:Schoolkid Kakuna Adventures.png|thumb|left|150px|Kakuna in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[PPP01|How Do You Do, Pikachu?]]''.
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Red, Green & Blue}}====
Kakuna debuted in a cameo in ''[[PS002|Bulbasaur, Come Home!]]'' as one of the Pokémon that escapes from [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}====
In ''[[PS091|Murkrow Row]]'', a Kakuna appeared as one of the Pokémon in {{adv|Gold}}'s house, also known as the House of Pokémon.
[[Bugsy]] uses two Kakuna on his team, one of which first appeared in ''[[PS102|Ursaring Major]]''. It, a Metapod, and Bugsy visited the [[Azalea Town]]'s well where Team Rocket had been.
{{adv|Crystal}} {{pkmn2|caught}} a Kakuna on her way to [[Professor Elm]]'s Lab in ''[[PS118|Three Cheers for Chikorita]]''.
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[PS179|The Last Battle XIII]]'' as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in [[Ilex Forest]].
===={{MangaArc|Platinum}}====
In ''[[PS426|Softening Up Kakuna]]'', a Kakuna was used by a {{pkmn|Trainer}} that was challenging the {{gdis|Battle Factory|IV}}.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
[[Bugsy]] has a Kakuna that was first seen in ''[[GB04|Let's Aim For The Goal]]''.
===Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All===
A Kakuna appeared in a background collage in ''[[GDZ09|Catch the Poliwag!]]''.
===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
Two Kakuna appeared in ''[[JNM01|Legend? Check! Friends? Check!]]''.
[[Goh]] caught a Kakuna in ''[[JNM03|Battle Frontier Challenge: The Flute Cup!]]'', just like he does in the [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|animated series]].
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[PM008|Catch That Pokémon Thief!!]]''.
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[PM079|The Hardest Bug Pokémon Wins?!]]'', under the ownership of [[Bugsy]].
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Kakuna appeared in ''[[PMRS02|I Won't Let You Lead!!]]''.
==In the TCG==
{{main|Kakuna (TCG)}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Bandai Kakuna card.jpg|thumb|Kakuna's arms extended in [[Ken Sugimori]] artwork|100px]]
* Kakuna shares its {{pkmn|category}} with {{p|Metapod}}, {{p|Silcoon}}, and {{p|Cascoon}}. They are all known as the Cocoon Pokémon.
* Kakuna shares its {{pkmn|category}} with {{p|Metapod}}, {{p|Silcoon}}, and {{p|Cascoon}}. They are all known as the Cocoon Pokémon.
** They also share the same [[Base stats|base stat]] total, move learnset, [[Ability]], and EV yield.
** They also share the same [[Base stats|base stat]] total, move learnset, [[Ability]], and EV yield.
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* Kakuna has the lowest base {{stat|Attack}} stat of all {{type|Poison}} Pokémon.
* Kakuna has the lowest base {{stat|Attack}} stat of all {{type|Poison}} Pokémon.
* In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], "Kokoon" was the prototype English name for Kakuna. This is similar to its romanized Japanese name.
* In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], "Kokoon" was the prototype English name for Kakuna. This is similar to its romanized Japanese name.
* The "arms" on Kakuna seen in its {{2v2|Red|Blue}} 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 Carddass Trading Cards|Pocket Monsters Bandai card]].
* Kakuna and its evolutionary relatives were designed by [[Atsuko Nishida]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980121112202fw_/http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/POKEMON/INTER/ATSUKO/INTER_AT.HTM Interview with Atsuko Nishida on Game Freak's website]</ref>
* Kakuna's English name resembles a Japanese name, translating perfectly into "カクナ", than its actual Japanese name, Cocoon.
* Kakuna's English name resembles a Japanese name, translating perfectly into "カクナ", than its actual Japanese name, Cocoon.
<!--* In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Kakuna is explicitly shown evolving more than any other Pokémon. How many times?-->
* In ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'', Kakuna is explicitly shown evolving more than any other Pokémon.<sup>[''clarification needed'']</sup><!--How many times?-->
* Kakuna and its evolved form, {{p|Beedrill}}, are the only {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} Poison-type Pokémon.
 
===Design variations===
[[File:Bandai Kakuna card.jpg|thumb|150px|Kakuna's arms extended in [[Ken Sugimori]] artwork]]
The "arms" on Kakuna seen in its {{2v2|Red|Blue}} 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 Carddass Trading Cards|Pocket Monsters Bandai card]].
 
===Concept and development===
Kakuna and its evolutionary relatives were designed by [[Atsuko Nishida]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980121112202fw_/http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/POKEMON/INTER/ATSUKO/INTER_AT.HTM Interview with Atsuko Nishida on Game Freak's website]</ref>


===Origin===
===Origin===
Kakuna appears to be based on the {{wp|pupa|pupal stage}} of a {{wp|bee}} or {{wp|wasp}}. Its tendency to dangle from a thread (as seen in the {{pkmn|anime}} and some [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off games]]) may also be based on certain {{wp|parasitoid wasp}}s whose larvae construct hanging {{wp|Pupa#Cocoon|cocoons}}.
Kakuna appears to be based on the {{wp|pupa|pupal stage}} of a {{wp|bee}} or {{wp|wasp}}. Its tendency to dangle from a thread (as seen in the {{pkmn|anime}} and some {{spin-off games}}) may also be based on certain {{wp|parasitoid wasp}}s whose larvae construct hanging {{wp|Pupa#Cocoon|cocoons}}.


====Name origin====
====Name origin====
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Cocoon is literally ''cocoon''.
Cocoon is literally ''cocoon''.
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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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