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[[File:Bandai Kakuna card.jpg|thumb|Kakuna's arms extended in [[Ken Sugimori]] artwork|100px]] | [[File:Bandai Kakuna card.jpg|thumb|Kakuna's arms extended in [[Ken Sugimori]] artwork|100px]] | ||
* Kakuna shares the same [[species]] name with {{p|Metapod}}, {{p|Silcoon}}, and {{p|Cascoon}}. They are all known as the Cocoon Pokémon. | * Kakuna shares the same [[species]] name with {{p|Metapod}}, {{p|Silcoon}}, and {{p|Cascoon}}. They are all known as the Cocoon Pokémon. | ||
** They also | ** They also share the same base stat total, learnset, Ability, and EV yield. | ||
*** This | *** This ties them as the evolved Pokémon with the lowest base stat total. | ||
* In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], "Kokoon" was the prototype English name for Kakuna. This is the same as 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 the same as 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 Bandai card. | * 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 Bandai card. | ||
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Its design appears to be based on | Its design appears to be based on the {{wp|Honey bee life cycle|pupa stage}} of a {{wp|bee}} (more specifically, the common honeybee pupa). | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Kakuna is a corruption of ''{{wp| | Kakuna is a corruption of ''{{wp|Pupa|cocoon}}''. | ||
Cocoon is literally ''cocoon''. | Cocoon is literally ''cocoon''. | ||