
Is Kakuna Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Push to level 10 for Beedrill. AbilityShed Skin occasionally cures status during Kakuna's brief existence, which is more than it contributed in the originals. The cocoon passes fast if you're grinding in Viridian Forest.
Brock's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Misty's typing presses Beedrill's defenses.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Koga's typing presses Beedrill's defenses.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Weedle on Route 2 (walking, Lv 4-5, rare).
- STARTING (Lv 4)
- LV 4PoisonPoison Sting23100%35
How to Get Kakuna in FireRed & LeafGreen
All eight of Kakuna's grass encounters sit at rare or uncommon in both versions. The low rates make wild Kakuna trickier to find than Weedle.
4 locations to catch Kakuna5 locations to catch Weedle
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Catch Weedle at any of the 5 locations below, then level it up to 7 — it evolves into Kakuna.
Where To Catch Kakuna in FRLG
The path to Kakuna starts with Weedle at Lv. 3-9 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 2Kakuna ✓Pattern BushLv.9GrassFireRedRate 20%Pattern BushLv.9GrassLeafGreenRate 20%Viridian ForestLv.4-6GrassFireRedRate 10%Viridian ForestLv.5GrassLeafGreenRate 5%or evolve from Weedle (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into BeedrillBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Beedrill egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
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
What is Kakuna Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Kakuna
Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x84-100%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-58% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x62-73% Confusion 2x71-84% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x84-100%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-58% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x62-73% Confusion 2x71-84% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x185-219%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-54% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x199-234%KO Aerial Ace 2x48-56% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x361-425%KO Fly 2x96-114%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x117-138%KO Ancient Power 2x99-117%KO Fire Blast 2x127-150%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x425-500%KO Fly 2x114-135%KO | ||
Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x323-380%KO Rock Slide 2x74-88% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x378-445%KO Fly 2x99-118%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x387-455%KO Fly 2x145-170%KO Psychic 2x166-196%KO | ||
Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x507-596%KO Aerial Ace 2x93-110%KO Rock Tomb 2x77-91% | ||
Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x211-249%KO Fly 2x105-124%KO | ||
Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x335-395%KO Fire Blast 2x297-350%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-84% Rock Tomb 2x60-71% | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x432-509%KO Fly 2x115-135%KO | ||
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 37 partners from the Bug egg group.
FRLG Kakuna Best Moveset
Second-stage cocoon with AbilityShed Skin for occasional status removal. Harden only. Beedrill awaits but doesn't improve the competitive moveset outlook much.
Best Build
Kakuna best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker 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
This POKéMON is in a temporary stage while making its body. It is almost completely unable to move on its own.
Almost incapable of moving, this POKéMON can only harden its shell to protect itself when it is in danger.
Kakuna FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Kakuna can be caught in the wild at Viridian Forest, Route 24, Pattern Bush, and Route 25 in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen.
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