Is Kakuna Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Weedle evolves at level 7. AbilityShed Skin for random status cures. Beedrill at 10 is close, and nothing about the Kakuna stage is worth lingering on.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Koga's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Lance's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Kakuna on Route 30 (walking, Lv 4, uncommon).
Catch Weedle
Catch Weedle on Route 30 (walking, Lv 3-4, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 3)
- LV 3PoisonPoison StingPower 23Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 15BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Kakuna in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Kakuna turns up wild in grass and Headbutt trees, including the limited Route 47 special slot, between levels 3 and 36. A Weedle also evolves into Kakuna at level 7, which is usually the faster route to the cocoon.
7 locations to catch Kakuna6 locations to catch Weedle
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Weedle at any of the 6 locations below, then level it up to 7 — it evolves into Kakuna.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Kakuna in HGSS
Weedle is your first catch on the way to Kakuna. You'll find walking and headbutt encounters from Lv. 3-36 across 49 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch WeedleIlex ForestLv.5-6GrassSoulSilverRate 60%DayRoute 30Lv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 50%MorningIlex ForestLv.5-6GrassSoulSilverRate 50%MorningNational ParkLv.10-12FloorSoulSilverRate 50%MorningViridian ForestLv.3GrassSoulSilverRate 40%Morning/dayRoute 30Lv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 35%DayRoute 31Lv.4-5GrassSoulSilverRate 35%DayRoute 2 - NorthLv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 31%DayRoute 2 - SouthLv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 31%DayIlex ForestLv.3-5Headbutting treesSoulSilverRate 30%Route 31Lv.4GrassSoulSilverRate 30%MorningNational ParkLv.10FloorSoulSilverRate 30%DayNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.7-18FloorRate 20%Before post-gameRoute 2 - NorthLv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 11%MorningRoute 2 - SouthLv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 11%MorningRoute 2 - NorthLv.4-5GrassSoulSilverRate 11%NightRoute 2 - SouthLv.4-5GrassSoulSilverRate 11%NightNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.24-36FloorRate 20%Post-game (Tue)
- Step 2Kakuna ✓Viridian ForestLv.3-5GrassSoulSilverRate 30%Morning/dayIlex ForestLv.5-6GrassSoulSilverRate 30%DayIlex ForestLv.6GrassSoulSilverRate 30%MorningNational ParkLv.10FloorSoulSilverRate 30%Morning/dayRoute 2 - NorthLv.5GrassSoulSilverRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 2 - SouthLv.5GrassSoulSilverRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 30Lv.4GrassSoulSilverRate 15%DayRoute 31Lv.5GrassSoulSilverRate 15%DayRoute 2 - NorthLv.3-7GrassSoulSilverRate 11%NightRoute 2 - SouthLv.3-7GrassSoulSilverRate 11%NightIlex ForestLv.3-5Headbutting treesSoulSilverRate 10%Route 30Lv.4GrassSoulSilverRate 10%MorningRoute 31Lv.5GrassSoulSilverRate 10%MorningNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.9-18FloorRate 10%Before post-gameRoute 47Lv.25-28Headbutting special treesSoulSilverRate 50%National Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.26-36FloorRate 10%Post-game (Tue)or evolve from Weedle (Step 1)
- Step 3Catch or Evolve into BeedrillIlex ForestLv.6-8Headbutting treesSoulSilverRate 10%Route 2 - NorthLv.7GrassSoulSilverRate 10%MorningRoute 2 - SouthLv.7GrassSoulSilverRate 10%MorningViridian ForestLv.7GrassSoulSilverRate 10%Morningor evolve from Kakuna (Step 2)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Kakuna catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Kakuna in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Kakuna dangles in Viridian Forest and Ilex Forest, though a shiny hatches faster by breeding it the Masuda way. Compare Shiny Kakuna odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Kakuna Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Kakuna preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Kakuna Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Kakuna
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Camerupt builds →Fire Blast 2x307-362%KO Rock Slide 2x82-97% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x293-345%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-85% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Bronzong builds →Extrasensory 2x167-197%KO Rock Tomb 2x51-60% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter | ||
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x134-159%KO Confusion 2x74-87% | ||
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 48 partners from the Bug egg group.
HGSS Kakuna Best Moveset
Harden and 25 in both offensive stats give this moveset nothing to build around. AbilityShed Skin heals status occasionally, which barely matters when nothing threatens the opponent. A stage to pass through on the way to Beedrill.
Best Build
Kakuna best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Utility Moveset
- Bug Bite
- String Shot
- Iron Defense
Moves List
A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Bug Bite and 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
Although it is a cocoon, it can move a little. It can extend its poison barb if it is attacked.
From this form, it will grow into an adult. As its body becomes softer, the external shell hardens.
Kakuna HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, for a casual playthrough, Kakuna works as a placeholder. Bug/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Beedrill. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Kakuna appears in 19 games spanning 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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