Is Kakuna Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Evolving step toward Beedrill. Push through this stage as fast as you can.
Brock's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with 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.
Koga's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Giovanni's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
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 Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Eevee team. In Let's Go Pikachu, Trace brings Jolteon Lv 57 in place of Raichu Lv 57.
Catch Weedle
Catch Weedle on Route 2 (walking, Lv 3-4).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 3)
- LV 3PoisonPoison StingPower 23Accuracy 100%PP 35
How to Get Kakuna in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
A few locations for Kakuna with moderate rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
1 location to catch Kakuna2 locations to catch Weedle
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Catch Weedle at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 7, and it evolves into Kakuna.
Where To Catch Kakuna in Let's Go
To get Kakuna, start by catching Weedle through walking encounters at Lv. 3+. The chain covers 3 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 3Catch or Evolve into Beedrillor evolve from Kakuna (Step 2)
How to Get Shiny Kakuna in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Kakuna is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Kakuna odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Kakuna Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with Kakuna preloaded.
Kakuna Weakness
Type-wise, Kakuna takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. The Bug/Poison typing picks up 5 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, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
What is Kakuna Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Kakuna
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kakuna View Butterfree builds →Gust 2x81-100%KO Confusion 2x67-81% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
Kakuna Evolutions
Kakuna sits between Weedle and Beedrill in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. 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
Let's Go Kakuna Best Moveset
Same dead end as Metapod. No offensive moveset, no stats to back anything. Bug/Poison just adds a Psychic weakness on top. Get to Beedrill and the Mega transformation that turns these base stats into something dangerous.
Best Build
Weedle Candy
Tough Candy+DEFBold raises Defense and lowers Attack. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Yellow, then Red. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Kakuna
- Weedle Candy
- Tough Candy
Tough Candy L
Tough Candy XL
Weedle Candy raises every stat, but only Weedle, Kakuna and Beedrill can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Kakuna is Tough Candy (Defense), and any Pokemon can eat it; Tough Candy L needs level 30 and Tough Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Kenny battles with one level 65 Kakuna that knows Poison Sting, String Shot and Harden. It takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock moves. Win to earn the Kakuna Master title. Find Kenny on Route 13.
Moves List
A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Bug and Poison STAB 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.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Able to move only slightly. When endangered, it may stick out its stinger and poison its enemy.
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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