Games - Kakuna

	Games - Kakuna

Kakuna (コクーン Cocoon in Japanese, Kokuna in German, Coconfort in French and 딱충이 Ttakchungi in Korean) is one of the fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon
media franchise (a collection of video gamess, anime, manga, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri).

Kakuna’s name is a variation of the word cocoon, which also serves as its Japanese name. Its name in the English beta version of Red/Blue was “Kokoon”.

Characteristics

Kakuna is the pupal stage of Beedrill’s evolution. Its entire body (except for a pair of bright, black eyes) is covered by a yellow shell which hardens to protect its soft body. Within the shell, it busily prepares itself for evolution into its adult form. This process releases great amounts of energy, making the shell quite hot to the touch. In the wild, Kakuna are often found near or on trees, and because their motion range of motion is extremely limited, may be mistaken for dead. Carelessly approaching a Kakuna in this state would be extremely unwise, however, as it can still extend the barb of its poisonous stinger to protect itelf from threats.

In the Pokémon video games

Kakuna can be found in Kanto and Johto, in locations such as the Viridian and Ilex Forests and the National Park. Like Metapod, it is an intermediate stage which quickly evolves into its final form. Also like Metapod, Kakuna caught in the wild will only know how to Harden, but those raised from Weedle will remember String Shot and Poison Sting.

Kakuna is vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock (and, in Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow, Bug) attacks, and strong against Grass-type Pokémon.

Johto Gym Leader Bugsy fights with a level-14 Kakuna on his team.

Kakuna also appears in the Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap, hanging from the roof of one of the rooms in the Tunnel course. Several Kakuna drop down on threads when an Electrode explodes, allowing the player to take pictures of them.

In the Pokémon anime

Kakuna first appeared in the Pokémon anime when Ash was travelling through Viridian Forest. Since then they (or their empty shells) have appeared every now and then, cocoons that’re literally just “hanging around”. A minor running gag in the series has characters bumping into trees in succession, only to have Weedle and then Kakuna drop down, before the Beedrill finally attack.

In other media

In the Pokémon Adventures
manga, Gold’s family has a Kakuna, which is seen in the first chapter of the Johto Saga (not translated in the U.S.) grooming Gold’s hair. Bugsy, as in the games, also has Kakuna.

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, there have been Kakuna cards in the Base Set (included in Base Set 2 and the Legendary Collection), Gym Challenge (as Koga’s Kakuna), Neo Discovery, Skyridge, EX FireRed & LeafGreen, and EX Delta Species, most of which have been fairly uncommon, and therefore collectable.

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