No. 14 · Kanto · Poison/Bug
Kakunacards
Kakuna is a Poison/Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 14 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 22
- Sets
- 22
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Illustrators
- 18
- Sightings
- 4
Start here
The strongest Kakuna art
01/06Kakuna
Uncommon
02/06Kakuna
Common
03/06Kakuna
Uncommon
04/06Kakuna
Common
05/06Kakuna
Uncommon
06/06Kakuna
Uncommon
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Which is the better picture?
Two Kakuna cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Kakuna artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Kakuna by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Kakuna cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Kakuna gets drawn
Kakuna is usually drawn peaceful, nostalgic and serene, sometimes rustic, usually hanging, in autumn, often painted.
Across 20 Kakuna artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2026
Kakuna through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Base Set- 2000 Gym Challenge
2001 Neo Discovery
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Skyridge
2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
2005 Delta Species
2008 Great Encounters
2009 Rising Rivals- 2010 Unleashed
2013 Plasma Freeze
2014 XY- 2015 Primal Clash
2016 Evolutions- 2017 Crimson Invasion
2019 Team Up- 2020 Vivid Voltage
- 2021 Chilling Reign
- 2023 151
- 2026 Chaos Rising
Evolution line
Weedle25 cards- Kakunathis page · 22 cards
Beedrill30 cards
Kakuna sightingsspotted in 4 other cards
Cards where Kakuna turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Kakuna card
22 cards, strongest artwork first.
Kakuna in numbers
- Cards
- 22
- Sets
- 22since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 18most by Keiji Kinebuchi
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Printed as
- Stage 1
- Sightings
- 4in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 60–80
They span 22 sets, from Base Set to Chaos Rising. 18 illustrators have drawn it, most often Keiji Kinebuchi, Ken Sugimori and Hajime Kusajima.
Who draws Kakuna
18 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
22 sets, by how many Kakuna cards each holds.
- 1511
Base Set1
Base Set 21
Champion's Path1- Chaos Rising1
- Chilling Reign1
- Crimson Invasion1
Delta Species1
Evolutions1
FireRed & LeafGreen1
Great Encounters1
Gym Challenge1
10 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Kakuna cards are there?
- There are 22 Kakuna cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 22 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Kakuna card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Kakuna art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Kakuna cards?
- 18 illustrators have drawn Kakuna. Keiji Kinebuchi has done the most at 4, followed by Ken Sugimori and Hajime Kusajima.
- What was the first Kakuna card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 16 of its 22 cards are Uncommon.
