# Kakuna #47/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Kakuna is the awkward middle step of the Weedle line, a cocoon few fans pick as a favorite and fewer players ever ran. As an uncommon in a reprint set built from earlier Wizards-era cards, it was a filler pull, so demand comes from Gen I completionists, not tournament shelves. At a $0.98 modelled guide, with 12 copies traded in 30 days, with the tape reading as a steady markup with inventory under control, 74% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.25 out of Chaos Rising; a PSA 10 brings $111, 113 times raw, but a 26% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 47/130 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Keiji Kinebuchi |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Weedle |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Stiffen | cost Colorless/Colorless — Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Kakuna during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.) |
| Attack: Poisonpowder | cost Grass/Grass — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Kakuna #014](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/kakuna) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.98** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-05
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-05
- Floor delivered ask: $1.77 — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z
- Quant score: 71/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 35% weight · -32% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T07:18:46.530Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-15T21:26:41.382Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-09T18:51:22.060Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-15T21:26:41.381Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-18T22:16:32.850Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/kakuna-47)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-47%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)