# Kakuna #36/112 — FireRed & LeafGreen

## Summary

Kakuna is an Uncommon in a FireRed & LeafGreen set built around Kanto nostalgia, a mid-tier pull that sits well below the chase slots. Poison Payback was a fun defensive gimmick but never a tournament force, so demand comes from Hajime Kusajima's long-running card art and completionists. A $0.66 modelled guide, down 4% over 30 days with no copies traded, says bulk, with 394 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a CGC 10 brings $78, 117 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | FireRed & LeafGreen |
| Number | 36/112 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Hajime Kusajima |
| Release date | 2004-09-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Weedle |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Poison Payback | If Kakuna is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Kakuna is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Attack: Headbutt | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Kakuna #014](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/kakuna) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.66** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-06
- 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 2026-11-06
- Floor delivered ask: $1.77 — as of 2026-11-05T02:12:45.017Z
- Quant score: 17/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-05T02:12:45.017Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2004-09-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T21:28:39.035Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T21:28:37.498Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-08T22:42:40.357Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T21:28:37.497Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/firered-leafgreen/kakuna-36)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex6-36%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)