# Kakuna #73/106 — Great Encounters

## Summary

Kakuna is a bulk common, the middle cocoon in a Gen I line that few people ever chased. What sets this printing apart is Ken Sugimori, the original Pokémon artist, whose name draws completionists and nostalgic collectors to otherwise ordinary pulls. A $0.27 modelled guide, up 4% over 30 days on 2 copies traded, says bulk, with 612 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.19 out of Chaos Rising.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Great Encounters |
| Number | 73/106 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2008-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Weedle |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Stiffen | During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Kakuna by attacks is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Attack: Spit Poison | cost Grass — damage 10 — The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Fire +20 |
| 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: **$0.27** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- 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 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.50 — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Quant score: 34/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T13:21:54.033Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T13:21:51.774Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-10T22:00:50.750Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T13:21:51.774Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/great-encounters/kakuna-73)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp4-73%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)