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Kakuna

Kakuna

Base Set 2 · #47 · Uncommon
🎨 Illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi
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$0.90
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HP 80·GGrass·Stage 1·Evolves from Weedle
CCStiffen
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Kakuna during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
GGPoisonpowder20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness R ×2Retreat CC
Almost incapable of moving, this Pokémon can only harden its shell to protect itself from predators.

Kakuna is card #47 of 130 in Base Set 2 (2000), a Uncommon illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi. At about $0.90 it is the #88 most valuable card in the set. In a Base Set 2 booster it turns up about once every 14 packs. It is one of 22 Kakuna cards printed so far.

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$0.90
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$1.62
PSA 9 · Mint
$3.60
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$6.30
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$11.70
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value

Kakuna through the years

Kakuna1999Base SetKoga's Kakuna2000Gym ChallengeKakuna2002Legendary CollectionKakuna2004FireRed & LeafGreenKakuna2009Rising RivalsKakuna2014XYKakuna2017Crimson InvasionKakuna2020Champion's Path
See Kakuna in all 20 years

More by Keiji Kinebuchi

Gengar
Gengar
#5$725
Gengar
Gengar
#11$290
Grimer
Grimer
#79$160
Ditto
Ditto
#3$135
Porygon2
Porygon2
#12$120
Gengar
Gengar
#20$113

All 213 cards by Keiji Kinebuchi

More from Base Set 2

Alakazam
Alakazam
#1$53.94
Blastoise
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#2$171
Chansey
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#3$30.79
Charizard
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#4$418
Clefable
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#5$36.06
Clefairy
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#6$27.34
Gyarados
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#7$57.44
Hitmonchan
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#8$25.68
Magneton
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#9$26.76
Mewtwo
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#10$130
Nidoking
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#11$40.47
Nidoqueen
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#12$40.13
Ninetales
Ninetales
#13$34.41
Pidgeot
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#14$39.08
Poliwrath
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#15$21.67
Raichu
Raichu
#16$64.05
Scyther
Scyther
#17$32.75
Venusaur
Venusaur
#18$116

See the full Base Set 2 card list

Questions

How much is Kakuna (Base Set 2) worth?

An ungraded Kakuna from Base Set 2 sells for about $0.90. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $11.70 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $3.60.

How rare is Kakuna?

It is a Uncommon, and it shows up about once every 14 Base Set 2 packs.

Who illustrated Kakuna?

Keiji Kinebuchi drew the art for this card.

Can I open Base Set 2 packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Base Set 2 booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.

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