Pokémon · Gym
Koga's Kakuna
Gym Challenge · #47 · Uncommon · 2000
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Market reference
$2.43
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 47 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Koga's Weedle
- Evolves to
- Beedrill
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 14
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Koga's Kakuna plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Koga's Weedle; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Koga's Kakuna
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Koga's Kakuna?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Pokémon Power: Emerge
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for an Evolution card named Koga's Beedrill and put it on Koga's Kakuna. (This counts as evolving Koga's Kakuna.) Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Koga's Kakuna is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
GToxic Secretion
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. It now takes 20 Poison damage instead of 10 after each player's turn (even if it was already Poisoned).
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.99 | $2.16 | $44.54 | $2.43 | $4.56 |
| 1st Edition | $0.94 | $5.17 | $55.60 | $6.04 | $5.94 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.25 |
| 7-day average | €2.23 |
| 30-day average | €2.42 |
| Low | €0.25 |
| Trend price | €2.66 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.54 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Koga's Kakuna is real?
Koga's Kakuna is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Koga's Kakuna worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Koga's Kakuna is $2.43; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Koga's Kakuna from?
Koga's Kakuna is from the Pokémon set "Gym Challenge" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Koga's Kakuna?
Koga's Kakuna is a Uncommon card in the Gym Challenge set.
