Kakuna Great Encounters #73

Card #73 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori

80 HPGrassPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$1.31

Range $1 → $2
1 grading company tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Kakuna is a Common Pokémon card from Great Encounters (#73), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Grass-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Weedle, weak to Fire +20. Its current blended market value is $1.31 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#11 most valuable Kakuna of 22 #103 most valuable in Great Encounters of 106

Competitive play · Limitless

3.2%

Played in 3.2% of competitive decks — 103 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$1.31

MPModerately Played$0.70

HPHeavily Played$0.66

7-dayflat

30-dayflat

90-dayflat

All-time high$2

All-time low$1

Other printingsNormal · $0.26

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$1

Normal$0

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$1.31

CGC graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
CGC 10		$37$37–$37
CGC 9		$8$6–$9

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$0.41

Period high

$2.25

Period low

$0.29

Change

▼ 64.3%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

CGC104 gradedCGC 10 · 46 · 44% gem rate

1046

9.58

930

8.54

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Kakuna 10 is harder to pull.

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Cross-market prices

67% spread

TCGplayer · cheapest$1

PriceCharting · dearest$2

Currently 67% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat 0%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 67% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

87% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

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Card text

Evolves from Weedle.

Stiffen

During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Kakuna by attacks is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Spit Poison10

Grass

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Weakness Fire +20Retreat 2

“While awaiting evolution, it hides from predators under leaves and in nooks of branches.”

About the Pokémon

Cocoon PokémonGEN IWeedle → Kakuna → Beedrill

Almost incapable of moving, this POKéMON can only harden its shell to protect itself from predators.

Card details

SetGreat Encounters →

Number#73

RarityCommon

PokémonAll Kakuna cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistKen Sugimori →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeGrass

HP80

Evolves fromWeedle

WeaknessFire +20

Retreat cost2

National Pokédex#14

Card IDdp4-73

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Kakuna cards

There are 9 different Kakuna printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Great Encounters #73 (Common).