- Attack
- 46
- Defense
- 75
- HP
- 128
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 246
- min 193
- Weather boostLv25
- 308
- min 241
- MaxLv50
- 488
- Lv40 432
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Kakuna is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 246 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 308 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 488 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Flying/Psychic/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Poison/Bug/Fairy/Grass/Fighting attacks. It evolves into Shadow Beedrill with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Cocoon Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 488 / 494
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Kakuna remains virtually immobile as it clings to a tree. However, on the inside, it is extremely busy as it prepares for its coming evolution. This is evident from how hot the shell becomes to the touch.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
Movesets need both a Fast and a Charged Attack.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bug BiteBug · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +6 | 12 | 12 |
 Poison StingPoison · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
Charged Attack1
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 StruggleNormal · 2s | 35 | 0 | 17.5 | 0 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Kakuna's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 43.7
- Actual Defense
- 44.8
- Actual HP
- 85
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
It needs both a Fast and a Charged Attack to calculate.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 432 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Kakuna only reaches CP 488 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 488 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 486 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 485 | 98.9% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 480 | 98.4% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 485 | 98.3% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 484 | 98.1% |
| 7 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 483 | 97.8% |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 478 | 97.5% |
| 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 483 | 97.5% |
| 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 477 | 97.3% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Stage 1
- Shadow KakunaViewing12 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Flying
Psychic
Rock - ×0.625PoisonBug
Fairy - ×0.39
Grass
Fighting
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×1.6
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×0.39
Ice×1- Fighting×0.39
- Poison×0.625
Ground×1- Flying×1.6
- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves