1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 1 (evolves from Weedle)
HP
80
TypeGrass
RarityUncommon
IllustratorKeiji Kinebuchi
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat●●
SetLegendary Collection
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Uncommon
- Foiling
- Non-holo standard finish.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
Market value
~$99.00 raw
Raw copies run $150.00 to $399.99
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Released in 2002's Legendary Collection, the WotC-era set that introduced the reverse-holo parallel mechanic and reprinted vintage cards from Base/Jungle/Fossil/Team Rocket.
- The reverse-holo parallel is the version graders chase here; the base print is the master-set requirement.
- Raw asking sits around $1.50; the reverse-holo variant trades meaningfully higher and grades into the hundreds with clean pulls.
- A natural pickup for any vintage Beedrill-line collector building toward a complete LC run.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Kakuna with 80 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Stiffen
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Kakuna during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Poisonpowder
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Kakuna PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.