Koga's Kakuna · Gym Challenge, what to know.
About the Koga's Kakuna card
Koga's Kakuna is card 47 of 132 in Gym Challenge, released in October 2000, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Grass-type with 60 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Koga's Weedle, which places Koga's Kakuna deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Koga is the Poison-type Gym Leader of Fuchsia City, a ninja who later rises to the Elite Four. Koga's Kakuna is part of that themed lineup.
Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.
About Kakuna in the Pokémon world
The middle stage in the Weedle line. A yellow segmented chrysalis. Low-demand vintage Common. Easy to find raw.
What is Koga's Kakuna worth?
Koga's Kakuna is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Gym Challenge shipped in 1st Edition and Unlimited, with no Shadowless print. The trainer-prefix naming runs across the set, and the 1st Edition Koga's Kakuna carries the Edition 1 stamp and a premium over Unlimited in matching grade.
Grading and condition
Koga's Kakuna grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Koga's Kakuna
Raw copies of Koga's Kakuna are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Koga's Kakuna is the practical move.
Three prints, three markets.
Edition 1 stamp under the artwork. Trades above Unlimited in matching grade.
No stamp. The standard, more affordable print.
