Curatorial Commentary
The card shows Kakuna, a yellow cocoon-like Pokémon, sitting still. It has a simple, oval shape with a pointed end and small eyes. The background features green leaves and lines that suggest a natural setting.
Essay · Base
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Catalogue plate
№ 33/102
Composition
StyleBasicFlatSimple
MoodNeutralPlayful
CompositionCenteredStatic
PaletteLimitedVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
80
Stage
Stage 1 · evolves from Weedle
Weakness
Fire ×2
Retreat
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
20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Authorship
More from Keiji Kinebuchi
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Base, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Kakuna
The Kakuna canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
