Question

Mine knows:

Psychic: Good power, high accuracy, STAB, chance to lower Sp. Def.

Calm Mind: Increases Alakazam's Sp. stats.

Recover: Heals Alakazam.

Embargo: Stops the foe from using items. Useful for facing the Elite 4 and Red.

Alakazam Learnset

Comments

why do most people use life orb

Answer 1

Psychic: STAB

Focus Blast: Coverage

Shadow Ball: Coverage

Energy Ball: Coverage

Comments

Signal Beam works too

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mine can use same moves as the suggestions say

Answer 2

Gen V

Alakazam (M) @ Life Orb

Trait: Magic Guard

EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Energy Ball
• Psyshock
• Shadow Ball
• Hidden Power [Fire]

Okay, really nice Special Attacker. Magic Guard is a great ability, stopping residual damage as well as removing Life Orb recoil. Your stats are just excellent for sweeping, great speed and Special Attack (especially with Life Orb.) Psyshock is there for STAB, and Psychic typing has become more useful thanks to the rise of Fighting types. Psyshock is used instead of Psychic to take down Blissey and Chansey. Energy Ball and Shadow Ball are your standard type coverage attacks. HP Fire is there to deal with Steel types, who are otherwise going to be walling Alakazam. I chose HP Fire instead of HP Fighting or Focus Blast because it is better at dealing with the most popular Steel types, Metagross, Bronzong, that damn Jirachi that hasn't been banned elsewhere, Skarmory, Forretress, Genesect, and especially Ferrothorn.

Answer 3

My new Alakazam variant:

Alakazam (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Substitute
• Encore
• Psyshock
• Hidden Power(Fighting)

This Alakazam is something I decided to try out, because it got the speed to use Encore. This is obviously a Magic Guard variant, but with more guard than sweep. Substitute guards it, not exposing its fraility. Encore is a great move. While some say it might be a gimmick, it actually isn't. It stops those Boosters in their tracks, of which are common in OU. Psyshock is STAB, and preferred over Psychic to nail the Blobs. HP Fighting is there for Dark Types, specifically Tyranitar. Ttar is 2HKOed by this with no Hazard damage, with is very nice being as Ttar is a huge threat. Everything statwise is standard.

Comments

2HKOed even in sandstorm? Impressive. Nice set btw.

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Me gusta.

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I hate this troll set so effin much.... Can I use it??

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Go ahead xD

Answer 4

Alakazam (F) @ Life Orb

Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 Def
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Recover
- Psyshock
- Signal Beam

Revising this set with a similar goal in mind.
While Alakazam doesn't have too much natural bulk, he does get decent special bulk.
Because of this, Calm Mind tank is very possible!
The updates include a new EV spread and Signal Beam instead of HP Bug due to the new BW2 move tutor offering Signal Beam Alakazam along with it's DW ability.

As for move selection, Calm Mind is still to set up. Recover allows reliable healing.
Psyshock is my choice of STAB on this set, and it's always nice.
Signal beam hits opposing Psychic types hard ( like Shadow Ball would ), but it is also super effective against dark types, which is super useful.

Answer 5

Gen III

Alakazam (M) @ Lum Berry

Ability: Inner Focus

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• ThunderPunch
• Ice Punch
• Psychic
• Fire Punch

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Gen III's Elemental Punch coverage for Alakazam rocks!
And then Psychic for STAB. I think it's pretty self explanitory.

Answer 6

How about making it learn Energy Ball to face red

Comments

Say which move should be replaced.

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I want you to choose

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I'm thinking Embargo

Answer 7

Alakazam (M) @ Life Orb

Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Energy Ball
• Psyshock
• Foul Play
• Hidden Power [Fire]

Answer 8

Item: Life-orb
Ability: Magic-guard
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 S.attack, 252 Speed, 6 Hp

Psychic/Psyshock
Shadow-ball
Charge-beam/Energy-Ball
HP(Fighting)

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Kadabra is pretty much the Alakazam of NU(Why is he NU?). Psychic or Psyshock both work very well but Psyshock can hit Special Tanks/Walls much better. Shadow-ball is for coverage over Ghost Types. Charge-beam can boost your S.attack while Energy ball is bit stronger and can hit Ground and Rock types hard. HP(Fighting) is for Dark Types, and Steel Types.

Answer 9

Item: Evolite
Ability: Magic-guard
Nature: Bold
EVs: 200 Defense, 240 S.Defense, 70 Hp

Barrier
Light-screen/HP(Fighting/Ground)
Recover
Toxic

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OK before you think I have gone insane for trying to make a wall out of Kadabra hear me out. With those Evs, nature and the Evolite Kadabra has 229.5 Defense and after 1 Barrier that shoots up to 459 Defense that is High, he also has 331.5 S. Defense that is pretty nice, HP is about 238 which is OK especially considering the healing move. Barrier as I said before is to give Kadabra a huge Defense Stat. Light-screen could give you some more S. Defense and provide some support while HP(Fighting) give you some very nice coverage. Recover is one of the most reliable healing moves ever. Toxic is for stalling.

Comments

I almost out stalled a shuckle with this.(I pressed the wrong button by mistake)

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Can you say Steel type?

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I believe that is why HP Fighting is there. If I'm correct, only Eviolite using Steel types are resistant. However, Poison resists Fighting, and is immune to poison. I'd say HP Ground would be more useful. While Eviolite Bronzor would take this guy down, I've never battled one, so they will be rarely seen. Haunter might be more of a problem, but I've started to see a decline in their use for Lampent.

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I know that's why HP fighting is there, but I still don't think a crappy base 70 power move, even though super effective, is gonna scare off steel types, especially when he's not getting any special attack EVs or a beneficial nature. I don't see the point in putting a type coverage move on something if it isn't strong enough to take out the threats it was put there to take out. Also, considering how many poison types are actually popular in NU, that takes away his effectiveness. Immune to the toxic, and resisting his only attacking move, he's a sitting duck only good for setting up barrier and running out a bit of PP.

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That is why you have other pokemon in your party.

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I understand that...i'm saying you could do more with this. You only get 6 pokemon, so you have to pick them wisely.

Answer 10

Alakazam(Life Orb)

Role: Fast Special Sweeper

EVs: 252 SAtk/252 Spe/4 SDef

Nature: Timid (+Spe -Atk)

Ability: Synchronize

• Psychic

• Focus Blast

• Recover

• Energy Ball

Comments

If you give it the ability Wonder Guard, it won't have to survive the Life Orb damage. But yeah, this is the exact set I use.

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why use life orb

Answer 11

Alakazam (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 SpAtk / 4 HP / 252 Spd
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)

Psyshock
Focus Blast
Shadow Ball
Calm Mind

Really awesome special sweeper with base SpAtk of 135. Psyshock is STAB, I prefer it over Psychic cause it can take out Blissey/Chansey. Focus blast covers dark types and also rock, steel and normal. Shadow Ball covers ghost and psychic. Calm mind boosts his SpAtk and SpDef. And with life orb he deals even more damage with no recoil from magic guard.