Kadabra

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Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Kadabra is a Psychic type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Psi Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	064
Type	Psychic
Species	Psi Pokémon
Height	1.3 m (4′03″)
Weight	56.5 kg (124.6 lbs)
Abilities	1. Synchronize 2. Inner Focus Magic Guard (hidden ability)
Local №	064 (Yellow/Red/Blue) 090 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 040 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 064 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 021 (Diamond/Pearl) 021 (Platinum) 090 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 103 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 041 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) 043 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 050 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 064 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 021 (Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl) 032 (The Isle of Armor)

Training

EV yield	2 Special Attack
Catch rate	100 (13.1% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	140
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Human-Like
Gender	75% male, 25% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	40	190	284
Attack	35	67	185
Defense	30	58	174
Sp. Atk	120	220	372
Sp. Def	70	130	262
Speed	105	193	339
Total	400	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Kadabra.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
						½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	½	2		2		2

Evolution chart

#063
Abra
Psychic

(Level 16)

#064
Kadabra
Psychic

(Trade)

#065
Alakazam
Psychic

Kadabra changes

In Generation 1, Kadabra has a base Special stat of 120.
In Generations 1-4, Kadabra has a base experience yield of 145.
In Generations 2-7, Kadabra has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Red Blue	It emits special alpha waves from its body that induce headaches just by being close by.
Yellow	Many odd things happen if this POKéMON is close by. For example, it makes clocks run backwards.
Gold	It possesses strong spiritual power. The more danger it faces, the stronger its psychic power.
Silver	If it uses its abilities, it emits special alpha waves that cause machines to malfunction.
Crystal	When it closes its eyes, twice as many alpha particles come out of the surface of its body.
Ruby	KADABRA emits a peculiar alpha wave if it develops a headache. Only those people with a particularly strong psyche can hope to become a TRAINER of this POKéMON.
Sapphire	KADABRA holds a silver spoon in its hand. The spoon is used to amplify the alpha waves in its brain. Without the spoon, the POKéMON is said to be limited to half the usual amount of its telekinetic powers.
FireRed	It happened one morning - a boy with extrasensory powers awoke in bed transformed into KADABRA.
LeafGreen	It emits special alpha waves from its body that induce headaches just by being close.
Emerald	It is rumored that a boy with psychic abilities suddenly transformed into KADABRA while he was assisting research into extrasensory powers.
Diamond	If one is nearby, an eerie shadow appears on TV screens. Seeing the shadow is said to bring bad luck.
Pearl	When it uses its psychic power, it emits strong ha waves that can ruin precision devices.
Platinum	It stares at its silver spoon to focus its mind. It emits more alpha waves while doing so.
HeartGold	It possesses strong spiritual power. The more danger it faces, the stronger its psychic power.
SoulSilver	If it uses its abilities, it emits special alpha waves that cause machines to malfunction.
Black White Black 2 White 2	It stares at its silver spoon to focus its mind. It emits more alpha waves while doing so.
X	When it uses its psychic power, it emits strong alpha waves that can ruin precision devices.
Y	If it uses its abilities, it emits special alpha waves that cause machines to malfunction.
Omega Ruby	Kadabra emits a peculiar alpha wave if it develops a headache. Only those people with a particularly strong psyche can hope to become a Trainer of this Pokémon.
Alpha Sapphire	Kadabra holds a silver spoon in its hand. The spoon is used to amplify the alpha waves in its brain. Without the spoon, the Pokémon is said to be limited to half the usual amount of its telekinetic powers.
Sun	A theory exists that this Pokémon was a young boy who couldn’t control his psychic powers and ended up transformed into this Pokémon.
Moon	Kadabra’s presence infests televisions and monitors with creepy shadows that bring bad luck.
Ultra Sun	It stares at a silver spoon to amplify its psychic powers before it lets loose. Apparently, gold spoons are no good.
Ultra Moon	It possesses strong mental capabilities, but its psychic powers are halved when it’s not holding a silver spoon.
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Many odd things happen if this Pokémon is close by. For example, it makes clocks run backward.
Sword	Using its psychic power, Kadabra levitates as it sleeps. It uses its springy tail as a pillow.
Shield	This Pokémon’s telekinesis is immensely powerful. To prepare for evolution, Kadabra stores up psychic energy in the star on its forehead.
Brilliant Diamond	If one is nearby, an eerie shadow appears on TV screens. Seeing the shadow is said to bring bad luck.
Shining Pearl	When it uses its psychic power, it emits strong alpha waves that can ruin precision instruments.

Moves learned by Kadabra

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Sword/Shield

Moves learnt by level up

Kadabra learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
1	Disable	Normal	—	100
1	Kinesis	Psychic	—	80
1	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
5	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
10	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
15	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
20	Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
25	Recover	Normal	—	—
30	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
35	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
40	Role Play	Psychic	—	—
45	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
50	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

Kadabra learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Confusion	Psychic		50	100

Egg moves

Kadabra learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Kadabra egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Confusion	Psychic	50	100
Encore	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Guard Split	Psychic	—	—
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Power Trick	Psychic	—	—
Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100

Moves learnt by TM

Kadabra is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
60	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
67	Recycle	Normal	—	—
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by TR

Kadabra cannot be taught any TR moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

Kadabra learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
1	Disable	Normal	—	100
1	Kinesis	Psychic	—	80
1	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
5	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
10	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
15	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
20	Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
25	Recover	Normal	—	—
30	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
35	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
40	Role Play	Psychic	—	—
45	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
50	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

Kadabra learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sword & Shield (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Confusion	Psychic		50	100

Egg moves

Kadabra learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Kadabra egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Confusion	Psychic	50	100
Guard Split	Psychic	—	—
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Kadabra can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Expanding Force	Psychic		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Kadabra is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
01	Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
03	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
04	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
05	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
17	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
18	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
60	Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
61	Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
62	Speed Swap	Psychic	—	—
63	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
69	Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
70	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
71	Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
72	Magic Room	Psychic	—	—
76	Round	Normal	60	100
91	Psychic Terrain	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by TR

Kadabra is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
14	Metronome	Normal	—	—
19	Tri Attack	Normal	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
25	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
30	Encore	Normal	—	100
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
34	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
38	Trick	Psychic	—	100
40	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
65	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
77	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
92	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Kadabra sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8
Normal
Shiny	—							—

See all Kadabra sprites

Where to find Kadabra

Red Blue	Cerulean Cave
Yellow	Route 8
Gold Silver Crystal	Route 8
Ruby Sapphire	Evolve Abra
FireRed LeafGreen	Cerulean Cave
Emerald	Evolve Abra
Diamond Pearl	Route 215, Victory Road
Platinum	Route 215
HeartGold SoulSilver	Route 8, Cerulean Cave
Black	Trade/migrate from another game
White Black 2 White 2	Evolve Abra
X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Abra
Sun Moon	Poké Pelago
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Evolve Abra
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Route 7, 8
Sword Shield	Evolve Abra
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Route 215, Victory Road, Dazzling Cave, Stargleam Cavern

Answers to Kadabra questions

Other languages

English, Spanish, Italian	Kadabra
Japanese	ユンゲラー (Yungerer)
German	Kadabra
French	Kadabra

Name origin

abracadabra: magical word, sometimes used with ‘alakazam’