Kadabra

Contents
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	4′03″ (1.3 m)
Weight	124.6 lbs (56.5 kg)
Abilities	Inner Focus Synchronize Magic Guard (hidden ability)
Local №	064 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 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)

Training

EV yield	2 Special Attack
Catch rate	100 (13.1% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	140
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Human-Like
Gender	75% male, 25% female
Egg cycles	20 (base 5,120 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.

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.

Moves learned by Kadabra

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Sun/Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Kadabra learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
1	Kinesis	Psychic	—	80
1	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
16	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
18	Disable	Normal	—	100
21	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
23	Miracle Eye	Psychic	—	—
26	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
28	Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
31	Recover	Normal	—	—
33	Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
36	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
38	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
41	Role Play	Psychic	—	—
43	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
46	Trick	Psychic	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Kadabra learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Kinesis	Psychic		—	80

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Barrier	Psychic	—	—
Encore	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Guard Split	Psychic	—	—
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Power Trick	Psychic	—	—
Psychic Terrain	Psychic	—	—
Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	90
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100

Move Tutor moves

Kadabra can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Gravity	Psychic	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Magic Room	Psychic	—	—
Recycle	Normal	—	—
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Trick	Psychic	—	100
Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Kadabra is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
4	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Kadabra can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 1 — TM
Psywave	Psychic	—	80	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Submission	Fighting	80	80	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Tri Attack	Normal	80	100	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Nightmare	Ghost	—	100	Generation 2 — TM
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Kadabra learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
1	Kinesis	Psychic	—	80
1	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
16	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
18	Disable	Normal	—	100
21	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
23	Miracle Eye	Psychic	—	—
26	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
28	Psycho Cut	Psychic	70	100
31	Recover	Normal	—	—
33	Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
36	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
38	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
41	Role Play	Psychic	—	—
43	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
46	Trick	Psychic	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Kinesis	Psychic		—	80

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Barrier	Psychic	—	—
Encore	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Guard Split	Psychic	—	—
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Power Trick	Psychic	—	—
Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	90
Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100

Moves learnt by TM

Kadabra is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
4	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
92	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
99	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Kadabra can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 1 — TM
Psywave	Psychic	—	80	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Submission	Fighting	80	80	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Tri Attack	Normal	80	100	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Nightmare	Ghost	—	100	Generation 2 — TM
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Kadabra sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7
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

Answers to Kadabra questions

Other languages

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

Name origin

abracadabra: magical word, sometimes used with ‘alakazam’