Kadabra - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Kadabra can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Kadabra artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Kadabra learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire 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	—	55
21	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
23	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
25	Recover	Normal	—	—
30	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
33	Role Play	Psychic	—	—
36	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
43	Trick	Psychic	—	100

Egg moves

Kadabra learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Barrier	Psychic	—	—
Encore	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Moves learnt by HM

Kadabra is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Kadabra is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
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
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
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
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Kadabra learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen 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	—	55
21	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
23	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
25	Recover	Normal	—	—
30	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
33	Role Play	Psychic	—	—
36	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
43	Trick	Psychic	—	100

Egg moves

Kadabra learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Barrier	Psychic	—	—
Encore	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Metronome	Normal	—	—
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Kadabra is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Kadabra is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
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
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
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
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Kadabra learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald 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	—	55
21	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
23	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
25	Recover	Normal	—	—
30	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
33	Role Play	Psychic	—	—
36	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
43	Trick	Psychic	—	100

Egg moves

Kadabra learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Barrier	Psychic	—	—
Encore	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Move Tutor moves

Kadabra can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Metronome	Normal	—	—
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Kadabra is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Kadabra is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
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
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
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
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—

Kadabra egg move parents

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Kadabra

Kadabra's egg groups: Human-Like

The egg moves for Kadabra are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Kadabra with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Kadabra with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Barrier

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mr. Mime
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Drowzee Hypno Electabuzz Magmar

Encore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mr. Mime
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Spinda

Fire Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Magmar Medicham
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Drowzee Hypno Electabuzz Meditite Medicham
Move tutor	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Electabuzz Magmar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Spinda

Ice Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Medicham
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Drowzee Hypno Electabuzz Meditite Medicham
Move tutor	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Electabuzz Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Volbeat Spinda

Knock Off

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Makuhita Hariyama Sableye
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam

Thunder Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Electabuzz Medicham
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Drowzee Hypno Magmar Meditite Medicham
Move tutor	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Electabuzz Magmar Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Volbeat Spinda Cacnea Cacturne