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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#063 Abra

Psychic

  • SpeciesPSI Pokémon
  • Japanese nameCasey
  • PronunciationAB-RUH
  • Height2′ 11″ 0.89 m
  • Weight43.0 lb 19.35 kg
  • Gender♂ 75% · ♀ 25%
Abra official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

ABRA is a magic word, most noted from the phrase “Abra Kadabra”

Evolution

  1. AbraLevel 16KadabraLink Cable TradeAlakazam
Abra in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Abra as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue Using its ability to read minds, it will identify impending danger and TELEPORT to safety.
Yellow Sleeps 18 hours a day. If it senses danger, it will teleport to safety even as it sleeps.
Stadium Even while asleep, it can sense enemies approaching. It TELEPORTs itself to a distant spot if there is any danger.
GoldStadium 2 It senses impending attacks and TELEPORTS away to safety before the actual attacks can strike.
Silver If it decides to TELEPORT randomly, it creates the illusion that it has created copies of itself.
Crystal It hypnotizes itself so that it can teleport away when it senses danger, even if it is asleep.

Where to find Abra

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Celadon City (Game Corner), Routes 24 & 25 NA Few
Red NA Few
Yellow Celadon City (Game Corner), Routes 5, 6, 7, 8 NA Many
Gold Goldenrod City (Game Corner), Routes 5, 6, 8, 24, 25, 34, 35 Any Many
Silver Any Many
Crystal Goldenrod City (Game Corner), Routes 5, 7, 8, 24, 34, 35 Any Many

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B ✓ ✓
Yellow ✓ ✓
G/S ✓ ✓ ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×1
  • Water×1
  • Electric×1
  • Grass×1
  • Ice×1
  • Fighting×0.5
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×0.5
  • Bug×2
  • Rock×1
  • GhostG/S/C ×2R/B/Y ×0
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×2
  • Steel×1
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 2 (150%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 3 (~33%).
  • This Pokémon has more weaknesses and less resistances in GSC than in RBY. So this Pokémon has a better defense ratio in RBY.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalNormal
  • FireNormal
  • WaterNormal
  • ElectricNormal
  • GrassNormal
  • IceNormal
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonNormal
  • GroundNormal
  • FlyingNormal
  • PsychicBad
  • BugNormal
  • RockNormal
  • GhostNormal
  • DragonNormal
  • DarkNo Effect
  • SteelBad
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 2:3 (~66.67%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 advantages and 1 disadvantage out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 2:1 (200%).

Moves learned by levelling up

R/B/Y G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Start Teleport Psychic Status

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM01Dynamicpunch
  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM07Zap Cannon
  • TM09Psych Up
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM27Return
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM30Shadow Ball
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Ice Punch
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM41Thunderpunch
  • TM42Dream Eater
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • TM48Fire Punch
  • TM50Nightmare
  • HM05Flash

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM01Mega Punch
  • TM05Mega Kick
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Body Slam
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM10Double-Edge
  • TM17Submission
  • TM18Counter
  • TM19Seismic Toss
  • TM20Rage
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM30Teleport
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Reflect
  • TM34Bide
  • TM35Metronome
  • TM40Skull Bash
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Thunder Wave
  • TM46Psywave
  • TM49Tri Attack
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM05Flash
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Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Humanshape Pokémon group 4

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Barrier Mate with male Mr. Mime
Encore Mate with male Mr. Mime
Light Screen Mate with male Electabuzz or Mr. Mime

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank R/B/Y rank
HP 25 223-253 43/457.38% 40/428.08%
Attack 20 108-138 47/492.87% 43/452.28%
Defense 15 98-128 53/553.59% 43/442.28%
Speed 90 248-278 12/4780.20% 12/4277.31%
Special Attack G/S/C 105 278-308 9/4691.92% —
Special Defense G/S/C 55 178-208 30/4130.85% —
Special R/B/Y 105 278-308 — 8/2989.41%
Total 310 G/S/C
255 R/B/Y
1133-1313
955-1105
62/8715.87% 49/6513.57%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library