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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%

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
ABRA is a magic word, most noted from the phrase “Abra Kadabra”
Evolution

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
- ×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
- Normal
- 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
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Humanshape Pokémon group 4 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Abra Family
- Drowzee Family
- Electabuzz
- Hitmonchan
- Hitmonlee
- Hitmontop
- Jynx
- Machop Family
- Magmar
- Mr. Mime
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