#063 AbraAll 251 Pokémon#065 Alakazam

Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#064 Kadabra

Psychic

  • SpeciesPSI Pokémon
  • Japanese nameYungerer
  • PronunciationKAH-DA-BRUH
  • Height4′ 3″ 1.30 m
  • Weight125.0 lb 56.25 kg
  • Gender♂ 75% · ♀ 25%
Kadabra official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Comes from KADABRA, a familiar magic word

Evolution

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

Pokédex entries

RedBlue 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.
Stadium When it uses psychic power, all its brain cells work in unison to generate powerful alpha waves.
GoldStadium 2 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.

Where to find Kadabra

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Unknown Dungeon NA Few/Evolve
Red NA Few/Evolve
Yellow Route 8 NA Few/Evolve
Gold Any Few/Evolve
Silver Any Few/Evolve
Crystal Any Few/Evolve

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
* * Kinesis Psychic Status
16 16 Confusion Psychic Special
20 18 Disable Normal Status
27 21 Psybeam Psychic Special
31 26 Recover Normal Status
— 31 Future Sight Psychic Status
38 38 Psychic Psychic Special
42 45 Reflect Psychic Status
* = A Kadabra evolved from an Abra will not have learned this attack, you must capture a Kadabra in the wild instead. * = A Kadabra evolved from an Abra will not have learned this attack, you must capture a Kadabra in the wild instead. * = A Kadabra evolved from an Abra will not have learned this attack, you must capture a Kadabra in the wild instead. * = A Kadabra evolved from an Abra will not have learned this attack, you must capture a Kadabra in the wild instead. Physical

“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
  • TM28Dig
  • 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
  • TM28Dig
  • 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

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 40 253-283 38/4518.41% 35/4219.80%
Attack 35 138-168 43/498.88% 40/457.38%
Defense 30 128-158 49/559.68% 40/447.38%
Speed 105 278-308 6/4792.62% 6/4291.12%
Special Attack G/S/C 120 308-338 5/4697.13% —
Special Defense G/S/C 70 208-238 21/4151.99% —
Special R/B/Y 120 308-338 — 5/2995.98%
Total 400 G/S/C
330 R/B/Y
1313-1493
1105-1255
39/8746.02% 33/6542.07%

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