Kadabra
ユンゲラー Yungerer
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Artwork from FR/LG
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HP
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Kadabra (Japanese: ユンゲラー Yungerer) is a Psychic-type Pokémon.
It evolves from Abra starting at level 16, and evolves into Alakazam when traded.
Biology
Physiology
A Kadabra is characterized by its human-like body structure and its somewhat fox-like appearance. It has two large ears of the top of either side of its head, a red star-shaped symbol of its forehead (derived from Zener cards), and two somewhat sinister looking eyes in the middles of its face. Its eyes lead down to its nose and mouth and its relatively large mustache that grows out on the narrower section of its face. On both of its arms, there are brown colored pauldron shape sections that are located on the shoulder region of its body. Its arms are fairly thin and consist of Kadabra's regular yellow-hued skin. Its hands each have three fingers, of which all each have a large white claw attached. Its torso consists of a brown colored section of body similar to a fauld and an insect like abdomen below it, which has three red wavy lines (also derived from the Zener cards). Attached to this abdomen is a huge, thick tail, which is mostly yellow with a band of brown circling it. Its legs are very thin and also yellow colored. Its feet each have three toes, two in the front on each side, and one in the back near the ankle. Each of these toes has a large white claw attached to it.
Gender differences
A female has a shorter moustache.
Special abilities
Kadabra emits alpha waves when using its psychic powers that induce headaches to those near it. These waves strangely cause clocks to run backwards and machines to malfunction.
The amplitude of the waves are doubled when Kadabra is holding its spoon and increased even further when Kadabra closes its eyes.
Kadabra, and its evolution, Alakazam, are the only known Pokémon that learn Kinesis.
Behavior
Kadabra, like Abra, sleep for around 18 hours a day. However, they are less peaceful and are more devoted to fighting than their pre-evolution. However, if they are outnumbered, they will still use Teleport to escape.
Habitat
Kadabra live in urban areas, close to humans. Mostly they are found in abandoned buildings left to disrepair.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Sabrina, the Gym Leader of Saffron City, has a Kadabra that evolved from an Abra in Abra and the Psychic Showdown.
In Fear Factor Phony, a Kadabra was living in an abandoned mining colony with several other Psychic-type Pokémon.
Pokédex entries
| Episode
| Pokémon
| Pokédex
| Entry
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| EP022
| Kadabra
| Ash's Pokédex
| Kadabra, a Psychic Pokémon. The evolved form of Abra. It employs powerful telekinetic attacks.
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| This concludes the entries from the Original series.
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In the manga
Like her anime counterpart, Sabrina in Pokémon Special also owns a Kadabra, that makes its first appearance in chapter 27.
In the TCG
- Main article: Kadabra (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| Red
| It emits special alpha waves from its body that induce headaches just by being close by.
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| Blue
| It emits special alpha waves from its body that induce headaches just by being close by.
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| Yellow
| Many odd things happen if this Pokémon is close by. For example, it makes clocks run backwards.
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| Stadium
| When it uses psychic power, all its brain cells work in unison to generate powerful alpha waves.
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| II
| Gold
| It possesses strong spiritual power. The more danger it faces, the stronger its psychic power.
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| Silver
| If it uses its abilities, it emits special alpha waves that cause machines to malfunction.
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| Crystal
| When it closes its eyes, twice as many alpha particles come out of the surface of its body.
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| Stadium 2
| It possesses strong spiritual power. The more danger it faces, the stronger its psychic power.
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| III
| 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.
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| 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.
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| Emerald
| It is rumored that a boy with psychic abilities suddenly transformed into Kadabra while he was assisting research into extrasensory powers.
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| FireRed
| It happened one morning - a boy with extrasensory powers awoke in bed transformed into Kadabra.
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| LeafGreen
| It emits special alpha waves from its body that induce headaches just by being close.
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| IV
| Diamond
| If one is nearby, an eerie shadow appears on TV screens. Seeing the shadow is said to bring bad luck.
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| Pearl
| When it uses its psychic power, it emits strong alpha waves that can ruin precision devices.
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| Platinum
| It stares at its silver spoon to focus its mind. It emits more alpha waves while doing so.
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Game locations
In side games
Held items
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Kadabra is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
TCG-only Moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- "Pocus" was Kadabra's original English name.
- Kadabra is one of the few Pokémon that loses weight after it evolves. Others include Porygon to Porygon2, Gloom to Bellossom, and Gligar to Gliscor.
- Kadabra has what appears to be a bulge in the back of its head in Generation I sprites. This seems to have been dropped in subsequent generations. On the other hand, it may have been a side effect of the poor quality of the backsprites in the first generation.
- In its Yellow and Silver sprites, Kadabra is holding its spoon in its left hand; in other sprites, the spoon is held with the right hand.
- In Kadabra's Red, Green, and Blue sprites, the red five-pointed star is missing from its forehead.
Origin
Kadabra is based on a magician or someone who purports to bend spoons psychically, such as Uri Geller. It also has similarities to foxes.
Name origin
Kadabra's name is part of an incantation used in stage magic, Abracadabra. Its Japanese name is a reference to the magician Uri Geller, replacing the ri character with the visually similar n character. Uri Geller claimed to have the ability to bend spoons with his mind, which is probably why Kadabra carries a spoon. Geller attempted to make a case against Nintendo of America for using his likeness in a character and lost.
In other languages
External links
Notes
Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Kadabra images on Bulbagarden Archives.
