Alakazam (Pokémon)

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Alakazam (Japanese: フーディン Foodin) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from when traded or when exposed to a Linking Cord. It is the final form of .
(Refer to Game data→Evolution data for more details.)
Alakazam can Mega Evolve into Mega Alakazam using the Alakazite.
==Biology==
Alakazam is a slightly with a large mustache. A female Alakazam has a significantly shorter mustache than a male. It has a long, thin snout, narrow eyes, ear-like spikes extending from the top of its head, and an additional spike protruding from each cheek. Covering its yellow, skeletal body are brown armor-like sections over its chest, shoulders, forearms, and knees. There are three toes on each foot, each of which has a white claw. Two of the toes face forward, while one faces backwards. It wields a silver spoon in each hand, which act as amplifiers for its psychic abilities. The spoons are created using its psychic powers and it may give one to someone it trusts. According to its Pokémon Ultra Moon Pokédex entry, anything eaten with the spoon becomes delicious.
Alakazam is able to use all forms of psychic abilities, including telekinesis and . The overflow of its psychic powers can cause headaches to those nearby. These powers are used to move its body, as opposed to its weak muscles. It also uses its psychic powers to hold up its head, which is too heavy to be supported by its neck. Due to its continually growing brain, its head becomes larger with age. It is said to have an excellent memory and can since hatching as an , to the time of its death, and has an IQ that exceeds 5,000. It is found in .
Alakazam and its pre-evolved form, , are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Forms===
Alakazam can Mega Evolve into Mega Alakazam.
As Mega Alakazam, its mustache turns white and becomes longer and bushier. It also grows a long, white beard. The armor-like sections become bulkier, and its upper body section becomes slightly shorter to reveal its thin stomach. The ear-like spikes become slightly shorter and a larger spike forms on top of its head. Additionally, it gains an oval, red organ in the center of its forehead. The organ is said to emit psychic power.| Mega Alakazam | Offical Site | Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Its lower legs become longer and slimmer and its feet become skinnier and resemble talons. It gains three additional spoons, for a total of five that it levitates in the air. 
At the cost of its already-low muscular strength, Mega Alakazam's power is entirely converted to pure psychic energy. Mega Alakazam is constantly floating thanks to its psychic powers. It can read the course of a person's entire life with a single glance. Mega Alakazam's red organ allows it to foresee every move an opponent makes and everything else. Its precognition is powerful to make attack completely miss Mega Alakazam.
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===Evolution===
Alakazam evolves from and is the final form of .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : Alakazam is the leader of Team A.C.T., a Gold Rank rescue team. He is already a great leader but strives to better himself further to be like his hero, . He also tells the player about a whirlwind near the Legendary Island after the player recruits Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, unlocking access to Silver Trench.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear. In , Alakazam can only be found in the .
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
=====Alakazam=====
======Generation I to V======
======Generation VI onwards======
=====Mega Alakazam=====
======Generation VI======
======Generation VII======
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Alakazam is available in Version 1.2.0+, , and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
====By leveling up====
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====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
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===Side game data===
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===Form data===
====Mega Evolution====
===Evolution data===
Alakazam evolves from when traded. In , it can also evolve from Kadabra when exposed to a Linking Cord.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Alakazam made its animated series debut in The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis, where a one was awakened near the site of the Pokémopolis ruins.
In Pokémon Double Trouble, Luana used an Alakazam in a Double Battle against alongside . They battled and but were defeated, Alakazam by its own redirected .
In Power Play!, Alex Davis's Alakazam battled and his recently evolved , ultimately being defeated despite using a number of moves and combinations.
In For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll and The Legend of Thunder!, Eusine owns an Alakazam.
In Candid Camerupt!, Vito Winstrate had his Alakazam stop his grandmother's 's rampage.
In Talking a Good Game and Second Time's the Charm, Anabel used an Alakazam during both of her battles against Ash in the .
In Settling a Not-So-Old Score!, used an Alakazam during the Performance Stage of the . It made a wonderful performance using its moves, which helped its Trainer get through to the next round.
In To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!, a 's Alakazam competed in the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament.
In Mega Evolution Special IV, a Trainer's Alakazam that can Mega Evolve was one of the ten Mega Evolved Pokémon that Alain and his had to defeat.
In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, an Alakazam that can Mega Evolve was under the control of Levi's Mega Wave. Alakazam was used to battle and was later seen using Psychic on the rest of the army of Mega Evolved Pokémon. It was later freed from Levi's control when Alva's Mega Wave Crystal was destroyed, and it escaped.
In Mission: Total Recall!, used a male Alakazam to battle , where it managed to defeat . It was later used in an attempt to erase 's memories, but it was defeated by . Alakazam has since made further appearances in .
In A Rollicking Roll…, a Trainer's Alakazam got stuck in 's giant ball. It used twice to make the giant ball fly.
In An Adventure of Mega Proportions!, Gurkinn Mega Evolved his Alakazam to battle Ash and his as a test to get a Lucarionite.
=====Team A.C.T.=====
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!, an Alakazam and his team were considered for the job of rescuing Big Brother Pikachu, but were unavailable as they were already on another mission.
====Minor appearances====
Alakazam debuted in Mewtwo Strikes Back, under the ownership of a Trainer. It was defeated by while the latter was serving at the Viridian Gym.
In Misty Meets Her Match, Rudy's Alakazam was at the Trovita Gym.
In The Power of One, an Alakazam sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
In Flower Power, an Alakazam was a part of Florando's annual Pokémon Exhibition.
In The Psychic Sidekicks!, an Alakazam lived in Len Town.
An Alakazam appeared in PK13.
In Deceit and Assist, a 's Alakazam competed in the Hoenn Grand Festival.
In A Hurdle for Squirtle, a Coordinator's Alakazam competed in the Saffron City Pokémon Contest.
In Fear Factor Phony, an Alakazam lived at an abandoned mining colony.
In One Big Happiny Family!, Jessie's fantasy featured an Alakazam.
In Historical Mystery Tour!, a owns an Alakazam. It was juggling some spoons.
An Alakazam that can Mega Evolve appeared in the opening of Mega Evolution Special I.
A Trainer's Alakazam appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.
A Trainer's Alakazam appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 3: Giovanni, Sabrina's Alakazam was defeated by 's .
In File 4: Charizard, used an Alakazam during his battle with Red in the Pokémon League.
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Challenger, used an Alakazam during his Indigo League battle against Lorelei and her . It eventually won, allowing Blue to advance to Bruno's room.
===GOTCHA!===
An Alakazam briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of .
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
An Alakazam appeared as a silhouette in JBA5, under the ownership of Sabrina.
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
An Alakazam appeared in PDP08.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Alakazam debuted in Buzz Off, Electabuzz! when freed the Pokémon kidnapped by Lt. Surge. Instead of his beloved , the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman found himself with an Alakazam.
In Karate Machop!, Sabrina owns an Alakazam, which she used to hand out the eight Spoons of Destiny. Red also received one prior to appearing at Cerise Island from . Otherwise, it was not seen as much in battle as its pre-evolved form. Later, in the , Sabrina had her Alakazam use its abilities to pick out a Brycen-Man movie for .
In Rock, Paper...Scizor, a Alakazam after it was rampaging near Viridian City. After he became the Gym Leader of Viridian City, he uses it to challenge opponents at his Gym when he is not there.
An Alakazam was seen in a Poké Ball at 's Laboratory in Cherrygrove City in Off Course with Corsola.
An Alakazam appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
An Alakazam was used by in his Battle Pyramid and Battle Dome challenge in A Dust-Up With Dusclops.
Mira has an Alakazam, which was used against Cheryl and her in Leaping Past Lopunny.
An Alakazam appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, under the ownership of a .
A Trainer's Alakazam that could Mega Evolve appeared in a flashback in Connecting with Gardevoir.
Anabel owns an Alakazam, which first appeared in Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar.
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
Anabel has an Alakazam, which was one of the Pokémon that battled in Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
 borrowed an Alakazam for a tournament in Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!!.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
Shu an Alakazam in GDZ34.
An Alakazam appeared in GDZ36.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
The Alakazam from Team A.C.T. appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team. He, along with his teammates, is a role model of and tries to rescue him when he mistakenly believes that Ginji is a threat to Mudkip's safety.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
An Alakazam appeared in Clefairy Evolves... At Last?!.
 sent out an Alakazam in an attempt to battle in Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon. It reappeared in Good-Bye, Pikachu?!.
An Alakazam appeared in Clefairy, a Supernatural Being?!.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
 is revealed to have caught an Alakazam in Clefairy Has Been Abandoned?!.
===Pokémon Zensho===
 was revealed to own an Alakazam in PZ10.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Alakazam could be seen as a counterpart to . They are both the last stage of a three-part evolutionary line, they reach their final stage by trading, level up at a Medium Slow rate, and they both have a 75% male gender ratio. Also, Alakazam excels at the stat, while Machamp excels at . Their evolutionary lines are also next to each other in the National Pokédex. Moreover, a girl in Oreburgh City will trade her Abra for a Machop. Additionally, their base friendship is the same at 70, and all Pokémon in both of their respective evolutionary lines are in the Human-Like Egg Group. Finally, while Alakazam has a Mega Evolution, Machamp has a Gigantamax form.
** Alakazam could also be seen as a counterpart to . They are both the last stage of a three-part evolutionary line, which can only be achieved by trading, both have Mega Evolutions, Gengar is weak against Psychic moves and Alakazam is weak against Ghost moves, so they are weak and at the same time strong against each other. They have the same length, and both get smaller when they Mega Evolve. Their base friendship is also the same, with 70. In The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis, there are a Gengar and an Alakazam put against each other. Since Generation VI, they both have a base stat total of 500. Both are weak to Dark-type Moves. They also have the same stat structure throughout their evolutions, always having high Speed and Special Attack, and being very low in Physical Defense and still relatively low in Special Defense, HP, and Physical Attack.
* Alakazam was the only Pokémon whose base stat total does not increase by exactly 100 points upon Mega Evolution, gaining instead only 90 points overall. This only applied to it in Generation VI because Mega Alakazam received another 10 points in its Special Defense in Generation VII.
** Because some form of Alakazam had its raised in both Generation VI and Generation VII, Alakazam is the only Pokémon whose base stats changed more than once after Generation II.
* Alakazam has the lowest average performance of any fully evolved Pokémon.
* In , an Alakazam sent out by an opponent while the player's Pokémon has low health will have the cry of a .
* In , Alakazam is the same height as .
===Origin===
Alakazam appears to be based on a and also a . It also shares similarities to , animals mythologically tied to magic. The combination of human body, horns, ties to magic, and five-pointed star-shaped head similar to make it similar to . As it created the spoons with its psychic powers, it may be based on the practice of , an early science that sought to synthesize metals with magic. Its horns, talons, and long mustache are also reminiscent of s, which similarly are considered miraculous beings.
Mega Alakazam appears to be based on a or , or possibly s with psychic powers.
====Name origin====
Alakazam's name is derived from alakazam, an incantation used in similar to .
Foodin may be named after , a famed illusionist and escape artist.
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
* Team A.C.T.
* Mega Evolution
==External links==
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