Kadabra (Pokémon)

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Kadabra (Japanese: ユンゲラー Yungerer) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 16 and evolves into when traded or when exposed to a Linking Cord.
(Refer to Game data→Evolution data for more details.)
==Biology==
Kadabra is a primarily yellow, slightly with ian features. It has two long, pointed ears on top of its head, a red star on its forehead, narrow, deep-set eyes, and wide cheeks leading down to a thin snout. Extending from each side of its snout are two mustache-like tufts of fur; a male will have a longer mustache than a female. Kadabra's torso is segmented with bulky shoulders, a thick, brown chest, and a small abdomen marked by three red, wavy lines. Attached to the Pokémon's abdomen is a large, thick tail encircled with a brown band near its base. Its arms are thin with brown elbows and end in three-fingered hands with white claws. Its legs have prominent knees and large, three-toed feet, also ending in white claws. Two of its toes face forward and one backward. Kadabra is always seen carrying a silver spoon, which amplifies its telekinetic powers. A gold spoon does not work as an amplifier and Kadabra is only half as strong without a spoon.
Kadabra emits s strong enough to induce headaches, and can even cause clocks to run backward, machines to malfunction, and delicate devices to cease functioning altogether. The waves increase further in strength the more danger Kadabra faces. By closing its eyes, it can double the number of alpha particles it emits. When it has a headache, the alpha waves become unusual. All of Kadabra's brain cells work in unison while it uses its powers. It sleeps while levitating, using its springy tail like a pillow. It can store up psychic energy inside its star in preparation for its evolution. There is a theory that Kadabra was born from a transformed human child who could not control his powers. Kadabra lives in .
Kadabra and its evolved form, , are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Evolution===
Kadabra evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Kadabra in the
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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.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Kadabra is available in Version 1.2.0+, , and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Kadabra (Expedition 84)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
Kadabra evolves from starting at level 16 and evolves into when traded. In , Kadabra can also evolve into Alakazam when exposed to a Linking Cord. From Generation III onwards, holding an Everstone will not prevent Kadabra from evolving when traded.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Sabrina's Kadabra=====
Kadabra debuted in Abra and the Psychic Showdown, where Sabrina's Abra evolved into one during the Gym that she held against . It reappeared in Haunter versus Kadabra during Ash's rematch with Sabrina.
====Minor appearances====
In The Mandarin Island Miss Match, a 's Kadabra was defeated in a by Prima's .
A Kadabra appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
In Fear Factor Phony, a Kadabra lived at an abandoned mining colony. This marks the last physical appearance of Kadabra in the series to date.
A Kadabra made a brief cameo in the intro sequence of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, along with every other Pokémon from the first five generations, excluding .
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Show, a Kadabra briefly appeared under the ownership of a in Ecruteak City.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Sabrina owns a Kadabra, which debuted in Meanwhile...Vileplume!.
In Off Course with Corsola, a Kadabra was in a Poké Ball at 's laboratory in Cherrygrove City.
In The Last Battle XIII, a Kadabra was sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Kadabra appeared in Mind-Boggling with Medicham.
The rented a Kadabra, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.
In Softening Up Kakuna, Uprooting Seedot, and Outlasting Ledian, Kadabra was one of the Pokémon that rented during the challenge.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Hareta's Kadabra was seen in Team Galactic's Ultimate Warrior. He used its to rid his of its .
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Sabrina's Kadabra appeared in The Life-or-Death Magic Duel!!, where it challenged to a magic duel and lost.
A Kadabra appeared in Aim to be the No. 1 Pokémon!.
A Kadabra appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match. It was seen with during the game.
==In the TCG==
==In the TFG==
One Kadabra figure has been released.
* : 
==Trivia==
* In the , Kadabra was originally known as "Pocus".
* Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia says that Kadabra's Pokédex entry from is a reference to an in-universe novel "Transformation" that won the second Pokémon Literary Award. The plot of this in-universe novel seems to resemble the novel whose title has had the alternate translation of The Transformation.
* In , a causes the capture formula for the Heavy Ball to incorrectly retrieve this Pokémon's weight, giving it a +40 catch rate modifier. This also affects and .
* If a Kadabra holds an Everstone from Generation III onwards while traded, the Everstone will not take effect and the Kadabra will still evolve into . While it shares this trait with , and in Generation III due to a glitch, Kadabra keeps this trait in Generation IV onwards while the other three do not.
===Controversy===
For 20 years, Kadabra was not printed as a card since the English expansion in 2003. This was likely the result of Nintendo and Pokémon Card Laboratories' desire to avoid further litigation from illusionist , who claimed that Kadabra is a parody of him and attempted to sue Nintendo over the notion. However, on November 28, 2020, Geller released an apology on Twitter, announcing that he would allow Nintendo to print cards featuring Kadabra again. The first card released since Uri Geller's dismissal of his lawsuit is included in the Japanese subset, released on June 16, 2023; and the English expansion, released on September 22, 2023.
Due to the now-lifted limitation, very few were printed, with the sole example, the in , having the ability to evolve directly into via the Ultra Evolution . Alakazam cards also saw fewer than normal printings, but snuck into sets using a number of mechanics that allow for it to be printed as a that does not evolve from Kadabra. Examples include Alakazam , Alakazam, and .
For possibly the same reason, Kadabra had not made any animated appearances since Fear Factor Phony aired in the United States in 2006, except for a small cameo in the "World of Pokémon" opening of Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice. Kadabra finally made its media reappearance in the Pokémon Evolutions episode The Show, its first animated appearance in over 16 years, excluding its cameo in the aforementioned movie. Notably, when and met Mira in Pokémon the Series, she was seen using an Abra instead of a Kadabra as she does in the , despite the fact that the other Stat Trainers in the series own the same Pokémon as they do in the games.
Kadabra also did not appear in , whereas Abra and Alakazam did.
===Origin===
Kadabra appears to be based on and . It also shares similarities with es, animals mythologically tied to magic. Its mustache-like tufts of fur may be an exaggeration of a fox's whiskers. The symbols on Kadabra's forehead and abdomen appear to be references to , a small deck of symbols used in experiments to test for and in the early 1930s. As it created its spoon with its psychic powers, it may be based on the practise of , an early science that sought to synthesise metals with magic. The "Transformation" novel about Kadabra may be based on 's or the episode "Kanegon's Cocoon", where a young boy transformed into a strange yellow monster.
====Name origin====
Kadabra may be derived from , an incantation used in .
Yungerer may be named after , an illusionist famed for his spoon-bending technique. This contributed to Geller Nintendo for using his likeness in a character.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Sabrina's Kadabra
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Category:Pokémon that evolve using Linking Cord
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