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kadabra
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Kadabra

Psi Pokémon

Psychic

A theory exists that this Pokémon was a young boy who couldn’t control his psychic powers and ended up transformed into this Pokémon.

Base Stats

HP 40
Attack 35
Defense 30
Sp. Atk 120
Sp. Def 70
Speed 105
Total 400

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

kadabra Kadabra Lv. 16
alakazam Alakazam Trade

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Psi Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 56.5 kg
Base Exp 140
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 100
Base Happiness 70
Gender 75% ♂ / 25% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

kadabra Front Front
kadabra Back Back
kadabra Front Shiny Front Shiny
kadabra Back Shiny Back Shiny
kadabra Front ♀ Front ♀
kadabra Back ♀ Back ♀
kadabra Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
kadabra Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
kadabra Official Art Official Art
kadabra Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 2.0%
Focus Sash Revenge Killer
Moves
Taunt / Shadow Ball / Thunder Wave
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Magic Guard
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Kadabra is an excellent revenge killer in the PU tier. In contrast to Musharna, which offers good defensive utility, Kadabra's main niche comes with its unique ability to check many offensive threats with Magic Guard and Counter. Kadabra's Focus Sash cannot be broken by residual damage due to its ability, which makes it very reliable at revenge killing. Its base 105 Speed tier is decent in PU, as it lets Kadabra outspeed Pokemon like Jynx, Simisear, and the Silvally formes, but it isn't amazing either, as Kadabra can also be outsped by important threats such as Alolan Persian and Lycanroc. Kadabra's main drawback comes from its terrible defensive stats, meaning it cannot switch into any type of attack; this makes Kadabra hard to fit on any archetype other than hyper offense.

Most Used Moves

Psychic
96.5%
Counter
43.7%
Taunt
14.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
14.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc