Abra is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I and the first stage of its evolution line, with a base stat total of 310.
Abra
Abilities
Passes on status problems.
Prevents flinching.
The Pokémon only takes damage from attacks.
Hidden AbilityBase Stats
Abra's Weaknesses and Resistances
Evolution Chain
Abra evolves into Kadabra at level 16, and Kadabra evolves into Alakazam by trading or with a Linking Cord.
Abra 
Kadabra 
Alakazam Abra Playthrough, Competitive, and Nuzlocke Usage
Using Abra in a Playthrough
The Abra line is one of the strongest pure special-attacking lines in games where it can be obtained, but the earliest stage can be inconvenient because Abra is fragile and historically relies heavily on Teleport before evolving. Kadabra arrives at level 16 and immediately gains high Special Attack and Speed, allowing Psychic STAB to remove many opponents before they can act; importantly, Kadabra remains very strong even if trading for Alakazam is impossible. Alakazam improves the line further with greater Speed, special power, and special bulk while retaining useful coverage and support options such as Calm Mind and screens in different generations. Where Mega Evolution is available, Mega Alakazam pushes the same role to an extreme through exceptionally high Special Attack and Speed.
Abra in Competitive Pokémon
Alakazam has been a significant competitive Pokemon across many generations because extreme Speed and Special Attack give it a natural role as a special wallbreaker, revenge killer, or cleaner. Earlier generations relied primarily on powerful Psychic offense and coverage, while Magic Guard later allowed Alakazam to ignore most passive damage and use items such as Life Orb or Focus Sash with unusual efficiency. Mega Alakazam became one of the fastest and strongest special attackers in formats where it was legal, using its enormous offensive statistics to pressure both offensive and defensive teams. Its principal weakness has remained physical frailty, meaning priority, faster boosted opponents, or surviving its initial attack can quickly turn the matchup against it.
Abra in Nuzlockes
The Abra line combines enormous offensive value with substantial risk. Abra itself can be difficult to capture because of Teleport and can be awkward to train before evolving, but Kadabra becomes immediately useful at level 16 and FireRed and LeafGreen community analysis consistently rates it highly even without access to trade evolution. Alakazam is even stronger and has been rated among the best Kanto Nuzlocke encounters because it can outspeed and eliminate large portions of the opposing roster with Psychic and coverage. Its poor physical durability remains the central danger, so its safety depends on accurate matchup knowledge and securing knockouts rather than surviving unexpected physical attacks.
Learnsets
1 moves · Legends Arceus
Level Up — Legends Arceus
Pokédex Entries
24 entries
Using its ability to read minds, it will identify impending danger and TELEPORT to safety.
Sleeps 18 hours a day. If it senses danger, it will teleport itself to safety even as it sleeps.
It senses impending attacks and TELEPORTS away to safety before the actual attacks can strike.
If it decides to TELEPORT randomly, it creates the illusion that it has created copies of itself.
It hypnotizes itself so that it can teleport away when it senses danger, even if it is asleep.
ABRA sleeps for eighteen hours a day. However, it can sense the presence of foes even while it is sleeping. In such a situation, this POKéMON immediately teleports to safety.
ABRA needs to sleep for eighteen hours a day. If it doesn’t, this POKéMON loses its ability to use telekinetic powers. If it is attacked, ABRA escapes using TELEPORT while it is still sleeping.
A POKéMON that sleeps 18 hours a day. Observation revealed that it uses TELEPORT to change its location once every hour.
It sleeps for 18 hours a day. It uses a variety of extrasensory powers even while asleep.
Using its ability to read minds, it will sense impending danger and TELEPORT to safety.
It sleeps for 18 hours a day. Even when awake, it teleports itself while remaining seated.
Even while asleep, it maintains a telepathic radar. It teleports when it is threatened.
Using its psychic power is such a strain on its brain that it needs to sleep for 18 hours a day.
It senses impending attacks and teleports away to safety before the actual attacks can strike.
If it decides to teleport randomly, it evokes the illusion that it has created copies of itself.
Abra sleeps for eighteen hours a day. However, it can sense the presence of foes even while it is sleeping. In such a situation, this Pokémon immediately teleports to safety.
Abra needs to sleep for eighteen hours a day. If it doesn’t, this Pokémon loses its ability to use telekinetic powers. If it is attacked, Abra escapes using Teleport while it is still sleeping.
It sleeps 18 hours a day. Even while sleeping, it will teleport itself to treetops and pick and eat berries there.
It can teleport itself to safety while it’s asleep, but when it wakes, it doesn’t know where it is, so it panics.
It uses various psychic powers even while it’s sleeping, so you can’t tell whether or not it’s awake.
It can read others’ minds and will teleport away when danger approaches. You must clear your mind if you want to catch it.
This Pokémon uses its psychic powers while it sleeps. The contents of Abra’s dreams affect the powers that the Pokémon wields.
Abra can teleport in its sleep. Apparently the more deeply Abra sleeps, the farther its teleportations go.
Spends 18 hours of the day sleeping. Even while asleep, Abra can control its psychic powers—should danger approach, the Pokémon will simply teleport away.
Where To Find Abra
19 locations
Hau'oli City · AlolaWalking · version details vary
Hauoli City Shopping District
Route 2 · AlolaWalking · version details vary
Alola Route 2 South
Granite Cave · HoennWalking · version details vary
Granite Cave (1F)
Granite Cave (1F/small room)
Granite Cave (B1F)
Granite Cave (B2F)
Route 116 · HoennWalking · version details vary
Road 116
Goldenrod City · JohtoGift · version details vary
Goldenrod City Game Corner
Johto Safari Zone · JohtoWalking · version details vary
Safari Zone Plains
Route 34 · JohtoWalking · version details vary
Road 34
Route 35 · JohtoWalking · version details vary
Road 35
Friend Safari · KalosWalking · version details vary
Friend Safari (Psychic)
Route 5 · KalosPurple Flowers, Walking · version details vary
Road 5
Celadon City · KantoGift · version details vary
Celadon City Prize Corner
Route 24 · KantoWalking · version details vary
Road 24
Route 25 · KantoWalking · version details vary
Road 25
Route 5 · KantoWalking, Overworld · version details vary
Road 5
Route 6 · KantoWalking, Overworld · version details vary
Road 6
Route 7 · KantoWalking, Overworld · version details vary
Road 7
Route 8 · KantoWalking, Overworld · version details vary
Road 8
Route 203 · SinnohWalking · version details vary
Road 203
Route 215 · SinnohWalking · version details vary
Road 215
Held Items
1 items
- Ruby: 5% chance
- Sapphire: 5% chance
- Emerald: 5% chance
- Firered: 5% chance
- Leafgreen: 5% chance
- Diamond: 5% chance
- Pearl: 5% chance
- Platinum: 5% chance
- Heartgold: 5% chance
- Soulsilver: 5% chance
- Black: 5% chance
- White: 5% chance
- Black 2: 5% chance
- White 2: 5% chance
- X: 5% chance
- Y: 5% chance
- Omega Ruby: 5% chance
- Alpha Sapphire: 5% chance
- Sun: 5% chance
- Moon: 5% chance
- Ultra Sun: 5% chance
- Ultra Moon: 5% chance
Additional Images
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Abra Biology and Behavior
Abra sleeps for approximately eighteen hours each day because maintaining its psychic abilities places heavy demands on its body. Even while asleep it can sense danger through a telepathic radar and automatically teleport itself to safety, with deeper sleep allowing it to teleport farther. It can perform other psychic actions while sleeping, including teleporting into trees to collect Berries. If Abra does not receive enough sleep, its psychic abilities weaken or become unavailable.
Abra Biological Data
- National Pokédex
- #63
- Species
- Psi Pokémon
- Height
- 2' 11" (0.9 m)
- Weight
- 43.0 lbs (19.5 kg)
- Habitat
- Urban
- Color
- Brown
- Body Style
- Upright
- Gender
- 25% female / 75% male
Misc
Catch Rate: 200
Base Experience: 62 Exp
Hatch Counter: 20
Abra Size Comparison: BETA
Abra is listed at 2' 11" (0.9 m); this chart uses a pose-adjusted visual scale.
How is visual size determined?
Pokédex height is treated as the official listed measurement, but the chart uses pose-aware visual scaling so each sprite looks reasonable in a direct comparison.
For long or coiled Pokémon, the listed height may represent total body length rather than upright height. For Pokémon with floppy ears, leaves, feathers, antennae, wings, or other flexible features, the chart usually measures to the top of the solid, substantial part of the head or body instead of the tallest decorative feature.
The goal is not to replace the official height, but to make the artwork compare naturally at the size it appears to occupy.
Abra currently uses a pose-adjusted visual scale.
