Alakazam is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I and a final stage of its evolution line, with a base stat total of 500.
Alakazam
Abilities
Passes on status problems.
Prevents flinching.
The Pokémon only takes damage from attacks.
Hidden AbilityBase Stats
Alakazam'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 Forms
Mega Alakazam Alakazam Playthrough, Competitive, and Nuzlocke Usage
Using Alakazam 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.
Alakazam 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.
Alakazam 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
8 moves · Legends Arceus
Level Up — Legends Arceus
Pokédex Entries
24 entries
Its brain can outperform a supercomputer. Its intelligence quotient is said to be 5,000.
A POKéMON that can memorize anything. It never forgets what it learns-- that's why this POKéMON is smart.
Closing both its eyes heightens all its other senses. This enables it to use its abilities to their extremes.
Its brain cells multiply continually until it dies. As a result, it remembers everything.
It has an IQ of 5000. It calculates many things in order to gain the edge in every battle.
ALAKAZAM’s brain continually grows, making its head far too heavy to support with its neck. This POKéMON holds its head up using its psychokinetic power instead.
ALAKAZAM’s brain continually grows, infinitely multiplying brain cells. This amazing brain gives this POKéMON an astoundingly high IQ of 5,000. It has a thorough memory of everything that has occurred in the world.
While it has strong psychic abilities and high intelligence, an ALAKAZAM’s muscles are very weak. It uses psychic power to move its body.
It does not like physical attacks very much. Instead, it freely uses extrasensory powers to defeat foes.
Its brain can outperform a supercomputer. Its IQ (intelligence quotient) is said to be around 5,000.
Its superb memory lets it recall everything it has experienced from birth. Its IQ exceeds 5,000.
Its highly developed brain is on par with a supercomputer. It can use all forms of psychic abilities.
The spoons clutched in its hands are said to have been created by its psychic powers.
Its brain cells multiply continually until it dies. As a result, it remembers everything.
Alakazam’s brain continually grows, making its head far too heavy to support with its neck. This Pokémon holds its head up using its psychokinetic power instead.
Alakazam’s brain continually grows, infinitely multiplying brain cells. This amazing brain gives this Pokémon an astoundingly high IQ of 5,000. It has a thorough memory of everything that has occurred in the world.
It is said to have an IQ of approximately 5,000. Its overflowing psychokinetic powers cause headaches to anyone nearby.
Its brain cells continue to increase in number until its death. The older the Alakazam, the larger its head.
Alakazam uses its psychic powers to make the spoons it carries. Each spoon is an original that there’s only one of in the whole world.
If it trusts someone deeply, it will let them have one of its spoons. Anything you eat with that spoon is apparently delicious.
A Pokémon that can memorize anything. It never forgets what it learns—that’s why this Pokémon is smart.
It has an incredibly high level of intelligence. Some say that Alakazam remembers everything that ever happens to it, from birth till death.
Alakazam wields potent psychic powers. It’s said that this Pokémon used these powers to create the spoons it holds.
The longer Alakazam lives, the larger and heavier its head becomes. Our tests have shown that the strength of its psychic powers correlates positively to the weight of its head.
Where To Find Alakazam
1 locations
Accumula Town · UnovaNpc Trade · version details vary
Accumula Town
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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Alakazam Biology and Behavior
Alakazam creates and carries two silver spoons that amplify its psychic powers, and it may give one of these spoons to a person it deeply trusts. Its physical muscles are extremely weak, so it relies on psychic power to move its body and even to support the weight of its own head. Its brain continuously grows throughout its life, and Pokedex accounts attribute extraordinary memory and intelligence to the species, including remembering experiences from its time as an Abra. The immense psychic energy it emits can cause headaches in nearby creatures.
Alakazam Biological Data
- National Pokédex
- #65
- Species
- Psi Pokémon
- Height
- 4' 11" (1.5 m)
- Weight
- 105.8 lbs (48.0 kg)
- Habitat
- Urban
- Color
- Brown
- Body Style
- Humanoid
- Gender
- 25% female / 75% male
Misc
Catch Rate: 50
Base Experience: 225 Exp
Hatch Counter: 20
Alakazam Size Comparison: BETA
Alakazam is listed at 4' 11" (1.5 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.
Alakazam currently uses a pose-adjusted visual scale.
