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Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam were three of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.[1][2] Originally called "Casey", "Yungerer", and "Foodin" in Japanese, Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémonspecies "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children.[3] Abra and Kadabra were initially intended to be named Hocus and Pocus for American audiences, but changed to Abra and Kadabra, based on the famous magic charm along with Alakazam.[4][5][6] Alakazam'sJapanese name Foodin was inspired by a rough translation of Harry Houdini's last name.[6]
Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam are bipedal Pokémon characterized by their human-like body structure and somewhat fox-like appearance. They look like they are wearing armor, as they have two pauldron-shaped pieces on their shoulders and a fauld-like piece around their chest. Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam have threefingers on each hand and three toes on each foot, with two toes in the front on either side and one in the back near the ankle. Abra and Kadabra also have thick tails the same gold color as the rest of its body, except for a brown band located near the top. Kadabra and Alakazam have relatively large mustaches, which are shorter in female species. Kadabra has a red star-shaped symbol on itsforehead, and three red wavy lines on its fauld-like torso. After evolving into Alakazam, the creatures no longer have the Zener markings and tails,[6] while their heads become much larger, resulting in extremely powerful mental powers.
Possessing the ability to read minds, Abra can sense danger,[7] teleporting when it does and can do so quickly enough to create visual doubles.[7][8] Usingself-hypnosis, Abra spends 18 hours a day sleeping, unable to utilize its abilities unless rested.[9][10][11] This behavior ceases once it evolves into Kadabra, a strong psychic that emits alpha waves affected by its current mental state.[12][13] These waves can trigger headaches in nearby people and can cause machines to malfunction.[12][14][15][16] Once it evolves into Alakazam, it has mastered every typeand form of psychic ability, and its brain continually grows.[17] This causes its head to become too heavy for its neck, requiring psychokinesis to hold it upright.[18] Able to remember everything, its IQ is around 5000 and can outperform a supercomputer.[17][19] Both Kadabra and Alakazam utilize spoons generated mentally to enhance their abilities, two for the latter, and can increase themfurther by closing their eyes.[20][21][22]
Appearances
In video games
The first video game appearance of Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam was in Pokémon Red and Blue versions. Abra evolves into Kadabra after gaining enough experience in battle, and Kadabra evolves into Alakazam after being traded to another trainer. Abra and Kadabra later appear in every subsequent sequel. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal, before the Elite Four are defeated for the first time, an Abra appears as an NPC at the Indigo Plateau which will teleport the player back to New Bark Town.[23] This NPC appears again in their remakes, but does not perform this function.[24] In the main game series, many trainers use Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam in their teams. Notable trainers include Saffron City Gym Leader, Sabrina;[25]The player's rival in Pokémon Red and Blue, and their remakes, Blue;[25][26] The player's rival in Pokémon Gold and Silver, and their remakes, Silver;[23][24] The Hoenn Battle frontier Salon Maiden, Anabel;[27] and Elite Four member, Lucian.[28] Outside of the main series, Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam appeared in Pokémon Pinball, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, and the Pokémon Ranger games. In...
Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam are bipedal Pokémon characterized by their human-like body structure and somewhat fox-like appearance. They look like they are wearing armor, as they have two pauldron-shaped pieces on their shoulders and a fauld-like piece around their chest. Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam have threefingers on each hand and three toes on each foot, with two toes in the front on either side and one in the back near the ankle. Abra and Kadabra also have thick tails the same gold color as the rest of its body, except for a brown band located near the top. Kadabra and Alakazam have relatively large mustaches, which are shorter in female species. Kadabra has a red star-shaped symbol on itsforehead, and three red wavy lines on its fauld-like torso. After evolving into Alakazam, the creatures no longer have the Zener markings and tails,[6] while their heads become much larger, resulting in extremely powerful mental powers.
Possessing the ability to read minds, Abra can sense danger,[7] teleporting when it does and can do so quickly enough to create visual doubles.[7][8] Usingself-hypnosis, Abra spends 18 hours a day sleeping, unable to utilize its abilities unless rested.[9][10][11] This behavior ceases once it evolves into Kadabra, a strong psychic that emits alpha waves affected by its current mental state.[12][13] These waves can trigger headaches in nearby people and can cause machines to malfunction.[12][14][15][16] Once it evolves into Alakazam, it has mastered every typeand form of psychic ability, and its brain continually grows.[17] This causes its head to become too heavy for its neck, requiring psychokinesis to hold it upright.[18] Able to remember everything, its IQ is around 5000 and can outperform a supercomputer.[17][19] Both Kadabra and Alakazam utilize spoons generated mentally to enhance their abilities, two for the latter, and can increase themfurther by closing their eyes.[20][21][22]
Appearances
In video games
The first video game appearance of Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam was in Pokémon Red and Blue versions. Abra evolves into Kadabra after gaining enough experience in battle, and Kadabra evolves into Alakazam after being traded to another trainer. Abra and Kadabra later appear in every subsequent sequel. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal, before the Elite Four are defeated for the first time, an Abra appears as an NPC at the Indigo Plateau which will teleport the player back to New Bark Town.[23] This NPC appears again in their remakes, but does not perform this function.[24] In the main game series, many trainers use Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam in their teams. Notable trainers include Saffron City Gym Leader, Sabrina;[25]The player's rival in Pokémon Red and Blue, and their remakes, Blue;[25][26] The player's rival in Pokémon Gold and Silver, and their remakes, Silver;[23][24] The Hoenn Battle frontier Salon Maiden, Anabel;[27] and Elite Four member, Lucian.[28] Outside of the main series, Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam appeared in Pokémon Pinball, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, and the Pokémon Ranger games. In...
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