Is Abra Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Route 116 near Rustboro, native to Hoenn. Still teleports on the first turn. Kadabra at 16 with AbilitySynchronize matches the opponent's status condition back at them. One of the earliest and strongest Psychic options in RS. Get one before Granite Cave.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Abra here.
Kadabra resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Kadabra trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catchable
Catch Abra in Granite Cave (walking, Lv 8, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Tate & Liza
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
Evolve Abra to Kadabra
Abra evolves into Kadabra at Level 16. Your Abra should hit Level 16 before you reach Brawly, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 16)
- LV 16PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- LV 21PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 36PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
Evolve Kadabra to Alakazam
Kadabra evolves into Alakazam when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Flannery.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 23)
- LV 23PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 23PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- LV 30PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- LV 36PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
How to Get Abra in Ruby & Sapphire
Abra hides in Granite Cave as an uncommon catch at single-digit levels, the only spot it teleports around in Hoenn. Expect to chase it, since it flees fast.
Wild Abra may be holding when caught:
Twisted Spoon (5% chance) A hold item that boosts PSYCHIC- type moves.1 location to catch Abra
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2Where To Catch Abra in RS
Abra is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 8-10 across 8 total spots in the chain.
- Step 3Evolve into Alakazam
To plan your throws, open the Ruby & Sapphire catch rate calculator with Abra preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Abra in Ruby & Sapphire
Abra turns up as you walk the passages of Granite Cave, so check every one you run into for a shiny sheen. Compare Shiny Abra odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Abra Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Ruby & Sapphire shiny odds calculator with Abra already selected.
Abra Weakness
Abra's Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Abra's special bulk (base 55 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
Abra Evolutions
Abra is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Kadabra first, then eventually reaches Alakazam. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 190 total stats over Abra. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Abra easily with 28 breeding partners from the Human-Like egg group. Pass egg moves like Barrier, Encore, Fire Punch and 3 more to offspring.
RS Abra Best Moveset
105 Sp. Atk is strong for a pre-evolution, and AbilitySynchronize passes status conditions back to discourage Thunder Wave and Toxic. 25 Defense still means one physical hit ends things. Kadabra is one evolution away.
Best Build
Abra best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Psychic
- Thunder Punch
- Calm Mind
- Fire Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Barrier and Encore from the egg pool give Abra something extra. Pair those with Psychic for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
26 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
Abra Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Yes. Wild Abra in Ruby & Sapphire can hold Twisted Spoon (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Twisted Spoon.
Game Availability
Abra has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 9 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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