Is Alakazam Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
One of the best Psychic-types in ORAS. Mega Alakazam picks up AbilityTrace to copy opponent abilities, and the Special Attack threatens Steven's entire roster. Trade evolution limits solo players, but if you can manage it, Alakazam clears Tate and Liza and most of the E4 with room to spare.
Abra trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Brawly's team hits Abra's weaknesses 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.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Alakazam's defenses.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Sidney's team hits Alakazam's weaknesses hard.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Abra on Granite Cave (walking, Lv 10-12, uncommon).
Your Abra should hit Level 16 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Flannery.
How to Get Alakazam in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
A trade step sits in Alakazam's 3-stage chain from Abra. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Abra shows up at decent rates, so the starting catch is the easy part.
How to Obtain Alakazam in ORAS
The path to Alakazam starts with Abra at Lv. 10-12 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Alakazam Weakness
Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Alakazam for super-effective damage. Alakazam's special bulk (base 95 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 |
What is Alakazam Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Alakazam
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x87-103%KO Feint Attack 2x76-90% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Shedinja BugGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Shedinja builds →Shadow Claw 2x99-116%KO Thief 2x58-69% Leech Life 2x33-40% | ||
 Zorua Dark | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x86-103%KO Knock Off 2x84-99% | ||
Zorua Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Zorua builds →Foul Play 2x106-125%KO U-turn 2x53-63% | ||
 Sandile GroundDark | C | |
Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x157-186%KO U-turn 2x76-90% Shadow Claw 2x76-90% | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x108-129%KO Shadow Claw 2x64-76% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x90-107%KO Knock Off 2x85-100%KO | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x160-189%KO U-turn 2x80-94% Shadow Claw 2x80-94% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x111-131%KO | ||
Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x111-131%KO Shadow Claw 2x64-76% | ||
Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x91-108%KO Knock Off 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x175-206%KO Shadow Claw 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x162-191%KO Shadow Claw 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x159-188%KO Shadow Ball 2x58-68% U-turn 2x79-93% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x147-173%KO Pin Missile 2x31-37% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x172-203%KO Shadow Claw 2x85-100%KO | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x159-188%KO Shadow Claw 2x93-110%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x157-185%KO Shadow Ball 2x57-67% U-turn 2x78-92% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x144-170%KO Pin Missile 2x31-37% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x177-208%KO Shadow Claw 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x88-104%KO U-turn 2x79-93% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x162-192%KO X-Scissor 2x108-128%KO Shadow Claw 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x236-278%KO Night Slash 2x92-108%KO Shadow Claw 2x92-108%KO | ||
Zoroark Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x161-190%KO Shadow Ball 2x57-67% U-turn 2x79-93% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Alakazam for 84-99%. Keldeo's Hydro Pump hits Alakazam for 74-87%. Serperior deals 39-46% with Leaf Storm.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Excadrill builds →Earthquake84-99% Rapid Spin42-50% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Keldeo builds →Scald54-64% Hydro Pump74-87% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityContrary ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Serperior builds →Leaf Storm39-46% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Clefable builds →Moonblast27-32% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Slowbro builds →Scald24-28% Ice Beam27-32% | ||
Alakazam Evolutions
Alakazam evolved from Abra's chain using a trade. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Abra eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Abra pushed Alakazam to 500 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Alakazam to get Abra eggs easily using 56 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Ally Switch, Barrier, Encore and 9 more.
ORAS Alakazam Best Moveset
Mega Alakazam reaches 175 Sp. Atk at 150 Speed, outspeeding and outpowering nearly everything in the format. AbilityTrace copies the opponent's ability on entry. The moveset earns A-tier because the raw speed-and-power combination forces opponents to either outprioritize or accept the damage.
Best Build
Alakazam best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
- Shadow Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Alakazam can hit 11 types beyond STAB, including Electric and Fairy. The offense anchors on Future Sight and Dream Eater while TMs handle everything else.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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.
Alakazam Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Alakazam looks average on paper at 500 BST. But Magic Guard is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier sweeper on our tier list. Psychic with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, yes. Mega Alakazam is the evolved form, sitting at 600 BST. Big power spike over base Alakazam (500). Equip the Mega Stone and it transforms in battle.
No. Alakazam is not catchable in the wild. It only comes from trade-evolving Kadabra. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Kadabra to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required.
Alakazam gets Magic Guard, Synchronize, and Inner Focus. But Magic Guard is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. With base 120 Speed, Magic Guard gives Alakazam an edge before opponents can react.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Alakazam appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
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 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves