Is Alakazam Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Trade evolution from Kadabra. AbilitySynchronize copies status conditions back to the attacker. Alakazam handles Maylene, contributes against Fantina, and outspeeds most of Cynthia's team. Shadow Ball is now Special in Gen 4, giving Alakazam Ghost coverage that actually matches its strength.
Roark's team hits Abra's weaknesses hard.
Kadabra has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Alakazam resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Abra
Catch Abra on Route 203 (walking, Lv 4-5, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Fantina
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Abra to Kadabra
Abra evolves into Kadabra at Level 16. Your Abra should hit Level 16 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- LV 24PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- LV 34PsychicPsycho CutPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 40PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 42PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Kadabra to Alakazam
Kadabra evolves into Alakazam when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Maylene.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 24PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 34PsychicPsycho CutPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 40PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 42PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Alakazam in Diamond & Pearl
Alakazam never appears in the Sinnoh wild. Catch a Kadabra on the mid routes or in Victory Road, then trade it to a partner, since the final step only finishes through a player trade.
Wild Alakazam may be holding when caught:
Twisted Spoon (5% chance) Held: Psychic-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage.Catch Abra or Kadabra at any of these 4 spots to eventually evolve into Alakazam.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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The path to Alakazam starts with Abra at Lv. 4-20 via walking and trade encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Kadabraor evolve from Abra (Step 1)
- Step 3Alakazam ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Abra egg.
How to Get Shiny Alakazam in Diamond & Pearl
Alakazam only comes by trade evolution, so chain a shiny Abra on Route 203 first, then trade it to finish the line. Compare Shiny Alakazam odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Alakazam Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Alakazam preloaded.
Alakazam Weakness
Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Alakazam for super-effective damage. Alakazam's special bulk (base 85 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Alakazam Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Alakazam
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x163-192%KO X-Scissor 2x108-128%KO Shadow Claw 2x96-112%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x133-157%KO X-Scissor 2x101-119%KO Shadow Claw 2x89-104%KO | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x137-162%KO Shadow Ball 2x56-66% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x146-172%KO Pin Missile 2x18-21% | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x121-143%KO Shadow Ball 2x76-89% Silver Wind 2x38-45% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x235-276%KO Night Slash 2x92-108%KO Shadow Claw 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x119-140%KO X-Scissor 2x79-93% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Shiftry builds →Dark Pulse 2x74-88% X-Scissor 2x87-102%KO Shadow Ball 2x49-58% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodTurnback Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x194-229%KO Dark Pulse 2x53-63% Silver Wind 2x41-48% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Skuntank builds →Night Slash 2x107-126%KO Shadow Claw 2x71-84% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x157-185%KO Thief 2x53-63% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x142-167%KO Night Slash 2x82-97% | ||
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x90-106%KO Dark Pulse 2x57-67% | ||
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 490 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Alakazam to get Abra eggs easily using 39 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Encore, Fire Punch and 5 more.
DP Alakazam Best Moveset
135 Sp. Atk and 120 Speed make Alakazam one of the fastest and hardest-hitting special attackers available. Held ItemFocus Sash guarantees surviving one hit through those paper defenses, and the moveset blitzes targets with special Psychic attacks and coverage before they get a second turn.
Best Build
Alakazam best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
- Shadow Ball
- Calm Mind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Alakazam picks up Barrier and Encore only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Future Sight and Dream Eater while coverage across 9 types adds range.
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
43 of 47 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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.
Alakazam Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Alakazam does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Alakazam hits 590 BST.
No. Alakazam is not catchable in the wild. It only comes from trade-evolving Kadabra.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Alakazam as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats, Psychic is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, build your team around Gyarados. These have the highest co-usage rates with Alakazam in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Timid on Alakazam. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Alakazam appears in 21 games spanning 9 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 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
Winds & Waves
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