
Is Alakazam Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
If you can trade for Alakazam, you get the strongest special attacker in Red and Blue. Psychic type is barely resisted by anything in Gen 1, and Alakazam outspeeds nearly the entire roster. The only problem is needing a trade partner. Kadabra alone is still excellent if trading isn't an option.
Brock's Pokemon outpace and outclass Abra here.
Kadabra trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Kadabra has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Alakazam resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Alakazam resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Alakazam resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Alakazam resists most of Agatha's coverage and hits back hard.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catch Abra
Catch Abra on Route 24 (walking, Lv 8-12, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM05NormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Celadon Department Store
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM49NormalTri AttackPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Koga
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
Evolve Abra to Kadabra
Abra evolves into Kadabra at Level 16. Your Abra should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket thief after you defeat him in Cerulean City
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM05NormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Celadon Department Store
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- LV 27PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 38PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Kadabra to Alakazam
Kadabra evolves into Alakazam when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Erika.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket thief after you defeat him in Cerulean City
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM05NormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Celadon Department Store
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- LV 27PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 38PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Alakazam in Red & Blue
Alakazam never appears in the wild and never evolves on its own. A Kadabra has to be traded to another player to become one, so you need a trade partner.
Catch Abra or Kadabra at any of these 4 spots to eventually evolve into Alakazam.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
How to Obtain Alakazam in RB
The path to Alakazam starts with Abra at Lv. 6-12 via walking and gift encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 2Catch or Evolve Kadabraor evolve from Abra (Step 1)
Step 3Alakazam ✓
Alakazam Weakness
Bug moves hit Alakazam for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Alakazam's special bulk (base 135 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Alakazam Weak Against
GoodAlakazam Evolutions
You get Alakazam from Abra by trading. This Psychic-type hits 540 total stats and can't produce eggs. The evolution from Abra pushed Alakazam to 540 total stats. Special saw the largest single gain at +80. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Alakazam Best Moveset
Fastest competitive Psychic-type at 120 Speed, and 135 Special behind MovePsychic in a meta where nothing resists the type. Ghost moves can't touch Psychic-types, Bug attacks are all terrible, and the Special stat handles both offense and defense. Dominates every matchup that doesn't run from it.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Psychic
- Recover
- Thunder Wave
- Seismic Toss
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Alakazam's Normal and Fighting coverage all comes from technical machines, built on top of Psychic and Psybeam for same-type damage. Psychic and Double-Edge are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its brain can outperform a supercomputer. Its intelligence quotient is said to be 5,000.
Alakazam Red & Blue Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Red & Blue, but Alakazam does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Alakazam hits 640 BST.
No. Alakazam is not catchable in the wild. It only comes from trade-evolving Kadabra.
In Red & Blue, use Alakazam as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats, Psychic is the primary attack.
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

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