Is Alakazam Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade evolution from Hoenn's native Kadabra. AbilitySynchronize mirrors status effects. Alakazam is the fastest special attacker in RS and handles Brawly, Tate and Liza, and most of the E4. If you have trade access, one of the best Pokemon in the game.
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.
Catch Abra
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 Alakazam in Ruby & Sapphire
Alakazam only comes from trading a Kadabra to another player, so you cannot finish this line solo. Catch the Abra in Granite Cave, evolve it to Kadabra, then arrange the trade.
Wild Alakazam may be holding when caught:
Twisted Spoon (5% chance) A hold item that boosts PSYCHIC- type moves.Catch Abra at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Alakazam.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2How to Obtain Alakazam in RS
To get Alakazam, start by catching Abra through walking encounters at Lv. 8-10. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Evolve into KadabraBREEDINGAvailableLeave Alakazam with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Abra egg.
- Step 3Alakazam ✓
How to Get Shiny Alakazam in Ruby & Sapphire
Alakazam only arrives through evolution, so catch a shiny Abra in Granite Cave, bring it up to Kadabra, then trade it off to finish the line. Compare Shiny Alakazam odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Alakazam 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Ruby & Sapphire 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Alakazam Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Alakazam
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x235-276%KO Thief 2x14-17% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x108-128%KO Bite 2x48-57% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x87-102%KO Thief 2x38-46% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x69-81% Pin Missile 2x18-21% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x146-172%KO Feint Attack 2x35-42% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Mightyena builds →Crunch 2x54-64% Shadow Ball 2x79-93% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Ninjask builds →Shadow Ball 2x79-93% Leech Life 2x31-37% Thief 2x16-19% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x94-111%KO Shadow Ball 2x67-80% Thief 2x16-19% | ||
 Dusclops Ghost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Dusclops builds →Shadow Ball 2x97-115%KO Pursuit 2x19-22% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Beautifly builds →Silver Wind 2x74-88% Shadow Ball 2x65-76% Thief 2x28-33% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Surskit (Route 102 Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Masquerain builds →Silver Wind 2x66-78% Shadow Ball 2x58-69% Thief 2x28-33% | ||
 Illumise Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Alakazam View Illumise builds →Shadow Ball 2x48-57% Thief 2x22-26% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
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 28 partners from the Human-Like egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Encore, Fire Punch and 3 more.
RS Alakazam Best Moveset
135 Sp. Atk at 120 Speed fires MovePsychic with devastating power, and AbilitySynchronize punishes status attempts. MoveFire Punch catches Steel types, MoveThunder Wave cripples what survives. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Still one of the fastest and hardest-hitting special attackers despite stronger competition.
Best Build
Alakazam best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Psychic
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- 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 Psychic while coverage across 8 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
27 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor 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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
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.
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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