Kadabra is meant to evolve into Alakazam . At 400 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Kadabra weak to?

In X & Y, Kadabra's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Kadabra's base 105 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

How do you evolve Kadabra?

In X & Y, Abra evolves into Kadabra at level 16. Kadabra evolves into Alakazam by trading. Kadabra is a middle-stage evolution in the Abra line.

What is the best ability for Kadabra?

Magic Guard is what you want on Kadabra. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Synchronize, Inner Focus) work on paper but Magic Guard is what makes Kadabra worth using. With base 105 Speed, Magic Guard gives Kadabra an edge before opponents can react.

What is Kadabra's hidden ability?

In X & Y, Magic Guard is the hidden ability. It protects against damage not directly caused by a move. Worth hunting for if you want Kadabra to compete at a higher level.

Kadabra - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Sweeper

CTier

105Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk leads and Defense gets almost nothing. That's Kadabra's stat line in a nutshell. 2 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Sp. Atk EVs.

Base Stats

Above

HP40

Attack35

Defense30

Sp. Atk120

Sp. Def70

Speed105

Total400

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate100 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.3 m

Weight56.5 kg

Base XP140

Abilities

Synchronize

Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

Magic GuardHA

Protects against damage not directly caused by a move.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

When it uses its psychic power, it emits strong alpha waves that can ruin precision devices.

Kadabra Weakness

Kadabra is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Kadabra's special bulk (base 70 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Kadabra Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Kadabra in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile can KO Kadabra with Knock Off (334-394%). Gengar threatens a KO with Shadow Ball (238-281%). Volcarona's Flamethrower also KOs at 101-119%.

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Kadabra Knock Off 2x 334-394%KO Ice Shard 103-121%KO Pursuit 2x 206-243%KO View Weavile builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Kadabra Shadow Ball 2x 238-281%KO Sludge Bomb 134-158%KO Focus Blast 59-70% View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Kadabra Giga Drain 56-66% Flamethrower 101-119%KO View Volcarona builds →
Chandelure GhostFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball FlamethrowerSTAB Energy Ball Psychic Damage vs Kadabra Shadow Ball 2x 173-204%KO Flamethrower 97-114%KO Energy Ball 65-76% Psychic 32-38% View Chandelure builds →

X & Y Evolution

Sitting between Abra and Alakazam, Kadabra is part of a chain that requires a trade. Not your typical level-up setup. HP has grown the most so far (+15), but there's still another 100 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#063Abra

Level 16

#064Kadabra

Trade

#065Alakazam

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Abra

Psychic

Kadabra

Psychic

Alakazam

Psychic

40+15

55+15

ATK

35+15

50+15

DEF

30+15

45+15

SP.ATK

105

120+15

135+15

SP.DEF

70+15

95+25

SPE

105+15

120+15

BST

310D-Tier

400C-Tier+90

500B-Tier+100

ROLE

Attacker

Sweeper

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Kadabra to get Abra eggs easily using 56 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Ally Switch, Barrier, Encore and 9 more.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂75.0%♀25.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Kadabra Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Kadabra. Ally Switch and Barrier come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Future Sight and Dream Eater and coverage across 9 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Kinesis

——8015Psychic

Lv 1

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

Lv 16

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 18

Disable

C—10020Normal

Lv 22

Miracle Eye

———40Psychic

Lv 24

Ally Switch+2

D——15Psychic

Lv 28

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Lv 30

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Lv 34

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

Lv 36

Recover

C——10Normal

Lv 40

Psycho Cut

D7010020Psychic

Lv 42

Role Play

———10Psychic

Lv 46

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

Lv 48

Future Sight

B12010010Psychic

Lv 50

Trick

C—10010Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

B10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

B8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

C6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Ally Switch+2

D——15Psychic

Egg

Barrier

C——20Psychic

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Egg

Guard Split

———10Psychic

Egg

Guard Swap

———10Psychic

Egg

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Power Trick

D——10Psychic

Egg

Psycho Shift

D—10010Psychic

Egg

Skill Swap

C——10Psychic

Egg

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor Moves

Kadabra can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

How to Get Kadabra in X & Y

No wild encounters for Kadabra. The 2-stage line runs through Abra, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 16 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Kadabra in X & Y

To get Kadabra, start by catching Abra through walking encounters at Lv. 10+. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Abra
Route 5
XGrass Lv.10 Route
RareEarly
Purple flowers
Route 5
XGrass Lv.10 Route
RareEarly
Route 5
YGrass Lv.10 Route
RareEarly
Purple flowers
Route 5
YGrass Lv.10 Route
RareEarly
Train until Level 16
Step 2Kadabra ✓

Kadabra Guide

Kadabra is meant to evolve into Alakazam. At 400 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In X & Y, Kadabra's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Kadabra's base 105 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
In X & Y, Abra evolves into Kadabra at level 16. Kadabra evolves into Alakazam by trading. Kadabra is a middle-stage evolution in the Abra line.
Magic Guard is what you want on Kadabra. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Synchronize, Inner Focus) work on paper but Magic Guard is what makes Kadabra worth using. With base 105 Speed, Magic Guard gives Kadabra an edge before opponents can react.
In X & Y, Magic Guard is the hidden ability. It protects against damage not directly caused by a move. Worth hunting for if you want Kadabra to compete at a higher level.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Kadabra has appeared in 21 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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