Is Kadabra Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Kadabra is strong enough to carry without trading for Alakazam. Handles Maylene through Psychic and contributes against Fantina. If you don't have a trade partner, Kadabra alone is still one of the better Psychic options in the game.
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 Kadabra in Diamond & Pearl
Kadabra walks two areas, uncommon at level 20 on a mid route and common up at 45 in Victory Road. The level gap is huge, so where you catch it decides how much raising it still needs.
Wild Kadabra may be holding when caught:
Twisted Spoon (5% chance) Held: Psychic-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage.2 locations to catch Kadabra3 locations to catch Abra
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Abra at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 16 — it evolves into Kadabra.
Badge 1 Badge 2Where To Catch Kadabra in DP
Abra gets you Kadabra sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 16. Wild Kadabra first appears at Route 215 (after Badge 2).
- Step 2Kadabra ✓or evolve from Abra (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into AlakazamBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Abra egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Kadabra catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Kadabra in Diamond & Pearl
Kadabra wanders Route 215 and Victory Road, so chaining it with the PokeRadar on Route 215 lands the shiny. Compare Shiny Kadabra odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Kadabra 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 Kadabra preloaded.
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.
| 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 Kadabra Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Kadabra
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x185-217%KO X-Scissor 2x140-165%KO Shadow Claw 2x122-145%KO | ||
 Spiritomb GhostDark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 209 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Spiritomb builds →Sucker Punch 2x168-199%KO Shadow Ball 2x98-116%KO Silver Wind 2x50-59% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Absol builds →Bite 2x168-199%KO X-Scissor 2x150-178%KO Shadow Claw 2x132-155%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x138-162%KO X-Scissor 2x121-143%KO Shadow Ball 2x63-76% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Drapion builds →Bite 2x124-147%KO X-Scissor 2x110-131%KO Shadow Ball 2x46-55% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Skuntank builds →Night Slash 2x150-178%KO Shadow Claw 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x130-153%KO Sucker Punch 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Parasect builds →X-Scissor 2x171-202%KO Thief 2x58-69% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Sableye builds →Shadow Claw 2x127-150%KO Feint Attack 2x109-129%KO | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Beedrill builds →X-Scissor 2x166-196%KO Assurance 2x69-82% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Heracross builds →Night Slash 2x128-151%KO Shadow Claw 2x128-151%KO | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Murkrow builds →Feint Attack 2x119-141%KO Shadow Ball 2x60-71% | ||
Kadabra Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Kadabra 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 Kadabra Best Moveset
120 Sp. Atk and 105 Speed hit like a fully evolved Pokemon, and MovePsychic drops most targets that don't resist it. The moveset is a glass cannon: enormous special damage, zero physical defense. One priority move shuts it down.
Best Build
Kadabra best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Psychic
- Trick
- Hidden Power Ground
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Kadabra. Barrier and Encore 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.
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
40 of 44 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
If one is nearby, an eerie shadow appears on TV screens. Seeing the shadow is said to bring bad luck.
When it uses its psychic power, it emits strong ha waves that can ruin precision devices.
Kadabra Diamond & Pearl Guide
Kadabra evolves into Alakazam via trade.
Yes. Wild Kadabra in Diamond & Pearl can hold Twisted Spoon (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Twisted Spoon.
For Diamond & Pearl, you can run Kadabra through the first few routes without issues. 400 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Alakazam as fast as you can.
In Diamond & Pearl, Kadabra plays as a support. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Psychic is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Timid is the go-to nature for Kadabra. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the support role.
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
- 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 6ORAS
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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