Is Kadabra Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Abra evolves at level 16. AbilitySynchronize passes status back to the attacker. Strong special Attack and Speed make Kadabra one of the best options through Morty, Chuck, and Koga's E4. Trade for Alakazam if possible, but Kadabra alone carries.
Falkner's Pokemon outpace and outclass Abra here.
Bugsy's Pokemon outpace and outclass Abra here.
Kadabra trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Alakazam resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Alakazam resists most of Chuck's coverage and hits back hard.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Alakazam resists most of Janine'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 Blue's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Alakazam resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Alakazam resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Abra
Catch Abra on Route 34 (walking, Lv 10, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- TM60FightingDrain PunchPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 39
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- TM57ElectricCharge BeamPower 50Accuracy 90%PP 10Olivine City
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
Evolve Abra to Kadabra
Abra evolves into Kadabra at Level 16. Your Abra should hit Level 16 before you reach Whitney, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 16)
- LV 16PsychicConfusionPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 25
- LV 24PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 34PsychicPsycho CutPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- LV 40PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 42PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
Evolve Kadabra to Alakazam
Kadabra evolves into Alakazam when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Morty.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 24PsychicPsybeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 34PsychicPsycho CutPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 40PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 42PsychicFuture SightPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
How to Get Kadabra in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Kadabra turns up wild in a couple of spots, rare to uncommon and reaching the mid 40s in late caves. Most players just evolve an Abra at level 16, since the Goldenrod prize makes the base trivial to grab.
Wild Kadabra may be holding when caught:
Twisted Spoon (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a spoon imbued with telekinetic power that boosts Psychic-type moves.2 locations to catch Kadabra9 locations to catch Abra
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Abra at any of the 9 locations below, then level it up to 16 — it evolves into Kadabra.
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The only way to get Kadabra during the story is evolving Abra (Lv 16).
Not landing the catch? Calculate Kadabra catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Kadabra in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Kadabra wanders Cerulean Cave and Route 8, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker path to a shiny. Compare Shiny Kadabra odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Kadabra Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x240-283%KO X-Scissor 2x160-189%KO Shadow Claw 2x141-166%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x248-292%KO Shadow Claw 2x145-171%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Houndoom builds →Dark Pulse 2x115-136%KO Shadow Ball 2x76-90% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x196-231%KO X-Scissor 2x149-176%KO Shadow Claw 2x131-154%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Cacturne builds →Sucker Punch 2x217-256%KO Pin Missile 2x27-32% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Honchkrow builds →Night Slash 2x204-241%KO Shadow Ball 2x73-87% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x232-273%KO Thief 2x78-92% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x176-208%KO X-Scissor 2x118-139%KO Shadow Ball 2x47-56% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Shiftry builds →Dark Pulse 2x97-115%KO X-Scissor 2x129-152%KO Shadow Ball 2x65-76% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Pewter City Gift) | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x209-246%KO Night Slash 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Mismagius Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Mismagius builds →Shadow Ball 2x110-130%KO Dark Pulse 2x73-87% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Banette builds →Shadow Claw 2x190-224%KO Sucker Punch 2x145-171%KO | ||
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Ninjask builds →X-Scissor 2x176-208%KO Shadow Ball 2x42-50% Thief 2x59-70% | ||
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.
HGSS Kadabra Best Moveset
Hits like a final evolution already: 120 Sp. Atk and 105 Speed fire fast special Psychic attacks that outrun and outpower most of the field. The moveset is fragile at 40 HP and 30 Defense, but trading means evolving to Alakazam. AbilitySynchronize punishes status.
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 Psychic 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
All 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It possesses strong spiritual power. The more danger it faces, the stronger its psychic power.
If it uses its abilities, it emits special alpha waves that cause machines to malfunction.
Kadabra HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Kadabra evolves into Alakazam via trade.
Yes. Wild Kadabra in HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, Kadabra plays as a support. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Psychic is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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