What does Abra evolve into?

Kadabra at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Alakazam by trading for the final form. 310 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Abra evolve?

Level 16 gets you Kadabra . Quick enough that Abra barely slows you down.

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Abra does the job early-game if you need a Psychic type on your team. Evolve it into Kadabra before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Abra?

You can find Abra in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Abra - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

DTier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Abra's all-in on Sp. Atk at the expense of Defense. The special lean is obvious from the bars. Yields 1 Sp. Atk EV and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP25

Attack20

Defense15

Sp. Atk105

Sp. Def55

Speed90

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight19.5 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Synchronize

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

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

Magic GuardHANot in game

Protects against damage not directly caused by a move.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It senses impending attacks and teleports away to safety before the actual attacks can strike.

Abra Weakness

Abra's Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Abra's special bulk (base 55 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

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

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-4

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Abra in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Gastly GhostPoison	C
Available Move Moves LickLv. 1 Damage vs Abra Lick 2x 58-71% View Gastly builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Move Moves Leech LifeLv. 11 Damage vs Abra Leech Life 2x 208-245%KO View Paras builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
TM Move Moves U-turnTM89 Damage vs Abra U-turn 2x 92-111%KO View Ledyba builds →
Spinarak BugPoison	D
Available Move Moves Leech LifeLv. 12 Damage vs Abra Leech Life 2x 187-221%KO View Spinarak builds →
Caterpie Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Damage vs Abra Bug Bite 2x 100-118%KO View Caterpie builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

Abra is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Kadabra first, then eventually reaches Alakazam. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 190 total stats over Abra. 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 Abra easily with 39 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Barrier, Encore, Fire Punch and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂75.0%♀25.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Abra Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Abra won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Dream Eater and Psychic anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM60

Drain Punch

D751005Fighting

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

D15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

C60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Barrier

———30Psychic

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Egg

Guard Swap

———10Psychic

Egg

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Power Trick

———10Psychic

Egg

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Tutor

Gravity

D——5Psychic

Tutor

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Magic Coat+4

———15Psychic

Tutor

Role Play

———10Psychic

Tutor

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

HeartGold & SoulSilver Abra Locations

decent spawn rates for Abra across 18 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Abra in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Before you go hunting for Abra, check which of the 18 spots belong to your version. HeartGold and SoulSilver each have different walking and gift encounters at Lv. 9-15.

Route 24

HeartGoldGrass Lv.9 Route

UncommonEarly

Morning

Route 24

SoulSilverGrass Lv.9 Route

UncommonEarly

Morning

Route 25

SoulSilverGrass Lv.9 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 25

HeartGoldGrass Lv.9 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 34

HeartGoldGrass Lv.10 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 34

SoulSilverGrass Lv.10 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 35

HeartGoldGrass Lv.10 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 35

SoulSilverGrass Lv.10 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 24

HeartGoldGrass Lv.10 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 24

SoulSilverGrass Lv.10 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 5

HeartGoldGrass Lv.12-14 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 5

SoulSilverGrass Lv.12-14 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 6

HeartGoldGrass Lv.12-14 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 6

SoulSilverGrass Lv.12-14 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 8

HeartGoldGrass Lv.15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 8

SoulSilverGrass Lv.15 Route

UncommonEarly

Goldenrod City - Game Corner

HeartGoldGift from NPC Lv.15 City

LimitedEarly

Purchase: 200 coins

Goldenrod City - Game Corner

SoulSilverGift from NPC Lv.15 City

LimitedEarly

Purchase: 200 coins

Abra Guide

Kadabra at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Alakazam by trading for the final form. 310 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 16 gets you Kadabra. Quick enough that Abra barely slows you down.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Abra does the job early-game if you need a Psychic type on your team. Evolve it into Kadabra before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Abra in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Abra has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Gastly GhostPoison	C
Available Move Moves LickLv. 1 Damage vs Abra Lick 2x 58-69% View Gastly builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Silver WindLv. 25 Learns Silver Wind at Level 25 View Ledyba builds →
Spinarak BugPoison	D
Upcoming Move Moves Leech LifeLv. 12 Learns Leech Life at Level 12 View Spinarak builds →
Caterpie Bug	D
Upcoming Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Learns Bug Bite at Level 15 View Caterpie builds →
Weedle BugPoison	D
Upcoming Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 15 Learns Bug Bite at Level 15 View Weedle builds →

Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow ClawTM65 PursuitLv. 20 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 224-265%KO Shadow Claw 2x 196-230%KO Pursuit 2x 172-202%KO View Absol builds →
Gastly GhostPoison	C
Available Move Moves LickLv. 1 Damage vs Abra Lick 2x 54-65% View Gastly builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 11 X-ScissorTM81 Damage vs Abra Leech Life 2x 209-248%KO X-Scissor 2x 209-248%KO View Paras builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Abra U-turn 2x 93-111%KO Silver Wind 2x 61-72% View Ledyba builds →
Spinarak BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 12 Shadow SneakLv. 19 Damage vs Abra Leech Life 2x 187-222%KO Shadow Sneak 2x 65-78% View Spinarak builds →

Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 231-273%KO Shadow Ball 2x 80-95% Shadow Claw 2x 204-240%KO Payback 2x 222-262%KO View Absol builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 PursuitLv. 9 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 305-360%KO U-turn 2x 267-316%KO Silver Wind 2x 73-87% Pursuit 2x 104-124%KO View Scyther builds →
Pinsir Bug	C
TM Move Moves X-ScissorTM81 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 342-404%KO View Pinsir builds →
Kricketune Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 14 X-ScissorTM81 Silver WindTM62 Fury CutterLv. 10 Damage vs Abra Leech Life 2x 249-295%KO X-Scissor 2x 249-295%KO Silver Wind 2x 73-87% Fury Cutter 2x 129-153%KO View Kricketune builds →
Beedrill BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 258-305%KO U-turn 2x 225-267%KO Silver Wind 2x 64-76% Payback 2x 111-131%KO View Beedrill builds →

Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 28 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 241-285%KO Shadow Ball 2x 77-91% Shadow Claw 2x 211-248%KO Bite 2x 274-323%KO View Absol builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 PursuitLv. 9 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 312-368%KO U-turn 2x 274-323%KO Silver Wind 2x 68-82% Pursuit 2x 105-124%KO View Scyther builds →
Pinsir Bug	C
TM Move Moves X-ScissorTM81 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 352-414%KO View Pinsir builds →
Kricketune Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 14 X-ScissorTM81 Silver WindTM62 Fury CutterLv. 10 Damage vs Abra Leech Life 2x 258-305%KO X-Scissor 2x 258-305%KO Silver Wind 2x 68-82% Fury Cutter 2x 130-155%KO View Kricketune builds →
Beedrill BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 270-318%KO U-turn 2x 235-277%KO Silver Wind 2x 61-73% Payback 2x 112-133%KO View Beedrill builds →

Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 28 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 247-290%KO Shadow Ball 2x 78-93% Shadow Claw 2x 216-255%KO Bite 2x 279-329%KO View Absol builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Silver WindTM62 PursuitLv. 9 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 321-378%KO U-turn 2x 282-333%KO Silver Wind 2x 73-86% Pursuit 2x 108-129%KO View Scyther builds →
Pinsir Bug	C
TM Move Moves X-ScissorTM81 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 359-423%KO View Pinsir builds →
Kricketune Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Leech LifeLv. 14 X-ScissorTM81 Silver WindTM62 Fury CutterLv. 10 Damage vs Abra Leech Life 2x 262-308%KO X-Scissor 2x 262-308%KO Silver Wind 2x 73-86% Fury Cutter 2x 132-156%KO View Kricketune builds →
Beedrill BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 AssuranceLv. 34 Silver WindTM62 Damage vs Abra X-Scissor 2x 271-321%KO U-turn 2x 240-284%KO Assurance 2x 137-162%KO Silver Wind 2x 62-74% View Beedrill builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	S
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLum Berry NatureJolly Moves CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Damage vs Abra Crunch 2x 501-589%KO Pursuit 2x 251-295%KO Stone Edge 313-368%KO Earthquake 208-246%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Focus Blast SubstituteUtility Explosion Damage vs Abra Shadow Ball 2x 290-341%KO Focus Blast 72-84% Explosion 275-324%KO View Gengar builds →
Scizor BugSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch Superpower U Turn Pursuit Damage vs Abra Bullet Punch 202-237%KO Superpower 201-237%KO U Turn 2x 705-829%KO Pursuit 2x 269-316%KO View Scizor builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Rapid Spin SpikesHazard Explosion Payback Damage vs Abra Rapid Spin 62-73% Explosion 308-362%KO Payback 2x 125-147%KO View Forretress builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Abra Ice Shard 116-137%KO Pursuit 2x 232-273%KO View Weavile builds →