In Yellow, Abra isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Kadabra to unlock its full potential. At 360 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Abra weak to?

Abra has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.

What role does Abra play in battle?

In Yellow, Abra fills the attacker role. It's a special attacker with base 105 Special. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

In Yellow, 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.

At what level does Abra evolve?

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

Abra - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

DTier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

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

Base Stats

Avg

HP25

Attack20

Defense15

Sp. Atk105

Sp. Def105

Speed90

Total360

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight19.5 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Sleeps 18 hours a day. If it senses danger, it will teleport itself to safety even as it sleeps.

Yellow

Abra Weakness

Abra has no type weaknesses thanks to its unique defensive typing. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely.

Abra Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartExcellent

0Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score+5

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

None

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Abra in Yellow (Best Counters)

Yellow Evolution

A Psychic type with 360 stats, Abra has a chain leading to Alakazam. Breeding won't work. The evolved forms gain up to 140 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 not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Abra Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 1 build content has limited support (no abilities, held items, or natures).

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

Moves

Without TMs, Abra's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Fighting coverage on top of Psychic and Psywave for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM08

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM18

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM05

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

TM01

Mega Punch

D808520Normal

TM35

Metronome

D——10Normal

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM46

Psywave

——10015Psychic

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM19

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

TM40

Skull Bash

D10010010Normal

TM17

Submission

D808025Fighting

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM30

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

TM45

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM49

Tri Attack

—8010010Normal

Egg Moves

Abra doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Abra can't learn any Tutor moves

Yellow Abra Locations

Abra is available from early-game routes onward at decent spawn rates. 5 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Abra in Yellow

Walking and gift encounters at Lv. 7-26 across 5 spots for Abra. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.

Celadon City - Game Corner

Gift from NPC Lv.15 City

100%Early

Purchase: 230 coins

Route 7

Grass Lv.15-26 Route

25%Early

Route 8

Grass Lv.15-19 Route

20%Early

Route 5

Grass Lv.7 Route

15%Early

Route 6

Grass Lv.7 Route

15%Early

Abra Guide

In Yellow, Abra isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Kadabra to unlock its full potential. At 360 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
Abra has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.
In Yellow, Abra fills the attacker role. It's a special attacker with base 105 Special. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
In Yellow, 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.
Level 16 gets you Kadabra. Quick enough that Abra barely slows you down.

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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