Is Kadabra Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Native to Hoenn via Route 116 Abra. AbilitySynchronize reflects status back at the attacker. Kadabra dominates Brawly, handles most of the mid-game trainers, and outspeeds everything through Mossdeep. Trade for Alakazam if possible, but Kadabra alone carries RS.
Abra trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Abra trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Kadabra trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Alakazam has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Alakazam resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Alakazam trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Abra on Granite Cave (walking, Lv 8, uncommon).
- After Brawly
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- After Wattson
- TM29PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm Mind—100%20
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
Your Abra should hit Level 16 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 16)
- LV 16PsychicConfusion75100%25
- LV 21PsychicPsybeam98100%20
- LV 30PsychicFuture Sight180100%10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 36PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Flannery.
- STARTING (Lv 23)
- LV 23PsychicPsybeam98100%20
- LV 23PsychicConfusion75100%25
- LV 30PsychicFuture Sight180100%10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 36PsychicPsychic135100%10
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
How to Get Kadabra in Ruby & Sapphire
A trade step sits in Kadabra's 3-stage chain from Abra. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Abra shows up at moderate rates, so the starting catch is the easy part.
How to Obtain Kadabra in RS
The path to Kadabra starts with Abra at Lv. 8-10 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch AbraGranite Cave - 1FLv.8CaveRate 10%Granite Cave - 1F Room 2Lv.8CaveRate 10%Granite Cave - B1FLv.9CaveRate 10%Granite Cave - B2FLv.10CaveRate 10%
Step 2Kadabra ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Alakazam with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Kadabra egg.
Step 3Evolve into Alakazam
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Kadabra Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Kadabra
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x132-156%KO Thief 2x21-25% | ||
 Mightyena Dark | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Ninjask builds →Leech Life 2x46-55% Thief 2x24-28% | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x132-156%KO Thief 2x23-27% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
Nuzleaf GrassDark | C | |
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Ninjask builds →Leech Life 2x44-52% Thief 2x23-27% | ||
Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x90-106%KO Pin Missile 2x25-30% | ||
Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Volbeat builds →Signal Beam 2x135-159%KO Thief 2x23-28% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Mightyena Dark | C | |
Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Ninjask builds →Leech Life 2x44-53% Thief 2x23-28% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x155-183%KO Bite 2x65-77% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x211-249%KO Feint Attack 2x47-55% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x127-149%KO Thief 2x51-61% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x91-109%KO Pin Missile 2x27-32% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Mightyena builds →Shadow Ball 2x115-136%KO Bite 2x56-67% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x154-182%KO Bite 2x63-75% | ||
Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x209-246%KO Feint Attack 2x47-56% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x124-146%KO Thief 2x51-60% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x91-108%KO Pin Missile 2x27-32% | ||
Mightyena Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Mightyena builds →Shadow Ball 2x113-134%KO Bite 2x56-66% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x347-409%KO Thief 2x18-22% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x160-189%KO Bite 2x65-76% | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Shiftry builds →Shadow Ball 2x129-152%KO Thief 2x50-59% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Cacturne builds →Feint Attack 2x90-107%KO Pin Missile 2x27-32% | ||
Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Kadabra View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x217-256%KO Feint Attack 2x46-55% | ||
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 28 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Encore, Fire Punch and 3 more.
RS Kadabra Best Moveset
120 Sp. Atk and 105 Speed behind MovePsychic hit hard from a type that threatens most of the format. AbilitySynchronize bounces status back to the attacker, punishing MoveThunder Wave and MoveToxic. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. No trade needed for 90% of Alakazam's output.
Best Build
Kadabra best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Trick
- Fire Punch
- Psychic
- Role Play
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 8 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
KADABRA emits a peculiar alpha wave if it develops a headache. Only those people with a particularly strong psyche can hope to become a TRAINER of this POKéMON.
KADABRA holds a silver spoon in its hand. The spoon is used to amplify the alpha waves in its brain. Without the spoon, the POKéMON is said to be limited to half the usual amount of its telekinetic powers.
Kadabra Ruby & Sapphire 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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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.
Kadabra evolves into Alakazam via trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Kadabra to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required.
Synchronize is the go-to ability for Kadabra. It copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them. Inner Focus is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Base 105 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Kadabra is a special attacker with base 120 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits. Best used as a sweeper.
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 7LGPE
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