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* In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Kadabra was originally known as "Pocus". | * In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Kadabra was originally known as "Pocus". | ||
* In Kadabra's {{3v2|Red|Green|Blue}} sprites, the red five-pointed star is missing from its forehead. | * In Kadabra's {{3v2|Red|Green|Blue}} sprites, the red five-pointed star is missing from its forehead. | ||
* Kadabra has not been printed as a {{Trading Card Game}} card since the {{TCG|Skyridge}} expansion. This may be due to Nintendo and Pokémon Card Laboratories' desire not to provoke {{wp|Uri Geller}}'s litigious nature. | * Kadabra has not been printed as a {{Trading Card Game}} card since the {{TCG|Skyridge}} expansion. This may be due to Nintendo and Pokémon Card Laboratories' desire not to provoke {{wp|Uri Geller}}'s [[Pokémon controversy#Uri Geller|litigious nature]]. | ||
**Possibly due to the same reason, Kadabra has not made any anime appearances since ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]''. | **Possibly due to the same reason, Kadabra has not made any anime appearances since ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]''. | ||
* Due to an oversight, a Kadabra that holds an {{evostone|Everstone}} will still evolve when traded between any of the [[Generation IV]] or [[Generation V]] games. | * Due to an oversight, a Kadabra that holds an {{evostone|Everstone}} will still evolve when traded between any of the [[Generation IV]] or [[Generation V]] games. | ||
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Kadabra is part of an incantation used in {{wp|magic (illusion)|stage magic}}, ''{{wp|Abracadabra}}''. It may also derive from the Spanish word ''cabra'' (goat). | Kadabra is part of an incantation used in {{wp|magic (illusion)|stage magic}}, ''{{wp|Abracadabra}}''. It may also derive from the Spanish word ''cabra'' (goat). | ||
Yungerer is a corruption of {{wp|Uri Geller}} (with リ ''ri'' replaced by the visually similar ン ''n''), who claims to have the ability to bend spoons with his mind, as the Japanese names of the Abra line are based on famous mystics. Geller attempted to {{wp|Uri Geller#Copyright claims|make a case | Yungerer is a corruption of {{wp|Uri Geller}} (with リ ''ri'' replaced by the visually similar ン ''n''), who claims to have the ability to bend spoons with his mind, as the Japanese names of the Abra line are based on famous mystics. Geller attempted to {{wp|Uri Geller#Copyright claims|make a case}} against [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]] for using his likeness in a character and lost, Nintendo's defense being that they had not named any Pokémon after actual people. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||