Kadabra (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

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{{Dex/Entry1|v=Ultra Sun|entry=It stares at a silver spoon to amplify its psychic powers before it lets loose. Apparently, gold spoons are no good.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Ultra Moon|entry=It possesses strong mental capabilities, but its psychic powers are halved when it's not holding a silver spoon.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sword|entry=Using its psychic power, Kadabra levitates as it sleeps. It uses its springy tail as a pillow.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Shield|entry=This Pokémon's telekinesis is immensely powerful. To prepare for evolution, Kadabra stores up psychic energy in the star on its forehead.}}

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Kadabra had not been printed as a {{Trading Card Game}} card since the English {{TCG|Skyridge}} expansion in 2003. This may be the result of Nintendo and Pokémon Card Laboratories' desire to avoid further litigation from illusionist {{wp|Uri Geller}}, who claimed that Kadabra is a parody of him and attempted to sue Nintendo over the notion. However, on November 28, 2020, Geller [https://twitter.com/TheUriGeller/status/1332794451727691777 released an apology on Twitter], announcing that he would allow Nintendo to print cards featuring Kadabra again. The first {{TCG ID|151|Kadabra|64}} card released since Uri Geller's dismissal of his lawsuit is included in the Japanese {{TCG|Pokémon Card 151}} subset, released on June 16, 2023; and the English {{TCG|151}} expansion, releasing on September 22, 2023.

For possibly the same reason, Kadabra had not made any anime appearances since ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'' aired in the United States in 2006, except a small cameo in the "World of Pokémon" opening of ''[[M15|Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice]]''. Kadabra finally made its media reappearance in the [[Pokémon Evolutions]] episode ''[[PE07|The Show]]'', its first animated appearance in over 16 years, excluding its cameo in the aforementioned movie. Notably, when {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} met [[Mira]] in the anime, she was seen using an Abra, whereas she has a Kadabra in the {{pkmn|games}}, despite the fact that the other [[Stat Trainers]] in the anime own the same Pokémon as they do in the games.

Kadabra appears to be based on {{wp|Magician (fantasy)|magicians}} and {{wp|Spoon bending|spoon benders}}. It also shares similarities with {{wp|fox}}es or {{wp|goat}}s, animals mythologically tied to magic. The symbols on Kadabra's forehead and abdomen appear to be references to {{wp|Zener cards}}, a small deck of symbols used in experiments to test for {{wp|extrasensory perception}} and {{wp|clairvoyance}} in the early 1930s. As it created the spoon with its psychic powers, it may be based on the practise of {{wp|alchemy}}, an early science that sought to synthesise metals with magic. The "Transformation" novel about Kadabra may be based on {{wp|Franz Kafka}}'s ''{{wp|The Metamorphosis}}''.