Kadabra (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

*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.

*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]].

**For possibly the same reason, Kadabra has not made any anime appearances since ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]''.

**Kadabra also did not appear in [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]], whereas {{p|Abra}} and {{p|Alakazam}} did.

Kadabra is based on magicians and {{wp|Spoon bending|spoon bender}}s. It also shares similarities with {{wp|goat}}s and {{wp|foxes}}, two 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 ESP and clairvoyance in the early 1930s.