Abra
Abra is a Psychic-type Pokémon, the Psi Pokémon, number 63 (#0063) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 0.9 m tall and weighs 19.5 kg.
Abra is the Psi Pokémon, a Psychic type that sleeps 18 hours a day and teleports away from danger even while it is asleep. It is so hard to catch that the Pokédex advises you to clear your mind first.
How to pronounce Abra
Abra is pronounced AB-ruh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Abra said out loud:
In Japanese it is ケーシィ (Casey).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Abra is 0.9 m tall and weighs 19.5 kg: a slim, mostly yellow, fox-like Pokémon with a kite-shaped face, short pointed ears and eyes that are usually closed. Its body is segmented, with black skin showing at the joints, brown shoulder and chest plates and a thick, banded tail. Using psychic power strains its brain so much that it must sleep 18 hours daily or lose its powers.
Behaviour
Even asleep, Abra keeps a telepathic watch and teleports away at the first hint of trouble, though it can panic if it wakes somewhere unfamiliar. The Pokédex says the deeper it sleeps, the farther it jumps, and that its dreams affect its powers. It moves to a new spot about once an hour.
Habitat
The Pokédex habitat is urban areas. In Legends: Z-A it is found in all five of Lumiose City's districts and in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose; it is unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet.
Diet
Berries: the Sun Pokédex says it teleports into the treetops in its sleep to pick and eat them.
Powers
Its Abilities are Synchronize, which passes burns, paralysis and poison back to the attacker, and Inner Focus, with Magic Guard hidden. Teleport is its trademark, and it can also learn Psychic and Calm Mind. With 105 base Special Attack and 90 Speed but only 25 HP, 20 Attack and 15 Defense, it is fast and extremely frail.
Name origin
Abra may come from 'abracadabra', a stage magician's incantation. Its Japanese name, Casey (ケーシィ), may refer to Edgar Cayce, a reputed American psychic famous for entering trances.
Design inspiration
Abra seems to be modelled on a mystic or psychic, and it shares traits with foxes, animals tied to magic in myth. Its rat-like tail in early sprites and long sleeps could also hint at opossums. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Abra evolves into Kadabra at level 16, and Kadabra evolves into Alakazam when traded.
In the games
Abra carries you home in some games: one at the Indigo Plateau in Gold, Silver and Crystal teleports you to New Bark Town, and one at the Sinjoh Ruins does the same in HeartGold and SoulSilver. It dates from Red and Green (Red and Blue outside Japan).
In the anime
In 'The Psychic Sidekicks!', Mrs. Bellows's Abra kept teleporting onto other people's heads. In 'Sandshrew's Locker!', Mira offered Ash and his friends a ride to Hearthome City with her Abra, if they helped find her Sandshrew.
Fun facts
- In the Let's Go games, a wild Abra teleports away if you walk up to it from the front.
- Its base stat total of 310 is the lowest of any Generation I Psychic type.
- In the Red and Green beta its English name was Hocus.
Base stats
- HP: 25
- Attack: 20
- Defense: 15
- Sp. Atk: 105
- Sp. Def: 55
- Speed: 90
Abra’s base stat total is 310. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Abra weak to?
Abra takes extra damage from Bug (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Fighting (½×), Psychic (½×).
Evolution
How does Abra evolve?
Abra evolves into Kadabra at level 16.
The whole family: Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam.
Abilities
- Synchronize: Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.
- Inner Focus: Prevents flinching.
- Magic Guard (hidden ability): Protects against damage not directly caused by a move.
Moves
Moves Abra learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teleport | Psychic | Status | — |
TM moves (49)
Abra can learn 49 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Thunder Wave, Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, Rest, Thief, Snore, Protect, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Facade, Swift, Fling, Power Swap, Guard Swap, Speed Swap, Drain Punch, Trick Room, Wonder Room, Magic Room, Round, Psychic Terrain, Body Slam, Psychic, Metronome, Tri Attack, Substitute, Psyshock, Endure, Sleep Talk, Encore, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Taunt, Trick, Skill Swap, Calm Mind, Energy Ball, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Foul Play, Ally Switch, Dazzling Gleam.
Egg moves (3):Confusion, Guard Split, Magic Coat.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 75% male, 25% female.
- Egg groups: Human-Like.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 200 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
- Base experience yield: 62.
Pokédex entries
Spends 18 hours of the day sleeping. Even while asleep, Abra can control its psychic powers—should danger approach, the Pokémon will simply teleport away. (Legends: Arceus)
Abra can teleport in its sleep. Apparently the more deeply Abra sleeps, the farther its teleportations go. (Shield)
This Pokémon uses its psychic powers while it sleeps. The contents of Abra's dreams affect the powers that the Pokémon wields. (Sword)
Sleeps 18 hours a day. If it senses danger, it will teleport itself to safety even as it sleeps. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)
It can read others' minds and will teleport away when danger approaches. You must clear your mind if you want to catch it. (Ultra Moon)
It uses various psychic powers even while it's sleeping, so you can't tell whether or not it's awake. (Ultra Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ケーシィ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Casey |
| French | Abra |
| German | Abra |
| Spanish | Abra |
| Italian | Abra |
| Korean | 캐이시 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 凯西 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 凱西 |
Trivia
- Lowest base stat total among Psychic types in Gen 1: 310.
- Taller than 43% of all Pokémon (0.9 m).
- Heavier than 41% of all Pokémon (19.5 kg).
- Base stat total 310, ranked #804 of 1,025.
- One of 102 Psychic-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 63 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 53 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 200: about 26.1% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 21 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Abra (Pokémon), Serebii: Abra (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (AB-ruh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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