# Alakazam #33/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Alakazam carries Gen I Psychic nostalgia, and this Expedition Rare, a non-holo mid-tier pull, draws collectors who want the Psymimic Poke-Power in a format-era printing. Demand is steady rather than fierce, since the holo version stole the set's spotlight, though Kusajima's work adds quiet appeal. At a $27 modelled guide, up 39% over 30 days on 50 copies traded, with 333 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.22 out of Mega Evolution; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 33/165 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Hajime Kusajima |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Kadabra |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Psychic |
| Ability: Psymimic | Once during your turn, instead of Alakazam's normal attack, you may choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon's attacks. Alakazam copies that attack including its Energy costs and anything else required in order to use that attack, such as discarding Energy cards. (No matter what type that Pokémon is, Alakazam's type is still Psychic.) This power can't be used if Alakazam is affected by a Special Condition. |
| Attack: Syncroblast | cost Psychic/Colorless/Colorless — damage 80 — If Alakazam and the Defending Pokémon don't have the same number of Energy cards attached to them, this attack's base damage is 20 instead of 80. |
| Weakness | Psychic x2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Alakazam #065](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/alakazam) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$26.85** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-05
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: 0.00% — as of 2026-11-05
- Floor delivered ask: $28.82 — as of 2026-11-04T06:36:33.190Z
- Quant score: 90/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-04T06:36:33.190Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Open auction — observed 2026-10-04T08:35:35.585Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-03T10:50:33.660Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-25T14:11:25.563Z, confidence 85%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-03T10:50:33.660Z, confidence 80%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-03T10:50:33.660Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T21:51:37.797Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/alakazam-33)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-33%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)