Alakazam

Sabrina's Alakazam, and its Gengar counterpart

In the games Alakazam is the signature Pokémon of Sabrina, Saffron City's Psychic-type Gym Leader, whose highest-level Pokémon in Red and Blue is a level 43 Alakazam. The main anime gave Sabrina a Kadabra instead; her Alakazam turns up in Pokémon Origins and the Pokémon Adventures manga. Alakazam is also often paired with Gengar, another trade evolution with a Mega Evolution: since Generation VI the two share the same height and the same base stat total.

Alakazam on cards: Base Set #1 to 151's special illustration rare

Alakazam holds the first number in the original Base Set (1999), a holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Our catalog lists 31 Alakazam printings across 20 sets, and the WOTC era supplied 10 of them, including Dark Alakazam in Team Rocket (2000) and Sabrina's Alakazam in Gym Challenge (2000), both also by Sugimori.

Crystal Guardians (2006) printed Alakazam ★, a Gold Star card, and Rising Rivals (2009) added Alakazam E4 LV.X, one of the Elite Four cards of the Diamond & Pearl era. Fates Collide (2016) brought Alakazam EX up to a Secret Rare, Silver Tempest (2022) printed a Radiant Alakazam, and 151 (2023) gave Alakazam ex a special illustration rare by Shinya Komatsu. Paldean Fates (2024) followed with a separate Shiny Ultra Rare Alakazam ex showing it in its shiny colors.

Cards to know

• Alakazam (Base Set #1)

  Card #1 of the 1999 Base Set, a holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Sabrina's Alakazam (Gym Challenge #16)

  A 2000 holo rare from Gym Challenge tying Alakazam to Sabrina, Saffron City's Gym Leader.

• Alakazam ★ (Crystal Guardians #99)

  Alakazam's Gold Star card, from Crystal Guardians (2006).

• Radiant Alakazam (Silver Tempest #059)

  A Radiant Rare from the 2022 Silver Tempest set, illustrated by Akira Komayama.

• Alakazam ex (151 #201)

  A special illustration rare by Shinya Komatsu from 151, the 2023 set built around the original Kanto Pokémon.

• Alakazam ex (Paldean Fates #215)

  A Shiny Ultra Rare Alakazam ex with its own shiny artwork, from Paldean Fates (2024).