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Kadabra [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Pokémon Red and Blue]] (1996)

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Kadabra
Pokémon series character
File:Kadabra artwork.png
GamePokémon Red and Blue (1996)
Designed byKen Sugimori
Voiced by
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SpeciesPokémon

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Kadabra, known in Japan as Yungerer (ユンゲラー, Yungerā), is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. It is a middle form of the Abra line, eventually evolving into Alakazam. It is a primarily yellow, humanoid Pokémon that has two long, pointed ears on top of its head, a red star on its forehead, narrow, deep-set eyes and wide cheeks leading down to a thin snout. Kadabra was created by Ken Sugimori, it first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and in later sequels. It has appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.

In the Pokémon anime, Kadabra appear under the ownership of Sabrina. It appears in the Pokémon Adventures manga in various roles. IGN described Kadabra as "losing most of its charm" as it progressed their evolution. Kadabra received mixed responses from critics.

Design and characteristics[edit]

Kadabra is one of the Pokémon conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.[1][2] Originally called Yungerer in Japanese, Nintendo changed the name as part of an initiative to localize various species names to English audiences in order to make them more relatable.[3] Kadabra was initially intended to be named Pocus (with its earlier form being named Hocus) for American audiences, but it and its predecessor were named Kadabra and Abra respectively, based on the incantation along with its final form, Alakazam.[4][5][6]

Kadabra is a bipedal Pokémon characterized by a humanoid body structure and somewhat fox-like appearance. It has armor-like characteristics, featuring pauldron-shaped pieces on its shoulders and a fauld-like piece around its chest. It has three fingers on each hand and three toes on each foot, with two toes in the front on either side and one in the back near the ankle. It also has a thick tail. Kadabra also has a large mustache, which is larger for male members of the species. It has a red star-shaped symbol on its forehead, and three red wavy lines on its fauld-like torso that resemble symbols used on zener cards.[6] Kadabra, as well as its other forms, is capable of using telepathy as well as manipulating others' minds. It can also teleport.[7][8]

Appearances[edit]

The first video game appearance Kadabra, as well as its other forms, was in Pokémon Red and Blue versions. Kadabra evolves from Abra after accumulating enough experience, and evolves into Alakazam only when traded from one copy of a Pokémon game to another. Kadabra appears in every new version of Red and Blue, as well as every sequel to it. Kadabra has also appeared in every subsequent Pokémon game.

In anime and printed adaptations[edit]

In the Pokémon anime, the Saffron City Gym Leader, Sabrina owns an Abra, which she sends out in a battle against the series protagonist, Ash. After battling, Sabrina's Abra evolves into Kadabra, causing Ash to forfeit the match due to Kadabra's new and more powerful psychic abilities.[9] Ash later returns for a rematch, and Ash's Haunter makes Sabrina laugh, which causes Kadabra to also laugh due to the psychic bond it has with Sabrina. Because of Kadabra and Sabrina's laughter, they are unable to fight, and hand over the gym badge.[10] A Kadabra later appears in an abandoned mining colony with several other Psychic-type Pokémon in "Fear Factor Phony", which was the last physical of Kadabra in the anime to date. However, it’s prevolution Abra and it's evolution Alakazam continue to appear in the anime.

Like in the anime, Sabrina owns a Kadabra in the Pokémon Adventures manga.[11]

Cultural impact[edit]

Reception[edit]

Kadabra has been regarded as one of the most disturbing or spooky Pokémon by sources including Shacknews, The Red Bulletin, IGN, and Inverse.[12][13][14][15] It has also been praised for its design by 1UP FM, which calling it one of their favorites.[16] In a poll conducted by IGN, Kadabra was voted as the 91st best Pokémon.[17]

Uri Geller likeness lawsuit[edit]

In November 2000, it was reported that Uri Geller, an Israeli magician who purports to be psychic, alleged that Kadabra's spoon bending and Japanese name, Yungera, were an unauthorized appropriation of his identity, leading him to sue Nintendo. Geller learned of the similarity after fans of both himself and Pokémon noted similarities between him and Kadabra,[18][19][20] He further claimed that the lightning patterns on its abdomen is popular with the Waffen-SS and that Nintendo had "turned [Geller] into an evil, occult Pokémon character".[21] A Nintendo director disputed this, stating that they had no knowledge of any Pokémon named "based on on the image of any particular person".[22] In 2008, Pokémon anime director and storyboard artist Masamitsu Hidaka stated that Kadabra would not be used in the Pokémon Trading Card Game until an agreement was reached on the case.[23] In November 2020, after Geller told TheGamer that he received emails from Pokémon fans which convinced him to drop the case and allow Nintendo to bring back Kadabra,[24]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Staff. "2. 一新されたポケモンの世界". Nintendo.com (in 日本語). Nintendo. p. 2. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2010. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Stuart Bishop (May 30, 2003). "Game Freak on Pokémon!". Future Publishing. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Chua-Euan, Howard (November 22, 1999). "PokéMania". TIME. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ "#063 Abra". Pokemon Blue Walkthrough. San Francisco, California: IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2010. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Staff. "#064 Kadabra". Pokemon Blue Version Walkthrough. San Francisco, California: IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2009. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "#065 Alakazam". Pokemon Blue Version Walkthrough. Costa Mesa, California: GameSpy. News Corporation. p. 4. Archived from the original on August 12, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2010. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ Game Freak (1998-09-30). Pokémon Red. Game Boy. Nintendo. Using its ability to read minds, it will sense impending danger and teleport to safety. Search this book on
  8. ↑ Game Freak (2000-10-15). Pokémon Silver. Game Boy Color. Nintendo. If it decides to teleport randomly, it creates the illusion that it has created copies of itself. Search this book on
  9. ↑ Junki Takegami (writer) (October 6, 1998). "Abra and the Psychic Showdown". Pokémon. Season Indigo League. Episode 22. Various.
  10. ↑ Junki Takegami (writer) (October 8, 1998). "Haunter versus Kadabra". Pokémon. Season Indigo League. Episode 24. Various.
  11. ↑ Kusaka, Hidenori; Mato (December 16, 1997). "Chapter 27". Kalling Kadabra. Pokémon Adventures. 2. VIZ Media LLC. ISBN 0-613-32760-8. Search this book on
  12. ↑ "10 Disturbing Pokemon, As Told By the Pokedex". Shacknews. 24 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "The 10 most disturbing Pokémon of all time". Red Bull. April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Top 10 Scariest Pokemon - IGN". 24 October 2016 – via www.ign.com.
  15. ↑ Famularo, Jessica (10 October 2016). "There Are Some Messed Up Pokemon Out There". Inverse.
  16. ↑ Phil Kohler (August 25, 2008). "1UP FM - August 28, 2008". 1UP.com (Podcast). UGO Networks. Retrieved September 30, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  17. ↑ Jack. "Kadabra - #91 Top Pokémon - IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-04-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ Kelts, Roland (2007). Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-1-4039-8476-0. Search this book on
  19. ↑ Staff (November 18, 1998). "Uri Geller Vs. Pokémon". People. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2009. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ Kelts, Roland (2007). "Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.". Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-1-4039-8476-0.
  21. ↑ "Geller sues Nintendo over Pokémon". BBC News. November 2, 2000. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  22. ↑ Staff (January 4, 2000). "Uri Geller sues Pokémon". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2009. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  23. ↑ Sahagian, Jon (July 4, 2008). "Second Interview with Masamitsu Hidaka – Many Interesting Points!". PokéBeach. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  24. ↑ Carpenter, Nicole (November 30, 2020). "Magician ends 20-year battle with Nintendo over Pokemon card". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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