Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Alakazam
Mega Evolution · #56 · Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$0.21
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 188
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Kadabra
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Pokédex #
- 65
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Alakazam plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Kadabra first).
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Alakazam
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 3.01 copies on average · 2356 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.6%
- +3.4 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Building around Alakazam?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Psychic Draw
Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may use this Ability. Draw 3 cards.
PPowerful Hand
Place 2 damage counters on your opponent's Active Pokémon for each card in your hand.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Alakazam or Mega Evolution.
Amyverse Webcam Wonders #21 💙 $5 Cash Prize!
Jul 31, 2026
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! DRAGAPULT IS....
Aug 1, 2026
SEASAC League Cup #1 (SEASON 4) [150 CODES]
Aug 1, 2026
4to Torneo Tropical Beach
Aug 1, 2026
The Stache Series
Aug 1, 2026
Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)
Aug 1, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Alakazam was legal.
ASRcristiano # 178 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All TCG Live #17
today
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #18 25 Codes
today
⚡Surge's TCG Vault WEBCAM Cash Prize Event⚡
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
today
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 5
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
911
ran Alakazam
Tournaments scanned
289
past 30 days
Competitive note
Currently a meta staple.
123 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Alakazam
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.28 | $19.98 | $0.21 | $0.15 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.30 | $19.98 | $0.25 | $0.29 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Alakazam is real?
Alakazam is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Alakazam worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Alakazam is $0.21; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Alakazam from?
Alakazam is from the Pokémon set "Mega Evolution" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Alakazam?
Alakazam is a Rare card in the Mega Evolution set.
Other Alakazam printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
