Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Kadabra
Paldean Fates · #149 · Shiny Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$7.59
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 149 / 245
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Shiny Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Abra
- Evolves to
- Alakazam
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Souichirou Gunjima
- Pokédex #
- 64
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Switching
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Kadabra plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Abra; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Kadabra
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 3.71 copies on average · 2373 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.7%
- +3.4 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Souichirou Gunjima
This card was illustrated by Souichirou Gunjima.
Building around Kadabra?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon's telekinesis is immensely powerful. To prepare for evolution, Kadabra stores up psychic energy in the star on its forehead."
PTeleportation Attack — 30
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
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 Kadabra or Paldean Fates.
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Aug 3, 2026
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Aug 3, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Kadabra was legal.
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Cusca 3v3 Pro Series #17 ⚡
today
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Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #7 (50 Codes)
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Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)
today
The Stache Series 0: Trial Run
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Tournament play
This printing of Kadabra has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Kadabra — Mega Evolution
Played in 926 recent decks
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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $5.33 | $8.03 | $97.76 | $7.59 | $10.16 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.28 |
| 7-day average | €4.85 |
| 30-day average | €4.89 |
| Low | €3.00 |
| Trend price | €5.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.41 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Kadabra is real?
Kadabra 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 Kadabra worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kadabra is $7.59; 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 Kadabra from?
Kadabra is from the Pokémon set "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Kadabra?
Kadabra is a Shiny Rare card in the Paldean Fates set.
Other Kadabra printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
