Kadabra

Kadabra is card 32 of 102 in Base Set, released in January 1999, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Psychic-type with 60 HP.

As a Stage 1, it evolves from Abra, which places Kadabra deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.

Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.

The card's flavor text gives Kadabra a line of lore: "It emits special alpha waves from its body that induce headaches even to those just nearby."

The middle Abra stage. Notably absent from the TCG for decades due to a real-world legal dispute. Returned in 2023. Kadabra appears in Base Set then disappeared from the TCG until late 2023. The Base Set print is the only Wizards-era Kadabra and has unique cross-era collector interest because of the absence.

Based on recent eBay sales, raw copies trade from $3.04 to $33 depending on the print and a PSA 10 runs from $250 to $3,710. The 1st Edition print is the most valuable, with a PSA 10 near $3,710. The table on this page breaks the price down by print and grade, updated 2026-05-22.

Base Set produced three print waves that collectors track separately: 1st Edition (the launch print, with an Edition 1 stamp under the artwork), Shadowless (no stamp and no drop shadow on the right of the frame), and Unlimited (the long-running print with the drop shadow restored). On Kadabra, the price gap between these prints can run 10x or more, so confirm the variant before any purchase.

Kadabra grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.

Raw copies of Kadabra are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Kadabra is the practical move.