Base Set

Alakazam

BSFR1· Rare
Alakazam BS 1

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€245.00

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
80
Type
Psychic
Stage
Stage 2
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2
Number
1/102
Set
Base SetBS
Illustrated by
Ken Sugimori

Its Ability

Damage SwapTransfert de dégâts

As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may move 1 damage counter from 1 of your Pokémon to another as long as you don't Knock Out that Pokémon. This power can't be used if Alakazam is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.Aussi souvent que vous le souhaitez pendant votre tour (avant votre attaque), vous pouvez déplacer 1 marqueur de dégâts depuis 1 de vos Pokémon vers un autre sous réserve de ne pas mettre ce Pokémon K.O. Ce pouvoir ne peut être utilisé si Alakazam est Endormi, Confus ou Paralysé.

Its attacks

Confuse RayOnde Folie

30

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, le Pokémon défenseur est maintenant Confus.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    It has an Ability, Damage Swap. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  2. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Kadabra to get here, or find a Rare Candy to skip the middle step.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Psychic ×2. Against a Psychic Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 2,201 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Base Set landed here on 9 January 1999.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 31 Alakazam cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Alakazam card and its price