* Abra has the highest {{stat|Special Attack}} of all unevolved Pokémon. It shares this honor with {{p|Solosis}}.
* Abra has the highest {{stat|Special Attack}} of all unevolved Pokémon. It shares this honor with {{p|Solosis}}.
* Abra is one of 5 Kanto Pokémon that had its base experience yield changed in [[Generation III]]. Its former base experience was 73. The others are {{p|Machop}}, {{p|Geodude}}, {{p|Omanyte}}, and {{p|Kabuto}}.
* Abra is one of 5 Kanto Pokémon that had its base experience yield changed in [[Generation III]]. Its former base experience was 73. The others are {{p|Machop}}, {{p|Geodude}}, {{p|Omanyte}}, and {{p|Kabuto}}.
* The only sprite of Abra in which either of its eyes are visible is its sprite from [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold]] and even then, it is only squinting.
* The only sprite of Abra in which either of its eyes are visible is its sprite from [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold/Silver]], and even then, it is only squinting. This is likely because Abra sleeps for 18 hours a day.
Abra is a bipedal Pokémon that loosely resembles a fox. It has two short, fox-like ears on the top of its head, and in the middle of its face, it has two eyes which are usually seen shut. It has a somewhat lighter color around its nose and mouth. Abra looks like it is wearing armor, as it has two pauldron-shaped pieces on its shoulders and and a fauld-like piece around its chest. It, like its evolutionary relatives, has three fingers on each hand, although much stubbier, and three toes, two in the front on either side, and one in the back near the ankle. It also has a tail, which is fairly thick and is the same gold color as the rest of its body, except for the brown band that is located around the top of the tail.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Possessing the ability to read minds, Abra can sense danger. When it does, it usually teleports in order to escape danger. It has been observed that once every hour, it will teleport to another location. By hypnotizing itself, it can send itself into sleep and be able to teleport while doing so. If it decides to teleport randomly, it creates the illusion of multiple copies. However, it can sometimes know some of the attacks its evolved forms know (although, they wouldn't be as strong). It also has the ability to levitate over water (though it cannot avoid moves like Earthquake), shown in the Mystery Dungeon games. Although Abra will usually flee when it is in apparent danger, they do have the ability to learn many attacks, both physical and special.
Behavior
Abra spend 18 hours a day sleeping. If it does not obtain enough sleep, it is unable to utilize its teleportation and telekinetic abilities. Despite this, Abra is capable of attacking while asleep, however, Abra usually avoid fighting by using Teleport to escape.
Abra live in urban areas, close to humans. Mostly they are found in abandoned buildings left to disrepair. Due to these habits, they are very widespread, found in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh.
An Abra was one of the stars of the Pokémon Showboat in Stage Fight.
In Fear Factor Phony, an Abra was among the group of Psychic Pokémon living in an abandoned mining town. The little Psi Pokémon was asleep the whole episode in a sound-proof force-field.
Sabrina uses her Abra in a Gym match against Ash in the chapter Haunting My Dreams. Later in the same chapter, Abra helps Brock and Ash rescue Sabrina from a giant Haunter known as the Black Fog.
Green is seen to have an Abra as of Volume 13, using its Teleport attack to transport Silver away to a safer location. The boy was able to take this opportunity to seize a Flower Mail from the Pokémon with his Sneasel though, and appear in Ilex Forest to participate in the last battle with the Masked Man.
Saturn also has an Abra that he used against Paka and Uji, but after putting up a tough fight, lost along with his Croagunk.
Abra sleeps for eighteen hours a day. However, it can sense the presence of foes even while it is sleeping. In such a situation, this Pokémon immediately teleports to safety.
Abra needs to sleep for eighteen hours a day. If it doesn't, this Pokémon loses its ability to use telekinetic powers. If it is attacked, Abra escapes using Teleport while it is still sleeping.
Abra and its evolutions are in all the Japan-centric regional Pokédexes.
For the first three generations, Abra was the first Pokémon alphabetically in the Pokédex. However, in the fourth generation it lost this position to Abomasnow.
Abra has the highest Special Attack of all unevolved Pokémon. It shares this honor with Solosis.
Abra is one of 5 Kanto Pokémon that had its base experience yield changed in Generation III. Its former base experience was 73. The others are Machop, Geodude, Omanyte, and Kabuto.
The only sprite of Abra in which either of its eyes are visible is its sprite from Gold/Silver, and even then, it is only squinting. This is likely because Abra sleeps for 18 hours a day.
Origin
It is likely based on a mystic or psychic. It also has similarities to goats and foxes, both animals with ties to magic.
Name origin
Abra's name is part of an incantation used in stage magic, Abracadabra. It may also come from the Spanish word "cabra," meaning goat. The Japanese names for each of the members of the Abra line are based on famous mystics. Abra's Japanese name is a reference to Edgar Cayce, a purported psychic famous for entering self-induced trances.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
TM09 (Psych Up) (100%)
TwistedSpoon (5%)
For other sprites and images, please see Abra images on Bulbagarden Archives.
