Abra is a bipedal Pokémon that is primarily yellow. Its face is kite-shaped, with a small, pale yellow snout and two short, pointed ears with pale yellow interiors. Its wide, narrow eyes are normally closed. Abra's body is segmented with black skin is visible between its joints and along its neck. It has two brown, pauldron-shaped extensions on its shoulders, as well as a brown, fauld-like piece around its chest. It has three fingers and toes, with its fingers considerably shorter than its toes. Its tail is thick and long, with a brown band located near the tip.
Abra can sense danger by reading minds. When it does, it teleports itself to a safe location so quickly that it creates the illusion of having made copies of itself. By hypnotizing itself, Abra is able to teleport or use any of its other extrasensory abilities at any time. Due to the strain of its telepathic powers, however, Abra sleeps 18 hours each day. If it fails to rest long enough, it will become unable to use its powers. Abra lives in urban areas, but has been observed to teleport to a different location once per hour.
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.
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 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.
In Pokémon Conquest, Abra is seen floating. Despite this, it is still considered a grounded Pokémon and can activate ground traps such as the Cog Wheel in Valora.
Despite its pokedex entry claiming that Abra can fight while it sleeps, it is still affected by the sleep status effect. One conclusion is that his natural sleep is his self-induced hypnosis and so this hypnosis is affected when forced to sleep.
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 is part of an incantation used in stage magic, Abracadabra. It may also derive from the Spanish word cabra (goat).
Casey is a reference to Edgar Cayce, a purported psychic famous for entering self-induced trances, as the Japanese names of the Abra line are based on famous mystics.
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TM09 (Psych Up) (100%)
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For other sprites and images, please see Abra images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
