The newPokemon TCGset contains all of the original 151 Pokemon, including a brand new Kadabra card for the very first time since all the way back in 2002. The brand-new Kadabra is only the eighthPokemon TCGcard ever made for the first-generation pocket monster.
The evolution between Abra and Alakazam has been absent from thePokemon TCGfor a long time. Back near the turn of the century, whenPokemonwas still in its infancy, a lawsuit began between self-proclaimed psychic Uri Geller and The Pokemon Company over Kadabra’s name and design. Geller believed the depiction of Kadabra bending spoons was an uncredited plagiarism of his own image. The result of this wasKadabra’s “ban” from the card gamethat spanned multiple decades as the strange psychic restriction dragged on. That’s all ending with this newest TCG set announcement, though.
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The newestPokemon TCGgot a Japanese announcement recently with the titlePokemon Card 151. The set will have new cards for each of the original 151 Pokemon from generation one of the TCG and games, from Bulbasaur to Mew. In the official Japanese announcement for the set, a small preview of the new Kadabra card is quietly snuck in there, a very modest way to announce the return of one of therarest Pokemon in the TCG world.
The Japanese text box in the image refers to the Alakazam EX card’s ability to use moves while sitting on the bench, making this afairly strongPokemonEX cardat first glance. Nothing in the promo image mentions the massive news that there’s a new Kadabra card, seen sitting between the Alakazam and Abra cards, for the first time in 21 years. The card seems like a pretty standard first evolution with 80 HP along with one move that costs a single psychic energy and does 30 damage. The move also allows Kadabra to switch with one of the Pokemon on the bench.
What would normally be a fairly forgettable middle evolution has become something much more celebrated and notable due to Kadabra’s current scarcity. For reference, most first-generation Pokemon have been featured on at least 20+ cards since the first sets in the late ’90s. Jigglypuff has 28 cards, Dragonite has 31 cards, andCharizard has a whopping 46 cards in the Pokemon TCG. Kadabra only has eight, including this new card, a shockingly small number compared to its first-generation counterparts, and it’s just nice to see the spoon-bender getting any new cards at all.
