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Alakazam
Base 1/102 • holo-rare
- Set
- Base
- Number
- 1/102
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- 1999
- Energy type
- psychic energy
- Finish
- Cosmos
- Market price
- $70.37
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
What it does
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.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Its brain can outperform a supercomputer. Its intelligence quotient is said to be 5000.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Alakazam card from the 1999 Base Set serves as one of the definitive pillars of the initial Pokémon Trading Card Game release in the West. Designed by Ken Sugimori, the card features the iconic psychic-type Pokémon in a stark, focused pose that highlights the minimalist aesthetic of the early 1990s Japanese design era. Produced by Media Factory and later distributed by Wizards of the Coast, this card was intended to establish the power hierarchy of the original 151 species, positioning Alakazam as a formidable strategic asset due to its unique Pokémon Power, Damage Swap.
Upon its introduction to the international market, the card was received with immense enthusiasm, quickly becoming a centerpiece for collectors due to its holo-rare status and the popularity of the psychic typing in the game's competitive meta. Sugimori’s art, which often utilized clean lines and flat color fields, departed from the more illustrative styles of Western fantasy gaming, helping to define the visual identity of the Pokémon franchise for a generation. Its status remains elevated today, largely because Alakazam was one of the few original heavy hitters that did not appear in the later 'Base Set 2' or many subsequent early-era reprints.
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