What animal is Abra based off of?

Abra in the anime. Abra is a golden-brown, human-like fox Pokémon with three fingers and toes on both arms and legs.
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Is Abra a kangaroo?

Abra is a subspecies of kangaroo in the Macropus genus.
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What is the Alakazam line based on?

Alakazam is based on a magician's famous magic words: "Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam". Its Japanese name, Foodin, is likely a "Japanised" version of the famous magician Harry Houdini, as the Japanese do not differentiate between fu and hu.
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What are Abra Kadabra and Alakazam based on?

The English name of the Kadabra line is based on words associated with magic, but the Japanese names were associated with famous mystics. Abra is named Casey, after famous psychic Edgar Cayce, while Alakazam is named Foodin, which is a reference to either Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin or Harry Houdini.
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Is Kadabra based on Uri Geller?

Two decades ago, magician and illusionist Uri Geller sued Nintendo in a California court for its Kadabra Pokémon card, alleging the company used his likeness to create the character. You see, Geller is known for his spoon-bending trick, just like Kadabra.
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What does Abracadabra Alakazam mean?

Alakazam is an incantation or magic word along the lines of abracadabra. Alakazam may also refer to: Alakazam (Pokémon), a Psychic Pokémon.
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What happened to Alakazam's tail?

Alakazam also loses its tail following evolution and carries a spoon in both hands. Alakazam possesses tremendous power and can wield a wide assortment of psychic abilities. It is also regarded as one of the most intelligent breeds of Pokémon, possessing an IQ of 5000.
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Is Abra a person?

Abra (Japanese: ケーシィ Casey) is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It evolves into Kadabra starting at level 16, which evolves into Alakazam when traded, or when exposed to a Linking Cord (Pokémon Legends: Arceus).
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What animal is slowpoke?

Slowpoke is a dual-type Water/Psychic Pokémon. Slowpoke's are based on a massive salamander. It also loosely looks like a hippopotamus.
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What animal is Pikachu?

Pikachu had long felt like a distant relative to those two, but, during an interview, game designer Atsuko Nishida, who worked on the original Pokemon Gameboy games, noted that the iconic character isn't based on a mouse at all. Pikachu is a squirrel.
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Why does the Pokémon Kadabra carry spoon in his hand?

Kadabra holds a silver spoon in its hand. The spoon is used to amplify the alpha waves in its brain. Without the spoon, the Pokémon is said to be limited to half the usual amount of its telekinetic powers. It happened one morning - a boy with extrasensory powers awoke in bed transformed into Kadabra.
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Why does Kadabra evolve with an everstone?

Conversation. Starting in Diamond and Pearl, if Kadabra is traded while holding an Everstone, Kadabra will still evolve into Alakazam, despite the purpose of the Everstone preventing evolution. The reason for this is unknown and is likely intentional.
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Is Kadabras tail fluffy?

Attached to the Pokémon's abdomen is a large, thick tail encircled with a brown band near its base.
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What is Alakazam based on Pokémon?

Alakazam (Japanese: フーディン Foodin) is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
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What is Toxicroak based on?

Biology. Toxicroak is a dark blue and teal, bipedal Pokémon resembling a poison dart frog.
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Is Avada Kedavra based on abracadabra?

It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means “let the thing be destroyed”. Originally, it was used to cure illness and the “thing” was the illness, but I decided to make it the “thing” as in the person standing in front of me.
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Is abracadabra an OFB?

Abra Cadabra (born 3 May 1997) is a British rapper and singer from Tottenham, London. He is a member of the UK drill group OFB.
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Is Abra a cat Pokemon?

Abra in the anime. Abra is a golden-brown, human-like fox Pokémon with three fingers and toes on both arms and legs. Its eyes are mostly closed because of its tendency to sleep a lot. The shoulders are brown.
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Why is Kadabra no longer printed?

The illusionist complained over similarities between himself and the Psychic-type Pokémon as the franchise first gained popularity in the West. He sued Nintendo in the early 2000s, and requested a ban on the use of Kadabra in the trading card game. As such, a Kadabra card has not been printed since.
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Why is Kadabra not made anymore?

Kadabra was banned from the Pokémon Trading Card Game in 2000 after illusionist Uri Geller sued the company for $80 million for infringing on his professional identity.
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What is the most rare Pokemon card?

1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless 1st Edition Holo Charizard

Featuring iconic art from Mitsuhiro Arita, this is the most widely coveted Pokemon card ever made. But just having the card isn't enough. Over 3,000 of these have been passed along to graders, but only 121 of them have been granted PSA 10 Gem Mint designation.
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