Collector’s Guide: Dark Kadabra (Team Rocket #39)

Quick Facts

Dark Kadabra is a Stage 1 Psychic-type Pokémon from the Team Rocket expansion of the Pokémon TCG. It evolves from Abra and features 50 HP. This card is illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno and is classified as Uncommon. It has a retreat cost of two and a weakness to Psychic-type attacks with a ×2 multiplier. The card includes the Pokémon Power “Matter Exchange,” allowing you to discard a card to draw a new one once per turn unless Dark Kadabra is affected by a special condition. Its attack, “Mind Shock,” deals 30 damage and ignores Weakness and Resistance effects.

• HP: 50
• Type: Psychic
• Stage: Stage 1 (Evolves from Abra)
• Ability: Matter Exchange (discard a card to draw one, once per turn)
• Attack: Mind Shock (30 damage, ignores Weakness and Resistance)
• Weakness: Psychic ×2
• Retreat Cost: 2
• Rarity: Uncommon
• Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
• Legality: unknown

Key Printings

• Team Rocket #39: The original and only known printing of Dark Kadabra in the Team Rocket set. No release date is documented for this printing.

Variants & Identifiers

This card has no known print variants or alternate versions. It is identified by the set code “base5” and card number 39 within the Team Rocket expansion.

Care & Storage Tips

To maintain the condition and value of your Dark Kadabra card, store it in a protective sleeve and keep it away from direct sunlight, moisture, and extreme temperatures. Avoid bending or scratching the card surface. Given its age and rarity, preserving the card in near-mint condition is recommended for collectors.

Set-by-Set Micro-summaries

• Team Rocket (base5): Dark Kadabra appears as a Stage 1 Psychic-type Pokémon with a unique ability and attack that emphasize strategic hand management and damage dealing without Weakness or Resistance modifiers. This set introduced darker-themed Pokémon cards, and Dark Kadabra fits this motif with its “dark” variant and mysterious flavor text referencing its role in unexplained events.

Legality: unknown
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