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    Kadabra's best moves in Pokémon GO

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      Fast Attack
      Charged Attack
      DPS
      TDO
      Score 🔽
      1.PsychicConfusion GhostShadow Ball 10.4786.48.04
      2.PsychicPsycho Cut GhostShadow Ball 10.2184.27.84
      3.PsychicConfusion FairyDazzling Gleam 10.1083.37.75
      4.PsychicConfusion PsychicPsybeam 9.6980.07.44
      5.PsychicPsycho Cut FairyDazzling Gleam 9.6079.27.37
      6.PsychicPsycho Cut PsychicPsybeam 8.8873.36.82

      Kadabra's Fast Attacks Guide

      Moves

      Moves

      Kadabra has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Psycho Cut and Confusion), which cover Psychic-type attacks. When using Psycho Cut and Confusion you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

      PsychicPsycho CutDamage4Energy7Duration0.5s
      Toggle more information for move: Psycho Cut
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • FightingFighting
        • PoisonPoison
      • 62.5%
        • SteelSteel
        • PsychicPsychic
      • 39.1%
        • DarkDark
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage4
      Energy7
      Weather boost
      • windyWindy
      Duration0.5s
      Damage window0.3s - 0.5s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage4
      Energy9

      Effects
      Psycho Cut has no special effects.
      See Psycho Cut details page ↗
      PsychicConfusionDamage19Energy14Duration1.5s
      Toggle more information for move: Confusion
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • FightingFighting
        • PoisonPoison
      • 62.5%
        • SteelSteel
        • PsychicPsychic
      • 39.1%
        • DarkDark
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage19
      Energy14
      Weather boost
      • windyWindy
      Duration1.5s
      Damage window0.5s - 1.5s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage16
      Energy14

      Effects
      Confusion has no special effects.
      See Confusion details page ↗

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      Fast Move
      Raid Battles
      Trainer Battles
      Name 🔼
      PWR
      DPS
      ENG
      EPS
      CD
      PWR
      ENG
      DPT
      EPT
      CD
      PsychicConfusion
      • windy
      		1912.67149.331.5s1614-
      PsychicPsycho Cut
      • windy
      		48.00714.000.5s49-

      PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

      Kadabra's Fast Attacks Type Coverage

      NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
      Psychic×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×0.4×1.0

      Kadabra's Charge Attacks Guide

      Moves

      Moves

      Kadabra has access to 3 Charge Attacks (Psybeam, Shadow Ball, and Dazzling Gleam), which cover Psychic, Ghost, and Fairy-type attacks. When using Psybeam you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

      PsychicPsybeamDamage65Energy50Duration3.0s
      Toggle more information for move: Psybeam
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • FightingFighting
        • PoisonPoison
      • 62.5%
        • SteelSteel
        • PsychicPsychic
      • 39.1%
        • DarkDark
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage65
      Energy50
      Weather boost
      • windyWindy
      Duration3.0s
      Damage window1.1s - 2.5s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage70
      Energy60

      Effects
      Psybeam has no special effects.
      See Psybeam details page ↗
      GhostShadow BallDamage100Energy50Duration3.0s
      Toggle more information for move: Shadow Ball
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • GhostGhost
        • PsychicPsychic
      • 62.5%
        • DarkDark
      • 39.1%
        • NormalNormal
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage100
      Energy50
      Weather boost
      • fogFog
      Duration3.0s
      Damage window2.4s - 2.8s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage100
      Energy50

      Effects
      Shadow Ball has no special effects.
      See Shadow Ball details page ↗
      FairyDazzling GleamDamage100Energy50Duration3.5s
      Toggle more information for move: Dazzling Gleam
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • FightingFighting
        • DragonDragon
        • DarkDark
      • 62.5%
        • PoisonPoison
        • SteelSteel
        • FireFire
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage100
      Energy50
      Weather boost
      • cloudyCloudy
      Duration3.5s
      Damage window2.1s - 3.3s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage90
      Energy55

      Effects
      Dazzling Gleam has no special effects.
      See Dazzling Gleam details page ↗

      Tabular view

      Charge Move
      Raid Battles
      Trainer Battles
      Name 🔼
      PWR
      DPS
      ENG
      DPE
      CD
      PWR
      ENG
      DPE
      FairyDazzling Gleam
      • cloudy
      		10028.57502.003.5s9055-
      PsychicPsybeam
      • windy
      		6521.67501.303.0s7060-
      GhostShadow Ball
      • fog
      		10033.33502.003.0s10050-

      PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

      Moves with Special Effects in PvP

      There are no Kadabra moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

      Kadabra's Charge Attacks Type Coverage

      NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
      Psychic×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×0.4×1.0
      Ghost×0.4×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0
      Fairy×1.0×1.6×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.6×1.0
      Kadabra Best moveset in Pokémon GO