Alakazam · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Alakazam card
Numbered 33 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, Alakazam is a Rare, a Stage 2 Psychic-type carrying 100 HP.
It evolves from Kadabra, so Alakazam is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
About Alakazam in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Abra line. Two silver spoons, large mustache. Base Set holo Alakazam (#1 in the set) is the first card in the run. Sells for a premium over other Base holos because of position significance.
What is Alakazam worth?
Alakazam is a non-holo Rare. In Expedition Base Set, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Alakazam trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Alakazam before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Alakazam grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Alakazam is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Alakazam
For Alakazam, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Alakazam can make sense.
