Alakazam · Legendary Collection, what to know.
About the Alakazam card
Alakazam is card 1 of 110 in Legendary Collection, released in May 2002, a Rare Holo. It is a Stage 2 Psychic-type with 80 HP.
As a Stage 2, it evolves from Kadabra, which places Alakazam deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.
The card's flavor text gives Alakazam a line of lore: "Its brain can outperform a supercomputer. Its intelligence quotient is said to be 5000."
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 holo rare, one of the cards that holds Legendary Collection's value. The print variant decides most of it: a 1st Edition copy in high grade commands a large premium over a Shadowless or Unlimited one. In top-grade 1st Edition, Legendary Collection holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current 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 lives and dies on its holo surface in grading. The psychic foil catches light at angles that hide hairlines in a flat photo, so tilt it under a lamp, then measure the borders, where Wizards-era centering is the second-most-common grade cap.
If you are collecting Alakazam
Buying Alakazam well means pricing the exact print and grade, not the card name. The 1st Edition Alakazam trades above the Unlimited copy, so confirm the stamp before you agree a number. Always see the holo surface in good light first.
