Alakazam
Alakazam — Base Set #1/102
Psychic Rare Holo · Holofoil · Stage 2
Print variants & how to tell them apart
1st Edition
The 'Edition 1' stamp — a black circle containing the number 1 — sits just left of the artwork, below the art box. Shadowless template (no drop shadow). Rarest / most valuable.
Shadowless
Same first-print template as 1st Edition but WITHOUT the stamp. No drop shadow behind the art box; brighter, more zoomed-in art. Key tell vs Unlimited: the extra '99' in the copyright line.
Unlimited
No stamp; a drop shadow appears behind the right edge of the art box (Pokémon only — Trainers never got the shadow). Bolder HP text, slightly zoomed-out art. Copyright omits the '99'. By far the most common (print runs 2–7).
1999–2000 (4th Print)
Visually identical to Unlimited EXCEPT the copyright reads ©1999-2000. The eighth and final (smallest) English print run — collector shorthand calls it the '4th print'. Distributed mainly in the UK, also Australia and the USA.
Shown: the Unlimited scan -- the 1999-2000 print is identical except the (c)1999-2000 date. A true scan is coming.
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2–6 | 1 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Edition | ||||||||
| PSA | 2,642 | 93 | 521 | 463 | 343 | 1,168 | 47 | 7 |
| SGC | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Shadowless | ||||||||
| PSA | 4,347 | 33 | 455 | 887 | 764 | 2,122 | 84 | 2 |
| SGC | 48 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Unlimited | ||||||||
| PSA | 19,564 | 457 | 3,649 | 5,006 | 3,492 | 6,763 | 194 | 3 |
| SGC | 376 | 1 | 18 | 106 | 85 | 162 | 3 | 1 |
| 1999–2000 (4th Print) | ||||||||
| PSA | 173 | 2 | 27 | 46 | 28 | 68 | 2 | 0 |
PSA & SGC graded population by printing & grade. PSA Unlimited includes copies graded before PSA flagged the 1st Edition / Shadowless varieties; SGC does not separate the 1999-2000 print.
Card details
Type
Psychic
Stage
Stage 2
HP
80
Evolves from
Kadabra
Weakness
Psychic ×2
Retreat
3
Artist
Ken Sugimori
Pokedex #
65
Attacks
30Confuse Ray [Psychic Psychic Psychic]
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Pokémon Power: Damage Swap
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may move 1 damage counter from 1 of your Pokémon to another as long as you don't Knock Out that Pokémon. This power can't be used if Alakazam is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Its brain can outperform a supercomputer. Its intelligence quotient is said to be 5000.
Prices & where to buy
Unlimited market $84.44 via TCGplayer (holofoil)
| Variant | Market | TCGplayer | eBay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Edition | TCGplayer | eBay | |
| Shadowless | TCGplayer | eBay | |
| Unlimited | $84.44 | TCGplayer | eBay |
| 1999–2000 (4th Print) | — | eBay |
Market = the Unlimited printing, live from TCGplayer. As an eBay Partner & affiliate we may earn from qualifying purchases.
About the print variants
Base Set cards come in four printings: 1st Edition (Edition-1 stamp), Shadowless (no stamp, no drop shadow, the extra '99' in the copyright), Unlimited (drop shadow, most common), and the 1999-2000 (4th print) (like Unlimited but the copyright reads (c)1999-2000). Machamp is the exception -- it is always 1st-Edition-stamped.