Alakazam
A budget-friendly attacker that punishes a full hand.
What this card does
This Alakazam is a Stage 2 that evolves from Abra then Kadabra. The key thing for parents is that it is not an ex, so when it is knocked out the opponent only takes one Prize card instead of two.
That single-Prize trait is a quiet advantage. The deck can afford to lose attackers without falling behind, and it is a gentle, lower-cost way into competitive play.
Powerful Hand
Place 2 damage counters on your opponent's Active Pokémon for each card in your hand.
It places two damage counters (20 damage) on the opponent's active Pokémon for every card in the player's hand. With a hand of ten cards that is a 200 damage hit. The whole deck is built to keep the hand as large as possible before attacking, which is a fun, countable puzzle for a child.
Attacks
Place 2 damage counters on your opponent's Active Pokémon for each card in your hand.
Abilities
Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may use this Ability. Draw 3 cards.
Which deck it belongs in
The whole point of the Alakazam Powerful Hand deck, which uses its Psychic Draw Ability and other draw cards to stack up a giant hand.
- •Single-Prize, so it gives away little when knocked out
- •Can hit for 200 or more from a large hand
- •Psychic Draw refills your hand as it evolves
- •Low cost to build
- •Weak when your hand is small
- •A Stage 2, so it needs Abra and Kadabra first
- •Relies on drawing lots of cards to do real damage
Pairs well with
Anything that grows your hand directly grows Powerful Hand's damage.
Resist emptying your hand. With Powerful Hand, the cards you are holding are your damage, so play fewer of them before you attack.
Top players who use this deck
The cheapest competitive deck in the format, and now a world championship deck. Jake Ng of Australia won the Senior Division at the 2026 World Championships with it, beating Cobey Huh of the United States in the final. Before that it had reached the Top 8 of the Campinas Regional with several Top 16 and Top 32 finishes on the 2026 circuit.
Alakazam's IQ is said to top 5,000 and it remembers everything it has ever experienced. A deck won by holding a huge hand of cards suits it perfectly.
One of the most wallet-friendly competitive decks. The single-Prize plan also forgives mistakes, which makes it a sensible first tournament deck for a younger player.
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