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Cards/Alakazam E4
Alakazam E4 card from the Rising Rivals set
Illustration by Mitsuhiro Arita. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Alakazam E4

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A fragile psychic fighter that heals itself and disrupts opponents.

Psychic80 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Recover removes four damage counters by discarding one Psychic Energy.

Mysterious Beam deals thirty damage and may discard an Energy from the opponent.

Signature attack

Mysterious Beam

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon. (30 damage)

This card uses its Recover attack to stay in the game longer by healing itself. The Mysterious Beam attack adds value by potentially removing resources from your child's opponent.

Attacks

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Recover

Discard a Psychic Energy attached to Alakazam E4 and remove 4 damage counters from Alakazam E4.

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Mysterious Beam30

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that focus on Psychic Energy and can afford to discard it for healing. It works well in mid-range strategies that need to survive early attacks.

Strengths
  • Healing ability
  • Disruption
  • Survivability
Watch out for
  • Low health points
  • Weakness to Psychic
  • Energy dependency
Pro tip

Use Recover only when the damage is high enough to threaten fainting, as it costs a valuable resource.

From the Pokédex

Alakazam has an IQ of 5000 and can recall every moment of its life since birth.

Note for the parent

Remind your child to keep an eye on their own Energy count, as healing requires discarding a card they might need later.

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