Abra Spotlight Hour (April 2025): Last Minute Guide

Pokémon Spotlight Hour will feature a different Pokémon and a special bonus for one hour at 6:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday during the month of April. Abra Spotlight Hour takes place on April 29th, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with a bonus of 2x XP for catching Pokémon.

This Spotlight Hour is the last April 2025 Pokémon spotlight. It’s a great time to evolve any trash ‘mon in your storage before you transfer them.

Trainers who plan to participate should be prepared with a Mega Pokémon to maximise candy gains per Abra caught. Here’s everything you need to know!

• If you want further information about Spotlight Hours, check out our comprehensive guide.

Abra Spotlight Hour

Bonuses

Note on XP Bonus

f you do not want to catch the featured Pokémon, you can make use of the 2x catch XP bonus by catching any saved Scatterbug, or opening a Mystery Box or Coin Bag! Remember to stack 2 Lucky Eggs if you’re out for the duration of Spotlight Hour, or make use of Roar of Time to pause your timers.

Abra Fact Sheet

Abra

Abra is a Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with a maximum Combat Power of 1517 CP. Abra best moveset in Pokémon GO is Zen Headbutt and Psyshock. It is weather boosted by windy weather, and it was originally found in the Kanto region. Shiny Abra is available in Pokémon GO.

Abra is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost moves. It takes reduced damage from Fighting and Psychic moves.

Evolutions

Abra	25 Abra Candy	Kadabra
Kadabra	100 Abra Candy 0 Candy if traded	Alakazam
Alakazam	200 Mega Energy (initial cost)	Mega Alakazam

Shiny Abra

There is no gender difference in the first stage, however Kadabra and Alakazam both have gender differences. The male version has longer whiskers than its female counterpart. 

This could be a pretty tricky one to spot when shiny hunting as Abra turns a slightly more pale shade of yellow. Keep your eye out, trainers!

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Abra
Kadabra (M)
Kadabra (F)
Alakazam (M)
Alakazam (F)
Mega Alakazam

Abra CP and IV Chart

Mega Pokémon that boost Abra

The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Abra if they are Mega/Primal evolved.

A Note on Mega Catch Bonus

While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Is it worth evolving Abra?

PVE

Alakazam was once among the premier Psychic types after Mewtwo. Over time, power creep has been hard on this classic Gen 1 Pokémon, but it’s still usable thanks to its incredible 271 ATK stat and access to a great moveset. 🙂

⚔️ Raids

Alakazam’s Mega Evolution is one of the strongest in terms of offensive power, so why not just go for that instead of base Alakazam? 🥄

🛡️ Gyms

Being fragile is a toxic trait for the Alakazam family, so they’re not meant to be put in Gyms. 😅

PVP

Alakazam shot to PvP relevancy thanks to its Community Day move, Counter. It did surprisingly well, but then the Max Out Season nerfed Counter, making Alakazam worse. It can still work, but overall, it’s too flimsy in its bulk to make a true impact. 🤕

🔵 Great League

Counter is not as good, but with Fire Punch buffed in the Dual Destiny Season, Alakazam can use this combo (and Psychic) to turn some matches to its favor. Sadly, that’s about all you can expect from Alakazam. 🥲

🟡 Ultra League

Alakazam’s weaknesses, particularly to Dark and Ghost, are more common than this Pokémon would like in the Ultra League. You get the picture? 😝

🟣 Master League

Alakazam entered the Master League. Alakazam vanished without a trace. Its spoons remain in the dust, though. 🥄🥄