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The Abra family of Pokemon, were named after the magician Houdini's words "Abra, kadabra, alakazam!"

Abra and its evolutions are Psychic types, and originally thought to be based on performance magicians. So they were named "Abra," "Kadabra," and "Alakazam" after the famous magician words.

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