Kadabra Will Finally Return To Pokémon Card Game After 18-Year Ban - Kotaku

According to a report by PokéBeach, the Pokemon Card 151 set due out in June will feature the psychic spoon-bender alongside the series other original Pokémon, something that would have previously been blocked by illusionist Uri Geller’s lawsuit accusing Kadabra of being based on his own likeness.

PokéBeach( via IGN) said it was able to confirm Kadabra’s return after viewing a leaked sell sheet for the upcoming set.

While on its face it seems obvious that number 64 would be included along with the 151 other original Pokémon, Kadabra has been excluded from the card game since the early 2000s.

That’s when Geller, best known for performing conjuring tricks ostensibly revolving around physic abilities, such as bending spoons, first discovered Kadabra and tried to take Nintendo to court over the Pokémon’s similarities to his act.

While the most obvious example was Kadabra’s signature bent spoon, its name in Japanese, Yungerer, also bore clear similarities.

Geller reportedly took special issue with the Team Rocket Kadabra card which featured “Evil Yungerer.”