If you're a fan of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, then you're well aware of all the drama surrounding the Psychic-type, Kadabra. But we might not have much longer to wait for Kadabra to make its way back to our decks, as magician Uri Geller says he "has a feeling" that the 'mon is getting a new card "soon".
TCG site PokéBeach has managed to chat with the magician, who famously attempted to sue The Pokémon Company, claiming that the spoon-bending 'mon was a parody of himself (he has since apologised for the lawsuit in 2020). And while the illusionist says he can't reveal anything officially, he thinks it could be "as early as December" for the Psi Pokémon to make its return.
PokéBeach was prompted to reach out after the reveal of the Incandescent Arcana version of Radiant Alakazam, which is due out in September in Japan. This caused many to speculate when we'd be getting the pre-evolution of the third stage in card form again. Geller, in a message to PokéBeach, reiterated his apology:
"The most important thing is in these 20 years I became a grandfather. I saw my granddaughters and I thought ‘Come on, you gotta release the Pokemon card back into circulation again.’"
Geller also shared a letter he received from The Pokémon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara, along with his own letter to the president. The letters, alongside the history of the lawsuit and Kadabra and a display of Kadabra cards, are all on display at the Uri Geller Museum in Tel Aviv. You can take a look at these over on PokéBeach's website.
Geller originally sued The Pokémon Company as he felt that Kadabra was an unauthorised parody of himself after spotting the card on a trip to Japan in 1999. The 'mon's name in Japanese can be read as Yungerer/Yungeller/Yun Geller, and the Psychic typing along with its iconic spoon-bending caused Uri Geller to attempt to sue for $100 million.
Would you like to see a new Kadabra card? Transfer your thoughts with psi energy to the comments!
[source pokebeach.com, via gonintendo.com]
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This is still to me one of the weirds lassuits I have ever heard. I do not think that Pokémon stole that spoon idea from Uri Geller. I'm almost sure I have seen that spoon trick in another cartoon. Sadly, I can not remember which one it was.
I've always thought this whole lawsuit was quite petty. I mean, I guess I could understand it when Pokemon was absolutely MASSIVE in the 90's but by the time Gen 3/4 rolled around, he definitely should've relinquished them. I'm not complaining that we'll finally be getting Kadabra back for the first time in 20 years, but my two cents is that all of this could've been prevented had he realised that Pokemon names are just puns and nothing more :/ (well, old Pokemon names at least, modern names are much more multi-layered)
@TriniKwan Great clip. His "powers" have been debunked for nearly 50 years. That anyone still takes this conman seriously is beyond me. RIP James Randi, who helped exposing him.
@Xiovanni Okay, that I did not know.
@RareFan its not just about the spoon/design, but also in combination with the japanese name of the pokemon
@RareFan and if you think about it, it's just the jynx lawsuit on a smaller scale.
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