Board 8 > Kadabra allowed on pokemon cards again

(+) Yeah! (+)

https://www.thegamer.com/uri-geller-nintendo-permission-kadabra-pokemon-cards/

https://twitter.com/TheUriGeller/status/1332794451727691777

next time to bring porygon back to the anime

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Holy shit what
Nice, wonder what led to this change of heart, but it's good

Now let Nintendo/Game Freak realize that it's been forever since the Porygon accident and let it come back

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wow, this is legitimately shocking actually

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It's a way for Uri Geller to get his name back out there to promote himself.

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The thing is, I really shouldn't care about this, because I don't play the TCG and honestly didn't even notice Kadabra was not in the anime for years
But I do, because it's one of the most infamous gaming trivia finally being put to rest (like Mother 3 being localized, Half Life 3 happening, L is Real etc)

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Reminder that Porygon literally was not involved in the incident that got "the Porygon episode" banned.

TomNook posted...

It's a way for Uri Geller to get his name back out there to promote himself.

He realized that he had crossed the threshold where this was now the thing he was most famous for.

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Nanis23 posted...

it's one of the most infamous gaming trivia finally being put to rest

I've never heard about this. Who is this guy and why is he responsible for a Pokmon card being banned?

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Waluigi1 posted...

I've never heard about this. Who is this guy and why is he responsible for a Pokmon card being banned?

He does spoon tricks and claimed that Kadabra was a rip-off of him.

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Waluigi1 posted...

I've never heard about this. Who is this guy and why is he responsible for a Pokmon card being banned?

he was a somewhat famous psychic and one of his main tricks was bending spoons. Kadabras Japanese name is a pun on his name

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WazzupGenius00 posted...

he was a somewhat famous psychic and one of his main tricks was bending spoons. Kadabras Japanese name is a pun on his name

Ah ok, I was about to say wtf how the fuck he gonna claim that but if the name of the Mon was based on him, it's kinda hard to argue in favor of Gamefreak lol

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Waluigi1 posted...

Ah ok, I was about to say wtf how the fuck he gonna claim that but if the name of the Mon was based on him, it's kinda hard to argue in favor of Gamefreak lol

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_controversy#Uri_Geller
It's quit obvious it was intended by Gamefreak (Abra and Alakazam Japanese names are references to famous magicians too) - the only question is - is it against the law?
Couldn't find if there was a rulling, seems like the case was on hiatus forever and the Pokemon Company preferred to play it safe

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From what I heard, the specific card that set him off was "Dark Kadabra" in the Team Rocket set from 2000, the Japanese name of which was literally "Bad (as in evil) Urigeller."

Kadabra also hasn't appeared in the anime since the early 00s either.

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Nanis23 posted...

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_controversy#Uri_Geller
It's quit obvious it was intended by Gamefreak (Abra and Alakazam Japanese names are references to famous magicians too) - the only question is - is it against the law?
Couldn't find if there was a rulling, seems like the case was on hiatus forever and the Pokemon Company preferred to play it safe

In the US Gellers claims definitely wouldnt hold up in court. I guess they settled so it never actually got that far, but Im curious as to whether he would have had a chance in Japan or some other country or if Nintendo knew they would win but just didnt want the headache.

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Oh I guess looking at your Bulbapedia link he probably sued in the UK since the amount is quoted in pounds?

I know they have weaker speech rights than the US, but it would be pretty silly if this wasnt protected as parody.

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Wait if kadabra wasnt being put on cards, does that mean Alakazam wasnt either??

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Abra and Alakazam cards have continued to be printed, despite the fact that this makes it impossible to play Alakazam cards in matches that prevent the use of older cards without a card that specifically allows evolved Pokmon to be played or the use of the card Rare Candy, which allows the player's Basic Pokmon in play to evolve into the Stage 2 form without the use of a Stage One Pokmon. However, the only Abra card released after Skyridge, in Mysterious Treasures, has an attack that allows it to evolve directly into Alakazam, skipping the Kadabra stage. Any Alakazam cards printed since were Basic Pokmon that didn't need to evolve from anything.

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GTM posted...

https://www.thegamer.com/uri-geller-nintendo-permission-kadabra-pokemon-cards/

https://twitter.com/TheUriGeller/status/1332794451727691777

next time to bring porygon back to the anime

this tweet is extremely trumpian

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Well good for Alakazam! Im glad the best Pokmon out of the og 150 wasnt snubbed because of this kadabra weirdness

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"my #Kadabra" yeah ok.

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Underleveled posted...

From what I heard, the specific card that set him off was "Dark Kadabra" in the Team Rocket set from 2000, the Japanese name of which was literally "Bad (as in evil) Urigeller."

I dunno, you make a living as a professional fraud by lying about having psychic powers, and suddenly you're associated with evil!
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