Red: Its brain can out perform a super computer. Its intelligence quotient is said to be 5,000.Yellow: A POKéMON that can memorize anything. It never forgets what it learns-- that's why this POKéMON is smart.Gold: Closing both its eyes heightens all its other senses. This enables it to use its abilities to their extremes.
Prof. Lotus' Notes: Alakazam's name in Japanese is フーディン (Fudin), at first glance this might seem weird, but this is because the japanese language does not have a Hu sound, Fu takes it place. If you were to translate it as Hudin, this is a corruption of Houdini, a great escapist. This is further supported by the chinese name 胡地 (Húdì).