Sabrina
Sabrina ナツメ Natsume | |
"The Mistress of Psychic Pokémon!" | |
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver | |
Age | 21 (The Electric Tale of Pikachu) |
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Gender | Female |
Eye color | Pink (games), blue (anime) |
Hair color | Black (games and TCG), dark green (anime) |
Hometown | Saffron City |
Region | Kanto |
Relatives | Father, mother (anime) |
Trainer class | Gym LeaderRBYGSCFRLGHGSS Pokémon TrainerB2W2 Movie StarB2W2 |
Generation | I, II, III, IV, V |
Games | Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Stadium, Stadium 2 |
Leader of | Saffron Gym |
Badge | Marsh Badge |
Specializes in | Psychic types |
Anime debut | Abra and the Psychic Showdown |
English voice actor | Lisa Ortiz |
Japanese voice actor | Kae Araki |
Sabrina (Japanese: ナツメ Natsume) is the Gym Leader of Saffron City's Gym, known officially as the Saffron Gym. She hands out the Marsh Badge to Trainers who defeat her. She possesses psychic abilities and specializes in Psychic-type Pokémon.
In the games
Sabrina is the Gym Leader of the Saffron Gym. Known as "The Master of Psychic Pokémon" ("The Mistress of Psychic-type Pokémon" in Generation IV), she has had psychic powers ever since she was a child, when she accidentally bent a spoon. She apparently dislikes battling, but is hard to beat because she can communicate with her Pokémon telepathically. Her fame has grown so much that even Trainers living in the Sevii Islands have heard of her. Previously there were two Gyms in Saffron City, a Fighting-type Gym, and a Psychic-type Gym. Sabrina used her advantage to defeat the rival Gym and strip them of their Gym status.
She appears to have the ability to see the future. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal she states that three years ago she foresaw the arrival of another strong challenger (realized in the form of Ethan, Kris, and Lyra). After this second defeat, she accepts that the ability of foresight may be limited.
In Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen, Trainers must navigate warp tiles to find Sabrina hiding in the middle of her Gym. Defeating her will earn them the Marsh Badge and a Psychic-type TM: TM46 (Psywave) in Generation I; TM04 (Calm Mind) in Generation III. The Gym maintains a similar style in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver. The warp tiles are maintained, as is the Badge: Sabrina, however, gives no TM in Generation II and TM48 (Skill Swap) in Generation IV.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Sabrina has received a major redesign, now sporting a vastly different hairstyle and changing her wardrobe from a conservative dark-red turtleneck to a completely new, more casual-looking outfit. After her initial defeat in Saffron City, she ventures outside of her Gym. She can be found at the dock for the S.S. Aqua in the Olivine City Harbor at any time on Friday. After the player has obtained her phone number here, she can be called during Sunday afternoon to arrange a rematch at the Fighting Dojo she once defeated.
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Sabrina appears in the Pokémon World Tournament as a participant along with other Gym Leaders. She also takes part in Pokéstar Studios movies as Magic Queen Bellelba (Japanese: まほうクイーン ジュジュベ Magic Queen Jujube), a villain in Mystery Doors of the Magical Land Series.
Sabrina also appears in Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2. A large number of her Pokémon here are not of the Psychic-type.
Fame Checker
This is a list of the Fame Checker’s information on Sabrina in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Saffron City - Sign
- What does this person do?
- "Saffron City Pokémon Gym
- Leader: Sabrina
- The Master of Psychic Pokémon!"
- Three Island - Young Man
- Favorite kind of Pokémon?
- "You know about a girl Gym Leader in Saffron City?
- She uses Psychic-type Pokémon, right?"
- Saffron Gym - Sabrina
- What is this person like?
- "I have had psychic powers since I was a child.
- It started when a spoon I carelessly tossed, bent."
- Saffron Gym - Sabrina
- What is this person like?
- "I dislike battling, but if you wish, I will show you my powers!"
- Saffron City - Pokémon Journal
- There’s a rumor...
- "People say that Sabrina can communicate with her Pokémon during battle without speaking."
- Saffron Gym - Psychic Tyron
- What is this person like?
- "Sabrina just wiped out the Karate Master next door."
- Message from Sabrina
- From: Sabrina
- To: [Player]
- "The love you have towards your Pokémon...
- It was a power that was never bested by my psychic power."
Pokémon
Pokémon Red and Blue
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Pokémon Yellow
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Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gym battle
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Rematch
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Sabrina uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Sabrina will always lead with her signature Pokémon, Alakazam.
Kanto Leaders Tournament
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Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
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The Battle Between Legendary Pokémon
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Pokéstar Studios
Mystery Doors of the Magical Land
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Mystery Doors of the Magical Land 3
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Pokémon Stadium
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Round 2
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Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1
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Round 2
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Side games
Pokémon Zany Cards
Sabrina appears, along with Koga, as the Stage 4 opponent of Special Seven mode.
Quotes
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
- Before battle
- "I had a vision of your arrival! I have had psychic powers since I was a little child. I first learned to bend spoons with my mind. I dislike fighting, but if you wish, I will show you my powers!"
- Being defeated
- "I'm shocked! But a loss is a loss. I admit I didn't work hard enough to win! You earned the MarshBadge!"
- After being defeated
- "The MarshBadge makes Pokémon up to L70 obey you! Stronger Pokémon will become wild, ignoring your orders in battle! Just don't raise your Pokémon too much! Wait, please take this TM with you!"
- "TM46 is Psywave! It uses powerful psychic waves to inflict damage!"
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
- Before battle
- "I knew you were coming... Three years ago I had a vision of your arrival. You're after my Badge. I don't enjoy battling, but it's my duty as a Leader to confer Badge on anyone who has proven him/herself worthy. Since you wish it, I will show you my psychic powers!"
- Being defeated
- "Your power... It far exceeds what I foresaw... Maybe it isn't possible to fully predict what the future holds... Ok, you win. You earned yourself MarshBadge."
- After being defeated
- "MarshBadge draws out your subliminal powers... Although I failed to accurately predict your power, this much I know to be true. You will become a celebrated and beloved Champion."
- "Your love for your Pokémon overwhelmed my psychic power... The power of love, I think, is also a kind of psychic power..."
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
- Before battle
- "I had a vision of your arrival! I have had psychic powers since I was a child. It started when a spoon I carelessly tossed, bent. I dislike battling, but if you wish, I will show you my powers!"
- Being defeated
- "This loss shocks me! But a loss is a loss. I admit I didn't work hard enough to win. You earned the MarshBadge."
- After being defeated
- "The MarshBadge makes Pokémon up to Lv. 70 obey you. Stronger Pokémon will become wild, ignoring your orders in battle! Just don't raise your Pokémon too much to avoid that problem. Wait, please take this TM with you."
- "Psychic power isn't something that only a few people have. Everyone has psychic power. People just don't realize it."
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- Saffron Gym
- Before battle
- "I knew you were coming... Three years ago I had a vision of your arrival. You’re after my Badge. I don’t enjoy battling, but it’s my duty as a Gym Leader to confer Badges on anyone who has proven him- or herself worthy. Since you wish it, I will show you my psychic powers!"
- Sending out last Pokémon
- "What will happen after this? I already know."
- When last Pokémon is at a critical health
- "Was the future I saw...wrong?"
- Being defeated
- "I get it..."
- After being defeated
- "Your power... It far exceeds what I foresaw... Maybe it isn’t possible to fully predict what the future holds... OK, you win. You earned yourself the Marsh Badge."
- "I failed to accurately predict your power. That means that your power is beyond my psychic ability. You deserve this. Please take this TM, too! It contains Skill Swap! It swaps Abilities between the user and the target. You will become a celebrated and beloved Champion!"
- "Your love for your Pokémon smashed my psychic abilities... The ability to love, I think, is some kind of psychic ability..."
- Before battle
- "I knew you'd come! I had a feeling. What? We promised each other, so it's no surprise? Well, you may be right."
- After being defeated
- "I know...you will give me a call again sometime."
- Olivine Harbor
- Pokégear registration
- "Out of the blue... I get the urge to see the ocean... It may be fun to exchange numbers with you... Do you want mine?"
- Yes: "I think I can keep my promises if you call me on Sundays around noon."
- No: "I see... I thought you'd make a good friend."
- "Now you want to know my number? I can see it in your eyes..."
- Taking a picture
- "It's you... How about a picture here against the pleasant sea breeze?"
- Yes: "Are you ready?"
- No: "I see... I thought you'd make a good picture subject..."
- "I think it looks good."
- Pokégear Phone
- Calling the player
- "Yeah, this is Sabrina. How are you doing? I'll tell you a little about a Psychic's training. Psychic ability is the power to influence people. You close your eyes and clear your mind of excessive thoughts...then you look hard at your sleeping self. That's it. True Psychics aren't the kind who can move things around with their minds. It's all about controlling your own mind."
- "Yeah, this is Sabrina. How are you doing? You.. You'll become even stronger than you are now, I know it... You will defeat every Trainer you face and eventually reach the glowing glory... I just wanted to tell you that. Talk to you later!"
- Calling her
- "Hello... Anything new going on with you? I'm the same as usual. There are stronger Gym Leaders than me, you know. That's no good!"
- "Hello... Anything new going on with you? I'm the same as usual. I think I've got some free time on Sundays around noon. Could you call me back then?"
- On Sundays
- "Hello... Anything new going on with you? I'm the same as usual. Ah, wonderful! I've got some free time right now. Would you like to battle again?"
- No: "I see... You have the right to refuse an offer. I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. But I'm still a little disappointed..."
- Yes: "I knew it. That's just like you. So, I'll see you at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City then!"
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- Before battle (first round)
- "Three years ago I had a vision of battling you."
- Before battle (second round)
- "Three years ago I had a vision of battling you. I am a psychic after all... You still want to battle?"
- Before battle (final round)
- "Three years ago I had a vision of battling you. Since you wish it, I will show you my psychic powers!"
- Being defeated
- "Was the future I saw...wrong?"
- If the player is defeated
- "Just as I foresaw..."
- After being defeated
- "Your power... It far exceeds what I foresaw... Maybe it isn't possible to fully predict what the future holds..."
- After winning
- "This victory... It's exactly as I foresaw three years ago!"
- In the lobby, after the tournament
- "Your victory... It's exactly as I foresaw actually. But I wanted to turn that future on its head with my conviction as a Trainer!"
Pokémon Zany Cards
- Before battle
- "I knew you were coming. I am Sabrina. I know you will lose today. If you wish, I'll battle you anyway!"
- During battle
- Using a card
- "Go!"
- "The end is near."
- "I can see the future."
- "Nice try! But, I'm psychic!"
- Drawing a card
- "I know my next card."
- "My power isn't working!"
- Hit
- Hit with Jigglypuff
- "Sleeping makes me better."
- Hit with Reverse
- "Running is useless!"
- After battle
- Second or third
- "It can't be!"
- When defeated
- "You will become a champ."
Pokémon Puzzle League
- Before battle
- "I can sense great ambition in you. I know this because I train Psychic Pokémon. I hold the Marsh Badge and predict that you will be defeated easily. Let us test my prediction and see if I am right. Shall we?"
Pokémon Stadium 2
- Before battle
- "I am Sabrina. I will foresee everything you try to do."
- "The unseen power that is psychic force... Let us begin."
- "Psychics aren't flashy, but they are terrifying, nonetheless."
- Sending out a Pokémon
- "<Pokémon>!"
- Recalling a Pokémon
- "Come back, <Pokémon>!"
- Own Pokémon faints
- "..."
- A Pokémon lands a critical hit
- "...Weak spot?"
- Own Pokémon being hurt by a partially-trapping move
- "..."
- Commanding her Pokémon to use Future Sight
- "Future Sight..."
- Successfully inflicting a status condition on the player's Pokémon
- "..."
- If the player is defeated
- "..."
- After being defeated
- "I never envisioned this happening."
- "Psychic power isn't infallible..."
- "I am not embittered by this. I knew it was coming..."
- After winning
- "There is no need to be saddened by your loss."
- "Your power is quite considerable."
- "This turned out exactly as I had predicted."
- If the battle ended in a draw
- "This is peculiar..."
- If the player runs from the battle
- "Are you saying you concede? I question that..."
Artwork
Headshot from Red and Blue |
Official artwork from Generation I |
Official artwork from Generation III |
Artwork from the Yamabuki City Gym Theme Deck |
Sprites
Sprite from Red and Blue |
Sprite from Yellow |
Sprite from Generation II |
Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
File:S2 Leader Sabrina.png | ||||||
Overworld sprite from Generation I |
Overworld sprite from Generation II |
Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
Portrait from Stadium |
Portraits from Stadium 2 |
Pokéstar Studios sprites
Bellelba sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
Bellelba portrait from Black 2 and White 2 |
In the anime
In the main series
In the anime, Sabrina was the fourth Gym Leader Ash encountered. He challenged her initially in Abra and the Psychic Showdown, and had a rematch with her in Haunter versus Kadabra.
Sabrina inherited her psychic power from her father, who had the ability to teleport from location to location, as well as telekinesis. It manifested when she was young, and it was soon apparent that Sabrina's abilities far exceeded her father's. She was able to use her psychic powers to do many things- teleportation, telepathy, psychokinesis, and transmutation.
As her power increased, she grew more obsessed with developing it. She became less and less emotional, using her abilities for destructive purposes, even transforming her mother into a doll. This caused a deep psychological rift. The emotions she tried to shut off developed into a separate personality- a young girl who manifested as a puppet around Sabrina. Sabrina's mind was divided into the cold, callous woman with a thirst for power and the little girl who just wanted to have fun.
Sabrina became the Leader of the Saffron Gym, and turned it into an institute where fellow psychics could develop their powers. Ash was headed to Saffron City one day, unknowingly watched by Sabrina. Sabrina's younger self used her psychic abilities to save Ash and his friends from Team Rocket. The next day, despite warnings from a mysterious man, Ash challenged Sabrina and lost miserably. Sabrina used her powers to shrink Ash and his friends, but they were saved by the same man. He cautioned Ash that only Ghost-type Pokémon could defeat Psychic-types.
Ash resolved to catch a Ghost-type Pokémon. After a trip to the Lavender Tower, Ash returned with a Haunter he had befriended. Ash challenged Sabrina to a rematch, but Haunter had wandered off in the meantime. Ash managed to escape Sabrina's wrath, rescued by the mysterious man once again, but Brock and Misty were transformed into dolls and placed into a dollhouse, where they met Sabrina's mother in the same predicament.
After talking with the man, who was revealed to be Sabrina's father, Ash returned once more, and during the match, Haunter appeared and started to playfully tease Sabrina. Haunter's antics delighted Sabrina so much, that she was no longer able to contain her emotions and started to laugh. This caused her two personalities to merge back into one. Ash was deemed the winner of the match due to the inability of Sabrina or her psychically-linked Pokémon to battle, and he won the Marsh Badge. Haunter chose to stay with Sabrina and her reunited family.
She was seen in a flashback in The Tower of Terror.
Pokémon
This listing is of Sabrina's known Pokémon in the anime:
On hand
Debut | Abra and the Psychic Showdown |
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Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
English | Maddie Blaustein |
- Main article: Sabrina's Kadabra
Kadabra first appeared as an Abra in Abra and the Psychic Showdown. Sabrina used it in a one-on-one Gym battle against Ash. During the battle with Ash's Pikachu, Abra evolved into a Kadabra and with its Psychic-type attacks, it eventually caused Ash to forfeit the match to save Pikachu from being further injured. It was shown that Sabrina and Kadabra share a strong psychic bond.
Ash later returned for a rematch in Haunter versus Kadabra. During the battle, Ash's Haunter appeared during the battle and made Sabrina laugh for the first time in years, which caused Kadabra to laugh as well due to the psychic bond it has with Sabrina. Due to this, Sabrina decided to give the Marsh Badge to Ash.
Befriended
Debut | The Tower of Terror |
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Japanese | Toshiyuki Morikawa |
English | Ted Lewis |
- Main article: Sabrina's Haunter
Haunter first appeared in The Tower of Terror. Ash went to the Pokémon Tower to capture a Ghost-type Pokémon, because Sabrina's father told him Ghost-type Pokémon were strong against Psychic types like Kadabra. When he was there, he ran into Haunter, as well as its other two evolutionary family members Gastly and Gengar. Ash did not capture any of the three Pokémon, but on the way back to Saffron, he discovered Haunter was following him and decided to use it in his battle with Sabrina.
After returning to the Gym and announcing he wanted to battle Sabrina again, Haunter disappeared, forcing Ash to use his Pikachu once again. Before the battle was completed, however, Haunter appeared in front of Sabrina and started making faces, causing her to smile and laugh for the first time in many years. Because Sabrina and Kadabra shared a psychic connection, both her and Kadabra were unable to battle from laughing so hard. After Ash was given the Marsh Badge and was ready to leave, Haunter remained in Saffron City.
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In Pokémon Origins
Sabrina appeared briefly in the Pokémon Origins episode File 3: Giovanni. She was shown being defeated by Red, earning him the Marsh Badge.
Pokémon
Debut | File 3: Giovanni |
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In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga probably presents the most sympathetic portrayal of Sabrina. She appears in the chapter Haunting My Dreams as a kind and gentle shrine maiden who runs a Gym in the mountains with her Abra.
When she was a child, Sabrina's Pokémon were all killed by a gigantic Haunter called the Black Fog that used Dream Eater to suck out their souls. After defeating Ash in a Gym battle, Sabrina hears of the Black Fog appearing at the Pokémon Tower, and goes off to defeat it. Unfortunately, she herself falls prey to the Black Fog and her soul is sucked out. Eventually, with Brock and Ash's help, Sabrina is able to defeat the Black Fog. (Although Ash tries to catch it with an Ultra Ball, it kills itself using Selfdestruct rather than let itself be captured.)
Pokémon
Mentioned
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Sabrina is one of the three villainous heads of Team Rocket, and serves under Giovanni in Pokémon Adventures.
She first appears in Meanwhile...Vileplume!, where she floats on top of her Kadabra and spots Red leaving with an Eevee that Team Rocket experimented on. She comments how perfect it is that Eevee is in his hands and takes her leave elsewhere. Under Giovanni's orders, Sabrina captured Moltres and brought it to him at Saffron City. She attacks Red at Pallet Town, where she reveals that she has kidnapped Professor Oak and taunts Red by telling him to come to Saffron City. Once they arrive, they find out that Sabrina's Mr. Mime closed off Saffron City with a barrier.
Once Red, Blue, and Green manage to get past the barrier and inside the Silph Co. building, they are split up and face the three Rocket members alone. Sabrina is paired up against Green, who she forces to relive painful moments of her past by using her psychic abilities to pry into her mind and make her fears look real through illusions. Green eventually escapes the illusions by goading Sabrina into slashing her dress open, revealing two of her Pokémon hidden in her chest. Green's Pokémon use sound attacks to prevent Sabrina from using her powers and causing the illusions to fail. With Sabrina distracted, Green takes this chance to steal Sabrina's Marsh Badge and make her escape.
Sabrina eventually gets out of the attack and finds Red and Green with the Badge Energy Amplifier. Angered, she summons Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno and has them surround Red. When Green activates the machine in order to obtain the new Pokémon she assumed it would create, she accidentally causes the three legendary Pokémon to fuse into one creature. Sabrina commands Thu-Fi-Zer and uses it to attack the three with its great strength. Eventually, it is defeated when Red, Blue, and Green combine their attacks into one and manage to separate the three Pokémon back into their original forms.
In the Yellow arc, Sabrina reappears with Koga and Lt. Surge to help battle the Elite Four on Cerise Island. There, they reveal that after their defeat at the Silph Co. building, they managed to escape and were planning on making a comeback before the Elite Four showed up. Although reluctant, the Rocket triad decides to work together with their former enemies to defeat their common opponents. Sabrina uses the Spoons of Destiny to decide with pair would face which member of the Elite Four. Sabrina is paired up with Green, and the two head off to face Lorelei in battle.
As soon as they arrive to face their opponent, Lorelei binds the two together with her ice handcuffs. Due to their lack of proper teamwork, the battle was only made harder with Sabrina and Green bound together. Eventually, Green defeats Lorelei after revealing the arm that was bound to Sabrina's arm was actually her Ditty in disguise and uses it to tie the villain up. This angers Sabrina, who soon yells at Green for fooling her just like she did to Lorelei. With the battle over, Sabrina leaves Green to meet up with Giovanni, who had also come to help battle. Although she and Lt. Surge suggest restarting Team Rocket again, Giovanni tells the two to go home and continue tending to their Gyms.
The battle with Lorelei gave Sabrina severe frostbite injuries on her wrist. She managed to cure this by traveling to Mt. Silver and bathed in the hot springs found there. There, she encountered Red, who was there to cure his own frostbite injuries, and told him that something was going to happen at the Pokémon League. After leaving, Sabrina leaves Red a note telling him about another hot spring that can cure his frostbite much faster so that he can get to the Pokémon League quickly.
Afterward, she travels to the Pokémon League to have an exhibition match with the other Kanto Gym Leaders against the Johto Gym Leaders. Sabrina is paired up against Bugsy, whose attempts to befriend her end in vain. Despite the type disadvantage, Sabrina manages to defeat Bugsy with her Mr. Mime, who uses it abilities to create invisible walls to its advantage. When the Masked Man attacks the Pokémon League with his army of mind controlled Team Rocket Grunts, Sabrina assists her fellow Gym Leaders by battling the army. Once the battle had finally ended, Sabrina went back to usual Gym Leader duties.
Much later, Sabrina makes an appearance in the Black 2 & White 2 arc. Here, she is revealed to have become an actress at Pokéstar Studios. When she notices Whitley having trouble picking a movie to act in, Sabrina has her Alakazam use its abilities to pick out a Brycen-Man movie for her.
Pokémon
This is a listing of Sabrina's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Debut | Blame It on Eevee |
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Drowzee was used to sneak up on Erika prior to the showdown in Saffron City. However, it was noticed by the Grass-type Gym Leader and was easily defeated by Erika's Vileplume's Petal Dance.
None of Drowzee's moves are known.
Debut | Meanvile...Vileplume! |
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- Main article: Sabrina's Kadabra
Kadabra is Sabrina's mode of transportation and often carries her on his back. He was able to disguise himself as Professor Oak and presumably other people as well. During Sabrina's battle with Green, he is shown to be one of Sabrina's most powerful Pokémon with very strong moves.
Debut | Peace of Mime |
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Mr. Mime was used by Sabrina to keep a massive Light Screen around Saffron City in order to keep intruders out. She fell to Red and Blue's teamwork in using Blue's Golduck to find her and Red's Pika to attack her. She was later used during the Gym Leader tournament, where she battled Bugsy's Scyther and defeated his Heracross.
Mr. Mime's known moves are Light Screen, Barrier, Confusion, Encore, and Psybeam, and her Ability is Filter.
Debut | Karate Machop! |
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Alakazam first appeared on Cerise Island, where she was used to hand out the Spoons of Destiny. Later, she helped battle against Lorelei's Ice-type Pokémon. She also made an appearance in the Black 2 & White 2 arc, where she helped choose a movie for Whitley.
Alakazam's only known move is Psychic, and her Ability is Synchronize.
Debut | Valiant Venomoth! |
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Venomoth was first used to battle Lorelei on Cerise Island. Due to Sabrina and Green's inability to work together, her moves were quickly blown away. Once Green was knocked unconscious, Sabrina was effectively able to knock out Lorelei's Cloyster with a repeated usage of Mega Drain. In the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc, Venomoth was seen at the Mt. Silver hot springs and later appeared with Sabrina at the Pokémon League.
Venomoth's known moves are Sleep Powder and Mega Drain.
Released
Debut | Holy Moltres |
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- Main article: Moltres (Adventures)
Moltres, having been captured near the Indigo Plateau, first appeared on Cinnabar Island, where it fought against Blaine and Red before being sent to Sabrina. During the battle between Red, Blue and Green and the Rocket Triad members Lt. Surge, Koga, and Sabrina, it was merged with Articuno and Zapdos to create Thu-Fi-Zer. Once it was beaten, the three birds separated and returned to the wild.
Debut | The Winged Legends |
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- Main article: Thu-Fi-Zer
Thu-Fi-Zer is the combined form of the three Legendary birds that came into being with the power of Red's Gym Badges. It fought against the three Pokédex holders of Kanto in the Silph Co. building before it was separated by Saur's SolarBeam, Blasty's Hydro Pump and Blue's Charizard's Flamethrower.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Sabrina makes an appearance in Pokémon Pocket Monsters. She is first seen where she challenges Red to a magic duel and loses. Later, she signs up for the No. 1 Pokémon contest.
Pokémon
- Main article: Sabrina's Kadabra
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Sabrina appears in Saffron City, feeling humiliated after Shigeru defeated her and Team Rocket stole her Psychic Lapras. Satoshi finds her and tells her that he is a regular Pokémon Trainer. He, along with Lapras, try to cheer her up. Later, Sabrina and Satoshi teleport to the top floor to put a stop to Giovanni's plans. After defeating Giovanni with the taste of his own medicine, Sabrina gives the Marsh Badge to Satoshi and he heads on to the next town.
Given away
Debut | Saffron City |
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Lapras was given away to Satoshi after seeing him bond with it. This Lapras has telepathic abilities, allowing it to communicate with humans.
Lapras's known moves are Hydro Pump, Mist and Ice Beam.
In the TCG
Sabrina has an eponymous Theme Deck in the Gym Challenge expansion. Its Japanese counterpart is based on the Saffron Gym.
Artwork
Sabrina and the Marsh Badge | Sabrina and a Master Ball | Sabrina throws a Poké Ball |
Sabrina levitating Pokémon dolls and a Poké Ball | Sabrina controls Misty and Psyduck | Sabrina's updated VS art |
Cards
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Sabrina or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Sabrina's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Sabrina's Gengar | Gym Heroes | 14/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Venomoth | Gym Heroes | 34/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Haunter | Gym Heroes | 58/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Jynx | Gym Heroes | 59/132 | Yamabuki City Gym | ||||
Sabrina's Slowbro | Gym Heroes | 60/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Abra | Gym Heroes | 91/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Drowzee | Gym Heroes | 92/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Gastly | Gym Heroes | 93/132 | Yamabuki City Gym | ||||
Sabrina's Mr. Mime | Gym Heroes | 94/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Slowpoke | Gym Heroes | 95/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Venonat | Gym Heroes | 96/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Alakazam | Gym Challenge | 16/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Gengar | Gym Challenge | 29/132 | Yamabuki City Gym | ||||
Sabrina's Golduck | Gym Challenge | 30/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Haunter | Gym Challenge | 55/132 | Yamabuki City Gym | ||||
Sabrina's Hypno | Gym Challenge | 56/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Jynx | Gym Challenge | 57/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Kadabra | Gym Challenge | 58/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Mr. Mime | Gym Challenge | 59/132 | Yamabuki City Gym | ||||
Sabrina's Abra | Gym Challenge | 93/132 | Yamabuki City Gym | ||||
Wizards Black Star Promos | 19 | Unnumbered Promotional cards | |||||
Sabrina's Abra | Gym Challenge | 94/132 | Yamabuki City Gym | ||||
Sabrina's Drowzee | Gym Challenge | 95/132 | Yamabuki City Gym | ||||
Sabrina's Gastly | Gym Challenge | 96/132 | Yamabuki City Gym | ||||
Sabrina's Gastly | Gym Challenge | 97/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Porygon | Gym Challenge | 98/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Psyduck | Gym Challenge | 99/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Sabrina's Xatu | Pokémon VS | 055/141 | |||||
Sabrina's Espeon | Pokémon VS | 056/141 | |||||
Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Sabrina's ESP | T | Gym Heroes | 117/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | |||
Sabrina's Gaze | T | Gym Heroes | 125/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | |||
Sabrina | T | Gym Challenge | 20/132 | Yamabuki City Gym | |||
Gym Challenge | 110/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | |||||
Sabrina's Psychic Control | T | Gym Challenge | 121/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | |||
Saffron City Gym | T [St] | Gym Challenge | 122/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | |||
In the TFG
Sabrina appears as a Trainer figure in the Groundbreakers expansion pack of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.
Trivia
- Her Japanese Leader title is エスパー レディ.
- In the Generation I games, Sabrina, along with other Trainer classes, is seen with a whip. This is a leftover from the development of Pokémon Red and Green since Game Freak considered the idea of humans fighting against Pokémon themselves at one point, according to Ken Sugimori.[1]
- In Pokémon Red and Green, there is an oversight that causes the player to win against Sabrina even if they lose by returning to the Saffron Gym; this includes being registered as a winner and receiving the Marsh Badge and TM46. This error was fixed in Pokémon Blue and the international Pokémon Red and Blue.
- She, alongside Erika, is the only Gym Leader to have been defeated in the anime by Ash out of sequence with the Badge case in the games.
- Sabrina is the first Gym Leader in the anime to receive a Pokémon from a main character. The second is Gardenia.
- Although Sabrina's official hair color is grayish-blue, there are many depictions of her with green, purple or black hair.
- Even though Sabrina isn't an Aura user, one of her quotes in FireRed and LeafGreen has her describing Psychic abilities in a manner similar to Aura's description.
- In Pokémon Red and Blue, she is the only Gym Leader who uses a Pokémon not of the type she specializes in during Gym battles.
- Sabrina uses a Venomoth on her team in all the games in which Koga does not use one on his team, and vice versa.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ナツメ Natsume | The Japanese word for jujube. |
English, German, Italian, Spanish |
Sabrina | Similar to the English word psychic (/ˈsaɪkɪk/), abra, or brain. It could also be a reference to the teenage witch or the plant Zebrina. |
French | Morgane | Reference to Morgan le Fay, a powerful sorceress in Arthurian legend. |
Korean | 초련 Choryeon | From 초능력 Choneungryeok, psychic abilities. |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 娜姿 Nàzī | Partial transliteration of her Japanese name. May be taken as "elegant appearance". |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 麗姿 Laihjī | Partial transliteration of her Japanese name. Literally means "beautiful appearance". |
Thai | นัทสึเมะ Natsume | Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
Vietnamese | Natsume | Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
Bellelba
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ジュジュベ Jujube | From jujube. |
English | Bellelba | Possibly belle and beldam, or belladonna and helba. |
French | Jujube | Same as Japanese name. |
German | Cursilla | From curse. |
Italian | Malicia | From malizia, malice. |
Korean | 주즈베 Jujube | Transliteration of her Japanese name. |
Spanish | Malignia | From maligna, evil. |
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Rocket Game Corner • Team Rocket Hideout • Viridian Gym • Team Rocket HQ • Rocket Warehouse | |||||
Boss | Admins | ||||
Giovanni (Masters • Pocket Monsters) |
Archer (Masters) |
Ariana (Masters) |
Petrel (Masters) |
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Jessie (Masters) • James (Masters) • Meowth • Team Rocket Grunts (Rocket Siblings) • Scientists (Gideon) Grey (Golden Boys) • Kaede (How I Became a Pokémon Card) | |||||
See also: Pokémon the Series • Adventures • Team GO Rocket • Team Rainbow Rocket
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