EP022

Abra and the Psychic Showdown File:AbraandthePsychicPokemon.gif.png

EP022   ケーシィ！ちょうのうりょくたいけつ！ Casey! Psychic Confrontation!

First broadcast Japan August 26, 1997 United States October 6, 1998

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending ひゃくごじゅういち

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami Storyboard 井上修 Osamu Inoue Assistant director 井上修 Osamu Inoue Animation director 酒井啓史 Keishi Sakai No additional credits are available at this time.

Abra and the Psychic Showdown (Japanese: ケーシィ！ちょうのうりょくたいけつ！ Casey! Psychic Confrontation!) is episode 22 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 26, 1997 and in USA on October 6, 1998.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Major events

• Ash & co. reach Saffron City.
• Ash battles Sabrina, but loses.

Debuts

• Sabrina
• Sabrina´s Abra
• Sabrina´s Kadabra

Characters

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Abra

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Abra (Sabrina's; evolves, debut)
• Kadabra (Sabrina's; newly evolved, debut)

Trivia

Uri Geller, a millionaire paranormalist, unsuccessfully sued Nintendo in November 2000 over the appearance of the Pokémon Kadabra (whose Japanese name is Yungerer), which he claimed was "an unauthorized appropriation of his identity."

In other languages

• French: Quand la télékinésie s'en mêle
• Italian: Sabrina
• Portuguese: Abra e o Show de Paranormais

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.