Sabrina (Japanese: ナツメ Natsume) is the Gym Leader of the Saffron City Gym. She hands out the Marsh Badge to trainers who defeat her. She is a young lady with psychic abilities, and thus trains Psychic-type Pokémon.

Her English name means "cactus fruit" or "thorny but sweet". It was problably chosen in reference to the comic book and television character Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which was a popular show during the time of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue's translation.

In the Anime

When Sabrina was young, she inhereted the psychic abilities of her father, who had the ability to teleport from location to location. However, Sabrina's abilities far exceeded that of her father's. She was able to use psionics to do many things- teleportation, telepathy, psychokinesis, and transmutation.

As her powers grew, she grew more obsessed with developing her powers. She became less and less emotional, using her abilities for destructive purposes.

This caused a deep psychological rift. The emotions she tried to shut off developed into a separate personality of their own- that of a little girl who manifested itself as a puppet around Sabrina. Sabrina's mind was divided into the cold, callous woman with a thirst for power and a little girl who just wanted to have fun.

Sabrina became the leader of the Saffron City Gym, and turned it into an institute where fellow psychics could develop their powers.

Ash was headed to Saffron one day, unknowningly 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 who would prove to be Sabrina's father, Ash challenged Sabrina and lost miserably. Sabrina used her powers to shrink Ash and his party, but they were saved by Sabrina's father.

Sabrina's father 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, but Brock and Misty were transformed into dolls and placed into a doll house, where they met Sabrina's mother in a similar state.

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 Pokémon to battle, and the young man won the Marsh Badge.

Haunter chose to stay with Sabrina and her reunited family.

Pokémon

This listing is of Sabrina's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.

• Haunter
• Abra → Kadabra

In the Games

Sabrina's title is "The Master of Psychic Pokémon." She has had psychic powers ever since she was a child, when she accidentally bent a spoon.

Sabrina apparently dislikes battling, but she's hard to beat because she can communicate with her Pokémon telepathically.

Her fame has grown so much that apparently 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. However, Sabrina used her advantage to defeat the rival Gym and strip them of their title.

In addition to the Marsh Badge, Sabrina gives out TM 46, Psywave, in Pokémon Red, Blue, Pokémon Green, and Pokémon Yellow. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, she gives out TM 04, Calm Mind.

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Pokémon Crystal, she doesn't give out a TM.

Pokémon

This listing is of Sabrina's Pokémon in the video games she has appeared in.

Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/FireRed/LeafGreen

• Level 38 Kadabra
• Level 37 Mr. Mime
• Level 38 Venomoth
• Level 43 Alakazam

Pokémon Yellow

• Level 50 Abra
• Level 50 Kadabra
• Level 50 Alakazam

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

• Level 46 Espeon
• Level 46 Mr. Mime
• Level 48 Alakazam

Pokémon Stadium

• Round 1 Pokémon
  • Alakazam
  • Mr. Mime
  • Kadabra
  • Hypno
  • Exeggutor
  • Jynx

• Round 2 Pokémon
  • Mr. Mime
  • Snorlax
  • Exeggutor
  • Wigglytuff
  • Alakazam
  • Hypno

Pokémon Stadium 2

• Round 1 Pokémon
  • Wigglytuff
  • Alakazam
  • Hypno
  • Mr. Mime
  • Slowbro
  • Furret

• Round 2 Pokémon
  • Sandslash
  • Hitmonlee
  • Alakazam
  • Typhlosion
  • Slowking
  • Scizor

In the Pokémon Special Manga

Sabrina is one of the three villainous heads of Team Rocket, and serves under Giovanni in Pokémon Special.

Under her boss's orders, she captured Moltres and brought it to Saffron City.

She then used her Mr. Mime's Barrier to totally close off Saffron City from the outside world.

Red's Pikachu was able to pass through the barrier by using Substitute. He was then able to let Red, Blue, and Green in.

At Silph Co., Sabrina took on Blue. But the younger trainer was able to best Sabrina by outwitting her.

Later, Sabrina helped the Pallet Town trainers in the fight against the Elite Four during the Cerise Island battle. Sabrina's Alakazam created magical items called the Spoons of Destiny. When held by a strong trainer, the Spoons of Destiny would point out a trainer of a similar style and personality. Using these tools, Green was paired with Koga, Yellow was paired with Blaine, Red was paired with Lt. Surge, and Sabrina herself was paired with Blue. It would seem that all eight members still carry the spoons to this day.

During the battle against Lorelei, Sabrina suffered severe frost-bite injuries. Because of this, she later traveled to mystic springs at Johto's Mt. Silver to heal.

Pokémon

This listing is of Sabrina's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

• Mr. Mime
• Alakazam
• Drowzee

Released

• Moltres

In the TCG

Unknown

Pokémon

This listing is of Sabrina's Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG.

• Level 13 Venonat
• Level 24 Venomoth
• Level 15 Slowpoke
• Level 29 Slowbro
• Level 11 Abra
• Level 16 Gastly
• Level 20 Haunter
• Level 39 Gengar
• Level 15 Drowzee
• Level 20 Mr. Mime
• Level 20 Jynx

In the Vs Set she also has

• Espeon

Misc

The Japanese name for the Marsh Badge is the Gold Badge. Amusingly enough, it seems that something was lost in the translation of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue. The original intent, supposedly, was for Sabrina's badge to be the Soul Badge (as in mystic power) and for Koga's badge to be the Marsh Badge (as in the area where poisonous animals live). These were mixed up during the localization.

This is something that has confused fans ever since, as many wonder what exactly Sabrina has to do with a "marsh". Some fans have speculated that "Marsh" was her last name, but this has been revealed to be false.

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, Sabrina is probably presented in her most sympathetic form. She is 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 when a gigantic Haunter used Dream Eater to suck out their souls. When she hears of the giant Haunter appearing at the Pokémon Tower, Ash decides to help her put a stop to the dangerous creature.

With Ash's help, Sabrina is able to defeat the Haunter. Although Ash tries to catch it with an Ultra Ball, it kills itself using Self-Destruct rather than let itself be captured.

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Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Pewter Gym Brock	Cerulean Gym Misty	Vermilion Gym Lt. Surge	Celadon Gym Erika
Fuchsia Gym Koga Janine	Saffron Gym Sabrina	Cinnabar Gym Blaine	Viridian Gym Giovanni Blue