EP022
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| Abra and the Psychic Showdown | |
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| ケーシィ！ちょうのうりょくたいけつ！ Casey! Psychic Confrontation! | |
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| Broadcast dates | |
| Japan | August 26, 1997 |
| USA | October 6, 1998 |
| Theme songs | |
| Opening | Pokémon Theme |
| Japanese theme songs | |
| 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 Hiroshi Sakai |
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: Major plot or ending details may follow.
Contents |
Synopsis
Major events
- Ash & co. reach Saffron City.
- Ash battles Sabrina, but loses.
Debuts
- Sabrina
- Sabrina´s Abra
- Sabrina's Kadabra
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Abra (Sabrina's; evolves, debut)
- Kadabra (Sabrina's's; newly evolved, debut)
Trivia
- Uri Geller, a millionaire mentalist, 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."
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
- French: Quand la télékinésie s'en mêle
- Dutch: Kadabra en het paranormale gevecht
- Italian: Sabrina
- Latin American Spanish: ¡Abra y el duelo psíquico!
- Portuguese: Abra e o Show de Paranormais
- Spanish: Kadabra y el enfrentamiento psíquico
| This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each episode of the Pokémon anime. |
Categories: Episode stubs | Original series episodes | Episodes written by Junki Takegami | Episodes storyboarded and directed by Osamu Inoue | Episodes animated by Hiroshi Sakai | Episodes with gym battles
