Saffron Gym

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Saffron Gym
ヤマブキジム Yamabuki Gym
Saffron Gym anime.png
Location Saffron City
Gym Leader Sabrina
Badge Marsh Badge
Dominant Type Psychic
Region Kanto
Saffron Gym Battlefield.png
Battlefield

The Saffron Gym (Japanese: ヤマブキジム Yamabuki Gym) is the official Gym of Saffron City. It is based on Psychic-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Sabrina. Trainers who defeat her receive the Marsh Badge.

In the games

Saffron City
Pokémon Gym
Leader: Sabrina
The Master Of
Psychic Pokémon!

Saffron City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Sabrina
"The Master Of Psychic Pokémon"

Saffron City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Sabrina
"The Mistress of Psychic-type Pokémon"

The Saffron Gym is a maze of warp tiles and nine rooms. Seven of these rooms contain Trainers (only four in Generation II and IV), while the other two hold Sabrina and the entrance.

A field based on the Gym also appears in Pokémon Stadium's Gym Leader Castle.

At some point prior to the Generation I games, both Sabrina's Gym and the Karate Master's Fighting Dojo laid claim to the status of being an official Indigo League Pokémon Gym. Due to the type advantage that the Gym's Psychic types had over the Dojo's Fighting types, Sabrina easily won the challenge and became the official Gym Leader of Saffron City.

Appearance

Saffron Gym RBY.png Saffron Gym GSC.png Saffron Gym FRLG.png File:Saffron Gym HGSS.jpg
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV

Trainers

Main series

Pokémon Red and Blue and Yellow
Trainer Pokémon
Psychic
Psychic
Reward: $330
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.33
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.33
No item
Slowbro Slowbro Lv.33
No item
Psychic
Psychic
Reward: $340
Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Lv.34
No item
Kadabra Kadabra Lv.34
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $1140
Haunter Haunter Lv.38
No item
Psychic
Psychic
Reward: $380
Slowbro Slowbro Lv.38
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $1020
Gastly Gastly Lv.34
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.34
No item
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: $990
Gastly Gastly Lv.33
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.33
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.33
No item
Psychic
Psychic
Reward: $310
Kadabra Kadabra Lv.31
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.31
No item
Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Lv.31
No item
Kadabra Kadabra Lv.31
No item


Pokémon Red and Blue



Pokémon Yellow



Pokémon Gold and Silver and Crystal
Trainer Pokémon
Medium Rebecca
Medium Rebecca
トミコ Tomiko
Reward: $1400
Drowzee Drowzee Lv.35
No item
Hypno Hypno Lv.35
No item
Psychic Jared
Psychic Jared
タクミ Takumi
Reward: $1120
Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Lv.32
No item
Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv.32
No item
Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv.35
No item
Medium Doris
Medium Doris
ケサコ Kesako
Reward: $1440
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.34
No item
Slowbro Slowbro Lv.36
No item
Psychic Franklin
Psychic Franklin
ヒロ Hiro
Reward: $1184
Kadabra Kadabra Lv.37
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.




Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer Pokémon
Psychic Cameron
Psychic Cameron
カオル Kaoru
Reward: $660
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.33
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.33
No item
Slowbro Slowbro Lv.33
No item
Psychic Tyron
Psychic Tyron
イサミ Isami
Reward: $680
Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Lv.34
No item
Kadabra Kadabra Lv.34
No item
Channeler Stacy
Channeler Stacy
キリエ Kirie
Reward: $1216
Haunter Haunter Lv.38
No item
Psychic Preston
Psychic Preston
ヒロム Hiromu
Reward: $760
Slowbro Slowbro Lv.38
No item
Channeler Amanda
Channeler Amanda
フミカ Fumika
Reward: $1088
Gastly Gastly Lv.34
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.34
No item
Channeler Tasha
Channeler Tasha
ホタル Hotaru
Reward: $1056
Gastly Gastly Lv.33
No item
Gastly Gastly Lv.33
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.33
No item
Psychic Johan
Psychic Johan
カズヤ Kazuya
Reward: $620
Kadabra Kadabra Lv.31
No item
Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Lv.31
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.31
No item
Kadabra Kadabra Lv.31
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.




Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Trainer Pokémon
Medium Rebecca
Medium Rebecca
トミコ Tomiko
Reward: $2160
Bronzor Bronzor Lv.45
No item
Hypno Hypno Lv.45
No item
Psychic Jared
Psychic Jared
タクミ Takumi
Reward: $1440
Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Lv.42
No item
Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv.42
No item
Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv.45
No item
Medium Darcy
Medium Darcy
ケサコ Kesako
Reward: $2208
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.44
No item
Slowbro Slowbro Lv.46
No item
Psychic Franklin
Psychic Franklin
ヒロ Hiro
Reward: $1504
Kadabra Kadabra Lv.44
No item
Girafarig Girafarig Lv.47
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.




Side series

Pokémon Stadium
Round 1
Trainer Pokémon
Cueball
Cueball
Reward: $N/A
Dragonair Dragonair Lv.50-100
No item
Primeape Primeape Lv.50-100
No item
Dewgong Dewgong Lv.50-100
No item
Mankey Mankey Lv.50-100
No item
Machop Machop Lv.50-100
No item
Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Lv.50-100
No item
Burglar
Burglar
Reward: $N/A
Ninetales Ninetales Lv.50-100
No item
Vulpix Vulpix Lv.50-100
No item
Ponyta Ponyta Lv.50-100
No item
Growlithe Growlithe Lv.50-100
No item
Charmeleon Charmeleon Lv.50-100
No item
Rapidash Rapidash Lv.50-100
No item
Medium
Medium
Reward: $N/A
Gastly Gastly Lv.50-100
No item
Haunter Haunter Lv.50-100
No item
Gengar Gengar Lv.50-100
No item
Golbat Golbat Lv.50-100
No item
Lickitung Lickitung Lv.50-100
No item
Tentacruel Tentacruel Lv.50-100
No item




Round 2
Trainer Pokémon
Cueball
Cueball
Reward: $N/A
Poliwrath Poliwrath Lv.50-100
No item
Primeape Primeape Lv.50-100
No item
Dewgong Dewgong Lv.50-100
No item
Sandslash Sandslash Lv.50-100
No item
Aerodactyl Aerodactyl Lv.50-100
No item
Rhydon Rhydon Lv.50-100
No item
Burglar
Burglar
Reward: $N/A
Ninetales Ninetales Lv.50-100
No item
Weezing Weezing Lv.50-100
No item
Arcanine Arcanine Lv.50-100
No item
Clefable Clefable Lv.50-100
No item
Machamp Machamp Lv.50-100
No item
Rapidash Rapidash Lv.50-100
No item
Medium
Medium
Reward: $N/A
Lapras Lapras Lv.50-100
No item
Magmar Magmar Lv.50-100
No item
Gengar Gengar Lv.50-100
No item
Golbat Golbat Lv.50-100
No item
Lickitung Lickitung Lv.50-100
No item
Tentacruel Tentacruel Lv.50-100
No item




Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1



Round 2



Items

Item Location Games
TM Psychic TM46 (Psywave) Reward for defeating Sabrina  R  B  Y 
TM Psychic TM04 (Calm Mind) Reward for defeating Sabrina  FR  LG 
TM Psychic TM48 (Skill Swap) Reward for defeating Sabrina  HG  SS 

In the anime

Saffron Gym appeared in two episodes of the anime. It is an unusual dome-shaped building that also an institute for the study of PSI phenomenon.

It first appeared in Abra and the Psychic Showdown. Ash and his friends found their way to the Gym after getting trapped by Team Rocket. Ash challenged Sabrina to a battle, to which she offered an unusual request; if he lost, he and his friends would have to play with her.

Sure enough, Ash lost and was forced to play with Sabrina. She shrunk him and the others down to the size of dolls and nearly knocked them over with a ball. They were saved by Sabrina's father, who told Ash that if he really wanted to defeat Sabrina, he would have to get a Ghost-type Pokémon from Lavender Town.

Ash took his advice and returned two episodes later in Haunter versus Kadabra with a Haunter he picked up. However, when he went to challenge Sabrina, it was nowhere to be found. Ash was about to be turned into a doll, like Brock and Misty, when Sabrina's father appeared once again to save him.

Once more, Ash went to challenge Sabrina with his Haunter. It disappeared again, but reappeared halfway through the battle with Kadabra and Pikachu. After making Sabrina laugh, all of her spells were broken, and Ash received his fourth Badge.

In the TCG

The Saffron Gym was featured in the TCG as both a Japan-exclusive Theme Deck and as a card. The following is a list of cards named Saffron City Gym.

Related cards
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.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Saffron City Gym T [St] Gym Challenge Uncommon 122/132 Challenge from the Darkness Uncommon  
 


Trivia

  • For unknown reasons, the Saffron Gym is the fourth Gym in the anime, but the sixth Gym in the games.
  • The connections between the teleporters in the Gym is the same in all generations, though Generation IV adds a one-way teleporter from Sabrina's room to the entrance room.


Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Pewter Gym Boulder Badge
Brock OD.png
Brock
Cerulean Gym Cascade Badge
Misty OD.png
Misty
Vermilion Gym Thunder Badge
Lt Surge OD.png
Lt. Surge
Celadon Gym Rainbow Badge
Erika OD.png
Erika
Fuchsia Gym Soul Badge
Koga OD.png Janine OD.png
Koga Janine
Saffron Gym Marsh Badge
Sabrina OD.png
Sabrina
Cinnabar Gym Volcano Badge
Blaine OD.png
Blaine
Viridian Gym Earth Badge
Giovanni OD.png Blue
Giovanni Blue


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