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'''Abra and the Psychic Showdown''' (Japanese: '''ケーシィ！ちょうのうりょくたいけつ！''' ''{{tt|Casey|Abra}}! Psychic Showdown!'') is the 22nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 26, 1997 and in the United States on October 6, 1998.  
'''Abra and the Psychic Showdown''' (Japanese: '''ケーシィ！ちょうのうりょくたいけつ！''' ''{{tt|Casey|Abra}}! Psychic Showdown!'') is the 22nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 26, 1997 and in the United States on October 6, 1998.
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==Plot==
==Plot==
The scene opens focusing on a silhouette of a [[Sabrina|woman]], holding a visible little girl. In the woman’s eyes, she sees {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} making their way towards [[Saffron City]]. However, Ash and his friends appear lost and Ash blows up on {{an|Misty}} for her lack of directions, starting a full-scale argument among the group. They stop arguing when they spot a little girl giggle nearby bouncing a ball. She runs off as Ash follows. The forest gives way to a massive cliff drop-off and Ash plummets, but he calls out {{AP|Bulbasaur}} to save him with {{m|Vine Whip}}. The Pokémon pulls him up to safety as they notice that the girl has disappeared. However, they spot Saffron City in the distance and Ash is excited for his upcoming [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}.
A [[Sabrina|woman]] holding a little girl sees {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} making their way towards [[Saffron City]]. However, the group appears to be lost and Ash gets into an argument with {{an|Misty}} over her lack of direction. They stop arguing when they spot a young girl playing with a ball and giggling nearby. Ash pursues her, though the forest suddenly gives way to a sheer cliff. As Ash begins to fall, he calls out {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, who pulls him up to safety with its {{m|Vine Whip}}. The group then notices that the girl has disappeared. However, they also spot Saffron City in the distance and Ash is excited for his upcoming [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}.


As they enter the city, [[Jessie]] and [[James]], disguised as Hawaiian women, kiss Ash and put leis on him. They say that Ash and his friends are the one-millionth visitors to the city and they take them to a skyscraper for a prize. When they get there, James grabs {{AP|Pikachu}} with rubber gloves and Jessie pushes the three onto a warp tile, sending them to an isolated room with no exit. They find out that they were set up as a television screen drops down. When {{TRT}} removes the [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguise]], Ash freaks out at that they both kissed him. Team Rocket recites their {{motto}}, but Ash and his friends ignore Team Rocket. They show Pikachu bound up and Ash orders them to give Pikachu back. The monitor cuts off, but Team Rocket did not cut the link. As Jessie and James work to fix it, {{MTR}} points to the little girl that got inside, the same one Ash saw earlier. She emits a blue aura, freezing Jessie and James, unable to move. The girl takes Pikachu and teleports into the same room with Ash, giving Pikachu back. Ash thanks her, but the girl glows again and points to Ash and his friends, teleporting them.  
As they enter the city, [[Jessie]] and [[James]], disguised as Hawaiian women, kiss Ash and put {{wp|Lei (garland)|lei}}s on him. They welcome Ash and his friends as the one-millionth, one-millionth and first, one-millionth and second, and one-millionth and third visitors to Saffron City and take them to a building to receive their prizes. Upon arrival, James grabs {{AP|Pikachu}} with rubber gloves and Jessie pushes the three onto a warp tile, sending them to an isolated room with no exit. A television screen drops down and {{TRT}} remove their [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguises]], revealing that the prize-winning welcome was a part of a ploy. Team Rocket recites their {{motto}}, but Ash and his friends ignore Team Rocket. Ash orders Pikachu's return before the monitor cuts out, though Team Rocket did not cut the link. As Jessie and James work to fix it, {{MTR}} points to a little girl, the same one Ash saw earlier. She emits a blue aura and stops Jessie and James from moving. The girl takes Pikachu and teleports into the same room with Ash to return Pikachu. Ash thanks her, but the girl glows again and points to Ash and his friends, teleporting them.


When Ash and his friends reappear, they find themselves in front of the [[Saffron Gym]]. [[Sabrina's father|A man]] runs up behind them and informs them where they are, suggesting that they avoid the Gym and runs off. Ash ignores the warning and heads inside, intending to win the {{Badge|Marsh}}. They go inside, finding it empty at first. They run into a door and look inside, finding several people in the room practicing telekinetic powers. A man confronts them and Ash asks for a match against Sabrina. When Misty asks what the people in the room were doing, he demonstrates by holding up a spoon and bending it a little by telekinesis. Ash shows off by bending the spoon completely by force, prompting the others to turn away embarrassed. The man leads them to the arena and bows down in front of a gate, asking Sabrina to come out. The little girl appears, her eyes glowing red, using telekinetic force to send the man running. Ash asks for his official match from Sabrina and the little girl agrees. She agrees if Ash and his friends play with her if he loses. The gate opens as the little girl is revealed to be sitting on the real Sabrina’s lap. The doors close, sealing them in.  
When Ash and his friends reappear, they find themselves in front of the [[Saffron Gym]]. [[Sabrina's father|A man]] runs up behind them and suggests that they avoid the Gym and runs off. Ash ignores the warning and heads inside, intent on winning the {{Badge|Marsh}}. They go inside, finding it empty at first. They run into a door and look inside, finding several people in the room practicing {{wp|telekinesis}}. A man confronts them and Ash asks for a match against Sabrina. When Misty asks what the people in the room were doing, he demonstrates his telekinetic abilities by bending a spoon. The man leads them to the arena and bows down in front of a gate, asking Sabrina to come out. The little girl appears, her eyes glowing red, using telekinetic force to send the man running. Ash asks for his official match from Sabrina and the little girl agrees on one condition: if he loses, he and his friends must play with her. Unaware of the young girl's intentions, and despite Misty's concern, Ash agrees. The gate opens and the little girl is revealed to be sitting on the real Sabrina's lap. The doors close, sealing them in.


Sabrina and the little girl move over telekinetically as the arena lights up. The little girl tosses a {{ball|Poké}}, sending out {{TP|Sabrina|Abra|Kadabra}} while Ash sends Pikachu. Pikachu acts aggressive but notices Abra is {{status|sleep}}ing. Pikachu bounces around Abra, but it is sound asleep. Ash checks his [[Pokédex]] and it says that Abra sleeps eighteen hours a day but can employ telekinesis while asleep. Pikachu fires off a {{m|ThunderShock}}, but Abra wakes up and uses {{m|Teleport}} to dodge and get behind Pikachu. Abra suddenly [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}}. Ash checks his Pokédex again. He thinks that it is unfair, but evolving during the match does not count. Ash orders Pikachu to fill the stadium with lightning to negate Kadabra’s teleportation. Pikachu launches several bolts of electricity into the ceiling, pooling it into a massive blast and sending it down towards Kadabra. It uses {{m|Confusion}} to coalesce the attack and send it back to Pikachu as a dragon, causing serious damage. It uses {{m|Psychic}} to control Pikachu’s body, forcing it to get up and dance. Kadabra suddenly sends Pikachu up towards the ceiling and back down, repeating the attack several times before Ash decides to forfeit the match.  
Sabrina and the little girl move over telekinetically as the arena lights up. The little girl tosses a {{ball|Poké}}, sending out {{TP|Sabrina|Abra|Kadabra}} while Ash sends Pikachu. Pikachu bounces around, though he notices that Abra is {{status|sleep}}ing. Ash checks his [[Pokédex]] and it says that Abra sleeps eighteen hours a day but can employ telekinesis while asleep. Pikachu fires off a {{m|Thunder Shock}}, but Abra wakes up and uses {{m|Teleport}} to dodge and get behind Pikachu. Abra suddenly [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}}. Ash checks his Pokédex again. He thinks that it is unfair due to it being a one-on-one match, but Misty informs him that evolving during the match is within the rules. Ash orders Pikachu to fill the stadium with lightning to negate Kadabra's teleportation. Pikachu launches several bolts of electricity at the ceiling, pooling it into a massive vortex. However, Kadabra uses {{m|Confusion}} to control the attack. The individual lightning bolts combine to form a dragon, and the attack quickly catches up to Pikachu, causing serious damage. It uses {{m|Psychic}} to control Pikachu's body, forcing him to dance. Ash is initially amused by Pikachu's routine, though Misty corrects Ash before Kadabra slams Pikachu into the ceiling and back down, repeating the Psychic attack several times. Ash intervenes, rushing to Pikachu's side, and decides to forfeit the match.


Since he lost, he has to fulfill the request of being the little girl’s friend. She employs telekinesis to teleport them to another area. They reappear in a deserted town. They check the nearest house and find it empty. However, there is a set table complete with cake. Ash checks around as {{an|Brock}} samples the cake. When he bites into it, he finds it to be a plastic fake. Ash enters the bathroom and sees a woman in the bathtub. He turns away, but Pikachu points to the mirror, noticing that the figure is really a doll. Misty and Brock realize that they are in a dollhouse. The place rumbles as the house roof comes away, showing a giant Sabrina and the little girl towering above them. She slams her hand into the dollhouse as they run away, noticing that they were shrunk by telekinesis and are in her toy box. The little girl laughs uncontrollably as Ash and his friends run into a picture frame, showing the little girl and her parents. With nowhere to run, the little girl approaches, dribbling a ball and rolling it towards Ash and company. The man they ran into earlier appears and uses teleportation to get them out.  
Since he lost, he has to fulfill the request of being the little girl's friend. She employs telekinesis to teleport them to a deserted town. They check a nearby house and find it empty. However, there is a set table complete with tea and cake. Ash looks around as {{an|Brock}} samples the cake, though it turns out to be a plastic fake. Ash enters the bathroom and sees a woman in the bathtub. He turns away, but Pikachu points to the mirror, noticing that the figure is really a doll. Misty and Brock soon realize that they are in a dollhouse. The place rumbles as the roof comes away, showing a giant Sabrina and the little girl towering above them. She slams her hand into the dollhouse as they run away. Brock concludes that they were shrunk by telekinesis and are in a toy box. The little girl laughs uncontrollably as Ash and his friends run into a picture frame, showing the little girl and her parents. With nowhere to run, the little girl approaches, dribbling a ball before rolling it towards Ash and his friends. The man they ran into earlier appears and uses teleportation to get them out.


Ash and company reappear in Saffron as the man orders them to leave, mentioning that Sabrina is very dangerous. Ash is not willing to leave without the Badge and thinks that he just needs to attack faster to beat Sabrina. The man’s eyes glow red as he employs telekinesis on Ash, dropping his pants and forcing him to dance, Misty covering her eyes. The man laughs as he stops the telekinesis. Ash charges forward and asks to be taught telekinesis, but the man pushes him back, mentioning that a person must be born with it. Ash is still determined and steps forward as the man forces him to the ground. Ash gets back up as the man continues to use telekinesis to push Ash to the ground. He continues to crawl forward, shocking the man as he asks for help. It convinces the man to tell Ash that {{t|Ghost}} Pokémon can beat Sabrina, found in [[Lavender Town]]. The man teleports away as his friends help Ash up. Ash decides to go to Lavender Town as the man reappears nearby and mentions that he may be able to help Sabrina. Ash and his friends press on to Lavender Town. Meanwhile, Meowth drags Jessie and James, still frozen, as they follow.
Ash and his friends reappear in Saffron City. The man orders them to leave, mentioning that Sabrina is very dangerous. Ash is not willing to leave without the Badge and thinks that he just needs to attack faster to beat Sabrina. The man's eyes glow red as he employs telekinesis on Ash, dropping his pants and forcing him to dance. Ash pulls up his pants, charges forward, and asks to be taught telekinesis, but the man pushes him back, mentioning that a person is usually born with it. Ash continues to be forced to the ground by the man's telekinesis, so he resorts to crawling. His determination convinces the man to reveal that {{t|Ghost}} Pokémon, found in [[Lavender Town]], can beat Sabrina. He then teleports away. Misty and Brock rush to Ash's side and help him up. As suggested, Ash decides to go to Lavender Town. The man reappears on a tree overlooking Ash and his friends, and expresses his belief that Ash may be able to help Sabrina.
 
As Ash and his friends press on to Lavender Town, Meowth drags Jessie and James by ropes, still frozen, as they follow.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} reach [[Saffron City]] and meet [[Sabrina]], the {{type|Psychic}} [[Gym Leader]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} reach [[Saffron City]] and meet [[Sabrina]], the {{type|Psychic}} [[Gym Leader]].
* Sabrina's {{p|Abra}} evolves into {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}}.
* Sabrina's {{p|Abra}} evolves into {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}}.
* [[Ash's Pikachu]] is revealed to know {{m|Thunder}}.
* [[Ash's Pikachu]] is revealed to know {{m|Thunder}}.
* Ash {{pkmn|battle}}s Sabrina but loses by forfeit.
* Ash {{pkmn|battle}}s Sabrina but loses by forfeit.
* Ash heads to [[Lavender Town]] to catch a {{t|Ghost}} Pokémon to take on Sabrina's Kadabra.
* Ash heads to [[Lavender Town]] to catch a {{t|Ghost}} Pokémon so he could be stronger against Sabrina's Kadabra.
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Sabrina]]
* [[Sabrina]]
* [[Sabrina's father]]


====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* During this episode, it is stated that {{t|Ghost}} types are strong against {{t|Psychic}} types, when, during [[Generation I]], the generation of this episode's airing, Psychic types were actually ''immune'' to Ghost-type moves. Similarly, in the [[Generation II]] episode ''[[EP156|The Psychic Sidekicks!]]'', it is said that Psychic types are strong against Ghost types, although the reverse was true by then. However, Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar's secondary {{t|Poison}} type does make them weak to Psychic moves.
* During this episode, it is stated that {{t|Ghost}} types are strong against {{t|Psychic}} types, when, during [[Generation I]], the generation of this episode's airing, Psychic types were actually ''immune'' to Ghost-type moves.
** This was more likely a mistake of the game than the anime however, as the official Nintendo strategy guide states that Psychic-type Pokémon take extra damage from Ghost-type Pokémon, and in the game itself there is a Trainer in the Saffron Gym that mentions that Psychic-type Pokémon "only fear Bugs and Ghosts".
** This was more likely a mistake of the game than the anime however, as the official Nintendo strategy guide states that Psychic-type Pokémon take extra damage from Ghost-type Pokémon, and in Pokémon Red and Blue, a Trainer in the Saffron Gym mentions that Psychic-type Pokémon "only fear Bugs and Ghosts". (Pokémon Yellow amends this dialogue to say they "only fear Bugs.")
* This is the first episode in which Ash finds a Gym and doesn't get the Gym Badge later in the same episode.
* This is the first episode in which Ash challenges a Gym Leader and doesn't get the Gym Badge later in the same episode.
* Ash and his friends finding themselves in a dollhouse is most likely a reference to the {{wp|The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone}} episode {{wp|Stopover in a Quiet Town}}.
* Ash and his friends finding themselves in a dollhouse may be a reference to the {{wp|The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone}} episode {{wp|Stopover in a Quiet Town}}.
** Also, Sabrina holding a doll of her younger self and using it to do her bidding may be a reference to another Twilight Zone episode, {{wp|Living Doll (The Twilight Zone)|Living Doll}}, and her ball rolling down a narrow hallway is possibly referencing the first {{wp|Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones}} film, {{wp|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}.
* When Pikachu fills the stadium with lightning to negate Abra's teleportation, the 'striking' sound effect is from {{wp|Back to the Future}} when the DeLorean travels through time.
*This is the only anime episode to date to feature a [[warp tile]].
* This is the only anime episode to date to feature a [[warp tile]].
* The book ''[[Night in the Haunted Tower]]'' is partially based on this episode.
* The book ''[[Night in the Haunted Tower]]'' is partially based on this episode.
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 7: Psychic'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 7: Psychic'' of [[Pokémon Elements]].


===Errors===
===Errors===
* Sabrina's dad states that only Ghost-type Pokémon can beat Psychic Pokémon. However, even in Generation I, Psychic types were only weak to Bug-type moves.
* Sabrina's dad states that only Ghost-type Pokémon can beat Psychic Pokémon. However, even in Generation I, Psychic types were only weak to Bug-type moves.
* The Pokédex claims that Kadabra is the Psychic Pokémon, not the Psi Pokémon.
* The Pokédex claims that Kadabra is the Psychic Pokémon, not the Psi Pokémon.
* At the end of the episode, the dirt path vanishes between shots.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* The scene where Team Rocket say their motto on the big screen, as well as the scene where Ash and his friends comment about it getting cancelled soon, was only in the dub.
* [[PokéRap]]: Day 2
* In the Japanese version, when Jessie and James are disguised as Hawaiian girls and they lead Ash and his friends to the skyscraper, Jessie claims that she is taking them to a party to commemorate Ash and his friends being the millionth visitors to Saffron City. In the dub, this is changed to Jessie supposedly directing them to a "grand prize room."
* The scene where Team Rocket are acting as if they are presenting the "Prepare For Trouble Make It Double Show", as well as the scene where Ash and his friends comment about said show getting cancelled soon, was only in the dub. In the Japanese version, Ash and his friends are simply bored by hearing Team Rocket say their motto again.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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ケーシィ！ちょうのうりょくたいけつ！
Casey! Psychic Showdown!
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
Additional credits

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

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Blurb

The party finally arrives in Saffron City where a young girl manages a gym of Pokémon using her psychic powers. If Ash defeats this particular Gym Leader, Ash can earn a gold badge. Gathering all their strength, Ash and Pikachu challenge her. She happily accepts, but adds the strange condition that if Ash loses, they must become her friend. The official gym battle begins, but Pikachu is helpless against the young girl's Pokémon, Abra. To make matters worse, Abra evolves in the middle of the match, turning into the more powerful, Kadabra. Employing even stronger psychic powers against Pikachu, Saffron City's Gym Leader defeats Ash. As this strange story unravels, Ash encounters a mysterious man who seems to be the key to solving the puzzle to this young girl's disturbing power.

Plot

A woman holding a little girl sees Ash and his friends making their way towards Saffron City. However, the group appears to be lost and Ash gets into an argument with Misty over her lack of direction. They stop arguing when they spot a young girl playing with a ball and giggling nearby. Ash pursues her, though the forest suddenly gives way to a sheer cliff. As Ash begins to fall, he calls out Bulbasaur, who pulls him up to safety with its Vine Whip. The group then notices that the girl has disappeared. However, they also spot Saffron City in the distance and Ash is excited for his upcoming Gym battle.

As they enter the city, Jessie and James, disguised as Hawaiian women, kiss Ash and put leis on him. They welcome Ash and his friends as the one-millionth, one-millionth and first, one-millionth and second, and one-millionth and third visitors to Saffron City and take them to a building to receive their prizes. Upon arrival, James grabs Pikachu with rubber gloves and Jessie pushes the three onto a warp tile, sending them to an isolated room with no exit. A television screen drops down and Team Rocket remove their disguises, revealing that the prize-winning welcome was a part of a ploy. Team Rocket recites their motto, but Ash and his friends ignore Team Rocket. Ash orders Pikachu's return before the monitor cuts out, though Team Rocket did not cut the link. As Jessie and James work to fix it, Meowth points to a little girl, the same one Ash saw earlier. She emits a blue aura and stops Jessie and James from moving. The girl takes Pikachu and teleports into the same room with Ash to return Pikachu. Ash thanks her, but the girl glows again and points to Ash and his friends, teleporting them.

When Ash and his friends reappear, they find themselves in front of the Saffron Gym. A man runs up behind them and suggests that they avoid the Gym and runs off. Ash ignores the warning and heads inside, intent on winning the Marsh Badge. They go inside, finding it empty at first. They run into a door and look inside, finding several people in the room practicing telekinesis. A man confronts them and Ash asks for a match against Sabrina. When Misty asks what the people in the room were doing, he demonstrates his telekinetic abilities by bending a spoon. The man leads them to the arena and bows down in front of a gate, asking Sabrina to come out. The little girl appears, her eyes glowing red, using telekinetic force to send the man running. Ash asks for his official match from Sabrina and the little girl agrees on one condition: if he loses, he and his friends must play with her. Unaware of the young girl's intentions, and despite Misty's concern, Ash agrees. The gate opens and the little girl is revealed to be sitting on the real Sabrina's lap. The doors close, sealing them in.

Sabrina and the little girl move over telekinetically as the arena lights up. The little girl tosses a Poké Ball, sending out Abra while Ash sends Pikachu. Pikachu bounces around, though he notices that Abra is sleeping. Ash checks his Pokédex and it says that Abra sleeps eighteen hours a day but can employ telekinesis while asleep. Pikachu fires off a Thunder Shock, but Abra wakes up and uses Teleport to dodge and get behind Pikachu. Abra suddenly evolves into Kadabra. Ash checks his Pokédex again. He thinks that it is unfair due to it being a one-on-one match, but Misty informs him that evolving during the match is within the rules. Ash orders Pikachu to fill the stadium with lightning to negate Kadabra's teleportation. Pikachu launches several bolts of electricity at the ceiling, pooling it into a massive vortex. However, Kadabra uses Confusion to control the attack. The individual lightning bolts combine to form a dragon, and the attack quickly catches up to Pikachu, causing serious damage. It uses Psychic to control Pikachu's body, forcing him to dance. Ash is initially amused by Pikachu's routine, though Misty corrects Ash before Kadabra slams Pikachu into the ceiling and back down, repeating the Psychic attack several times. Ash intervenes, rushing to Pikachu's side, and decides to forfeit the match.

Since he lost, he has to fulfill the request of being the little girl's friend. She employs telekinesis to teleport them to a deserted town. They check a nearby house and find it empty. However, there is a set table complete with tea and cake. Ash looks around as Brock samples the cake, though it turns out to be a plastic fake. Ash enters the bathroom and sees a woman in the bathtub. He turns away, but Pikachu points to the mirror, noticing that the figure is really a doll. Misty and Brock soon realize that they are in a dollhouse. The place rumbles as the roof comes away, showing a giant Sabrina and the little girl towering above them. She slams her hand into the dollhouse as they run away. Brock concludes that they were shrunk by telekinesis and are in a toy box. The little girl laughs uncontrollably as Ash and his friends run into a picture frame, showing the little girl and her parents. With nowhere to run, the little girl approaches, dribbling a ball before rolling it towards Ash and his friends. The man they ran into earlier appears and uses teleportation to get them out.

Ash and his friends reappear in Saffron City. The man orders them to leave, mentioning that Sabrina is very dangerous. Ash is not willing to leave without the Badge and thinks that he just needs to attack faster to beat Sabrina. The man's eyes glow red as he employs telekinesis on Ash, dropping his pants and forcing him to dance. Ash pulls up his pants, charges forward, and asks to be taught telekinesis, but the man pushes him back, mentioning that a person is usually born with it. Ash continues to be forced to the ground by the man's telekinesis, so he resorts to crawling. His determination convinces the man to reveal that Ghost Pokémon, found in Lavender Town, can beat Sabrina. He then teleports away. Misty and Brock rush to Ash's side and help him up. As suggested, Ash decides to go to Lavender Town. The man reappears on a tree overlooking Ash and his friends, and expresses his belief that Ash may be able to help Sabrina.

As Ash and his friends press on to Lavender Town, Meowth drags Jessie and James by ropes, still frozen, as they follow.

Major events

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Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Abra


Trivia

  • During this episode, it is stated that Ghost types are strong against Psychic types, when, during Generation I, the generation of this episode's airing, Psychic types were actually immune to Ghost-type moves.
    • This was more likely a mistake of the game than the anime however, as the official Nintendo strategy guide states that Psychic-type Pokémon take extra damage from Ghost-type Pokémon, and in Pokémon Red and Blue, a Trainer in the Saffron Gym mentions that Psychic-type Pokémon "only fear Bugs and Ghosts". (Pokémon Yellow amends this dialogue to say they "only fear Bugs.")
  • This is the first episode in which Ash challenges a Gym Leader and doesn't get the Gym Badge later in the same episode.
  • Ash and his friends finding themselves in a dollhouse may be a reference to the The Twilight Zone episode Stopover in a Quiet Town.
  • When Pikachu fills the stadium with lightning to negate Abra's teleportation, the 'striking' sound effect is from Back to the Future when the DeLorean travels through time.
  • This is the only anime episode to date to feature a warp tile.
  • The book Night in the Haunted Tower is partially based on this episode.
  • This episode is featured on Volume 7: Psychic of Pokémon Elements.

Errors

  • Sabrina's dad states that only Ghost-type Pokémon can beat Psychic Pokémon. However, even in Generation I, Psychic types were only weak to Bug-type moves.
  • The Pokédex claims that Kadabra is the Psychic Pokémon, not the Psi Pokémon.
  • At the end of the episode, the dirt path vanishes between shots.

Dub edits

  • PokéRap: Day 2
  • In the Japanese version, when Jessie and James are disguised as Hawaiian girls and they lead Ash and his friends to the skyscraper, Jessie claims that she is taking them to a party to commemorate Ash and his friends being the millionth visitors to Saffron City. In the dub, this is changed to Jessie supposedly directing them to a "grand prize room."
  • The scene where Team Rocket are acting as if they are presenting the "Prepare For Trouble Make It Double Show", as well as the scene where Ash and his friends comment about said show getting cancelled soon, was only in the dub. In the Japanese version, Ash and his friends are simply bored by hearing Team Rocket say their motto again.

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