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I will admit. Sabrina is one of the coolest gym leaders of all-time, but this whole arc scared me as a kid. Now, it is just awesome. We need to see her again. Sounds like we could, which would be awesome.
@@Constanttheviewer Her Psyche along with Mega Alakazam 👀 They'd have to get Karen, Agatha, Pheobe, Grimsley and Sidney ... Probably a combined assault to contain Sabrina ... Anywho she's still proper creepy Would have been cool to see an actual battle between Haunter and Kadabra 👀
This is probably among the most screwed up stories in Pokemon and really well done. Imagine having to face someone with absurdly OP psychic powers who also used Alakazam which was at the time one of the most broken Pokemon
@@ProfessorAlexSilver how about doing something less spooky.....The history of Ash Ketchum title: The road to become Alola's first champion (An Alolan legendary story) i made that up because next week we're going to see Ash getting: MEGA EVOLUTION
This arc was one of the more mature and terrifying arcs. When you where a kid and watched it, it wasn’t scary in the sense that made you scream, but more so sending shivers down your spine and making you paranoid. Now Pokémon just feels like a NickJr show.
The fact that she split herself into a kid version and an adult version is really sad. People with trauma tend to burry their neglected child-self along with the past, which causes greater harm. Not to mention DID which separates the two completely - child alters of people with DID tend to appear because the brain needs to catch up on the childhood lost to trauma. Sabrina also turned people into dolls because she wanted them to stay for good, likely because people used to leave her because if her powers and such. I'm so glad Haunter is there to help her now, it's very sweet!
For the one who follow Pokémon since OG series, I could say that Ash continuously developed (not appearance) but kinda slow which ironically like a Magikarp life.
This was the worst of his pity badges. Because he would have beaten Erica and Misty whom both gave him badges for saving the gym so I thought those two pity badges he would have won anyways. However against Sabrina I didn’t think he would have ever beaten her.
@@jeremykrause9443He would have even if he didn't choose to verse her before Erika and Koga. That's why Ash was losing so badly since she is actually the 6th gym leader. It makes sense for Kadabra to be way stronger than Pikachu at this point. Pikachu during the 7th gym was definitely more powerful.
Sabrina was certainly the scariest gym leader Ash & friends came across, given how she was divided into her "adult" self who was very serious/scary and the "little girl" version of herself. Though only got a hell of a lot scarier when she invoked her psychic abilities via trying to crush them & turned Brock/Misty into dolls.
The anime writers really missed the opportunity to show her in the gen 5 anime, considering she appears in the pokestar studios in both the games & manga. She could even have an arch after that where she travels with Ash while dealing with the consequences of her actions plus her personality disorder.
Not to mention that Gen 5 revealed that Sabrina SOMEHOW obtained a f**king MEWTWO as one of her Pokemon. No doubt it now has a hand in helping her control her psychic powers
@DB8495 Does it look like I know? The games move forward in time with each generation, so maybe another one was made somewhere else. Or maybe Red released it since we never even see him use it in the games.
Sabrina's arc was my introduction to pokemon anime. Back then the series world felt more alive, less tied to the game mechanics. Also it was really dark sometimes. A Human ghost from a legend that was also a Ghastly, Ash's soul getting taken away from his body, criminal factions conducing cloning experiments on Pokemon AND people. Everything happening on a world where 10 year olds travel around alone in forests, even starving at some points.
I want Sabrina back. Iconic gym leader it’s a shame we haven’t seen her yet. Makes me wonder how Gary defeated her given he was always a step ahead of Ash
Right!? Knowing Gary's team, I don't know how he could have easily beaten her? Like, they made it seem like hardly anyone could have beaten her in the anime so I would have loved to know which Gen 1 pokemon he used.
Well did we even see her badge with him, if not then he could of taken the warning from the dad and went to another gym because he had different gym badges that we have not seen or heard about.
@@zerodycm2799 true Gary had a lot of Pokemon so he could had the Gengar line. Gary, Goh and Ash if I remember correctly are the only ones with over 30 pokemon that was main characters maybe Brock as well.
Sabrina was the reason why I fell in love with Psychic Pokemon and Kadabra being my favorite pokemon I can also remember dominating my friends in pokemon Red and Blue versions playing with a psychic team I want to see more of Sabrina for sure
I don't blame Gary for skipping her gym. Sabrina is likely the most powerful trainer in the pokemon world. She can use the force, she has telepathy so she can technically give your pokemon false orders, and spookiest of all you can get barbied at any moment.
Reasons why Psychic types were superpowers in Gen 1- 1. Dark typing wasn't introduced in Gen 1 2. Only Ghost pokemons available have Poison type as well
Sabrina was definitely my favorite Indigo League Gym Leader back in Season 1. Her story had such creativity around it with how unique it was. Like season 1 Pokemon legit gave a lot of Gym Leaders some of the best storylines, Sabrina's definitely being the best. Now I feel like newer seasons legit lacked that creativity when they handled Gym Leaders. Also the way they handled Gym Leaders appearances was really great too, unique, as they didn't base them completely off the ingame sprites or artwork provided by the games at the time. Brock, Misty, Erika and Sabrina being good examples considering Erika didn't wear a kimono and had full head of blue hair, Sabrina had green hair and a different hairstyle, etc. Sabrina also made a cameo in Pokemon Journeys as a silhouette in Destination: Coronation! (airing March 22, 2020 in Japan). It looks like her appearance from that silhouette is based on her Fire Red/Leaf Green design, which is not surprising since Erika reappeared in her Fire Red/Leaf Green design (losing the originality her original anime design had). However, if SHE did reappear, I want them to use her Lets Go design, because it's legit the closest thing we'll get to a newer design that's like her anime appearance back in 1997. I know they won't do so, but also if she did make an reappearance in the anime, I know it won't be as good as it was back in Season 1, but it would be nice to see her again and see how she turned out from the whole arc she got in season 1.
Same I think it is Sabrina and well be ash last ultra class match and it will be epic having 2 psychic ability people battle will be like the frist movie with mew and mewtwo fight, Sabrina could add her power to her pokemon attacks same for ash using aura to boost Lucario attacks. If this is ash last season I would love if the anime had the main characters have psychic abilities and not just for a couple of epoisdes but regularly use it in all the seasons like I have 2 major ships for ash, Serena and Goh and I would love his kids to be twins a boy and girl if it is Serena then Ash's kids have a high possibility they will have psychic abilities and if it is Goh I could definitely see them adopting orphans that keeps getting turned down because of their powers. I would love to see 1 twin with ability to make and control fire and the other twin to make and control ice they could also have the aura ability and be able to talk to pokemon and a must for psychic twins they can talk to each other with their thoughts just something I think would be cool if Ash was leaving and they did a huge time skip also would want it like journeys where they travel around to each region and see ash friends and how they are doing and if they have a family like I would love to see may and drew kid(s).
I gotta admit the episodes that Sabrina were in had some pretty creepy & weird Moments! I remember that too. Also I’m all caught up with all of your videos professor! You know I gotta watch em all! “Right?” 😁
These were my personal favourite episodes as a kid. They felt like they had more to say and teach than most pokemon episodes (and they did) and what I loved most about them was how they showed that pokemon really wasn't all about animal fight rings. The connection between trainer and their pokemon is a big theme in this one for both Ash and Sabrina and the fact that Ash made it out of the gym by not winning through force, but (accidental?) compassion blew my mind as a kid. The fact that Sabrina and her pokemon shared such a strong connection also spoke to me and psychic-types became my favourites from here on out all the way to today. These episodes really were dark, but they're the perfect background for the bright and hopeful lessons they try to teach the viewers. True GOAT episodes for me.
With the addition of Banette, this whole doll transmutation thing adds a whole new layer of horror. Like if Serena turns you into a doll and then gives you to someone who later abandons you... She's turning you into a Pokémon with extra steps!
Sabrina is definitely one of the most scariest trainers in all of Pokémon. But definitely one of the coolest. Awesome video for Spooky Season! Loved the editing on this and it would definitely be great if Sabrina made another appearance again.
Wow fantastic editing work, love the tone. I really do hope we see Sabrina again one day, I never really thought about how terrifying of a character she really is. Awesome 👌
Psychic and Ghost types are the strongest when applied with logic.. oh trying to hit Gengar? he can just turn invisible or phase through attacks.. trying to attack Alakazam? Sorry but he can teleport or blink Dragon Ball style and can burst your brains out or levitate you useless like the way Blue knocked out Lorelie's Lapras from Pokémon: Journeys? I forgot but it's here on RUclips.
The fact that Ash still wanted to face Sabrina after all that happened shows how brave and determined he is. I wish we could see the new improved her and haunter again.
Psychic Types has always been the most OP typing in Gen 1 but I think Sabrina and Mewtwo embodies that to a whole new level when it comes to the anime. The atmosphere in Saffron City is massively different when you compare it to the other Gyms Ash has been to and I think Sabrina’s the only one given a dark past. I love how you appropriately chosen to research her on the month of Halloween. Very fitting, Professor!
I know this is a super late reply professor S, my Pokémon teacher. But thanks to the story and battle record of hers, Sabrina is one of my favourite characters from pokemon, along with anime and fiction as a whole. Especially even more thanks to her English dub voice who follows me on my insta and is one of the many role-models I am thankful to have in life, besides you and many others of course.
Sabrina has always been one of my favourite pokemon characters in the anime- I hope she returns some day. Also, I didn't think she punished her disciple for bringing Ash to her without her permission, I thought it was because he made that comment about why he shouldn't waste her time battling him- she punished him for trying to decide for her who she should and shouldn't battle.
This was terrifying as a kid, and even still as an adult this arc still gives me a creepy vibe! But it is a lot of fun, and if recollection serves correctly, this was also one of the badges Gary didn't get! I think that shows her power, seeing as he got so many badges in Kanto!
It just occurred to me that noone ever blamed Ash for all that and this is great. His friends could have accused him of endangering them by not heeding to warnings and facing Sabrina more than once but they never did. They could have ditched him. However noone could have known all that would happen. So it wasnt even mentioned and they continued their way. It might be strange to write this but it just made me think of what true friendship is. If you don't blame your friends for something they couldnt have predicted, they shouldn't blame you either. Blaming and guilt dont have place in healthy friendships.
Great video! You should do some of these videos on the Pokémon Adventures/Special manga characters. They’re the best adaptions in my opinion especially Sabrina/Lance/Giovanni etc.
Sabrina is a psychic monster alongside Caitlin and Olympia. I like to think that she is genuinely friendly and easy going now but should you piss her off then horrors will come. Her Haunter is probably a Gengar now and we all know how terrifying those Psychic and ghost types can be. I also would love for her to use her Venomoth. It is the most standout member of her team due to not being a ghost or psychic type and must have immense psychic powers to be on Sabrina's team.
I think Sabrina is a top candidate for a Hyper Class battle. She's already very strong and I'd love to see her tango with a more experienced Ash. I see the battle as a 3v3 with Ash using Pikachu, Dracovish and Gengar and Sabrina using Mr. Mime, Alakazam and Gengar (her evolved Haunter. Mr. Mime could start out with the screens only for her to switch to her other to Pokemon for offense and the now added bulk. We could even get a mirror match between the Gengar Ash could've had and the Gengar he has now. Sounds pretty epic.
I have some facts. In the Trading card game in the gym leaders set there are some of Sabrina's. and there are some new Pokémon we have not seen her use. Like jynx, Venonat, Drowzee, Hypno, Slowpoke, and Golduck. I don't know how cannon this is but I would consider it to be.
@@zelowatch30 According to Agatha’s Bulbapedia page entry, “Agatha was one of the main villains in [the yellow arc of the manga]; she was one of the Elite Four who tried to destroy most of humanity from their base on Cerise Island.”
This episode petrified me as a kid i had nightmares after this episode it was way too shady for a kid in 2000s back then we weren’t as smart as kids these days are lol😅
Pretty cool way to start class professor. That always got me on how ash "won" by using a pokemon that he didn't even own. Unofficial pokemon. That's the way to go. That always baffled me even today during class
@@ProfessorAlexSilver it’d be spooky if she did but on the flip side maybe haunter kept helping Sabrina’s father with her forming bonds along with her training and might even have helped possibly get a mega stone for kadabra if it evolved and I have the feeling both kadabra and haunter evolved and are serious in battle but with haunter keeping its joker personality so to speak and help Sabrina figure out counters to ghost type specialists like Agatha
I remember this episode, got scared when playing heartgold, added Tyranitar, Houndoom, and Gengar to my team, and got destroyed. Not a doll yet, still waiting.
Sabrina was my first crush as a kid - I was maybe 7 and would obsessively watch my VHS tape of Abra and the Psychic Showdown. I admired Sabrina so deeply that I drank household chemicals in the hopes of finding some magical combination of them that would make me psychic, just like her (it didn't work, but I didn't need my stomach pumped either, so perhaps it went as it could have). Nowadays I study psychoanalysis, and it's fascinating in hindsight that I was so drawn to Sabrina. The splitting of personality into a repressed lonely half and a cruel half that is exposed to the world describes my own mental structure and that of my mother. The transforming of the mother into something dead and inaccessible (the doll) buried deep within the lonely half's mind that the cruel half can't acknowledge (a "dead mother complex", in psychoanalytic jargon) fits perfectly. Then I watch this video and it all comes together - but rather than admiring Sabrina, I wish I could be there for her. This video even came out on my birthday. What a wild coincidence.
She scared the hell out of me... but yet I always admired her cuz she was DE FACTO first leader that Ash & Pikachu didnt manage to beat. In my region (Balkans) her badge was translated as GOLDEN badge, and this served as mid-season finale.... Over time she became my fave trainer, and I always wondered why she wasnt featured in any future episodes... most characters were reccuring, or they visited them again at some point etc... but shit nothing afterwards they screwed her story totally
Surprisingly, Akiza Izinski from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s has a similar backstory as Sabrina. In Akiza’s case, she could bring her cards to life due to being a Psychic Duelist. Both of them struggled in the darkness, but both eventually found the light at the end of the tunnel. Sabrina reunited with her family through Haunter’s humor, while Yusei dueled Akiza, eventually making a breakthrough and reuniting her with her family. The two of them could practically be sisters of the mind (or “psychic sisters” as the case might be).
It's kinda curious how things would be if she decided to evolve Haunter. Would it keep her grounded with its comedic ways or would she revert back to how she was before?
I think it's widely understood that Ash didn't physically catch it, but much like Larvitar, I'd still consider Haunter Ash's Pokemon in an honorary capacity
This was some serious dark shit for a kids show now that I look back at it, but oddly enough I mostly only remember the Gengar evolution line and how awesome and funny they were!
One of my first fictional crushes. Beautiful, but also terrifying. So mysterious, yet her playful laugh. Glad she worked out those creepy doll issues though. She really just wanted a friend. I also noticed that characters do have potential to learn Pokemon abilities as evident with Sabrina with her psychic power, Ash with Aura power, and the Koko from the Zarude movie.
I think that the fact that Sabrina have psychic abilities tells me that Humans in a Pokemon world are in fact Pokemon themselves, and unlike all other mons, they can be any type they want. It can also explain why nobody in Pokemon grows older (it’s not just Ash).
I remember the episodes with Natsume (Sabrina) creeped me out as a kid when watching season one for the first time, lol. I’m guessing Natsume’s English name was in reference to Sabrina the Teenage Witch, lol. But one thing I find disturbing upon retrospective was about how Natsume’s (Sabrina’s) mother was trapped as a doll for many years while appearing to have obviously not aged during the intervening period of time while Natsume’s (Sabrina’s) father had aged significantly. I’d imagine that even with everything resolved there would still be some major issues that would need to be worked out through family therapy, lol. It would be great though if Natsume (Sabrina) were to reappear in Sword and Shield as a participant in the world championships in which she would finally have a proper battle with Satoshi (Ash) wherein her Goosuto (Haunter) could evolve into a Gangar to face off against Satoshi’s Gangar.
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I will admit. Sabrina is one of the coolest gym leaders of all-time, but this whole arc scared me as a kid. Now, it is just awesome. We need to see her again. Sounds like we could, which would be awesome.
That shit terrified me as a kid as well 😂 the whole thing of shrinking them into a tiny city is crazy... Not to mention the creepy doll 😶
What if Sabrina got mega evolution
@@Constanttheviewer If her heart hadn't changed she'd cause mass destruction
@@seraphimsforge-master5433 I know right
@@Constanttheviewer Her Psyche along with Mega Alakazam 👀
They'd have to get Karen, Agatha, Pheobe, Grimsley and Sidney ...
Probably a combined assault to contain Sabrina ...
Anywho she's still proper creepy
Would have been cool to see an actual battle between Haunter and Kadabra 👀
This is probably among the most screwed up stories in Pokemon and really well done. Imagine having to face someone with absurdly OP psychic powers who also used Alakazam which was at the time one of the most broken Pokemon
Thanks! I wish we could've seen more of the powers explained.
@@ProfessorAlexSilver how about doing something less spooky.....The history of Ash Ketchum title: The road to become Alola's first champion (An Alolan legendary story) i made that up because next week we're going to see Ash getting: MEGA EVOLUTION
@@ngantran3218 Also losing again.......
Oooooo
*Kadabra
these were extremely DARK episodes for a children's show, despite haunter lightening the mood at the end. GREAT class, thanks professor!!
Thanks! That's what I loved about Sabrina, she was legitamitely creepy
Yeah, it's DARK that's why it's GREAT
Season 1 Pokemon was a completely different from the others.
Don’t even get me started on the banned episodes.
Kinda ironic how the ghost Pokémon is the one lightening the mood
This arc was one of the more mature and terrifying arcs. When you where a kid and watched it, it wasn’t scary in the sense that made you scream, but more so sending shivers down your spine and making you paranoid.
Now Pokémon just feels like a NickJr show.
Ha, I suppose it can be a bit kiddy. I loved this arc as well. It was super spooky and way out of the ordinary. Nothing like it since imo
Scared me as a kid
The fact that she split herself into a kid version and an adult version is really sad. People with trauma tend to burry their neglected child-self along with the past, which causes greater harm. Not to mention DID which separates the two completely - child alters of people with DID tend to appear because the brain needs to catch up on the childhood lost to trauma.
Sabrina also turned people into dolls because she wanted them to stay for good, likely because people used to leave her because if her powers and such. I'm so glad Haunter is there to help her now, it's very sweet!
Wow
I thought like that was her lil sis on her lap or another family member
This reminds me of how many pity badges Ash got early on. Glad to see he's become a better trainer
For the one who follow Pokémon since OG series, I could say that Ash continuously developed (not appearance) but kinda slow which ironically like a Magikarp life.
Johto was much more traditional by comparison
This was the worst of his pity badges. Because he would have beaten Erica and Misty whom both gave him badges for saving the gym so I thought those two pity badges he would have won anyways. However against Sabrina I didn’t think he would have ever beaten her.
@@jeremykrause9443He would have even if he didn't choose to verse her before Erika and Koga. That's why Ash was losing so badly since she is actually the 6th gym leader. It makes sense for Kadabra to be way stronger than Pikachu at this point. Pikachu during the 7th gym was definitely more powerful.
Sabrina was certainly the scariest gym leader Ash & friends came across, given how she was divided into her "adult" self who was very serious/scary and the "little girl" version of herself. Though only got a hell of a lot scarier when she invoked her psychic abilities via trying to crush them & turned Brock/Misty into dolls.
Definitely the scariest imo
I was never able to forget these scary moments.
@@jaylenhioe2868 Indeed, too bad she didn't return in journeys to see how she mellowed out after Haunter decided to sort of live with Sabrina.
@@LordRumshi haunter did stay with her. They’re friends now,
@@jaylenhioe2868 exactly, Haunter made her laugh and then decided to stay with her at the gym.
The anime writers really missed the opportunity to show her in the gen 5 anime, considering she appears in the pokestar studios in both the games & manga. She could even have an arch after that where she travels with Ash while dealing with the consequences of her actions plus her personality disorder.
Would definitely be fun to see her again
Not to mention that Gen 5 revealed that Sabrina SOMEHOW obtained a f**king MEWTWO as one of her Pokemon. No doubt it now has a hand in helping her control her psychic powers
@DB8495 as we've seen from the Genesect movie, there's likely more than one MewTwo out there
@DB8495 Does it look like I know? The games move forward in time with each generation, so maybe another one was made somewhere else. Or maybe Red released it since we never even see him use it in the games.
These episodes literally gave me nightmares as a kid. Great October upload!
Thanks! Hope it brought back some nostalgia
reboot can you handle me not more
Haha me too but I've always thought she was so cool ever since.
Same I got scared of these episodes too
It really is a shame we never saw or heard more about Sabrina.
Also, really love your themed intro and outro.
Thanks!!
Sabrina was so memorable and as a kid, I loved the episodes she was in. Also, this is perfect timing for Halloween. haha
I was terrified watching that episode😂
@@jacobsundar4122 yaa it was a little terrifying haha
I wish Pokemon had some more horror elements -- I'd love more characters like Sabrina
@@ProfessorAlexSilver agreed
@@ProfessorAlexSilver same man. I would love that as well. It makes it so interesting and maybe a little dark at times. Great for story telling. :)
Sabrina's arc was my introduction to pokemon anime. Back then the series world felt more alive, less tied to the game mechanics. Also it was really dark sometimes. A Human ghost from a legend that was also a Ghastly, Ash's soul getting taken away from his body, criminal factions conducing cloning experiments on Pokemon AND people. Everything happening on a world where 10 year olds travel around alone in forests, even starving at some points.
Pokemon can be weird lol. Hope you enjoyed!!
Nowadays even adults would be scared to travel in a forest alone, especially at night...
I want Sabrina back. Iconic gym leader it’s a shame we haven’t seen her yet. Makes me wonder how Gary defeated her given he was always a step ahead of Ash
Right!? Knowing Gary's team, I don't know how he could have easily beaten her? Like, they made it seem like hardly anyone could have beaten her in the anime so I would have loved to know which Gen 1 pokemon he used.
Perhaps Blastoise & Arcanine?
Well did we even see her badge with him, if not then he could of taken the warning from the dad and went to another gym because he had different gym badges that we have not seen or heard about.
@@shadowwizard2383 or he got a ghost type maybe I don’t know
@@zerodycm2799 true Gary had a lot of Pokemon so he could had the Gengar line. Gary, Goh and Ash if I remember correctly are the only ones with over 30 pokemon that was main characters maybe Brock as well.
Sabrina was the reason why I fell in love with Psychic Pokemon and Kadabra being my favorite pokemon I can also remember dominating my friends in pokemon Red and Blue versions playing with a psychic team I want to see more of Sabrina for sure
I don't blame Gary for skipping her gym. Sabrina is likely the most powerful trainer in the pokemon world. She can use the force, she has telepathy so she can technically give your pokemon false orders, and spookiest of all you can get barbied at any moment.
I wonder if Ritchie fought her :)
For real bro
@@ProfessorAlexSilver same
Perfect Halloween video
I feel like Sabrina should've appeared in the pokemon journeys
Reasons why Psychic types were superpowers in Gen 1-
1. Dark typing wasn't introduced in Gen 1
2. Only Ghost pokemons available have Poison type as well
3. Anime logic
@@ProfessorAlexSilver Yeah, psychic pokemon and the move Psychic itself is OP in the anime
Bug types can defeat psychic types. In Pokémon Go, Bug type attacks do super effective damage against psychic types! Ash could’ve used his Butterfree.
@@pokemonfan9954
Yeah but aside The Caterpie & Paras evolution tree, Bugs also had Poison Type.
@@pokemonfan9954 Bug type moves SUCKED in gen 1.
Sabrina was definitely my favorite Indigo League Gym Leader back in Season 1. Her story had such creativity around it with how unique it was. Like season 1 Pokemon legit gave a lot of Gym Leaders some of the best storylines, Sabrina's definitely being the best. Now I feel like newer seasons legit lacked that creativity when they handled Gym Leaders. Also the way they handled Gym Leaders appearances was really great too, unique, as they didn't base them completely off the ingame sprites or artwork provided by the games at the time. Brock, Misty, Erika and Sabrina being good examples considering Erika didn't wear a kimono and had full head of blue hair, Sabrina had green hair and a different hairstyle, etc.
Sabrina also made a cameo in Pokemon Journeys as a silhouette in Destination: Coronation! (airing March 22, 2020 in Japan). It looks like her appearance from that silhouette is based on her Fire Red/Leaf Green design, which is not surprising since Erika reappeared in her Fire Red/Leaf Green design (losing the originality her original anime design had). However, if SHE did reappear, I want them to use her Lets Go design, because it's legit the closest thing we'll get to a newer design that's like her anime appearance back in 1997. I know they won't do so, but also if she did make an reappearance in the anime, I know it won't be as good as it was back in Season 1, but it would be nice to see her again and see how she turned out from the whole arc she got in season 1.
My fav as well :)
Well, I didn’t expect to be hit with so much nostalgia today, but here we are. Thank you for this video :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is one of my favs from you. I had to come back and rewatch
Thanks! It's one of my favorites as well. I'd put it in my top 5 for sure. Unfortunately, it didn't get as much as the others haha
Damn Prof, the background set of this episode is top-tier. Appreciate all the effort.
Thanks! Labor of love :)
Sabrina was one of my favorites in the first series. Very memorable leader.
Same, she's an awesome character
I loved this video! Sabrina so underated especially since you see her so little in the anime.
Thanks!! I'm really hopinh Sabrina comes back. I want to see her return to some evil XD
Wait till you read the manga version of Sabrina from Pokemon adventures
I loved to battle Sabrina and wished she used a mega Alakasam in the let's go games, this would make the gym battle interesting.
@@ProfessorAlexSilver no why
What happens in the manga version ?
At the end of the Journeys episode where Ash fought Iris, a handful of trainer silhouettes are shown, and one distinctly looks like Sabrina
Let's hope it's her :)
It could be her or Frontier Brain Lucy. I hope to be Sabrina though.
Agreed
@@arktidasagency7968 her hair is too long
Same I think it is Sabrina and well be ash last ultra class match and it will be epic having 2 psychic ability people battle will be like the frist movie with mew and mewtwo fight, Sabrina could add her power to her pokemon attacks same for ash using aura to boost Lucario attacks. If this is ash last season I would love if the anime had the main characters have psychic abilities and not just for a couple of epoisdes but regularly use it in all the seasons like I have 2 major ships for ash, Serena and Goh and I would love his kids to be twins a boy and girl if it is Serena then Ash's kids have a high possibility they will have psychic abilities and if it is Goh I could definitely see them adopting orphans that keeps getting turned down because of their powers. I would love to see 1 twin with ability to make and control fire and the other twin to make and control ice they could also have the aura ability and be able to talk to pokemon and a must for psychic twins they can talk to each other with their thoughts just something I think would be cool if Ash was leaving and they did a huge time skip also would want it like journeys where they travel around to each region and see ash friends and how they are doing and if they have a family like I would love to see may and drew kid(s).
I remember watching this episode as a kid and thinking Sabrina and psychic type Pokémon were invincible 😅 Great video!
I thought the same, when Corsola got Recover, it reminded me of Kadabra
This is probably one of the most underrated channels .
Love the videos 👍🏻❤️
Thanks!!! Labor of love :)
I gotta admit the episodes that Sabrina were in had some pretty creepy & weird Moments! I remember that too. Also I’m all caught up with all of your videos professor! You know I gotta watch em all! “Right?” 😁
Right, indeed :) Awesome to hear that
I will always enjoy the vids. Alex, You're one of my favorite RUclipsrs! My next major battles will be in Koga's gym.
Thanks David! This one is one of my favorites, good luck!
I’m really hoping Sabrina shows up as a member of the Ultra Class. Definitely the Kanto leader I’d want to see the most.
Let's hope :)
Let’s hope she’s returning
Sir background theme was amazing!
And the song too🤩
❤
Thanks so much!
This is scary as heck
Man I was waiting for this! Thanks Professor! And You should do the intro you did on a video if you post one on Halloween!
I just may ;)
@@ProfessorAlexSilver Yup!
These were my personal favourite episodes as a kid. They felt like they had more to say and teach than most pokemon episodes (and they did) and what I loved most about them was how they showed that pokemon really wasn't all about animal fight rings. The connection between trainer and their pokemon is a big theme in this one for both Ash and Sabrina and the fact that Ash made it out of the gym by not winning through force, but (accidental?) compassion blew my mind as a kid. The fact that Sabrina and her pokemon shared such a strong connection also spoke to me and psychic-types became my favourites from here on out all the way to today. These episodes really were dark, but they're the perfect background for the bright and hopeful lessons they try to teach the viewers. True GOAT episodes for me.
With the addition of Banette, this whole doll transmutation thing adds a whole new layer of horror. Like if Serena turns you into a doll and then gives you to someone who later abandons you...
She's turning you into a Pokémon with extra steps!
Adds a whole new layer when you consider Banette :)
@@ProfessorAlexSilver omg 😱 sooo true!
Sabrina is definitely one of the most scariest trainers in all of Pokémon. But definitely one of the coolest. Awesome video for Spooky Season! Loved the editing on this and it would definitely be great if Sabrina made another appearance again.
Thanks! Let's hope she makes a comeback :)
Couldn't agree more!
Wow fantastic editing work, love the tone. I really do hope we see Sabrina again one day, I never really thought about how terrifying of a character she really is. Awesome 👌
Thanks! My partner crushed it on this one. We both love horror so this was a really fun one for us to tackle.
It is confirmed that Ash will fight her in Hyper Class.
Psychic and Ghost types are the strongest when applied with logic.. oh trying to hit Gengar? he can just turn invisible or phase through attacks.. trying to attack Alakazam? Sorry but he can teleport or blink Dragon Ball style and can burst your brains out or levitate you useless like the way Blue knocked out Lorelie's Lapras from Pokémon: Journeys? I forgot but it's here on RUclips.
Psychics & Ghosts are always powerful in the series :)
It’s generacións
The fact that Ash still wanted to face Sabrina after all that happened shows how brave and determined he is. I wish we could see the new improved her and haunter again.
it show how dumb he is.
Very true, wish that was true of his pokemon lol
Sabrina facing Mewtwo one day would be awesome! 🔥😌
Heck yeah it would!
Psychic Types has always been the most OP typing in Gen 1 but I think Sabrina and Mewtwo embodies that to a whole new level when it comes to the anime. The atmosphere in Saffron City is massively different when you compare it to the other Gyms Ash has been to and I think Sabrina’s the only one given a dark past. I love how you appropriately chosen to research her on the month of Halloween. Very fitting, Professor!
Thanks! Sabrina reminded me a lot of Phoenix as a character.
I know this is a super late reply professor S, my Pokémon teacher. But thanks to the story and battle record of hers, Sabrina is one of my favourite characters from pokemon, along with anime and fiction as a whole. Especially even more thanks to her English dub voice who follows me on my insta and is one of the many role-models I am thankful to have in life, besides you and many others of course.
Lisa Ortiz?
Professor these days you are bringing everything out of my box😂
Hope that's a good thing!
Sabrina has always been one of my favourite pokemon characters in the anime- I hope she returns some day.
Also, I didn't think she punished her disciple for bringing Ash to her without her permission, I thought it was because he made that comment about why he shouldn't waste her time battling him- she punished him for trying to decide for her who she should and shouldn't battle.
I'd love to see her come back. Definitely my favorite gym leader
ending was awesome bro :D
Thanks!! We had lots of fun with it :)
This was terrifying as a kid, and even still as an adult this arc still gives me a creepy vibe! But it is a lot of fun, and if recollection serves correctly, this was also one of the badges Gary didn't get! I think that shows her power, seeing as he got so many badges in Kanto!
I'd love to see who actually beat her haha. No way Ritchie did
Could used his Scyther back then (In jhoto he got Siczor)
It just occurred to me that noone ever blamed Ash for all that and this is great.
His friends could have accused him of endangering them by not heeding to warnings and facing Sabrina more than once but they never did. They could have ditched him. However noone could have known all that would happen. So it wasnt even mentioned and they continued their way.
It might be strange to write this but it just made me think of what true friendship is. If you don't blame your friends for something they couldnt have predicted, they shouldn't blame you either. Blaming and guilt dont have place in healthy friendships.
Hmm, good point, Ash is the root of their sorrow haha
I’m gonna admit this was one of the weirdest episodes I’ve seen also how was you’re day silver?
Haha, had to do something fun for October! Going well, thanks.
Great video! You should do some of these videos on the Pokémon Adventures/Special manga characters. They’re the best adaptions in my opinion especially Sabrina/Lance/Giovanni etc.
Definitely in the plans!
Sabrina is a psychic monster alongside Caitlin and Olympia. I like to think that she is genuinely friendly and easy going now but should you piss her off then horrors will come. Her Haunter is probably a Gengar now and we all know how terrifying those Psychic and ghost types can be. I also would love for her to use her Venomoth. It is the most standout member of her team due to not being a ghost or psychic type and must have immense psychic powers to be on Sabrina's team.
Venomoth could be quite cool!
Great video! It had some great spooky Halloween vibes.
Thanks! I'm a big halloween fan
Tbh,I would like to see characters more than their Pokemon
That's good, because I'm planning to do at least one character per month going forward
Sabrina is such an underrated queen! We don't discuss her episode enough.
That photographer sure did help Ash get that badge!
hahaha
Y’all, Professor Silver has no business looking this good 🔥
ha thanks!
I think Sabrina is a top candidate for a Hyper Class battle. She's already very strong and I'd love to see her tango with a more experienced Ash. I see the battle as a 3v3 with Ash using Pikachu, Dracovish and Gengar and Sabrina using Mr. Mime, Alakazam and Gengar (her evolved Haunter. Mr. Mime could start out with the screens only for her to switch to her other to Pokemon for offense and the now added bulk. We could even get a mirror match between the Gengar Ash could've had and the Gengar he has now. Sounds pretty epic.
I think she'd be a perfect fit as well. Would definitely be a great addition to her story
I think we will find out she really in Hyper class after Ash defeat Beas.
Dracovish tied with Mr.Mime
Pikachu defeat Mega Alakazam
Gengar defeat Pikachu
Gigantamax Gengar vs Gigantamax Gengar
Sabrina and her doll used to freak me out as a kid
They still do for me haha
I found a way to counter those scary memories.
I have some facts. In the Trading card game in the gym leaders set there are some of Sabrina's. and there are some new Pokémon we have not seen her use. Like jynx, Venonat, Drowzee, Hypno, Slowpoke, and Golduck. I don't know how cannon this is but I would consider it to be.
All cool pokemon for her
Ahh! I loved the old episodes! They never do anything this scary/creepy anymore
Ash's Gengar definitely felt more lighthearted than creepy
All this power and she just sits in a chair in a gym 😂
That's why I'd love to see what she's been doing since then, she has so much potential
Haunter is so powerful that he wons without even fighting xd😂😂😂
Hey, it's that Gym Leader that _N E E D S_ to be brought back in Journey for more/better development.
100%!!!
OG Sabrina always reminded me of Sailor Mars. In addition to both of them being psychics.
I'll have to check her out!
The only trainer more haunting than Sabrina would be Agatha with her ghost pokemon. As powerful as she was at least she was a nice old lady.
Wasn’t Agatha evil in the manga?
@@mechadoggy Nope. She was one of the elite four trainers and even helped Ash stop Team Rocket.
@@zelowatch30 According to Agatha’s Bulbapedia page entry, “Agatha was one of the main villains in [the yellow arc of the manga]; she was one of the Elite Four who tried to destroy most of humanity from their base on Cerise Island.”
@@mechadoggy i guess there's more to the story i dont know
I remember I absolutely LOVED Sabrina and just the three episodes surrounding her and Ash defeating her when I was little.
This episode petrified me as a kid i had nightmares after this episode it was way too shady for a kid in 2000s back then we weren’t as smart as kids these days are lol😅
That last part is very debatable XD
Heya fellow Pokémon Professor!
So happy I found your channel Alex. Keep on pumping out great content.
Thanks! Will do!
Pretty cool way to start class professor. That always got me on how ash "won" by using a pokemon that he didn't even own. Unofficial pokemon. That's the way to go. That always baffled me even today during class
I wish he owned Haunter
Atleast he now has a Gengar in the Journeys anime but it’s a shame how bad it is treated in appearances and battles.
wow you have grown so much when i first came to your channel you had 2k subscribers only. anyway it is nice to see you grow!
Welcome back! Thank you so much for your support along the way :)
I would love Sabrina to be in the hyper class and have a rematch with ash, she could even be master class in my eyes of volkner is hyper class
That would be so dope!
I’ve honestly been wondering if Sabrina still honed her skills after being “bested” by the haunter that traveled with ash and how much she changed
I'd love to know also! Perhaps she defeated Haunter and returned to evil?
@@ProfessorAlexSilver it’d be spooky if she did but on the flip side maybe haunter kept helping Sabrina’s father with her forming bonds along with her training and might even have helped possibly get a mega stone for kadabra if it evolved and I have the feeling both kadabra and haunter evolved and are serious in battle but with haunter keeping its joker personality so to speak and help Sabrina figure out counters to ghost type specialists like Agatha
@@ashhikari626 I think Agatha is a poison type specialist because she has a Golbat too and her Ghosts Pokemons are Poison type too
I remember this episode, got scared when playing heartgold, added Tyranitar, Houndoom, and Gengar to my team, and got destroyed. Not a doll yet, still waiting.
Perhaps, it like Candy Man? Just need to lose 4 more times haha
@@ProfessorAlexSilver If I don't co,e back, take care of my pokemon.
I always found her to be an interesting character but it's never explained why she has Supernatural powers
Sabrina is one strong gym leader and I am sure evryone knows that
Her Psychic powers are incredible
Stronger than more psychic Pokemon I reckon :)
I forgot how dark pokemon was at times back in the old days 😂
I watched this episode so many times lol 😂 it’s just so good 😊!!!
Thanks!!! This is one of my favorites on the channel
Absolutely amazing, you are truly awesome my friend
Thank you! Cheers!
Sabrina was my first crush as a kid - I was maybe 7 and would obsessively watch my VHS tape of Abra and the Psychic Showdown. I admired Sabrina so deeply that I drank household chemicals in the hopes of finding some magical combination of them that would make me psychic, just like her (it didn't work, but I didn't need my stomach pumped either, so perhaps it went as it could have). Nowadays I study psychoanalysis, and it's fascinating in hindsight that I was so drawn to Sabrina. The splitting of personality into a repressed lonely half and a cruel half that is exposed to the world describes my own mental structure and that of my mother. The transforming of the mother into something dead and inaccessible (the doll) buried deep within the lonely half's mind that the cruel half can't acknowledge (a "dead mother complex", in psychoanalytic jargon) fits perfectly.
Then I watch this video and it all comes together - but rather than admiring Sabrina, I wish I could be there for her. This video even came out on my birthday. What a wild coincidence.
Happy belated birthday!
To this day she still freaks me out.
She scared the hell out of me... but yet I always admired her cuz she was DE FACTO first leader that Ash & Pikachu didnt manage to beat. In my region (Balkans) her badge was translated as GOLDEN badge, and this served as mid-season finale....
Over time she became my fave trainer, and I always wondered why she wasnt featured in any future episodes... most characters were reccuring, or they visited them again at some point etc... but shit nothing afterwards they screwed her story totally
She scared many of us haha
Surprisingly, Akiza Izinski from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s has a similar backstory as Sabrina.
In Akiza’s case, she could bring her cards to life due to being a Psychic Duelist. Both of them struggled in the darkness, but both eventually found the light at the end of the tunnel.
Sabrina reunited with her family through Haunter’s humor, while Yusei dueled Akiza, eventually making a breakthrough and reuniting her with her family.
The two of them could practically be sisters of the mind (or “psychic sisters” as the case might be).
It's kinda curious how things would be if she decided to evolve Haunter. Would it keep her grounded with its comedic ways or would she revert back to how she was before?
As long as haunter kept its personality, I think she'd be good :)
I think she will stay good thanks to her friendship with haunter.
Looking back all these years later, I think Sabrina awoke something in me as a child and I've been her simp ever since.... o.o
Time to start crushing on the live action girls XD
@@ProfessorAlexSilver that's the problem, prof: My real life crushes are always mommy goth dom's like her ☠️☠️☠️☠️ halp.
I loved Sabrina's story arc!
Same! More to come :)
Yeah, but her dark personality is scary.
Ngl Sabrina horrified me as a child 😭 I noticed her terrifying history and had nightmares of Sabrina
She is quite spooky XD
i like how people are still saying ash owns that haunter despite the fact ash has a gengar in journeys its evolved form
I think it's widely understood that Ash didn't physically catch it, but much like Larvitar, I'd still consider Haunter Ash's Pokemon in an honorary capacity
No, he gave it to Sabrina
I loved this episode I remember this one now 😊❤ miss those days
The Complete History of Sakura's Espeon.
Some day!!
This was some serious dark shit for a kids show now that I look back at it, but oddly enough I mostly only remember the Gengar evolution line and how awesome and funny they were!
Very fun change of pace from the anime's normal antics XD
@@ProfessorAlexSilver After watching some of the newer seasons it is so clear how much more charm, humour and plot the old seasons had! :/
I wonder what Sabrina up too I hope we see her in journeys to so she can have an official battle with ash again in the future
Let's hope! I'd love to see Ash earn the Marsh badge for real.
What does marsh have to do with psychic
Sabrina would have appeared in Diamond & Pearl Battle Dimension anime if ash was transported in the Spirit World/Distortion World.
I’d say she’s still running her gym along with her parents, but no longer antagonizes her challengers and employees
Phenomenal video as always
Thank you!!
One of my first fictional crushes. Beautiful, but also terrifying. So mysterious, yet her playful laugh. Glad she worked out those creepy doll issues though. She really just wanted a friend.
I also noticed that characters do have potential to learn Pokemon abilities as evident with Sabrina with her psychic power, Ash with Aura power, and the Koko from the Zarude movie.
I still remember watching this episode as a kid, it scared the heck out of me lol
Same haha
I had a crush on Sabrina when I was a kid
Same.
I would love a mini series where you talk about the characters in the manga
I intend to do that some day :)
I think that the fact that Sabrina have psychic abilities tells me that Humans in a Pokemon world are in fact Pokemon themselves, and unlike all other mons, they can be any type they want. It can also explain why nobody in Pokemon grows older (it’s not just Ash).
Definitely a great possibility!
It always felt weird to me seeing Sabrina every now and then, fanart or in-game, I didn’t know why. Now I’m reminded 😳
She's a great character :)
I remember the episodes with Natsume (Sabrina) creeped me out as a kid when watching season one for the first time, lol. I’m guessing Natsume’s English name was in reference to Sabrina the Teenage Witch, lol. But one thing I find disturbing upon retrospective was about how Natsume’s (Sabrina’s) mother was trapped as a doll for many years while appearing to have obviously not aged during the intervening period of time while Natsume’s (Sabrina’s) father had aged significantly. I’d imagine that even with everything resolved there would still be some major issues that would need to be worked out through family therapy, lol.
It would be great though if Natsume (Sabrina) were to reappear in Sword and Shield as a participant in the world championships in which she would finally have a proper battle with Satoshi (Ash) wherein her Goosuto (Haunter) could evolve into a Gangar to face off against Satoshi’s Gangar.
Super spooky character, that felt totally different from the rest of the characters in the anime
I wish someone uploaded the VCR version of this episode. There were so many other nostalgic bits in it.
_📼_
I adore Sabrina! I'd love to see her again.
Her episode really spooked me!
How did she get these powers though?
Perhaps an X gene?
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Her father was born with them too
6:08 her surprised look on her face
Haunter has quite the effect!
I would love to see Sabrina make an comeback in Pokemon journeys that would be so cool
I really hope for that as well