Road Work in Progress

Just like it happened with Jessie, the stoic and somber Sabrina cannot resist Haunter's playful nature, and breaks into an uncontrollable laughter that also infects her Kadabra. Unable to battle, she loses the match, making Ash the earner of the Marsh Badge.

Misty, Brock, and Sabrina's mom are restored back to their human form. Haunter stays with Sabrina, who has at long last recovered her humanity. The jogging man finally gets his family back. And Team Rocket? They are cementing their bond with Saffron City.

Team Rocket is grounded for the time being.

Season 1 - Episode 24

"Haunter vs. Kadabra"

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The Decisive Match

Ash finds Team Rocket at the bottom of the pot hole they created upon hitting the street, and realizes that Haunter was trying to stop them from stealing Pikachu. He begs the Ghost Pokémon to help him against Sabrina, and it agrees to come with him.

Back again at the Gym, it looks like Haunter has run away once more, which means that Pikachu will have to battle Kadabra for the second time. Unexpectedly, Haunter appears in front of Sabrina, and starts pulling faces again and playing pranks on her.

The final match at Sabrina's Gym.

Season 1 - Episode 24

"Haunter vs. Kadabra"

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Downtown Saffron City

In order to defeat Sabrina, Ash walks the streets of Saffron searching for the missing Haunter. Unbeknownst to him, Team Rocket is surveilling the city from a high-rise window-cleaning cradle, looking for Pikachu.

Haunter startles the trio, making James and Meowth tumble over, while Jessie holds them and hangs from the cradle. The Ghost Pokémon starts pulling faces until Jessie breaks in laughter, and Team Rocket falls to the street below.

It's a long way to the street below.

Season 1 - Episode 24

"Haunter vs. Kadabra"

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Sabrina's Childhood Home

Re-materializing in a safe place, Ash is in disbelief at how evil Sabrina is. The jogging man, who is her father, tells him she was not always this way. As a toddler, Sabrina lived in a loving home with mom and dad, but when her psychic powers manifested, she changed.

She spent her entire time developing her abilities, and when her parents tried to make her stop, she destroyed the house, turned mom into a rag doll, and drove dad away. Refusing all human contact, Sabrina's powers became her obsession.

Sabrina's Childhood Home.

Season 1 - Episode 24

"Haunter vs. Kadabra"

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Sabrina's Gym

Haunter has disappeared, leaving Ash high and dry. None of his Pokémon want to battle Sabrina either, and she is ready to make everyone honor their promise to play with her. Terrified of what will happen next, Ash forfeits the match and runs away.

Misty and Brock try to escape as well, but they fall behind, and Sabrina uses her psychic powers to turn them into rag dolls. Just when she is about to do the same to Ash and his Pokémon, the jogging man appears and teleports them away.

Everyone looks for the exit door to escape from Sabrina.

Season 1 - Episode 24

"Haunter vs. Kadabra"

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Sabrina's Gym

Misty and Brock are not too optimistic that Ash will be able to defeat Sabrina, even with Haunter's help; after all, she is very powerful, and so is her Kadabra. Ash, however, is confident that he will succeed, and so, they go into the gym together.

Sabrina, levitating away from her throne, accepts the rematch, warning everyone that if she wins, they will become her playthings again; then, she sends Kadabra to the combat stage. Ash calls on Haunter to fight, but it is nowhere to be found.

Sabrina's self-appointed throne.

Season 1 - Episode 24

"Haunter vs. Kadabra"

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Saffron City in a Kanto Region Map

"Shining Golden Land of Commerce"

Saffron City is located in central Kanto. It's the largest city in the entire region. It connects to Cerulean City via Route 5 to the north, to Celadon City via Route 7 to the west, to Vermilion City via Route 6 to the south, and to Lavender Town via Route 8 to the east.

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Out of the Toybox

Trapped in a miniature town, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu are subject to Sabrina's cruel games. When they are about to be trampled by her doll's playball, the jogging man appears, and materializes everyone back to the city.

Their savior urges them to leave Saffron City and to never return, because Sabrina is simply too dangerous. Ash refuses to listen and asks the man to show him how to defeat her. Convinced by his relentless determination, the jogging man has a suggestion for Ash.

The gang is teleported back to the city.

Season 1 - Episode 22

"Abra and the Psychic Showdown"

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Sabrina's Dollhouse Toybox

The battle begins, and Pikachu's powers prove useless against the teleportation abilities of Sabrina's Abra. Then, she makes Abra evolve into Kadabra, and use Confusion Attack to turn Pikachu's own Thunder Shock against it.

Kadabra uses Psychic Attack to badly beat Pikachu, and left with no other option, Ash forfeits the match. Sabrina forces him to honor his promise, and with her telekinesis miniaturizes the heroes, and teleports them to her dollhouse toybox.

Sabrina's dollhouse toybox.

Season 1 - Episode 22

"Abra and the Psychic Showdown"

 

Sabrina's Abra evolves into Kadabra.

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Sabrina's Gym

Disregarding the jogging man's warning, the heroes enter Sabrina's gym. Inside, they see several individuals conducting experiments in telepathy and telekinesis. One of them takes Ash and his friends to the combat stage, which looks more like a temple.

The little girl from before is in the back of the stage. Ash demands a match, and she makes him promise that if he loses, they have to let her play with them. It turns out the little girl is really a doll sitting on the lap of gym leader Sabrina!

The combat stage at Sabrina's Gym.

Season 1 - Episode 22

"Abra and the Psychic Showdown"

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Sabrina's Gym

The little girl from the forest appears in Team Rocket's control room, and emanating a bright aura around her, she freezes Jessie and James in place. Then, she takes Pikachu, and materializes in the sealed room where Ash, Misty, and Brock are being held.

Without saying a word, the little girl uses her abilities again to teleport the gang in front of a large and eerie venue. A bearded man passes by, and advises Ash to stay away from Sabrina's Gym if he wants to enter the Pokémon League; then, he jogs away.

Sabrina's Gym.

Season 1 - Episode 22

"Abra and the Psychic Showdown"

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Saffron City

The gang enters the city, where they are welcomed by a pair of hula girls who throw a huge celebration upon their arrival: they are the one millionth visitors, and as such, Saffron is awarding them a prize.

The hula girls take the trainers to a building, and promptly trap them in a sealed room. Revealing their  true identities, Jessie and James steal Pikachu, and run to their control room, from where they taunt Ash and his friends.

The gate to Saffron City welcomes all visitors.

Season 1 - Episode 22

"Abra and the Psychic Showdown"

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Saffron City

Ash chases after the mysterious girl, but he cannot see anything. Not realizing where he is going, he goes off a tall cliff, but is saved right on time by Bulbasaur, who uses its vines to catch him in mid-air.

The little girl is nowhere to be found, but the good news is that she led them to Saffron, the largest city in the Kanto Region. Now Ash can challenge Sabrina, the gym leader, and earn a Marsh Badge.

Saffron City, shining golden land of commerce

Season 1 - Episode 22

"Abra and the Psychic Showdown"

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A Spooky Forest

On their way to Saffron City the gang gets lost once again; only this time, it's getting dark and the forest is turning spooky. Ash and Misty are fighting over who is at fault, while Brock and Pikachu try to calm things down.

An eerie laughter stops everyone in their tracks. The fog is thick, and barely anything can be seen, but it looks like a little girl is coming out of the woods playing with her ball. Ash tries to talk to her, but she runs back into the darkness.

Spooky much?

Season 1 - Episode 22

"Abra and the Psychic Showdown"

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