Of the many gym leaders in the Pokémon series, Sabrina is among the most iconic. With her mastery of super-strong Psychic-types and her intimidating nature, Saffron City’s gym leader is one intimidating foe to take on.

She’s made many different appearances over the course of the series, bringing a different Pokémon party into the fray each time. As with even the most challenging gym leaders, though, not all of Sabrina’s Pokémon are powerhouses. Here are some of the very best (and very worst) critters she’s ever used.

10 BEST: Jynx (Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Rematch)

It’s tough to be an Ice-type, what with those key weaknesses to Fire, Rock, Fighting and Steel. Offensively, though, the typing is excellent, meaning that Ice Pokémon that pack a speedy punch (such as the formidable Weavile) can pick teams apart given the chance.

Generation I’s Jynx is more than capable of this given the right moveset. For her rematch in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, Sabrina uses a level 54 Jynx with Psychic, Blizzard, Focus Blast and Perish Song. The latter will be tough for the AI to pull off effectively, but otherwise, this is a solid special attacking set.

9 WORST: Abra (Pokémon Yellow Gym Battle)

As veterans will know, Abra could be one heck of a pain in the Game Boy to catch back in the day. It still can, in fact, as it just loves to Teleport itself right out of battle. It has precious little else in its arsenal (if anything at all), after all.

Undeterred, Sabrina added an Abra to her team in Pokémon Yellow. This was just to complete the trio of Abra, Kadabra and Alakazam, but the Abra’s moveset was hilariously poor. It had a grand total of two moves: Teleport and Flash. This gave it absolutely no way of dealing damage whatsoever, which isn’t what you’d call ideal in a gym leader battle. It’s about as far as it’s possible to get from the best Psychic-type movesets around.

8 BEST: Alakazam (Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 Kanto Leaders/Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament)

For the various Pokémon World Tournament matches in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2, Sabrina definitely went all out. No more kidding around with Abras with a meager two moves to their names. It’s time for her signature powerhouse, Alakazam.

This special sweeper had three excellent coverage moves: Psyshock, Focus Blast and Shadow Ball. To round out the set, it also wielded Charge Beam, an Electric attack with a high chance of boosting the user’s Special Attack. If Sabrina’s Alakazam gained a boost or two, it could be very difficult to stop. It even has a Colbur or Kasib Berry, to reduce the damage from a Dark or Ghost attack respectively.

7 WORST: Espeon (Pokémon Gold, Silver & Crystal Gym Battle)

It isn’t that Espeon is a bad Pokémon in and of itself. With its super handy Hidden Ability Magic Bounce, its solid Special Attack, nice Speed and surprising utility, it can be a real asset to a team.

The issue is Sabrina’s specific set here. Espeon has a rather lacking movepool, it’s true (as do the Eeveelutions as a whole), but beyond Psychic, she really gave the poor critter nothing to work with at all. Its other three moves are Quick Attack, Sand Attack and Swift.

6 BEST: Gallade (Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Rematch)

Generally, Psychic-types are special attackers. Many lack the Attack to deal any real physical damage (Alakazam does not even lift), but in the interest of adding variety to the roster, Game Freak have introduced some exceptions to this rule.

Gallade’s base Attack of 125 is very high, and the one Sabrina uses in her Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver rematch battle has just the set to use it. Armed with Psycho Cut, Close Combat, Stone Edge and Night Slash, this is an almost competitive-level set.

5 WORST: Mr. Mime (Pokémon Red, Blue & Green Gym Battle)

Mr. Mime has always been an intriguing Pokémon with a lot of utility. From Baton Pass to Barrier, from Helping Hand to Fake Out, it’s developed an incredible box of tricks over the years (as well as partial Fairy typing).

In the original game, however, Sabrina’s Mr. Mime was very limited. It was (just barely) the lowest-level member of her team at level 37 and its strongest STAB move was Confusion. Outside of that, it had Double Slap, Barrier and Light Screen, none of which brought very much to the table for her.

4 BEST: Wobbuffet (Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Rematch)

This might be a bit of a controversial pick. After all, Wobbuffet is always a mixed bag. Depending on the situation, it can be either super easy to dispatch or absolute nightmare fuel in an odd, blobby blue form.

In combination with its Ability Shadow Tag, it has the perfect learnset to utterly ruin its foes’ entire existence. Sabrina’s Wobbuffet in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver has the obligatory Mirror Coat, Counter and Encore, as well as Destiny Bond. If the AI was capable of prediction like human players, this would have potentially been absurd.

3 WORST: Woobat (Pokémon Black 2 & White 2, Pokéstar Studios)

While battling as “Strange Lady” at Pokéstar Studios, Sabrina uses what is technically the lowest-level Pokémon she’s used in the series (the level 7 White Door notwithstanding): a level 15 Woobat.

Now, Woobat is more than capable of unleashing seven shades of heck on opponents when it wants to, through buffs and its Simple Hidden Ability. However, Sabrina doesn’t seem to have received that memo, instead giving it Heart Stamp, Swagger, Substitute and Supersonic. This set really does the Pokémon no favors.

2 BEST: Mewtwo (Pokémon Black 2 & White 2, The Battle Between Legendary Pokémon)

The Battle Between Legendary Pokémon was a downloadable Wi-Fi tournament available during an event that began in September 2012 (for Japanese copies of the game). As the title suggests, it saw gym leaders from generations I to IV wielding super strong Legendary Pokémon.

Sabrina, naturally, used the iconic and fearsome Psychic-type Legendary Mewtwo. Not just any Mewtwo, but one armed with Psystrike, Aura Sphere, Flamethrower and Shadow Ball, will a Psychic Gem to boot!

1 WORST: Venomoth (Pokémon Red, Blue & Green Gym Battle)

Like most gym leaders, Sabrina does have to occasionally step out of her comfort zone and use Pokémon that aren’t of her favored type. She doesn’t do so often, but sometimes needs must.

Her Generation I team, then, includes the Bug/Poison critter Venomoth. While it can boast some nice sets and perform rather well, Sabrina has again saddled it with a very lackluster moveset. Psybeam is there largely to stick with the theme, while Leech Life (an hilariously weak move prior to Generation VII’s massive buff), Poison Powder and Stun Spore round out its moves. This Venomoth is really more of a status-spreading annoyance than anything else and not even a very good one.

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