You will find the Sixth gym of the Kanto region in Saffron City, where you will fight the Master of Psychic Pokémon, Sabrina. She specializes in Psychic-type Pokémon. Here’s everything you need to know to defeat Sabrina and earn the Marsh Badge:
Gym Puzzle
Saffron City Gym uses a warp tile puzzle for you to solve. Where each room contains four tiles, and you have to find your way to Sabrina. Use the path shown in the images below to reach Sabrina.
Sabrina’s Team
Sabrina uses four Pokémon:
- Kadabra Level 38 Psychic
- Mr. Mime Level 37 Psychic
- Venomoth Level 38 Bug/Poison
- Alakazam Level 43 Psychic
Her ace, Alakazam, is one of the strongest Pokémon you’ll face in the main story. Sabrina’s strategy revolves around boosting with Calm Mind and overwhelming you with Special damage. Your best course of action should be using Physical moves such as Shadow Ball, as these Pokémon don’t have high Defence.
Type Matchups
Psychic is weak to Ghost, Dark, and Bug moves, and it resists Fighting and Psychic-type moves.
Venomoth is a Bug/Poison type and is weak to Rock, Fire, Psychic, and Flying moves.
Best Counters
Ghost-type
Gengar is the only Ghost in the Kanto region. But it is also a Poison-type, which makes it weak to Psychic moves. But you can still use Gengar with Shadow Ball, or any other Pokémon that can learn Shadow Ball, to counter Sabrina.
Dark-types Moves
Kanto does’t have any Dark-type Pokémon, but many Pokémon like Gyarados do learn Dark- type moves. You can use these moves as a coverage option for this fight.
Psychic is the best type in Kanto, as it lacks solid counters in its Dex. Rely on Dark and Ghost coverage to win this fight.
Rewards
After defeating Sabrina, you will be awarded the Marsh Badge and TM04 Calm Mind. When you get the Soul Badge, Pokémon up to Level 70 obey.
Defeating Sabrina can be difficult if you are not prepared. And her Alakazam is a fast Special Attacker, but it is frail. If you can tank a hit and use a powerful attack, it will most likely faint. Be careful and level up your team for a better experience.
