The Marshbadge!

--Tesubai 13 Kataji--

Yes, you got it, Pokemon fans, I beat Sabrina! Yes, the psychic gym leader has lost the battle... She's my absolute favorite Pokemon trainer, and in fact she even appears in my fanfic as the main character's friend... Yet anyways, here's how the battle went.

-I didn't know which Pokemon Sabrina would start out with, so I put my Hypno first in the party. Also in my party were Alakazam, Starmie (it knew Thunderbolt in case she had a Slowbro), Snorlax (my secret weapon against Hypno if she had one), Chansey, and Tauros. Hey, I had to be prepared for anything!

-To start, Sabrina sent out a level 38 Kadabra. Kadabra used Calm Mind first. My Hypno tried to use Hypnosis, but she failed the first turn. Kadabra Calm Minded again, and on the second try Hypno put Kadabra to sleep. Then she used Headbutt, which almost KO'd him. Sabrina used a Hyper Potion on Kadabra, but still Kadabra never woke up while Hypno kept on Headbutting till she KO'd him.

-Sabrina's second Pokemon was a level 38 Venomoth. That Venomoth was so easy to beat--I came prepared with my Alakazam, who KO'd Venomoth with one Psychic attack.

-Third was a level 38 Mr. Mime. My Tauros KO'd him easily with Thrash.

-Last but not least, I knew Sabrina had an Alakazam. I would have continued on with my Tauros, but my instincts told me otherwise. Instead, I used my Alakazam against hers. Both Pokemon had their advantages. Hers was level 43 and mine was level 41--an advantage to Sabrina. But my Alakazam knew Thief, which was super-effective against the other Alakazam. The battle was kind of difficult-there were a few points where my Alakazam almost fainted. Mine used Thief the first turn (mine was faster--wow!), and hers used Calm Mind. Then mine used Thief, and hers used Calm Mind again. Then before mine could use Thief to KO hers, Sabrina used a Hyper Potion on her Alakazam. Anyways, my Alakazam used Thief again that turn, getting hers to about 3/4 HP. On the next turn, mine used Thief, and hers used Psychic. This got mine down to almost half HP! Then, mine used Recover, and hers used Psychic. A tiny HP gain for mine that turn. Mine used Recover again, and hers used Future Sight. (Uh-oh, now my Alakazam is done for! Good thing I have other Pokemon to back him up!) Next turn, mine used Thief, and hers used Recover. Mine used Thief, and hers used Psychic. Then I thought Future Sight was going to KO my Alakazam, but it didn't--the attack failed! (Whew! LOL!) Then, mine used Recover, and hers used Future Sight. Now, by that time hers was at a little less than half HP. Next turn, mine used Thief--and it was a critical hit!! This KO'd Sabrina's Alakazam! I won the battle! Thank you again, Psycon! (Psycon is my Alakazam's nickname, and "again" means that he was also the one who beat Koga.)

-So I got a Marsh Badge. Now, Pokemon up to level 70 will obey me, and I got the TM for Calm Mind. But what really made my day was Sabrina's final words, which always touched my heart:

"Everyone has psychic power. People just don't realize it."

Well I realize it, and I certainly hope you all do as well. Ending on a wonderful inspirational note.