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SAFFRON CITY
SAFFRON GYM
Nathan: Ahh! Hello again! Welcome to our next
article. This is based on comparing the three Sabrina's Abra cards.
Mew: Let's begin with the only one released in
english.
Name: Sabrina's Abra
Color: P
HP: 40
Attack: P Energy Loop
20
Return a P Energy card attached
to Sabrina's Abra to your hand in order to use this attack.
Weak: P
Resist: none
Retreat: none
Nathan: Okay, I'd say this is one of the
better Abra. 40 HP is pretty low, but with no retreat cost, that isn't as
much of a problem as it could have been. Energy Loop is a decent attack,
since you can put the Energy right back on next turn. That might be annoying
if you're trying to power up other benched Pokemon, though.
Mew: It is useful, however, if Sabrina's Abra is
about to faint, you won't have to discard the energy.
Nathan: All in all, though, I'd say this is better
off as a benchwarmer.
Mew: Let's go to the second Sabrina's Abra.
Name: Sabrina's Abra
Color: P
HP: 40
Attacks: C Slap
10
PC Synchro Wave
40
The Active and the defending
Pokemon must have the same number of Energy cards attached in order to use
this attack.
Weak: P
Resist: none
Retreat: none
Mew: This Abra is a bit better, especially with
Synchro Wave. That can tear through Psychic-Weak decks.
Nathan: Slap can do 20 damage against Mr. Mime,
making him a much lesser threat as well.
Mew: Overall, this Abra is much better than the
last.
Nathan: Let's move on to the final card.
Name: Sabrina's Abra
Color: P
HP: 50
Attacks: P Clairvoyance
Look at your opponent's hand.
P Quick Attack
10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this
attack does 10 damage plus 20 damage. If tails, this attack does 10 damage.
Weak: P
Resist: None
Retreat: C
Nathan: I don't think this is the best of the
three, but it isn't the worst, either. It has 10 HP more than the other two,
but it also has a retreat cost, if a small one.
Mew: Clairvoyance would probably be better if you
could maybe discard a trainer or something, but the only good in seeing your
opponent's hand is looking at the impending doom to come.
Nathan: Quick Attack has the potential to do 30
damage on turn 1, but it might do 10 too.
Mew: In our opinion, the second Mew is better.
Nathan and Mew: Now that we've finished this
article, keep looking soon (maybe) for Sabrina's Kadabra and Sabrina's
Alakazam.
See Ya!
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