Pokemon: I am a God-level Player

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Sabrina was incredibly powerful. Though officially just a Saffron City Gym Leader, her strength had reached the Gym Leader level. Among the Gym Leaders of the Kanto region, while perhaps not the absolute strongest, she definitely ranked near the top.

Moreover, her mastery of Psychic abilities and specialization in Psychic-type Pokémon made her formidable in actual combat. The versatile and mysterious nature of Psychic powers made it nearly impossible for Trainers of equal rank to defeat her.

Against opponents of similar strength, unless they were Dark-type specialists who specifically countered Psychic Pokémon, she could hold her own against anyone. If her opponent wasn't careful, she could even readily defeat Trainers technically stronger than herself.

Even against Elite Trainers, while victory might be unlikely, she could still put up a decent fight. Besides, if she couldn't win, couldn't she simply escape?

When it came to evasive abilities, Psychic Pokémon were unmatched—even Ghost Pokémon couldn't compete with their teleportation and mind-bending powers.

So yes, Sabrina was truly formidable—strong, cool, with her long hair, high boots, short skirt was Eddie's favorite type.

Ahem, apologies for the digression. Back to the point.

But even though Sabrina was powerful enough to battle Elite Trainers, when confronted with a Champion-level Pokémon...

"Alakazam! Let's go!"

Sabrina knew she had to escape. If she didn't, she would be humiliated by this dimwit.

She was the Gym Leader of Saffron City and nearly Elite-level. Being mistaken for a Gastly was bad enough—if she were to be defeated as well?

If that became reality, Sabrina would be so mortified and enraged that she might just end it all and take Eddie with her.

So Sabrina and Alakazam fled, but since Eddie was blocking the tower entrance, she could only race up to the second floor of the Pokémon Tower.

"Hey! Don't run! Just let me save you!" Eddie's taunting shouts pursued her, making Sabrina even more agitated.

"Wait," she called back. "I don't believe you'll always have that Kangaskhan with you. The next time we meet, I'll return today's humiliation tenfold!"

As she fled while enduring Eddie's ridiculous comments, Sabrina burned his image into her memory.

A target for definite revenge.

Eddie naturally understood Sabrina's thoughts—in her position, he would have made the same choice.

So he didn't chase after her, because he didn't want to truly provoke her and push her to desperate measures.

But not pursuing her didn't mean he couldn't continue playing the fool for his amusement.

He had to admit, teasing and riling up an ice queen like this was tremendously entertaining. Eddie was becoming quite addicted to it.

After waiting several minutes, Eddie figured Sabrina had reached the second floor and possibly used her Psychic abilities to escape through a window.

"Just to be safe, I'll keep Kangaskhan out. Let's proceed floor by floor," Eddie decided.

He'd always been cautious and feared someone might be hiding on the second floor, waiting to ambush him.

But since Kangaskhan was already released, whatever advantage of surprise he might have had was gone. There was no point hiding anymore—might as well proceed directly.

With this in mind, Eddie headed upstairs with Greninja and Kangaskhan.

"Alakazam! Confusion!" 

The moment Eddie reached the second floor, he heard Sabrina's cold command.

"What's happening? If she hasn't escaped, does she really intend to fight me? With a Champion-level Kangaskhan by my side, that would be incredibly foolish. The person I imagined would never be so reckless!" Eddie thought, perplexed.

However, with Kangaskhan's protection, he wasn't the least bit afraid of Sabrina. Despite hearing her voice, he continued forward.

As Eddie moved closer and got a better view, he discovered Sabrina wasn't doing anything foolish after all.

She hadn't left the second floor, not because she planned to ambush Eddie, but because she couldn't escape!

"The second floor is filled with thick fog, and all the windows are sealed?" Eddie observed the windows, which were shrouded in dense purple mist that appeared impenetrable.

Sabrina wasn't attacking the purple fog covering the windows—she was fending off a group of humans and Pokémon.

Yes, Sabrina was attacking both Pokémon and humans.

This wasn't because Sabrina was cruel or inhumane, but because these people were clearly not themselves.

"In the comics, only Pokémon were controlled, but now even humans are affected, and there are quite a few of them. This is troublesome," Eddie noted.

Indeed, these humans and Pokémon all looked disturbing—their eyes were vacant, their movements jerky and uncoordinated, and they kept advancing on Sabrina.

Among them were not only ordinary Trainers but also numerous Team Rocket members still wearing their uniforms.

"These people are being controlled! Alakazam! Light Screen!" Sabrina shouted, having noticed Eddie arrive.

Her expression revealed extreme panic, though not from the mindless people and Pokémon—she feared the "dimwit" Eddie might attack her again without provocation.

With the windows blocked by the strange purple mist, Sabrina truly couldn't escape.

So she ordered Alakazam to use Light Screen, hoping to create a barrier against these humans while looking for another way out.

A faint purple light flashed in Alakazam's eyes as psychic energy radiated from its hands.

As the signature Pokémon of the Saffron City Gym Leader, it possessed Gym Leader strength and could manipulate psychic energy with remarkable precision.

Sabrina wanted to momentarily incapacitate the controlled individuals. Finding the thick fog unusual, she directed Alakazam's Light Screen not just at the people and Pokémon, but also to try dispersing the dense fog.

However, something unexpected happened. Even after temporarily dispelling the strange fog, the entranced humans and Pokémon remained in their mindless state.

While Sabrina stood stunned by this development, the dissipated fog surged back, instantly enveloping the entire second floor once again.

"It seems that clearing the fog temporarily doesn't help these people and Pokémon recover consciousness. The fog must be controlled by someone—simply dispersing it isn't enough," Eddie observed without moving, analyzing the situation.

"There's no point wasting time here. This calls for more decisive action."

Eddie didn't plan to remain a spectator. When dealing with such strange circumstances, he preferred direct methods.

After all, if he hadn't arrived, these people would likely perish. Using forceful tactics now was better than letting them die outright.