In Pokémon TCG Pocket there are many strong supporter cards. Sabrina is one of them. MeinMMO will tell you how to play her best and possibly turn a hopeless fight around.
What does Sabrina do? When Sabrina is played, your opponent is forced to switch the Pokémon in their active position. The best part about her is: Unlike other supporter cards, such as the powerful Misty, she is not tied to a specific Pokémon type.
You can therefore use her for any type of deck. This can give you an advantage and potentially turn a seemingly hopeless battle in your favor.
How do I get Sabrina? You can only draw Sabrina from the Charizard booster pack. If you haven’t had any luck so far and drawn Sabrina, you can buy the supporter card in the pack point exchange using pack points.
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How to play Sabrina correctly
There are various ways to time the use of Sabrina well. We have compiled some methods for you.
Force a not fully developed Pokémon into the active position
For many decks to work, the best cards need to be supplied with enough energy before they can attack. Additionally, some cards need to be developed before they can become a powerful Pokémon and attack.
You can interrupt this process with Sabrina. Play her and force the opponent to bring an unprepared Pokémon into the active position.
Then you can attack this one without expecting a counterattack. This way, for example, you can weaken a powerful EX card before it can attack itself.
Even if it doesn’t directly defeat the Pokémon, it will be weakened, giving you an advantage in the ongoing battle.
Sabrina in combination with Arbok
In combination with Arbok, Sabrina can be even stronger. Arbok has an additional effect on its attack “Threaten” that prevents the exchange of the opponent’s Pokémon from the active position in the next round.
If you force your opponent to switch with Sabrina and then use Arbok’s attack, you have trapped the active Pokémon in position.
Letting the opponent waste energy
To return a Pokémon from the active position to the bench, energy must be used. And you can exploit this.
If the opponent has an active Pokémon that only needs one more energy to be able to attack in the next round, you should use Sabrina. With the supporter card, you force another Pokémon into the active position, which ideally has no energy.
In the next round, if the opponent wants to bring the strong Pokémon back to the front, they must attach an energy to the currently active Pokémon to pull it back. This means that the energy cannot be placed on the strong Pokémon and it cannot attack again in that round.
However, if the opponent has X initiative, this strategy can quickly be countered. Also, some players sacrifice the Pokémon in front to save the retreat costs.
Defeating Pokémon from the bench
If your Pokémon does not deal enough damage with its attack to defeat the opponent, that may not be a problem at all. If there is a Pokémon on the opponent’s bench that you can defeat in one hit, you should bring it to the active position.
By using Sabrina, you force the opponent to bring this Pokémon forward. You can then defeat it with your attack. Point for you.
Pidgeot as a substitute for Sabrina
What if I don’t have Sabrina? Not all players draw Sabrina right away, but have other supporter cards instead. If you don’t have Sabrina, Pidgeot is a good substitute for her.
For Pidgeot, you need its pre-evolutions Pidgey and Pidgeotto. The ability “Blow Away” has the same effect as Sabrina.
The best part: You can use Pidgeot’s ability once in every round and are not limited to one-time use like with Sabrina.
What other tips do you have regarding Sabrina? How do you play the supporter card? Let us know in the comments!
Sabrina can be combined with various decks and is a good supporter card in PvP mode. If you’re still contemplating which deck to combine with Sabrina, we recommend checking out our tier list of the best decks: Pokémon TCG Pocket: Tier List of the best decks you can play
