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Mr. Psychic lives in a small house that is located on the southeastern side of the city, being better accessible by entering Saffron City from the southern entrance. He sits at a table in the middle of the room. When talked to for the first time in every game he is featured on, he will claim to know that the {{player}} really wants to receive a gift from him, giving away {{TM|29|Psychic}} to the player.

In the [[original series]] of the [[Pokémon anime]], Saffron City first appeared in ''[[EP022|Abra and the Psychic Showdown]]''. {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} were initially caught and trapped by {{TRT}}, but were soon freed by a mysterious little girl, who turned out to be [[Sabrina]]'s doll. Wanting to earn the {{Badge|Marsh}}, Ash entered the [[Saffron Gym]] and challenged Sabrina into a battle, using his {{AP|Pikachu}} against Sabrina's {{p|Abra}}. During the battle, Abra evolved into a {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}} and easily overwhelmed Pikachu, making Ash eventually give up. Following the advice of [[Sabrina's father|a mysterious man]], Ash headed to [[Lavender Town]] to obtain a {{type|Ghost}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} so he could have another battle with Sabrina.

During the competition, which took place in ''[[AG144|A Hurdle for Squirtle]]'', Harley used his Cacturne, [[Jessie|Jessebella]] used her {{TP|James|Cacnea}}, and May used her {{TP|May|Combusken}} in the Performance Stage. The three of them were able to impress the panel of judges enough to advance to the Battle Stage. There, Harley defeated Jessebella and quickly made his way to the final round, where he found himself up against May. Using his {{p|Ariados}} against her {{TP|May|Squirtle}}, Harley held the upper hand for most of their battle, having lowered May's score considerably. However, Squirtle ended up [[Fainting|knocking out]] Ariados, making May the winner of the Saffron City Pokémon Contest. This victory gave May the Saffron [[Ribbon]], her first Kanto Ribbon.

Saffron City appeared in the [[Pokémon Origins]] episode ''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]''. Soon after arriving into the city, {{OBP|Red|Origins}} encountered {{OBP|Blue|Origins}}, and together they saved a woman from being harassed by [[Team Rocket]]. The woman revealed herself to be the Silph Co.'s president's secretary, and told the two Trainers that Team Rocket had taken over the company, intending to steal the [[Master Ball]] they were developing. Wanting to free the Pokémon used in the development tests, Red stormed the Silph Co., releasing all the imprisoned Pokémon and {{tc|Scientist}}s inside. At the top floor, he encountered the Boss of Team Rocket, [[Giovanni]]. He had a battle against the criminal leader, but was easily defeated, and Giovanni got away.