Saur: Difference between revisions

In ''[[PS027|Kalling Kadabra]]'', Red returns to Professor Oak's lab in order to find a way into [[Saffron City]]. The professor starts attacking and in response Red releases Saur to restrain Professor Oak with Vine Whip, but Professor Oak surprises them by exhibiting signs of Psychic power, and attacking Saur with a {{m|Psybeam}}. Recognizing the handiwork of a {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon, Red orders a Leech Seed from Saur, and as the "Professor's" energy is drained away it reveals itself as a {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}}, which had been using its illusionary {{m|Hypnosis}} powers on [[Sabrina]]'s command. As the Gym Leader herself appears, she graces Red with a warning before teleporting away. Before she teleports, Saur uses Razor Leaf, but it goes right through Sabrina without doing anything to her. Saur was later used to battle against [[Lt. Surge]] and {{p|Zapdos}} in ''[[PS030|Zap! Zap! Zapdos!]]''. Saur's attempts to fight back with Razor Leaf seem hopeless until Red has Saur redirect the leaves it scattered from its Razor Leaf at Lt. Surge and Zapdos. The attack not only severs the wires directing Zapdos's electric power away from Surge, but also ruptures the Gym Leader's insulated suit, giving him a crippling dose of Zapdos's electricity that promptly knocks him out cold.

In ''[[PS040|A Charizard...and a Champion]]'', Saur is Red's first Pokémon used in Red's battle against Blue and his Charizard in the [[Indigo Plateau|Pokémon League]]. Blue orders a {{m|Fire Spin}} that Saur barely dodges, but as Charizard lunges in for a follow-up attack Saur surprises it with a burst of Poison Powder. Red follows with a Razor Leaf that Blue is forced to assist his addled Charizard in dodging, before switching for [[Snor]] to continue. Saur is later sent back out against Charizard. Following [[Poli]] and [[Pika]], he was able to defeat Charizard by using the thundercloud created by his teammates in conjunction with his Vine Whip acting as a lightning rod.