>>47465401>Complaining about Sabrina not liking fightingThat was literally in her pre-battle speech in gen 1. It doesn't make much sense unless you consider her doing it because she received a vision of this path (explained by her commentary on her precognition) or her bonds with her Pokemon (she considers love important enough to be a psychic power in it's own right in gen 2/4, and specifically talks about training to be worthy of standing alongside her Pokemon in Masters).
>"there's not a single thing suggesting this was intentional"Ah yes, the girl depicted as a strange psychic in the past being changed to casual clothes in the same game where she reaches out to the player about becoming friends and taking photos and otherwise having a bit of fun is entirely coincidence.
>Her being an actress in B2W2 also came out of nowhereSabrina's last appearance had her seeking out positive experiences with someone from her visions. In B2W2 does the exact same thing, it just so happens the player in Gen 5 also participates in campy movie productions.
While I'm not saying it was their intent with Sabrina at first, they've been dropping hints that she's not just a stand-offish loner psychic since Gen 2. Again, I brought up Masters as it specifically goes out of it's way to reinforce this. She's basically Sabrina as she "first" appeared, but interaction with her has her bring up how she thought the player would make a good friend, how she'd like to do "normal things" like shopping together, and recontextualizes her training as a way to better herself and develop deeper bonds with her psychic Pokemon. It even has a part that is addresses why the fuck she would consider something as showy and out there as Pokestudios by having her interact with Elesa and Fantina, two actual celebrities outside of battling.
