Gabby and Ty/Manga/PA/ORAS

Gabby and Ty visit Ruby after he participates in an interview for Pokémon Contest Spectaculars. When Gabby asks what Ruby plans to do for the future, he cryptically states that he believes it may be the last time he steps in a Contest Hall. Sometime later, Gabby gets worried and drags Ty along to try and investigate what Ruby was talking about earlier. As they leave the Slateport Hoenn TV building, Absol appears in front of them. Although happy to see her former ally again, Gabby realizes that it must mean a disaster will come to Hoenn again. Absol confirms her fear and asks the two to ride on its back to take them somewhere.

Later, Gabby and Ty are seen around Sootopolis City, where they observe falling meteoroid pieces falling into the water. They realize that it must be a sign of the disaster Absol was warning them about. They take their recordings back to Hoenn TV and plan to take it to the Mossdeep Space Center after finishing their break. While Gabby and Ty are away, another employee finds their recordings and leaks it to the news, causing the entire region to know of the upcoming disaster.