PS218

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It's Absol-utely a Bad Omen
An Omen of Disaster

VS アブソル

VS Absol

Info

Shogakukan full volume	Chapter 218 in Vol. 18
VIZ Media full volume	Adventure 218 in Vol. 18
Series	Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Verdanturf Town Route 117

It's Absol-lutely a Bad Omen (Japanese: VS アブソル VS Absol), titled VS Absol in the Chuang Yi translation, is the 218th chapter of the Pokémon Adventures manga, and the 38th chapter of the Ruby & Sapphire arc.

It is subtitled An Omen of Disaster (Japanese: わざわいの予兆 Disaster Premonition) in the VIZ Media translation and Disaster Premonition in the Chuang Yi translation.

Plot

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

As Ruby looks into the crowd, the announcer names him the winner of the Beauty Contest. Ruby is too distracted at the sight of Wally in the crowd to move until Gabby and Ty inform him that he has to enter the Tough and Smart Contests. Later, Ruby has succeeded in beating all of the Contests, but he continues to look for Wally in the crowd of people.

He discovers Wally entering a bus, and has Feefee freeze the door to stop the crowd from entering it. He grabs Wally out of the crowd, only to find that the person he had seen was only a girl named Wanda that resembles Wally. Later, they introduce themselves to each other in Gabby and Ty's var. Wanda reveals that Wally has moved again to a different location with a better hospital to better recuperate, much to Ruby's disappointment.

Suddenly, a news report comes on the television revealing that an accident happened at the Rusturf Tunnel. As they drive toward the tunnel, an Absol passes by them, causing Ruby to shudder before he calls it beautiful. Ruby decides to look it up in the Pokédex and finds that it only appears where disasters appear.

They arrive at the entrance, only to find people panicking about the cave-in. One of the people revealed to have gone missing is Riley, Wanda's boyfriend. Wanda immediately panics and drives into the cave to search for him. As they search, Ty sees the Absol watching over them and mistakes it for causing the cave-in. Gabby tries to calm Wanda down as she tries to rip the boulders caused by the cave-in out. Although she believes that there is no way to move the rocks, Ruby calls out Mumu to help them.

Major events

• Ruby wins the Normal Rank Beauty, Toughness, and Smartness Contests.
• Ruby meets Wanda, Wally's cousin.
• The Rusturf Tunnel caves in.

For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see the history page.

	Spoilers end here.

Characters

Humans

• Ruby
• Wally (flashback)
• Gabby and Ty/Maryann and Tyler
• Wanda/Wallene
• Chairtarō

Pokémon

• Mightyena (Nana; Ruby's; video)
• Delcatty (Kiki/Coco; Ruby's; video)
• Ralts (Rara; Ruby's; flashback)
• Marshtomp (Mumu/Zuzu; Ruby's)
• Feebas (Feefee/Mimi; Ruby's)
• Castform (Fofo/Popo; Ruby's; video)
• Kecleon (Wally's; flashback)
• Absol

Trivia

Errors

• In the VIZ Media version, Ruby uses the wrong pronoun (she instead of I) at one point while explaining his acts to the others in Gabby and Ty's van.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		VS 阿勃梭魯 (Taiwan) VS 阿勃梭鲁 (Mainland China)
European French		Le Pokémon Désastre
German		VS. Absol
Italian		VS Absol
Korean		VS 앱솔
Brazilian Portuguese		VS Absol
Spanish	Latin America	VS Absol
	Spain	Contra Absol
Vietnamese		VS Absol - Điềm báo tai họa

← PS217 : Mind-Boggling with Medicham

Ruby & Sapphire arc

PS219 : What Would You Do for a Whismur? →

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.