Gabby and Ty

Gabby and Ty マリとダイ Mari and Dai
Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Gabby (left) and Ty (right)
Gender	Female (Gabby), Male (Ty)
Eye color	Brown (Gabby)
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Hoenn
Trainer class	Interviewers
Generation	III, VI
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Gabby (Japanese: マリ Mari) and Ty (Japanese: ダイ Dai) are a pair of co-workers who can be found interviewing Trainers all over Hoenn. Gabby is an interviewer and Ty is her trusty cameraman.

In the games

Gabby and Ty appear on Route 111, Route 118, or Route 120. When spoken to, they will battle the player, then conduct a short interview. In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, the interview may be answered using the easy chat system, while in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it may be answered with a custom text input. The results of the battle will later be broadcast on Hoenn TV^RSE/TV Mauville^ORAS.

In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, after they are defeated, Gabby and Ty will relocate to their next location. After the player defeats them 255 times, though, they will stay on Route 111 permanently and will no longer move after being defeated. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Gabby and Ty will not relocate until the player gives them an interview.

Gabby and Ty also make a brief appearance when they interview Captain Stern when he announces his underwater exploration and they leave prior to Team Magma^ROR/Team Aqua^SEAS stealing his submarine.

Pokémon

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

First battle

Interviewer Gabby and Ty Route 111 Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $1824/1632
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Whismur♂ Lv.19/17 Pound Normal   --       Uproar Normal   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Howl Normal   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magnemite Lv.19/17 Tackle Normal   --       ThunderShock Electric   --       Supersonic Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --

Second battle

Interviewer Gabby and Ty Route 118 Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $2592
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Loudred♂ Lv.27 Uproar Normal   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Howl Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magnemite Lv.27 Supersonic Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Spark Electric   --

Third battle

Interviewer Gabby and Ty Route 120 Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $2880
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Loudred♂ Lv.30 Astonish Ghost   --       Howl Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.30 Supersonic Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Spark Electric   --

Fourth battle

Interviewer Gabby and Ty Route 111 Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $2880
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Loudred♂ Lv.33 Astonish Ghost   --       Howl Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.33 Supersonic Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Spark Electric   --

Fifth battle

Interviewer Gabby and Ty Route 118 Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $3168
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Loudred♂ Lv.36 Astonish Ghost   --       Howl Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.36 SonicBoom Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Spark Electric   --       Lock-On Normal   --

Sixth battle onwards

Interviewer Gabby and Ty Hoenn Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $3744
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Exploud♂ Lv.39 Astonish Ghost   --       Stomp Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Hyper Voice Normal   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.39 SonicBoom Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Metal Sound Steel   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, after Gabby and Ty's first battle, Gabby and Ty's team depends solely on which Badges the player has.

First battle

Interviewers Gabby and Ty Route 111 Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $1,600

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Whismur♂ Lv.20 Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Howl Normal Status   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magnemite Lv.20 Sonic Boom Normal Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Magnet Bomb Steel Physical   --       Spark Electric Physical   --

After the Balance Badge

Interviewers Gabby and Ty Hoenn Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $2,320

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Loudred♂ Lv.29 Supersonic Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Uproar Normal Special   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.29 Spark Electric Physical   --       Mirror Shot Steel Special   --       Metal Sound Steel Status   --       Electro Ball Electric Special   --

After the Feather Badge

Interviewers Gabby and Ty Hoenn Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $2,720

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Loudred♂ Lv.34 Bite Dark Physical   --       Stomp Normal Physical   --       Uproar Normal Special   --       Roar Normal Status   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.34 Metal Sound Steel Status   --       Electro Ball Electric Special   --       Tri Attack Normal Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --

After the Mind Badge

Interviewers Gabby and Ty Hoenn Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $3,280

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Loudred♂ Lv.41 Uproar Normal Special   --       Roar Normal Status   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Sleep Talk Normal Status   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.41 Electro Ball Electric Special   --       Tri Attack Normal Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Screech Normal Status   --

After the Rain Badge

Interviewers Gabby and Ty Hoenn Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $3,600

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Exploud♂ Lv.45 Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.45 Tri Attack Normal Special   --       Discharge Electric Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Screech Normal Status   --

After entering the Hall of Fame

Interviewers Gabby and Ty Hoenn Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $4,080

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Exploud♂ Lv.51 Hyper Voice Normal Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magnezone Lv.51 Lock-On Normal Status   --       Discharge Electric Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Screech Normal Status   --

Quotes

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Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version

Gabby: "I see, I see. You're working really hard, aren't you?"
Ty: "Great, Flannery! And now a smile!"

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

• If the player only has one Pokémon

Gabby: "Is there a strong Trainer anywhere? One with a lot of Pokémon?"

Ty: "Do you only have the one Pokémon, and that’s it? If you had more Pokémon, it’d make for better footage."

• For first battle
  • Before battle

Gabby: "Oh! We’ve just spotted a tough-looking Trainer—here of all places! OK, roll camera! Let’s get this interview."

Ty: "Hey, lookee here! A tough-looking Trainer here, of all places! Camera’s rolling!"

• Upon being defeated

Gabby: "My eyes did not deceive me— amazing Trainer spotted!"

Ty: "We found an amazing Trainer! This is a massive scoop!"'

• Immediately after losing

Gabby: "Awesome! Awesome! Who are you?! I knew we were onto something wild when we spotted you! Oh, please let me explain. We travel around everywhere, interviewing all sorts of Trainers. Care to give us a bit of your time for an interview?"

• For subsequent battles
  • Before battle

Gabby: "Oh! You’re <name>! Hi! Do you remember us from last time? Can you show us how much stronger you’ve become? OK, cue interview!"

Ty: "Hey, lookee here! I remember you! I’ll get this battle down on this here camera!"

• Upon being defeated

Gabby: "What an awesome battle! Hey, did you get all that?!"

Ty: "Every last bit of that battle we just had is on this tape!"

• Immediately after losing

Gabby: ""<Previous quote>!" Do you remember? That’s the quote you gave us as the battle clincher last time. I never, ever forget stuff like that! Anyway, what do you think? Do you want to be interviewed again?"

• If the player agrees to an interview

Gabby: "You will? Thank you! OK, I need you to describe your feelings about our battle, but it has to be short and sweet. Go!"

• If the player declines to be interviewed

Gabby: "Oh... OK, but don’t give up! We’ll be keeping an eye out for you!"

• After the player gives an interview:

Gabby: "Mmm, yeah! That’s the perfect clincher! I get the feeling that this will make a great TV show. There’s a chance that they’ll air this on BuzzNav, so make sure to look for us! Okay! We’ll be seeing you!"

• If spoken to after losing

• If the player gave an interview

Gabby: "We’ll be keeping an eye out for you!"

• If the player declined to be interviewed

Gabby: "Well, could we trouble you for an interview, after all?"

Ty: "You’re a natural! Got me some prime footage right here!"

• If the player declined to be interviewed

Ty: "By the way, if it’s all right, let Gabby interview you."

• On TV Mauville's Seeking Trainers program

""Seeking Trainers" Gabby: I'm coming to you today from <location>! We're here today to scout a wonderful talent. The Trainer I've got my eye on today is <name>!"

• For their first battle with the player:

"I have a feeling about this Trainer! Well, the fastest way to check a Trainer's abilities is to battle! We'll begin our investigation right away! ... So we battled, but Ty and I suffered a spectacularly crushing defeat! <name> is exceedingly strong. Now to share my thoughts on our battle..."

• For subsequent battles with the player:

"I may have battled <name> before, but he/she certainly seems to have gotten stronger. I expected no less from a Trainer who I had my eye on! Well, the fastest way to check a Trainer's abilities is to battle! We'll begin our investigation right away! ... So we battled, but Ty and I suffered a spectacularly crushing defeat! <name> is exceedingly strong. Now to share my thoughts on our battle..."

• If the player Mega-Evolved a Pokémon:

"That was so moving! <Pokémon> showed off its Mega Evolution for us! I got so excited that I was in no condition to battle!"

• If not:

"The team of <Pokémon> and <Pokémon> was the best! Seeing those two help each other out during the battle was wonderful! That <move> came from the friendship between <Pokémon> and <Pokémon>!"

"The victorious Trainer had this to say about the battle: "<quote>." <Pokémon>, <Pokémon>, and <quote>. There's something deep about those words. Good Trainers sure do have good things to say! We'll see you again on our next broadcast!"

Sprites

Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Overworld sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Gabby and Ty in Pokémon Adventures's Ruby & Sapphire arc

Gabby and Ty are featured as important supporting characters in the Pokémon Adventures manga; in the Chuang Yi translation, they are called Maryann and Tyler. They worked at a TV station run by Archie, unknown to most of the public as the leader of Team Aqua.

At first, they met Sapphire when she had to fetch Mr. Stone's Castform from being stuck in a fountain. Gabby offered to interview Sapphire, but the girl said she didn't like TV and refused. The whole thing was a plot by Team Aqua to kidnap the president of Devon Corporation. Mr. Stone was injured in the attack, and Castform was left with Gabby and Ty. They discovered that the criminals were really after the Devon Goods needed by Captain Stern.

Despite their insistence that Mr. Stone had been attacked by men dressed like pirates, Archie ran the story that he was actually injured by wild Pokémon.

Gabby and Ty tracked down Captain Stern and explained the situation to him. Norman happened to be there as well, looking for his son, Ruby, who had saved Captain Stern from Team Magma members. Norman discovered where Ruby had last been, and Gabby and Ty decided to follow him.

They tracked Norman and Ruby to the Weather Institute on Route 119. The area was experiencing heavy rainfall. Norman and Ruby were engaged in a rough and dangerous battle on the slippery staircases of the Weather Institute. Gabby pleaded with Castform to do something, so the little Pokémon used Sunny Day to clear up the weather. Although it stopped the battle, Ruby and Norman nearly plummeted to their deaths, but were saved at the last moment by Ruby's Running Shoes.

Ruby and Norman resolved their conflict and the duo drove the young Pokémon Coordinator to the Normal Rank Contest House in Verdanturf Town, as Norman was called back to his Gym by Winona. Castform had been lonely ever since Mr. Stone had been hurt, so Gabby decided to give it to Ruby.

Gabby, Ruby, and Ty all saw a mysterious Absol near Rusturf Tunnel before Ruby ended up in another conflict with Team Magma. Gabby and Ty then drove Ruby to the other Contest House in Fallarbor Town and discovered that Mt. Chimney had recently gone dead. While Ruby was taking part in the Contests, they went to Professor Cozmo's laboratory to investigate the events. To their shock, they discovered that for some reason, their TV station refused to report this big news to the public.

Gabby called her boss to ask why this news story wasn't being covered, but Archie said he didn't want to cause the public to panic. Confused, the two interviewers parted ways with Ruby to investigate the Hoenn crisis further.

Gabby and Ty returned to their Hoenn TV headquarters in Lilycove City; there they witnessed Archie and Maxie battling each other. Gabby finally realized that Archie was the head of Team Aqua and had been airing exaggerated news of Team Magma's deeds while refusing to address Team Aqua's actions. Later, Absol took them to Sootopolis.

Gabby and Ty were also seen in the Emerald arc, on a ship heading to the Battle Frontier.

Pokémon

On hand

Magnemite

Debut	What Would You Do for a Whismur?

Magnemite is the only known Pokémon of Ty's. Ty sent it out to defend himself from Team Magma. It is unknown if Magnemite won.

None of Magnemite's moves are known.

Released

Fofo ♀

Sunny Form

Debut	Lombre Larceny

Fofo (Jp: POPO) was a Castform that was originally owned by Mr. Stone. She was given to Gabby and Ty after Mr. Stone got hurt by Shelly's Lombre. Later, she was given to Ruby by the interviewers after Ruby's battle with Norman at the Weather Institute due to her being lonely. Fofo was used in the Smart Contests while in Ruby's ownership.

Fofo's known moves are Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Hail and Weather Ball. Her Ability is Forecast and she has a Careful nature.

Temporary

Absol

Gabby and Ty's Absol

Debut	It's Absol-utely a Bad Omen

Gabby and Ty first encountered this Absol in the Rusturf Tunnel where it was mistaken to have caused the cave-in when it was in fact an earthquake. Later, it was used as a mode of transportation to take them to where Groudon and Kyogre were fighting.

Absol's only known move is Magic Coat.

In the TCG

Art of Gabby and Ty from the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Gabby & Ty or their Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
TV Reporter	T	EX Dragon		88/97	Rulers of the Heavens		051/054
					Flygon Constructed Starter Deck		017/019
					Salamence Constructed Starter Deck		017/019
					Rayquaza Half Deck		015/019
					Fire Quick Construction Pack		010/015
					Water Quick Construction Pack		010/015
		POP Series 2		11/17	Lucario Quarter Deck		009/015
		EX Dragon Frontiers		82/101	Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck		020/024

Trivia

• As Gabby's Whismur levels up, it evolves into Loudred and then Exploud. The highest level it reaches is 39, but Loudred does not evolve into Exploud until level 40.
• In the sixth battle and onwards, Gabby and Ty have an Exploud that has learned Hyper Voice at level 39, but Exploud cannot learn this move until level 63 (nor can Whismur and Loudred, as they learn this move at levels 45 and 57, respectively).
  • This move, however, can be learned at this level through breeding.
• If Gabby and Ty are battled enough times, they will eventually stop changing locations, but will continue to battle the player.
• Gabby shares some physical similarities with a reporter from the anime.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	マリとダイ Mari & Dai	From 鞠 mari (ball, possibly referring to the microphone) and 題 dai (topic [of an interview])
English	Gabby & Ty	Possibly from gab and TV
	Maryann & Tyler (Chuang Yi)	Similar to their Japanese names
French	Ines & Guy	Possibly from guinness
German	Pia & Udo	Possibly from utopia
Italian	Tea & Teo	Possibly from TV
Spanish	Gabi & Teo
Korean	마리와다이 Mari & Dai	Same as Japanese names
Chinese (Taiwan)	瑪莉和小戴 Mǎlì & Xiǎo Dài	Transliterations of Japanese names
Chinese (Mainland China)	玛莉和小戴 Mǎlì & Xiǎo Dài* 玛丽和达伊 Mǎlì & Dáyī*	Transliterations of their Japanese names

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