This is the second special episode in which a main character obtains a new Pokémon, after the side story Revenge Match at Hanada Gym! (2002), and also the first one in which a main character catches a wild Pokémon.
Iris has a battle with Clair and loses.
Iris catches a Gible.
Iris sees a Rayquaza flying over Blackthorn City and decides to follow it.