Steven Stone

Steven redirects here. For the character of the day, see Steven (Johto).

Steven ダイゴ Daigo
Artwork from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Gender	Male
Hometown	Mossdeep City
Region	Hoenn
Relatives	Mr. Stone (Father)
Trainer class	Champion, Retired Trainer
Generation	III, IV
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Champion of	Ever Grande City
Specializes in	Template:Type2s
Anime debut	A Hole Lotta Trouble
English voice actor	Jimmy Zoppi
Japanese voice actor	Rintarō Nishi

Steven Stone (Japanese: ツワブキ・ダイゴ Daigo Tsuwabuki) is the Pokémon League Champion in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and a powerful wandering Trainer in Emerald, having relegated his title to Wallace. He is a master of the Template:Type2, with a Metagross being the cornerstone of his team.

Steven is the son of the president of the Devon Corporation, and he and his father both collect rare stones. Steven makes his home on Mossdeep, and when the Elite Four are beaten in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, he will have left a Beldum and a note for the player.

In the games

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Challenging Steven Stone to battle

His strategy in battle is to use Template:Type2 Pokémon to find the opponent's weakness.

Steven is the Champion of the Hoenn region in Ruby and Sapphire. In Emerald, Wallace replaces him in this role.

In Pokémon Emerald, Steven is a powerful wandering Trainer who gave up competing seriously to spend more time looking for rare rocks and stones. He states he was the Pokémon Champion of Hoenn at some point, but now he spends his life traveling through the region. He claims to be willing to climb waterfalls to find rare stones. With this hint, he can be found and challenged in the upper area of Meteor Falls after defeating the Elite Four.

In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, after the Hoenn Pokémon League is defeated, he offers a Beldum at his house in Mossdeep City.

In Pokémon Platinum, a man whose description is similar to Steven's was the previous owner of the villa in the Resort Area.

He also appears in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. The player will first meet him after they have left the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City after collecting the Copycat's Clefairy Doll, in which he will appear and inform the player that there's reports of either a Latios^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.} or Latias^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.} roaming Kanto. The next time the player will meet him after beating Red on Mt. Silver, where he will appear in the Silph Co. building in Saffron City and let the player choose one of the Hoenn starter Pokémon. He can later be found in the Pewter Museum of Science, examining a shelf. After visiting and speaking to him there, he will return to the Silph Co. building offering to trade a Beldum for a Forretress.

If the player has the Enigma Stone and enters the Pewter Museum of Science, he will be talking to a researcher. When he is spoken to, he will notice the Enigma Stone and have the researcher examine it. The researcher will extract the Soul Dew from the stone and give it to the player. Steven will tell the player that Soul Dew is said to be the solidified spirits of Latias and Latios, and that it can bring out their true potential. Upon walking outside, Latias^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.} or Latios^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.} will be waiting outside to battle, drawn by the Soul Dew.

Pokémon

This listing is of Steven's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

File:RS Steven.png Champion Steven Ever Grande City Ruby and Sapphire Champion and Professor Steven Oak Ever Grande City Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $11600

Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.57 Toxic Poison   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Spikes Ground   --       Types: Rock Grass Ability: Suction Cups Held item: None Cradily♂ Lv.56 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Claydol Lv.55 Earthquake Ground   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Types: Rock Bug Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Armaldo♂ Lv.56 Slash Normal   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Aggron♂ Lv.56 Earthquake Ground   --       Dragon Claw Dragon   --       Thunder Electric   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: Sitrus Berry Metagross Lv.58 Meteor Mash Steel   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --

Pokémon Emerald

First battle (as partner; against Team Magma)

File:E Steven back.png Pokémon Trainer Steven Mossdeep Space Center Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Steven Oak Mossdeep Space Center Emerald Reward: N/A

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Metang Lv.42 Psychic Psychic   --       Metal Claw Steel   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.43 Toxic Poison   --       Protect Normal   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Aggron♂ Lv.44 Protect Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Dragon Claw Dragon   --

Second battle

File:RS Steven.png Pokémon Trainer Steven Meteor Falls Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Steven Oak Meteor Falls Emerald Reward: $4680

Types: Steel Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.77 Toxic Poison   --       Spikes Ground   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Claydol Lv.75 Earthquake Ground   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Types: Rock Grass Ability: Suction Cups Held item: None Cradily♂ Lv.76 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Ingrain Grass   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Rock Bug Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Armaldo♂ Lv.76 AncientPower Rock   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Slash Normal   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Aggron♂ Lv.76 Earthquake Ground   --       Dragon Claw Dragon   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Metagross Lv.78 Meteor Mash Steel   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Psychic Psychic   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

	Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: Dawn Stone
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Take Down Normal Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Quotes

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

• Before battle

"Welcome, <player>. I was looking forward to seeing you here one day. You... What did you see on your journey with Pokémon? What did you feel, meeting so many other Trainers like you? What has awoken in you? I want you to hit me with it all! Now, bring it!"

• When defeated

"I, the Champion, fall in defeat... Kudos to you, <player>! You are a truly noble Pokémon Trainer!"

• After being defeated

"Congratulations! The feelings you have for your Pokémon... And the Pokémon that responded to those feelings with all their might... They came together as one, and created an even greater power. And thus, you were able to grasp victory today! You are rightfully the Hoenn region's new..."

"<Player>... No, the new Champion! Come with me." [To Rival] "I'm sorry, but... From here on, only those Trainers who have become Champions may enter. You'll have to wait outside with the Professor."

"This room... This is where we keep records of Pokémon that prevailed through harsh battles. It is here that the League Champions are honored. Come on, let's record your name as a Trainer who triumphed over the Pokémon League, and the names of the partners who battled with you."

Trainer's Eyes

Champion Steven

Strategy

Pick on the foe's weakness.

Trainer's Pokémon

The ultimate Steel Pokémon

Self-Introduction

When it comes down to it, I'm still the strongest!

Pokémon Emerald

• Before battle

"Oh, wow, <player>. I'm amazed you knew where to find me. Do you, uh...maybe think of me as just a rock maniac? No, that can't be right. We battled alongside each other at the Sootopolis Space Center. You should have a very good idea about how good I am. Okay, <player>, if you're going to mount a serious challenge, expect the worst!"

• When defeated

"You... I had no idea you'd become so strong..."

• After being defeated

"Come to think of it, ever since our paths first crossed in Granite Cave in Dewford, I had this feeling. I thought that you would eventually become the Champion. My predictions usually come true. And where will you go from here? ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Fufufu, even I couldn't tell you that."

Match Call

Hard as Rock Steven

Strategy

Attack the weak points!

Trainer's Pokémon

Ultimate Steel Pokémon.

Self-Introduction

I'd climb even waterfalls to find a rare stone!

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

• After exiting the Pokémon Fan Club

"Hi! My name is Steven. The Champion from the Hoenn region. Have we met...before? That's not possible. All the Trainers I have battled seem to have the same look, anyway. Especially the ones who gave me tough battles... By the way, have you heard of a Pokémon called Latias^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Latios^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}? I am investigating why Latias^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Latios^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}, a Pokémon from Hoenn, decided to leave Hoenn to come here. Latias^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Latios^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.} is a Pokémon that has a lot to do with Soul Dew, a gemlike Orb. Considering the fact that Latias^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Latios^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.} is now in Kanto, it is possible to assume that this has to do with Soul Dew. Latias^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Latios^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.} is a Pokémon that travels a great distance. It'd be difficult to find without any machine to track it with. But any Trainer will be drawn to it, won't they? I must go. May our journeys cross again."

• After defeating Red

"Hello... You're breaking up... I think it depends on how my dad feels... I see... I'll be on my way. See you soon." (Through phone)

"You are... I remember your eyes. When I see a Trainer whose eyes twinkle, I always remember."

"You have a Pokédex! So you are also in search of Pokémon. Let me see... I think I can help you with that. Let's say that you have stones in front of you. Which color would you pick?"

"You chose correctly! I will give you Treecko/Torchic/Mudkip!"

"You did a great job naming it!"

"Take good care of it. Your caring for it will make me very happy."

In the anime

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Steven in the anime

Steven appeared as a character of the day in A Hole Lotta Trouble. He helped Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket escape from an underground cavern.

At the end of the episode, Ash vowed to train harder so one day he could be powerful enough to battle Steven.

Pokémon

Steven uses these Pokémon in the anime:

Aron

Steven's Aron

Debut	A Hole Lotta Trouble
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Darren Dunstan

Steven Stone's Aron was throughout the episode outside its Poké Ball, when its owner was in Granite Cave looking for stones, it helped out digging at the ground. When Jessie, James and Meowth where setting another pitfall trap for Ash, May, Brock and Max, they also fell down being split up. Aron and its Trainer try to find the source of the crash, they found Max, Meowth and Pikachu, the trio tells Steven what happened. Finding a large hole and where the others were, a group of rampaging Aron head straight towards them which they succeed to dodge them. After sending Team Rocket blasting off, they found a Fire Stone. Aron and Steven said their farewells to the group as they headed off into the distance on a sailing boat.

Aron's known moves are Dig and Roar.

Aggron

Steven's Aggron

Debut	A Hole Lotta Trouble

Steven Stone's Aggron was briefly used when Team Rocket were trying to steal Ash's Pikachu in Granite Cave. It sent them blasting off, and was then recalled back into its Poké Ball.

Aggron's only known move is Hyper Beam.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 西 凜太朗 Rintarō Nishi English Andrew Paull Brazilian Portuguese Sílvio Giraldi European Spanish David Robles

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Steven and his Metagross in Pokémon Adventures

Steven met Ruby while looking through the Granite Cave. During a battle with wild Mawile, Ruby's Skitty bumped into one of Steven's Moon Stones, causing it to evolve.

Steven was well-aware of the danger Team Magma and Team Aqua presented, and extended an invitation to Ruby to join the fight against them. Steven invited him to help, but Ruby declined because he didn't like battling. The armlets on Steven's arms are devices he can chip away stone with, to grab and retrieve rocks he sees that are out of reach.

Later in the series, Steven confessed that he and his father, the owner of the Devon Corporation, knew about the schemes of Team Magma and Team Aqua quite long ago. Mr. Stone built the Submarine Explorer 1 so that Steven can seal the Seafloor Cavern and no one would be able to wake Kyogre and Groudon. The backup plan in case it fails would be to unseal Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.

Steven later assembles the rest of the Hoenn Elite Four in order to fight against Kyogre and Groudon. With the help of Sapphire's Wailord and Relicanth, Steven and the Elite Four unsealed the Regis. Steven took control of Registeel and gave the other two Regis to the other members of the Elite Four.

Knowing he would die in Kyogre and Groudon's battle, Steven stepped down from the position of Champion, and gave it back to Wallace, who was actually the true Champion while Steven had only been a runner-up. After Kyogre and Groudon returned to their respective domains, Steven apparently died from the strain of controlling the Regis, but was later revived under mysterious circumstances when Ruby released his Celebi.

Steven later traveled to Sinnoh to collect the rare stones found in the region. He had purchased a Villa but sold it to Platinum and returned to Hoenn at the start of the Platinum arc.

Steven uses his Metagross to fly around Hoenn. Its magnetism allows him to float atop it.

Pokémon

This listing is of Steven's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Beldum (multiple)

Debut	VS. Beldum

Steven is seen with four Beldum. He first used them in Granite Cave to stop a group of Mawile from attacking Ruby. They did so by coming out of some rocks. Some of the Beldum were used to fill up Sapphire's team later on.

Beldum's only known move is Take Down.

Metang (multiple)

Debut	VS. Beldum

Steven used one of his Metang was used to stop a group of Mawile by coming out of the rocks in Granite Cave. During the clash of Groudon and Kyogre, he gave some of his Metang to the Hoenn Elite Four.

Metang's only known move is Take Down.

Metagross

Debut	VS. Nosepass II

Metagross is Steven's main Pokémon and strongest as well. It was first used to stop a group of Mawile from attacking Ruby. It was used again to deal with Mitch's Torkoal and defeated the tortoise Pokémon despite the type disadvantage. Metagross is also used as a method of flight transportation.

Metagross's known moves are Take Down and Meteor Mash.

Released

Registeel

Debut	VS. Regirock, Regice & Registeel II

Steven controlled Registeel with Wallace. However, as of Steven's apparent death, Registeel and the other Regis vanished to the mountains, where they have been caught by Brandon.

In the TCG

In the TCG, Steven appears on the card Steven's Advice in the EX Hidden Legends and EX Power Keepers expansions.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Emerald, when the player speaks to him in Meteor Falls before their battle, he makes an error. He talks of their encounter in the Sootopolis City Space Center. The Space Center is actually in Mossdeep City, and this dialog may result from the encounter the player has with him in Sootopolis in Ruby and Sapphire.
• Also, the battle with Steven against Maxie and Tabitha is the only occasion in the Generation III games where the player teams up with an ally for a double battle. Several others are available in the Battle Frontier and multiple times in Generation IV.
  • During this tag battle, by hacking the game, it is possible to level up Steven's Pokémon (this would not happen normally, as not enough experience is given to do so).
• In the anime, Steven is the Champion with the least amount of screen time (counting Gary as Blue), appearing in one episode, while everyone else has appeared more than once. He is also the only Champion not to play a significant role in the anime.
• In Pokémon Platinum, the person who gives the player their villa in the Resort Area mentions that the guy who gave him the villa came to Sinnoh to collect rare stones. After collecting the stones, he left the region with all the items in the villa. This mysterious previous owner may in fact be Steven, who himself sold the villa to Platinum in Pokémon Adventures and subsequently appeared in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• In the anime, Steven is portrayed as having blue-green eyes; however, in Pokémon Adventures he is portrayed as having yellow eyes.
• Steven's role in Emerald is similar to Red's role in Generation II as they are both former champions who can be battled after defeating the Elite Four. The only difference being that Steven can't be re-battled.
• Steven shares his French name (Pierre) with Brock, the Gym Leader of Pewter City. In the French dub of the anime, he keeps his English name of Steven Stone so as to not be confused with Brock.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ツワブキ　ダイゴ Tsuwabuki Daigo	From 梯梧 Deigo (Erythrina variegata) and 石蕗 Tsuwabuki (Farfugium japonicum). Also 石蕗 (Tsuwabuki) contains 石 (stone).
English	Steven Stone	It could possibly be related to "steel" or "stone".
French	Pierre Rochard	His first name means "stone" and his last name is similar to roche (rock).
German	Troy Trumm	Both first and last names are possible derivation from Trümmer (rubble).
Italian	Rocco Petri	First name is similar to roccia (rock) and his surname is possibly derived from pietra (stone).
Spanish	Máximo Peñas	Given name means "the greatest" and surname derives from peñasco which means "boulder"/"crag".
Korean	나성호 Na Seongho
Chinese (Mandarin)	茲伏奇 大吾 Zīfúqí Dàwú	From 大吾 Daigo. 茲伏奇 is a very loose transcription of Tsuwabuki.

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