Captain Stern

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Captain Stern クスノキ館長 Captain Kusunoki
Captain Stern in the anime
Gender	Male
Hometown	Slateport City
Region	Hoenn
Trainer class
Generation	III
Games	Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald
Anime debut	The Spheal of Approval
English voice actor	Unknown
Japanese voice actor	Mitsuaki Hoshino

Captain Stern (Japanese: クスノキ館長 Captain Kusunoki) is an oceanographer who lives in Slateport City in Hoenn.

In the games

Captain Stern is a big name in Slateport. He's responsible for a lot of the town's livelihood.

He ordered the Devon Goods from Rustboro City. He also constructed the S.S. Tidal, built the Oceanic Museum, and runs Stern's Shipyard.

Team Magma or Team Aqua will threaten him in the Oceanic Museum to try to recover the Devon Goods, which are plans for a new submarine engine for Stern's next project - Submarine Explorer 1.

After gaining access to the HMs Dive and Surf, the player can go to the Abandoned Ship in hopes of finding a Scanner. In need of that item, Captain Stern will offer either the DeepSeaScale or DeepSeaTooth in return.

In the anime

Captain Stern's only anime appearance came in The Spheal of Approval. He is voiced by 星野充昭 Mitsuaki Hoshino in Japanese.

Captain Stern is the curator of the Oceanic Museum. He was introduced to Ash and Max when Marius battled them and lost; Captain Stern stepped in and mentioned he had been looking for Marius. As the curator of the Oceanic Museum, which Ash and Max attempted to enter, he offered to give Ash and Max a tour. The museum had many sculptures of Template:Type2 Pokémon and models of submarines.

Captain Stern used underwater exploration vessels to explore the ocean, gather rare artifacts, and study sea Pokémon in their natural habitats. Captain Stern then showed off his latest find, a volcanic rock formed by underwater volcanoes, supposedly created by the Legendary Pokémon, Groudon.

While the kids went to go get ice cream, members of Team Magma broke in and stole the stone.

Ash had confronted the member of Team Magma when Captain Stern caught up to them, and he sent out his Sealeo, which used an Aurora Beam. The blast caused the thief to drop the case and Marius caught it. Captain Stern told Max and Marius to run for it, and they escaped via the sea using Spheal. Ash, however, refused to run and continued to fight. After another flurry of attacks, the case opened and the stone broke. Team Magma got half of the stone; Pikachu got the other.

Later, Ash apologized to Captain Stern for letting Team Magma escape, but Stern was grateful to just keep half of the stone so he could study it.

Pokémon

On hand

Sealeo

Released

Spheal (given to Marius)

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Captain Stern appears in a supporting role. Ruby came to Slateport to enter a Pokémon Contest when Team Magma attacked, looking for Captain Stern. They kidnapped Stern, Ruby, and the Pokémon Fanclub President.

Team Magma wanted to use Submarine Explorer 1 to reach the Seafloor Cavern, the deepest part of Hoenn's ocean. However, a special starter developed by the Devon Corporation and transported in the Devon Goods was needed. Ruby saved Captain Stern but ended up drifting away in the submarine. During the conflict, Stern ended up being poisoned by a Torkoal.

Later, Captain Stern was able to inform Norman, and Gabby & Ty of Ruby's location.

When Kyogre flooded half of Hoenn, Stern helped evacuate the people of Slateport into ships.

Captain Stern is apparently friends with both Steven Stone and Wallace.

Trivia

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	クスノキ館長 Kusunoki-kanchō	クスノキ Kusunoki, Cinnamomum camphora.
English	Captain Stern	From stern.
French	Poupe	Literally means stern.
German	Brigg	Literally means brig.
Italian	Remo	Literally means oar.
Spanish	Babor	Literally means port.
Korean	해양 관장 Director Haeyang	해양 (海洋) means ocean.
Chinese	庫斯諾吉館長/库斯诺吉馆长 Director Kùsīnuòjí	Phonetic Transliteration of クスノキ Kusunoki.

Professor Birch • Mom • May • Brendan • Wally • Wanda • Steven Stone • Wallace • Scott • Mr. Briney • Mr. Stone • Gabby and Ty • Lanette
Brigette • Professor Cozmo • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Rydel • Winstrate family • Captain Stern • Trick Master • Treasure Hunter • Dock
Apprentice • Pokémon Center Ladies • Old guys • Mr. Bonding • Teala • Aarune • Lisia • Zinnia • Looker • Inver • Chaz • Fossil Maniac • Kiri • Memory Girl
Team Aqua • Team Magma • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Battle Chatelaines • Gym guide • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Stats judge

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