Steven Stone

For the character of the day whose name is Steven, see Steven (EP239).

For the character whose name is often mispronounced as Stephen or Steven, see Stephan.

Steven Stone ツワブキ・ダイゴ Daigo Tsuwabuki
Artwork from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire by Megumi Mizutani[1]
Age	25ORAS [2]
Gender	Male
Eye color	Light steel blue
Hair color	Light steel blue
Hometown	Mossdeep City
Region	Hoenn
Relatives	Mr. Stone (father)
Trainer class	ChampionRSORAS Pokémon TrainerEB2W2
Generation	III, IV, V, VI, VII
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald HeartGold and SoulSilver Black 2 and White 2 Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Masters EX
Champion of	Ever Grande City
Specializes in	Steel types
Game animation debut	Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
English voice actor	Tom Wayland (ORAS Trailer) Xander Mobus[3] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Akira Ishida (ORAS Trailer) Tomoaki Maeno[4] (Masters EX)
Anime counterpart	Steven Stone
Counterpart debut	A Hole Lotta Trouble

Steven Stone (Japanese: ツワブキ・ダイゴ Daigo Tsuwabuki) is a skilled Trainer who specializes in Steel-type Pokémon. He is the Champion of the Hoenn region's Pokémon League in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, as well as the canonical Hoenn League Champion in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

A collector of rare stones, Steven is the son of the president of the Devon Corporation, and makes his home in Mossdeep City. In the Hoenn-based games, he wanders the region, aiding the player on their journey. In Pokémon Emerald, he is no longer the Champion, with Wallace taking his place.

In the core series

Brendan challenging Steven in Ruby and Sapphire

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, Steven appears as the Champion of the Hoenn region. His strategy in battle is to use Steel-type Pokémon to find the weaknesses of his opponents, with his Metagross being the cornerstone of his team.

In Pokémon Emerald, Steven is a powerful, wandering Trainer who gave up competing seriously to spend more time looking for rare rocks and stones, which he claims he would climb waterfalls to find. Fittingly, the player can find and challenge him in the upper area of Meteor Falls after they defeat the new Champion, Wallace. This battle cannot have a rematch.

In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, after the player enters the Hall of Fame, Steven will leave a Beldum and a note for the player at his house in Mossdeep City. In the remakes of these games, he leaves one for the player after the Delta Episode is fully completed.

In Pokémon Platinum, the person who gives the player their villa in the Resort Area mentions that the man 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.

Steven also appears in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, introducing himself as the Hoenn Champion. The player first meets him when they leave the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City after collecting Copycat's Lost Item, where he will appear and inform them that there have been reports of either a Latios^SS or Latias^HG roaming Kanto. The player meets him a second time after defeating Red on Mt. Silver, where he will appear in the Silph Co. building in Saffron City and let the player choose one of three colored stones: the Green Stone, the Red Stone or the Blue Stone. Depending on which color is picked, he will give the player one of the three 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 and offer to trade a Beldum for a Forretress.

If the player has the Enigma Stone and enters the Pewter Museum of Science, an event will occur in which Steven will be talking to one of the museum's researchers. 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^SS or Latios^HG will be waiting to battle in Pewter City, drawn to the player by the Soul Dew.

In Pokémon Black and White, a tourist who visits Undella Town in the summer mentions Steven, explaining that he is a very powerful Pokémon Trainer who collects stones. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Steven appears alongside the other Champions from the first five generations as an opponent in the Champions Tournament at the Pokémon World Tournament.

Trainer's Eyes/Match Call

Champion Steven^RSORAS / Hard as Rock Steven^E

Strategy

Pick on the foe's weakness.^RS

Attack the weak points!^E

Strike enemies where they're weakest!^ORAS

Trainer's Pokémon^RSE / Favorite Pokémon^ORAS

The ultimate Steel Pokémon^RS

Ultimate Steel Pokémon.^E

The ultimate Steel-type Pokémon.^ORAS

Self-Introduction^RSE / Trainer Message^ORAS

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

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

When it comes down to it, I'm just the strongest there is right now.^ORAS

Pokémon

Steven uses four Full Restores in Generation III when fighting the player.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Champion Steven Ever Grande City Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $11600

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

Left for the player

	Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: None
Beldum Lv.5
Take Down Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Pokémon Emerald

Multi Battle with player

Steven battles alongside player against Maxie and Tabitha in the Mossdeep Space Center.

PKMN Trainer Steven Mossdeep Space Center Emerald

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

Meteor Falls

PKMN Trainer Steven Meteor Falls Emerald Reward: $4680

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

Left for the player

	Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: None
Beldum Lv.5
Take Down Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Traded to the player

Location	Player's Pokémon		Traded Pokémon		English nickname	Japanese nickname	Item		Ability	Nature	English OT	Japanese OT	ID	IVs
Silph Co.		Forretress		Beldum	Iron	こうてつ		Dawn Stone	Clear Body	Brave	Steven ♂	ダイゴ	23478	28/29/24/24/25/23

Given to the player

After defeating Red and receiving a Kanto Starter Pokémon from Professor Oak, Steven gives one of these Pokémon to the player. He asks the player what stone do they like the most (green, red, or blue). The stone's color corresponds to the received Hoenn Starter Pokémon.

Green stone	Red stone	Blue stone
Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Treecko♂/♀ Lv.5 Pound Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Torchic♂/♀ Lv.5 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Mudkip♂/♀ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Steven uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Metagross.

PKMN Trainer Steven Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: Occa Berry Metagross Lv.50 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy or Rock Head Held item: Air Balloon Aggron♂/♀ Lv.50 Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Metal Burst Steel Physical   --       Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush or Sand Force Held item: Focus Sash Excadrill♂/♀ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Defeatist Held item: Sitrus Berry Archeops♂/♀ Lv.50 Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Rock Grass Ability: Suction Cups Held item: Expert Belt Cradily♂/♀ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Rock Bug Ability: Battle Armor Held item: White Herb Armaldo♂/♀ Lv.50 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version

Steven will use this Pokémon when teaming with the player in a Multi Battle.

Steven Hoenn Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: Metagrossite Metagross Lv.45 Meteor Mash Steel Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

First Multi Battle with player

Steven will work as the player's partner during the Multi Battle against Courtney and a Team Magma Grunt^OR/Matt and a Team Aqua Grunt^AS on Southern Island.

Steven Southern Island Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Metang Lv.35 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --

Champion battle

Champion Steven Pokémon League Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $11,800

Types: Steel Flying Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.57 Toxic Poison Status   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Spikes Ground Status   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Claydol Lv.57 Reflect Psychic Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Aggron♂ Lv.57 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Types: Rock Grass Ability: Suction Cups Held item: None Cradily♀ Lv.57 Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Ancient Power Rock Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Rock Bug Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Armaldo♂ Lv.57 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Crush Claw Normal Physical   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: Metagrossite Metagross Lv.59 Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Meteor Mash Steel Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --

Second Multi Battle with player

Steven will work as the player's partner during the Multi Battle against Courtney and a Team Magma Grunt^OR/Matt and a Team Aqua Grunt^AS at Mossdeep Space Center during the Delta Episode, using a team identical to his initial Champion team.

Steven Mossdeep Space Center Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Types: Steel Flying Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.57 Toxic Poison Status   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Spikes Ground Status   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Claydol Lv.57 Reflect Psychic Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Aggron♂ Lv.57 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Types: Rock Grass Ability: Suction Cups Held item: None Cradily♀ Lv.57 Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Ancient Power Rock Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Rock Bug Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Armaldo♂ Lv.57 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Crush Claw Normal Physical   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: Metagrossite Metagross Lv.59 Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Meteor Mash Steel Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --

Rematch

Champion Steven Pokémon League Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: $15,800

Types: Steel Flying Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Skarmory♂ Lv.77 Toxic Poison Status   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Spikes Ground Status   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Types: Ground Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Claydol Lv.77 Reflect Psychic Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Aggron♂ Lv.77 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Types: Rock Fairy Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Carbink Lv.77 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: None Aerodactyl♂ Lv.77 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: Metagrossite Metagross Lv.79 Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Meteor Mash Steel Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --