The Strongest There Is

The Strongest There Is 一番強くてすごい男 The Strongest and Most Amazing Man
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Type	Story event
First run	February 14 to March 16, 2020
Featured sync pairs	Steven & Metagross

The Strongest There Is (Japanese: 一番強くてすごい男 The Strongest and Most Amazing Man) was a story event in Pokémon Masters EX. It was focused on the sync pair Steven & Metagross. It also marked the debut of Wallace as an NPC.

The "Steven Spotlight Poké Fair Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Steven & Metagross for the duration of the event.

During this event, players could earn Vouchers R from co-op battles that could be redeemed in the shop. Extra vouchers were automatically exchanged with coins once the event was finished.

Plot

The player and Barry are training together on a mountain when Barry notices Steven and Wallace ascending the trail ahead of them. Curious what kind of training they might be doing, Barry and the player follow them. Steven and Wallace notice the two and surprise them at a cave entrance, and when they express interest in Steven's strength, he suggests they battle some Trainers together.

Higher up the trail, Steven is distracted from admiring the view with Wallace by stones he finds, while Barry wonders how the two are not tired from the hike. Barry suggests he and the player also look for stones, but they are interrupted by Team Break, who demand the stones they found. Wallace and Steven step in and scare Team Break off, but they return with more members, and the party is forced to battle them.

Grant arrives while Steven and Wallace finish defeating the last few members, and he marvels at Steven's skill. He introduces himself after the battle. Steven shows Barry that the ordinary-looking stone he had found is a geode and talks about stones for a moment. Grant then challenges Steven and the player's party to a battle.

After the battle, Steven and Wallace compliment Grant on the stones he wears in his hair. Barry gets excited and asks if the secret to Steven and Grant's strength is in their stones, but Steven replies that his experiences while travelling in pursuit of his passion make him strong, and Grant agrees. Wallace notes that their different passions influence their battling, and Steven encourages Barry to become stronger by following his own passion.

Battles

Single player

Name	Trainer	Pokémon
		Left	Middle	Right
Show Off Your Moves!	Camper Emerson	Shieldon Weakness:	Nosepass Weakness:	Roggenrola Weakness:
Drive Out Team Break!	Masked Man	Amaura Weakness:	Boldore Weakness:	Slugma Weakness:
Grant's Challenge	Grant	Seel Weakness:	Aurorus Weakness:	Nidoqueen Weakness:
Unite with Steven! Part 1	Poké Fan Donovan	Ponyta Weakness:	Granbull Weakness:	Roggenrola Weakness:
Unite with Steven! Part 2	Ace Trainer Elina	Arcanine Weakness:	Avalugg Weakness:	Nosepass Weakness:

Co-op

Name	Difficulty	Trainers			Pokémon			Completion Rewards
		Left	Middle	Right
Take Down Steven! Round 1	Normal	Barry	Steven	Grant	Empoleon Weakness:	Metagross Weakness:	Aurorus Weakness:	400 coins Voucher R ×11
Take Down Steven! Round 2	Hard							1,500 coins Voucher R ×13
Take Down Steven! Round 3	Very Hard							1,900 coins Voucher R ×25

Shop

Item given		Item received	Max exchanges
Voucher R ×300	→	Limited-Time 5★ Power-Up	3
Voucher R ×300	→	Limited-Time 4★ Power-Up
Voucher R ×300	→	Limited-Time 3★ Power-Up
Voucher R ×35	→	Elite Four Notes	10
Voucher R ×20	→	Gym Leader Notes ×10	5
Voucher R ×20	→	Buff Blend + ×100	3
Voucher R ×20	→	Tech Tonic + ×100
Voucher R ×20	→	Aid Ade + ×100
Voucher R ×10	→	Ultra Buff Blend ×100	5
Voucher R ×10	→	Ultra Tech Tonic ×100
Voucher R ×10	→	Ultra Aid Ade ×100
Voucher R ×7	→	Great Buff Blend ×100	7
Voucher R ×7	→	Great Tech Tonic ×100
Voucher R ×7	→	Great Aid Ade ×100
Voucher R ×5	→	Buff Blend ×100	10
Voucher R ×5	→	Tech Tonic ×100
Voucher R ×5	→	Aid Ade ×100
Voucher R ×100	→	Replay Ticket	1
Voucher R ×25	→	3★ Level-Up Manual ×10	3
Voucher R ×10	→	2★ Level-Up Manual ×10
Voucher R ×10	→	10,000 coins

Gallery

Event banner

Artwork by NEO

Music

Situation	Song key	Song name	Arrangement
In menu	No. 00004	Adventure Awaits	Unknown
During battle (Show Off Your Moves!)	No. 00017	Battle! (Sync Pair)	Shota Kageyama
During battle (Drive Out Team Break!) What’s the Secret? When the masked people approach Cracking the Mystery From start	No. 00023	Battle! (Team Break)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
During battle (Grant's Challenge)	No. 06001	Battle! (Kalos Gym Leader) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
During battle (Unite with Steven!)	No. 00018	Battle! (Powerful Sync Pair)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
During battle (Take Down Steven!)	No. 03001	Battle! (Steven) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
The Strength of a Champion From start	No. 04002	Battle! (Barry) (Pokémon Masters EX Version)	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
The Strength of a Champion After the player battles Barry What’s the Secret? From start Cracking the Mystery After the battle with Team Break The Real Secret! From start	No. 00010	Wild Wanderings	Unknown
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.

Script

• Intro

Name	Text
Steven	You look like you've been working hard on your battling skills. I should go do some training, or you might pass me up.

• Pokémon Center

Name	Text
Steven	Believe in your own strength.
Steven	If you continue to train hard, one day you could be a Champion, too... I believe in you.

• The Strength of a Champion

Name	Text
(Barry and the player training at the Mountain)
Barry	Now's our chance! Go! Attack!: Wha—?! Defend!: Hah! An opening! Man, the timing of that last move was perfect! That was so awesome! Let's take a quick break and then go for another round!
(Steven and Wallace appear in the distance, then leave)
Barry	Huh? Isn't that Steven? And...Wallace? What was that all about?! What do you think a Champion like Steven is doing all the way up here? Wait! Maybe he and Wallace are... Nah! Maybe they're training.: You're so smart! Why didn't I think of that? They must be doing some kinda super-secret training together! Maybe they're collecting stones.: Pssh! Who cares about collecting dumb rocks? They're probably doing some kinda super-secret training together! Come on! Let's go follow 'em! If they ARE doing a secret training session, we can see if they'll let us join in, too!
(Transition to Barry and the player by a cave opening)
Barry	Gee, it's kinda hard to see in here...<player>, can you come and—
???	What do you think you're doing here, hm?
Barry	WAHHH!!
(Steven and Wallace appear)
Steven	Goodness. I didn't think I was that scary. Are you going to tell Wallace and me why you were following us?
Barry	Yeah... Guess that was pretty rude, huh? We were actually just trying to investigate—
Steven	Your secret training techniques!: Our secret training techniques, huh?
Wallace	The secrets to your strength!: The secrets to our strength, huh? It seems word of your strength has spread far and wide, Steven. Though I'd expect nothing less from the Champion of the Hoenn League. If there is some secret to your success, I'd be keen to hear it as well.
Steven	Well, I'm not trying to hide anything in particular. If you follow me, I may be able to teach you a thing or two.
Wallace	My, my, how magnanimous of you.
Barry	See, <player>! I told you we'd get to learn from a Champion today if we followed them!
Steven	Before we get to that, I need you to understand something... Learning from others is great, of course, but discovering things on your own is also a key part of Pokémon battling.
Wallace	It looks like there are some other Trainers in the area. Why don't we try battling a few of them as we hike up the trail?
Barry	OK! Let's show these big shots what we can do, <player>!

• What's the Secret?

Name	Text
Barry	Wha—?! How are those two not tired after all this hiking and battling?!
Wallace	Well, just look at the gorgeous view we have up here! I can see for miles!
Steven	A beautiful hike like this certainly brings back memories of home, don't you think, Wallace?
Wallace	I suppose so. I mean, Sootopolis City is—
Steven	Hey, check out this stone!
Wallace	Tsk... Typical Steven. Why pay attention to your good friend Wallace when there are stones to find...
Barry	H-how... We just hiked up the same trail and fought the same battles...but they look like they just took a nice walk in the park! What makes them so different from us? Maybe they're born with it... Maybe it's the pretty scenery.: Hmm... It IS kinda nice up here, but I think this is something else. What if it has something to do with the stones? Maybe it's the stones.: Whoa! Yeah! You're so smart! It's gotta have something to do with the stones! If that's the case, we should go collect some stones, too! I'll take the stone on the right.: Nice! The stone you picked is kinda cute, huh? It's all smooth and round. I'll take the stone on the left.: Nice! The stone you picked looks kinda tough, huh? It's all sharp and pointy. Check out this huge monster stone I picked up! Hmm... It's actually kinda normal looking, huh? On second thought, it's probably not very rare...
???	Hey, kid! Hand over that stone if y'know what's good for ya!
(Team Break appears)
Barry	What?! Where the heck did you guys come from?! We found these stones ourselves! They're ours—finders keepers!
Masked Man	You wanna play hardball, kid? All right. That's fine. We can do this the tough way!
Wallace	Tsk... That entrance of yours was tragically cliché, gentlemen. Not to mention dull.
Masked Man	Whoa, hold up... Ain't you that one Gym Leader from Hoenn? Wh-whatever... We ain't gonna let a measly Gym Leader stop us from—
Steven	I think it's time for you to leave. Don't you?
Masked Man	Th-th-they got the Hoenn CHAMPION, too?! Uhh... Er...
Steven	Well, what will it be, boys? If you insist on robbing my friends, you'll have to get through me first. I can take you all on at once, if you like.
Masked Man	Y-you sure talk a big game! Better watch out—we'll be back for you!
Barry	Whoa! That was so cool! All you had to do was look at those bullies, and they were running away like babies!
Steven	Well, now that that's out of the way... That stone that you two picked up is actually—
Masked Man	Hahaha! Told you we'd be back for you! And this time, we brought a few buddies along for the ride!
(Team Break reappears with reinforcements)
Masked Man	We've got you so outnumbered, yo! Hope you like gettin' pounded to dust!
Wallace	Hm. Dust, he says... What do you think, Champion?
Steven	*sigh* The stone will have to wait. I have some ruffians to take care of first.

• Cracking the Mystery

Name	Text
(Wallace and Steven battle and defeat Team Break)
Wallace	There are more of them than I thought. This may take a bit longer... Wait... Did you already defeat the rest of them?!
Steven	These grunts aren't much of a challenge. Come on, Wallace. Let's take care of these last few stragglers.
Barry	Man, are you seeing what I'm seeing?! Steven and Wallace as a combo are just way too good!
???	He's incredible, isn't he? Even more than the rumors make him out to be.
(Grant appears)
Barry	Eeek! What in the—Grant?! What's going on? You nearly scared me half to death!
Grant	I'm sorry if I startled you... I couldn't help but be impressed. Look at Steven... He doesn't waste a single movement with his commands, and Metagross matches him at every beat. I feel like only a Champion could be that perfectly in sync with their Pokémon.
Steven	Oh? I'm sorry, I don't believe we've met.
Grant	Ah, my apologies. I'm Grant, the Gym Leader of Cyllage City in the Kalos region. I was just doing some rock-climbing on the cliffs over there when I spotted you all training. When I heard the commotion, I decided to head this way to see if anything was wrong. I didn't expect to see such an expert display...
Wallace	Well, one must come to expect this level of mastery when Steven is around. He was particularly merciless back there, too... Perhaps it's because his opponents were trying to steal stones. Steven can be quite sensitive when it comes to stones. Cross him, and he turns into an entirely different person! It seems you all lucked out today! Not everyone gets the chance to witness the sheer power of Steven and his Metagross. Speaking of which, I trust your stone came out of this fiasco safe and sound, Barry?
Barry	Snap, I almost forgot! I've got it right here. I wonder why those thugs were trying to steal it in the first place. It looks pretty ordinary to me.
Steven	Can I borrow it for a moment, Barry? I think you may be surprised...
Barry	What? Whoa! Are you serious?! Look how pretty it is!
Steven	This stone may look ordinary on the outside, but it's actually quite rare. It's called a geode. Those are crystals on the inside. It takes years and years for the crystals to form into something beautiful like this. They must have brought in rock and soil from other regions when they were building up these mountains. Pasio's origins as an artificial island come with all sorts of surprises, it seems. I never thought I'd find a geode like this here. It's really incredible, if you think about it.
Barry	Whoaaa! That's so cool! I've never even seen a stone like this before!
Wallace	Well, the largest ones can fetch a good price in the shop, but I doubt those ruffians understand the true beauty and value of these stones.
Steven	Do you have any stones like this already, Steven?: I do, in fact. I have quite a variety of rare geodes in my personal collection. Do you want this stone, too?: Oh, no. That one is for you to keep! I actually have quite a variety of rare geodes in my personal collection. If you're curious, you can always stop by and see the collection yourself.
Grant	Pardon me, but... Um, Steven? Would it be all right if I challenge you to a Pokémon battle? I've been hoping for an opportunity like this since I first heard the rumors about you. It's something I've looked forward to for a long time. What do you say?
Steven	Of course! Challenge accepted. How are you feeling, Wallace?
Wallace	To be honest, a break would be nice. Barry, <player>, this one is all yours.
Barry	All right! Let's do this!
Steven	You've actually got me curious about something, Grant.
Grant	Really? What is it?
Steven	Let's save that for after the battle, shall we?

• The Real Secret

Name	Text
Grant	Whew... Defeating the Champion is a wall that I am unable to surmount.
Barry	Aw, man! That was the rockiest battle I've been through in a long time!
Grant	You were really strong!: That's my line! Your teamwork was amazing. Truly a sight to behold! Bet we could beat you again!: Well, I won't let you win so easily next time. I'm going to continue to reach for the top—it will be me who triumphs when we meet again. That reminds me... You mentioned you were curious about something earlier, Steven?
Steven	Yes. I wanted to ask you about the stones you use in your hair.
Wallace	You know, I've actually been curious about the very same thing! Are those stones part of your fashion, or...?
Grant	They are! I've always thought they fit well with my style. There's no special meaning behind them or anything, though.
Steven	Curious... But even if that's the case, your placement of the stones and choice of color are brilliant! You may not put much thought into it, but you've clearly breathed life into those stones.
Wallace	Oh, I agree completely! It's a wondrous hairstyle. Nothing short of beautiful! With your fashion sense, you and your Pokémon could easily take first place in a beauty contest!
Barry	Oho! I knew it! The secret's in the stones, <player>! Grant was super strong, too, right? I mean, he's a Gym Leader! I'm right, aren't I? The secret to your strength has to do with your stones, right?
Steven	I do have a thing for stones. You're right about that much. But it goes deeper than that. I travel the world in search of interesting stones, but so much happens along the journey before I ever find a single one. I get to encounter all sorts of people and Pokémon along the way, as well as experience the beauty of nature. My love for stones is reflected in all of those things. So if there really is a secret key to my strength... I'd say it's having something I'm passionate about and appreciating all of the experiences I have as I follow my passion.
Wallace	Was meeting me one of those experiences, hm?
Steven	Of course it was. Building a friendship with someone as bright and encouraging as you has been a big part of my journey. Everyone knows that I have plenty of strength on my own in a battle. But when I have a friend battling at my side, I can be even stronger than that.
Grant	I think we share a lot of things in common. You're as passionate about stones as you are about Pokémon battling, and it's the same way with me and sports. My love for sports is like a driving force that keeps me moving forward... and the experience I gain along the way is something I can use in my battles, too.
Wallace	So, essentially...the journey that comes with collecting stones and the experience gained from playing sports influence the way you two battle.
Barry	That! Yes! I finally get it! The secret to being strong is having something you love! For me, maybe that's Pokémon! Do you think my love for Pokémon can make me a super-awesome Trainer in the future, too?!
Steven	I think so. Both of you have kept up with us fairly well as we've battled our way up this mountain. And you were definitely on the right track in that tussle with the masked thugs earlier, as well as in our battle with Grant just now. If Pokémon battling is already something that you love, I'm sure you're well on your way to becoming great Trainers someday. So keep following your passions, all right? Once you're confident in your strength, you should come challenge me in Hoenn. After all, when it comes down to it... I'm just the strongest there is right now.

Trivia

• Excluding the rerun of The Importance of Elegance, The Strongest There Is was the final story event to include co-op battles.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese 一番強くてすごい男 Mandarin Chinese 最強最厲害的人 French Force et élégance German Der Stärkste Italian Il più energico Korean 제일 강하고 멋있는 남자 Spanish El más fuerte

See also

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