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 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 or Latias 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 or Latios 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.
Key: Steven Stone | Steven's Pokémon
Tier: Likely 8-A | At least High 6-A, Higher with Mega Metagross and Mega Rayquaza
Name: Steven Stone, Champion Steven, Hard as Rock Steven
Origin: Pokémon
Gender: Male
Age: 25 (Gen III and VI), 28 (Gen IV), 33-43 (Gen V)
Classification: Human, Pokémon Trainer, League Champion
Alignment: Lawful Good (Steven Stone is the champion of Hoenn and helped Brendan to take on Team Magma or Team Aqua to save the world from Groudon or Kyogre)
Status: Alive
Dimensionality: 3-D
Attack Potency: Likely City District level (Should likely scale to their durability) | At least Multi-Continent level (Can fight against Brendan after he had Eight Gym Badges. Brendan faced off against Groudon, who was said to be able to raise continents. Should also be comparable to Calem, who directly faced Yveltal; Yveltal directly powers the Ultimate Weapon. Steven Stone also has a Rayquaza who was easily able to overpower the Primal forms of both Groudon and Kyogre who are superior to their base forms), Higher with Mega Metagross and Mega Rayquaza
Durability: Likely City District level (Humans in Pokémon have been shown to survive weak attacks from Pokémon, such as tanking a blast from Cosmog; Although a baby Pokémon, Cosmog should be similar to Pokémon who can use Earth Power) | At least Multi-Continent level, Higher with Mega Metagross and Mega Rayquaza
Striking Strength: Likely City District Class | At least Multi-Continent Class, Higher with Mega Metagross and Mega Rayquaza
Lifting Strength: Unknown | Unknown
Travel Speed: Average Human | Massively Hypersonic+ (Steven’s Pokémon should be comparable to Iris’s Pokémon due to both being League Champions; Iris’s Hydreigon could fly into space in a very short time)
Attack Speed: Likely Faster Than Light | Faster Than Light
Reaction Speed: Likely Faster Than Light (Due to commanding his Pokémon's every action, he should be able to react as fast as them) | Faster Than Light (Higher leveled Trainer Pokémon have shown to be able to dodge Solar Beam, which is described as a light-based attack. Can keep up with Brendan's Pokémon who fought against Wally's Pokémon. Wally can keep up with Elio's Pokémon who fought Lunala)
Stamina: High
Range: Standard Melee, Tens of Meters to Hundreds of Meters with attacks from her Pokémon
Intelligence: Unknown Intelligence
Knowledge: Grandmaster level (Steven Stone is the champion of Hoenn, which makes him superior to the Elite Four and Steven is one of the most skilled trainers in his region. He can also use a Metagross effectively in combat in which Metagross has four brains and is much more intelligent than a supercomputer)
Standard Tactics: Steven leads with his Pokémon and will use Mega Stones to Mega Evolve his Pokémon
Weaknesses: Steven has normal human weaknesses. Skarmory is weak to Fire and Electric type moves. Claydol is weak to Bug, Ghost, Water, Grass, Ice, and Dark type moves. Aggron is weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water type moves. Cradily is weak to Fighting, Bug, Steel, and Ice type moves. Armaldo is weak to Rock, Steel, and Water type moves. Metagross is weak to Ground, Ghost, Fire, and Dark type moves. Excadrill is weak to Fighting, Ground, Fire, and Water type moves. Archeops is weak to Rock, Steel, Water, Electric, and Ice type moves. Carbink is weak to Ground, Steel, Water, and Grass type moves. Aerodactyl is weak to Rock, Steel, Water, Electric, and Ice type moves. Alolan Sandslash is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground type moves. Rayquaza is weak to Rock, Ice, Dragon, and Fairy type moves. Deoxys is weak to Dark and Ghost type moves.
Note: Steven is assumed to have his ORAS team that is his strongest team in terms of level
