Upon walking outside, Latias SS or Latios HG will be waiting to battle in Pewter City, drawn to the player by the Soul Dew. 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. The researcher will extract the Soul Dew from the stone and give it to the player. When he is spoken to, he will notice the Enigma Stone and have the researcher examine it. 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. building and offer to trade a Beldum for a Forretress. After visiting and speaking to him there, he will return to the Silph Co. He can later be found in the Pewter Museum of Science, examining a shelf. Depending on which color is picked, he will give the player one of the three Hoenn starter Pokémon. building in Saffron City and let the player choose one of three colored stones: the Green Stone, the Red Stone or the Blue Stone. Silver, where he will appear in the Silph Co. The player meets him a second time after defeating Red on Mt. 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. Steven also appears in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, introducing himself as the Hoenn Champion. This mysterious previous owner may in fact be Steven. After collecting the stones, he left the region with all the items in the villa. 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. 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.
Fittingly, the player can find and challenge him in the upper area of Meteor Falls after they defeat the new Champion, Wallace. 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. 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 Ruby and Sapphire, Steven appears as the Champion of the Hoenn region. In Pokémon Emerald, he is no longer the Champion-due to Wallace taking his place-and instead wanders the Hoenn region, aiding the player on their journey. He is a collector of rare stones, is the son of the president of the Devon Corporation, and makes his home in Mossdeep City. Steven Stone is a master Steel -type Trainer and the Champion of the Hoenn region's Pokémon League in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, as well as the Hoenn League Champion in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.