Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Champion Steven: Team, Moves & Strategy
Champion Steven Stone’s Ruby and Sapphire team with levels, moves, abilities and held items, his Metagross ace and how to beat him at Ever Grande City. Teams come from the original game data and are the same in both versions.
Steven Stone Mixed
- Location
- Ever Grande City
- Strongest
- Metagross Lv. 58
- Uses
- Full Restore, Full Restore, Full Restore, Full Restore
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skarmory | 57 | Steel | Toxic, Aerial Ace, Spikes, Steel Wing | Keen Eye |
 Claydol | 55 | GroundPsychic | Reflect, Light Screen, AncientPower, Earthquake | Levitate |
 Aggron | 56 | SteelRock | Thunder, Earthquake, SolarBeam, Dragon Claw | Sturdy |
 Cradily | 56 | RockGrass | Giga Drain, AncientPower, Sludge Bomb, Confuse Ray | Suction Cups |
 Armaldo | 56 | RockBug | Water Pulse, AncientPower, Aerial Ace, Slash | Battle Armor |
 Metagross | 58 | SteelPsychic | Earthquake, Psychic, Meteor Mash, Hyper Beam | Clear BodySitrus Berry |
FAQ
What is Steven’s team in Ruby and Sapphire?
Skarmory (Lv. 57), Claydol (Lv. 55), Aggron (Lv. 56), Cradily (Lv. 56), Armaldo (Lv. 56), Metagross (Lv. 58).
How do you beat Steven?
Most of his team is Steel, Rock or Ground: Fire, Water and Ground moves cover nearly all of it. Metagross holds a Sitrus Berry and knows Earthquake and Psychic, so bring something bulky.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokeruby decompilation (pret/pokeruby 5784633ce4). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Hoenn map is drawn from the game’s own PokéNav map graphics.