Steven Stone

Steven Stone is the Pokémon Hoenn League Champion from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. He is a fan favorite and the focus of many fanworks. He also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters, PokéAni and Pokéspe. In Pokémon Emerald, he instead is a final boss after Wallace, that game's Champion.
The Pokemon he is most associated with are Metagross, Skarmory and Aggron.
==Canon Overview==
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
==Relationships ==
Steven is also popular for Self-Shipping and Yumejoshi.
==== M/M ====
* Steven is most commonly paired up with Wallace, forming OriginShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called ミクダイ (Mikudai), meaning Wallace is the seme and Steven is the uke in the coupling.
** The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as ダイミク (Daimiku).
* Steven is also shipped with Brendan,forming TensaiShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called ダイユウ (Daiyuu), meaning Steven is the seme and Brendan is the uke in the coupling.
** The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as ユウダイ (Yuudai).
* Steven is also shipped with Lance, forming NeoChampionShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called ダイワタ (Daiwata), meaning Steven is the seme and Lance is the uke in the coupling.
** The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as ダイミク (Daimiku).
==== F/M ====
* Steven is also shipped with May, forming HoennChampionShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ダイハル (Daiharu).
* Steven is also shipped with Cynthia, forming DarkSteelshipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ダイシロ (Daishiro).
* Steven is also shipped with Flannery, forming CandlestickShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL.
** While the pairing doesn't appear to be shipped in Japanese-speaking PKMN fandom, it has a loyal following in English-speaking PKMN fandom.
==== Poly ====
*Steven, Wallace and Winona are often shipped together in a polyamorous relationship, dubbed SabotageShipping by English-speaking PKMN fandom.
=== Less Popular Relationships===
*BasinShipping - Archie & Steven Stone
*BastionShipping - Steven Stone & Aggron
*BismuthShipping - Steven Stone & Infi
*BlackStoneShipping - Gameverse!Silver & Steven Stone
*BloodCrossShipping - Norman, Steven Stone & Nurse Joy
*BrittleShipping - Steven Stone, Zero & Jasmine
*BrushingShroomishShipping - Steven Stone & Jessica (XY)
*BumpShipping - Steven Stone & KarenMore can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
==Popular Tropes & Fanon==
Steven Stone can be considered a Tumblr Sexyman on Sexypedia.
==Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta==
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
==Example/Notable Fanac==
=== Fan Communities/Fan Events ===
* , a community on Fanpop
* , a club on DeviantArt
* , a club on DeviantArt
* , a club on DeviantArt
* , a club on DeviantArt for Cynthia/Steven Stone
* , a club on DeviantArt for Riley/Steven Stone
=== Fan Art ===
* (2007)
=== Fan Mixes ===
* (2015)
=== Wikis ===
* on Bulbapedia
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
==References==
Category:Pokémon Characters