Captain Stern

Captain Stern (Japanese: クスノキ館長 Director Kusunoki) is an oceanographer who lives in Slateport City.
==In the games==
Due to his occupation, Captain Stern is responsible for a lot of the town's livelihood. He constructed the S.S. Tidal, a ship transporting people to and from Lilycove City and Slateport City. He also built the Oceanic Museum, and runs Stern's Shipyard.
He ordered the Devon Goods/Parts from Rustboro City. Team Magma or Team Aqua will threaten him in the Oceanic Museum to try to recover the Devon Goods, which are plans for a new submarine engine for Stern's next project — Submarine Explorer 1.
After gaining access to the HMs and , the player can go to the Abandoned Ship/Sea Mauville in hopes of finding a Scanner. For , in exchange for that item, Captain Stern will offer either a DeepSeaScale or DeepSeaTooth in return, both of which are required for to evolve into and , respectively. In , Captain Stern instead gives the player the Clear Bell or Tidal Bell, which is required to encounter or on Sea Mauville.
==Gallery==
===Sprites and models===
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===History===
Captain Stern's appears in the episode The Spheal of Approval. He is the curator of 's Oceanic Museum, a marine biologist and runs a local shipbuilding business.
He was introduced to and Max when his young friend battled them and lost. Captain Stern stepped in and mentioned he had been looking for Marius before taking the boys on a guided tour of the museum. The museum had many sculptures of Pokémon and models of submarines. Captain Stern also showed off his latest find, a volcanic rock formed by underwater volcanoes, supposedly created by the Legendary Pokémon, .
While the kids went to go get snow cones, members of Team Magma broke into the museum and stole the stone. Ash helped Captain Stern handle Tabitha and his accomplice grunts while Max and Marius were ordered to alert Officer Jenny to the situation. Ash managed to gain possession of the case, but soon dropped it trying to avoid a from a . As a result the stone broke into two pieces, and Team Magma fled with the larger portion. Later, Ash apologized to Captain Stern for letting Team Magma escape, but Stern was grateful to just keep half of the stone so he could study it.
===Pokémon===
===Voice actors===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In the Pokémon Adventures , Captain Stern appears in a supporting role. came to Slateport to enter a Pokémon Contest when Team Magma attacked, looking for Captain Stern. They kidnapped Stern, Ruby, the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman, and Dock.
Team Magma wanted to use Submarine Explorer 1 to reach the Seafloor Cavern, the deepest part of Hoenn's ocean. However, a special starter developed by the Devon Corporation and transported in the Devon Goods was needed. Ruby saved Captain Stern but ended up drifting away in the submarine. During the conflict, Stern ended up being poisoned by a .
Later, Captain Stern was able to inform Norman, and Gabby and Ty of Ruby's location.
When flooded half of Hoenn, Stern helped evacuate the people of Slateport into ships, including the S.S. Tidal.
Captain Stern is apparently friends with both Steven Stone and Wallace.
He later appears in Swampert Smashes, where he and Dock were seen watching the news about the meteor that was about to hit the planet in several days.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	クスノキ Director Kusunoki 	From 樟 kusunoki ()
English 	Captain Stern 	From
German 	Kapitän Brigg 	From Brigg ()
French 	Capitaine Poupe 	From poupe (stern)
Italian 	Remo 	From remo (oar)
Spanish 	Babor 	From babor ()
Korean 	해양 Director Haeyang 	From 해양 (海洋) haeyang (ocean)
Chinese () 	庫斯諾吉 / 库斯诺吉 Director Kùsīnuòjí 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	庫斯諾吉 Director Fusīnohkgāt 	Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
Czech 	Kapitán Stern 	From his English name
Polish 	Kapitan Stern 	From his English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Capitão Stern 	From his English name
Russian 	Капитан Штерн Capitan Shtern 	Transcription of his English name
Vietnamese 	Viện trưởng Kusunoki 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Animation characters
Category:Manga characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Ruby and Sapphire characters
Category:Emerald characters
Category:Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire characters
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