A Day with Steven

One day, Scottie heard a rumor that a few sync pairs would be challenging Steven to a battle at the beach.

[EN:Gen Ref="255" M="He" F="She" ] decided to swing by but found that the battle had already ended. Steven stood across from his opponents, looking cool and confident.

W-we just gotta accept that we lost, guys... Time to g-get back to training, OK?

These sync stones have a truly brilliant shine to them, don't they?

These sync stones have a truly brilliant shine to them, don't they?

Their beauty is different from any other stone I've seen before...

Hm?

Hm?

Oh! Hello there, Scottie! Sorry, I was a bit preoccupied with this stone...

Why, a very special stone!

I do! And this one is a very special stone!

A stone that can only be found at the bottom of the ocean near Pasio... A sync stone, of course!

I've traveled far and wide to find a stone that sparkles and shines as perfectly as this one does.

The bond that grows and develops between a Trainer and a Pokémon is often referred to as sync strength...

And sync stones react to that strength, making them glitter even more brightly.

But you already knew that, didn't you?

Due to my status as a Champion, I get challenged to Pokémon battles constantly here on Pasio.

But one of the great things about that is that I get to see everyone's sync stones shine whenever I battle!

The fact that I get to see them sparkle makes me look forward to battling even more.

The thing is...

Well, every sync stone shines a bit differently. Each one is unique.

Don't get me wrong, I'm incredibly pleased by that fact.

But I believe there's a well of even greater potential hidden within these stones.

That's why... Scottie! Do you have time for a battle right now?

Against you, my sync stone could potentially shine brighter than it ever has before, as long as we fight with all our might!

All right! Thanks for agreeing to help.

All right! Thanks for agreeing to help.

Let's give this everything we've got, Metagross!

We're going to make our sync stone sparkle like it's never sparkled before!

Metagross! Let's go!

As Steven and Scottie faced off, their sync stones shone magnificently!

Hah! Just as I thought!

You and your Pokémon truly are a spectacular sync pair, Scottie!

When a Trainer and a Pokémon join together with a bond as strong as yours...

that strength really does seem to reflect in their sync stone.

Just like how polishing a gemstone makes it sparkle, it seems we sync pairs need to hone our skills in order to shine as well!

Please, will you join me again sometime soon? I'd like to polish our battling skills together!

Great answer! I knew my instincts about you were correct.

Hah! Great answer! I knew my instincts about you were correct.

Soon, Metagross and I will be shining brighter than ever before! And I'm sure you and your Pokémon will do the same.

Although...

when it comes down to it, I'm just the strongest there is right now.