Joseph Stone ツワブキ・ムクゲMukuge Tsuwabuki
Art fromRuby and Sapphire
Age	52ORAS[1]
Gender	Male
Hometown	Rustboro City
Region	Hoenn
Relatives	Steven Stone (son), grandfather
Generation	III,VI
Games	Ruby, Sapphire,Emerald,Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire
Animated debut	Stairway to Devon
English voice actor	Ted Lewis
Japanese voice actor	Masahiko Tanaka

Joseph Stone (Japanese:ツワブキ・ムクゲMukuge Tsuwabuki), usually referred to asMr. Stone (Japanese:ツワブキ社長President Tsuwabuki), is the president of theDevon Corporation and father ofSteven Stone.

In the games

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Mr. Stone is the president of the Devon Corporation. After recovering theDevon Goods from either a member ofTeam Aqua orTeam Magma, he will give theplayer aPokéNav and ask them to deliver a letter toSteven inDewford Town. Once the letter is delivered, he will give the player anExp. Share.

He considers himself generous and collects rare rocks and stones. He also has a large interest inPokémon; he wanted the PokéNav developed so that he could better understand Pokémon emotions.

Devon Corporation was in charge of carvingRusturf Tunnel out of the mountain to connectRoute 116 andVerdanturf Town; however, Mr. Stone shut the project down because it was disturbingthe local Pokémon.

He is an old friend ofMr. Briney as they, along with another man, used to travel the world together in their youth.

Gallery

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Sprites and models

Overworld sprite from Ruby and Sapphire	Overworld sprite from Emerald

Quotes

Main article:Mr. Stone/Quotes

In animation

History

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Mr. Stone appeared inStairway to Devon. While wandering throughRustboro City,Max first noticed Mr. Stone showing off a novelty can opener to the local children. The demonstration didn't go well, however, and the gathered crowd soon left, with only Max staying behind. Max informed Mr. Stone that his PokéNav was broken, so he directed Max towards theDevon Corporation to get it repaired. The President then quickly fled after his assistantKennedy spotted him during one of his searches.

Following his advice, Max found the Devon Corporation building, where he spotted Mr. Stone and Kennedy being approached byOfficer Jenny, who wanted to warn him of a potential infiltration of the organization. Mr. Stone then found Max, who was hiding, and had one of the Corporation's technicians repair the PokéNav. Max later learned of Mr. Stone's role in the Devon Corporation. He took Max on a tour of the laboratories, pointing out a project to revive extinct Pokémon fromFossils. Having become well acquainted with Max, the President then sent Kennedy to retrieve Max's friends from thePokémon Center.

Mr. Stone suddenly noticed a suspicious scientist, and he and Max decided to follow him. However, Max tripped and alerted the intruder to their presence, causing him to flee. Mr. Stone then called Kennedy about the suspect, and the Devon Corporation was put into a state of emergency. Kennedy,Ash, and the others soon confronted the thief on the rooftop, while Max and Mr. Stone blocked off the escape stairwell.Team Rocket, who was fleeing fromOfficer Jenny after she caught them trying to infiltrate the Devon Corporation, unintentionally helped Mr. Stone recover stolen vials of Creation Fluid from the thief. Officer Jenny later explained that the thief was a member ofTeam Aqua.

Afterwards, Mr. Stone took the children out for dinner, and while eating, he secretly returned the now-repaired PokéNav back to Max.

Character

Mr. Stone prioritizes quality products and is prepared to invest in experimental technology rather than profit. The President also makes a point to know all of his employees, namely for security purposes. He also tries to escape from his business duties so he could walk the streets ofRustboro City in search of new inventions. He often speaks with children, finding their young and inquisitive minds to be among the biggest sources of inspiration.

Voice actors

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

History

Prior toRuby & Sapphire arc

Mr. Stone is a close friend of bothDrake andMr. Briney. During the Pokémon Association's attempt to capture and controlRayquaza, Mr. Stone, and members of Devon were sent to theEmbedded Tower to defeat it. Their operation would be hampered by the Draconid Lorekeeper,Aster, who defended Rayquaza from Devon's attempt to subdue it. After a tumultuous battle, Aster was killed in the fight, and Rayquaza was transferred to the Pokémon Association's laboratory.

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Mr. Stone was first seen watchingSapphire rescue hisCastform from being sucked into a fountain during a trip throughPetalburg Woods. After Sapphire rescued the Castform and healed it up, three members ofTeam Aqua attacked Mr. Stone and stole aspecial machine from his pockets. Sapphire chased after the villains and defeated them with Castform's help, but they escaped with the machine. The stress was too much for Mr. Stone, who soon falls into a coma, but he hands Sapphire aletter to hand to his son, Steven, before passing out. His Castform decided to travel withGabby and Ty while its owner was still unconscious.

The machine turns out to be a special component for theSubmarine Explorer 1, which will allow it to dive to the depths of the ocean without being crushed by the depth's pressure. He and Steven aimed to use the Submarine Explorer 1 to seal theSeafloor Cavern, as they realized that villains are aiming to awakenGroudon andKyogre. With the component and the submarine stolen by Teams Magma and Aqua, Steven decided to use the backup plan of awakening theLegendary PokémonRegirock,Regice, andRegisteel and use their power to prevent Groudon and Kyogre's clash from damaging Hoenn. Mr. Stone is later taken toNew Mauville in order to escape the regions' flooding. As he lies unconscious, Mr. Stone begins muttering his son's name in his sleep. After meeting with Sapphire, Steven receives the letter from his father. The letter contained a piece of paper that completed a slab with instructions on how to awaken Regirock, Regice, and Registeel. With the help of Sapphire's Pokémon, Steven awakens the three Pokémon and uses them to help contain Groudon and Kyogre's power.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

Mr. Stone and Steven lead an operation to prevent an incoming meteoroid from crashing into the Hoenn region. To assist him in this mission, Mr. Stone enlists the help of his old friends,Mr. Briney andDrake, as well as the aid ofUltima of Two Island, who is tasked with teaching the Hoenn Pokédex holders,Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald, the ultimate moves. The three Pokédex holders are also given aMega Bracelet, which they can use to activate Mega Evolution.

Once Sapphire and Emerald finished their training, Mr. Stone has Mr. Briney take everyone to theSea Mauville, where a machine known as theAbsorber is located. The next day, Mr. Stone and Steven use the Absorber on Sapphire'sChic and Emerald'sSceptile in their Mega-Evolved states. The process drains the life energy of the two Pokémon and transfers it into a machine capable of transporting the meteoroid away known as the dimensional shifter, but also causes intense pain to Chic and Sceptile. Despite the scene horrifying everyone else, Mr. Stone and Steven continue with the process. After the dimensional shifter is filled with enough energy, the area is attacked byZinnia and her small army of Team Aqua and Magma Grunts in order to destroy the shifter. Everyone fights off Zinnia and her allies, but a wildHoopa appears and uses its ring to warp Sapphire and the shifter to another location. After Ruby arrives to help, he manages to get Zinnia to leave by offering up his and Emerald's Mega Bracelets.

Afterwards, Mr. Stone and Steven are left behind on the Sea Mauville while everyone else goes off to find another way to stop the meteoroid. Dejected that his plans failed and friends abandoned him, Mr. Stone nearly gives up until Steven cheers him up by pointing out that Sapphire and the shifter have merely been transported somewhere else. They quickly receive a call from Professor Cozmo, who informs the two that Sapphire and the shifter safely arrived at Mossdeep City, but the Space Center is being swarmed by press members that were informed about the disaster that will strike Hoenn. Mr. Stone and Steven immediately head off to Mossdeep City to help with the press.

Upon arriving, Mr. Stone helps Professor Cozmo with the rocket that the dimensional shifter was attached to. Sapphire tells Steven that she senses Zinnia's presence and goes off to stop her from interfering with the rocket's launch. Sapphire and Zinnia's clash leads the two into battling on top of the rocket while it flies through the air. Eventually Sapphire is defeated, allowing Zinnia to destroy the shifter and knock the rocket into the ocean.

Later, Mr. Stone and Steven travel to Sootopolis City, where Zinnia was taken to after her attempts to get Rayquaza to join her ended in defeat. Mr. Stone attempts to apologize to Zinnia for the trouble he caused in attempting to control Rayquaza. Zinnia rejects this apology and claims that Mr. Stone is only trying to save face for his failures, and criticizes the lack of "imagination" his scientific solution had brought.

After Zinnia finally opts to aid the others and reveals that the Lorekeeper was essentially on a suicide mission as they would travel to the vacuum of space in order to destroy meteor, Mr. Stone works with the admins of both Neo Team Aqua and Team Magma in order to craftspecialsuits to protect Ruby and Sapphire in space.

Pokémon

This listing is of Mr. Stone's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Released

Castform♀

Debut	Lombre Larceny

Main article:Fofo

This femaleCastform originally belonged to Mr. Stone. She was first seen being trapped in a fountain as a trap laid byTeam Aqua. After Sapphire rescued her, Team Aqua attacked Mr. Stone to steal a special component from him. The attack left Mr. Stone in a coma while his Castform went to travel with Gabby and Ty. After an encounter with Ruby at theWeather Institute, Castform decided to go with the boy and was later namedFofo (Japanese:POPO).

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

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Mr. Stone makes an appearance inLet's Invite Something New! Go! Go! Go!. Similarly to the games, he is the President ofDevon Corporation.

Red were sightseeing aroundRustboro City and notice the Devon Corporation. The group peek inside and see Mr. Stone doing his speeches and how he would get 3800 yen. He noticed the group outside and invited them in. Mr. Stone showed the group his inventions which madeClefairy excited. Seeing Clefairy's enthusiasm, Mr. Stone decided to have Clefairy try it out. Clefairy showed him a backpack that transformed into a helicopter. However, when Clefairy tried it out, the wing of the helicopter broke and the whole invention exploded. Mr. Stone became disappointed that Clefairy let him down.

Inside, one of Mr. Stone's employees showed him an invention which was an advanced power tool that Mr. Stone tried out, still calling Clefairy a failure. He used the tool which was actually a ray gun and zapped Clefairy. However, Clefairy survived instead of vanished even though Mr. Stone wanted Clefairy to disappear. As a result, he threw the ray gun on the floor and it broke, only forPikachu to fix it. Mr. Stone became happy that Pikachu was able to program it to make Clefairy disappear but when Pikachu tried it out, it gave Clefairy a shiny feeling instead of what Mr. Stone wanted. As Clefairy left with the device, Mr. Stone and the employee from before slam the door to get him to come back. Mr. Stone, along with some people who were zapped by Clefairy, chase after him for making them look ugly. Mr. Stone then fell to the floor when Clefairy zapped himself in order to make himself look like a monster.

Unlike other media, Mr. Stone does not mention anything about his son, Steven, nor did Steven appear.

In the TCG

Artwork

Artwork from the cards:

Examining a new device

Cards

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Mr. Stone in thePokémon Trading Card Game.

Mr. Stone Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Mr. Stone's Project	T [Su]	EX Emerald		79/106	Quick Construction Packs		009/015 010/015
		EX Holon Phantoms		88/110	Crawdaunt Quarter Deck		008/015
		EX Dragon Frontiers		77/101	Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck		019/024

Trivia

• In the English dub ofStairway to Devon, he was unnamed, and was referred to only as President.
• InPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Mr. Stone has a framed portrait ofOmanyte in the back of his office, and he gives theplayer thePidgeotite in the same room. This may be a veiled reference toTwitch Plays Pokémon.

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