Stephan (Pokemon)

Stephan is a character from the Pokemon anime series.

Stephan is a rival of Ash back in Unova, Stephan's Pokemon partner is Sawk.

In the Heroes Coalition fics, Stephan is part of the Heroes Coalitions as a Solo Hero. He is also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.

Appearance
Stephan is a muscular lad, with crimson hair and blue eyes. Stephan wears a red tank with a blue stripe, a pair of green shorts and red shoes. Stephan also has a pair of white bracelets with dark stripes on his arms. Notably, Stephan has no sclera in his eyes.

Personality
Stephan is a cheery, determined boy, who loves training with his Sawk. He views his rivals with honor and excitement to battle them. However, he does not like his name being pronounced wrong (which happens most of the time). In addition, Stephan also likes to spend time in saunas to wash fatigue over.

Trivia

 * Like Butch of Team Rocket, Stephan's name was pronounced wrong at many occasions. Starting from BW105, the gag was retired as Ash and his friends started to pronounce his name right, much to his pleasure.
 * Stephan appears in the Japan-only downloadable Pokémon World Tournament, called "World Tournament (You Challenge the Unova League Too!", Unova League event for Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 along with Trip, Cameron, and Virgil in the Wi-Fi event You Challenge the Unova League Too!as a minor character. Stephan uses the Black Belt sprite, but is labeled as a Pokémon Trainer.