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Spoilers The Black Charizard Trainer

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So, I was playing through the Delta Episode of Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, and near the end of it, when Steven is talking with Wallace, Steven mentions a trainer who owns a black Charizard. I can't recall any trainers who, within the game's canon, carries a black Charizard, be it a shiny normal one or the Mega X one. Any ideas on who Steven is referring to?
 
He's talking about alain grom the mega evolution special of the anime.

This. More specifically from Bulbapedia:

"If the player has Steven's Shiny Beldum, Steven Stone makes a nod to Alain and Mega Evolution Special II during the Delta Episode in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, mentioning an occasion, a long time ago, when he had the chance to meet and battle Rayquaza alongside a young Trainer who used a black Charizard."

It also makes me wonder if Alain is actually intended to make an appearance in an upcoming main game, or if the above is just a nod to the anime considering that it only happens when you have the event Beldum in your party. It would be cool if his involvement with Team Flare in XY(Z) actually parallels the role that he has in a hypothetical new Kalos adventure. Nonetheless it was a nice little Easter Egg to have in ORAS.

Can I also say that I loved the shiny Beldum event? First time i've bothered training the species up and now as a Metagross it is a huge mainstay of my Omega Ruby team.
 
I think it's just an easter egg, as the picture in Archie's room is apparently a nod to the manga
 
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