Besides trading and hacking...
After defeating Red on top of Mt. Silver, go to the Silph Co. building in Saffron city, on the right side of the first floor, talk to Steven, he'll present you with a choice of which Hoenn starter to choose, Treecko (grass), Torchic (fire), or Mudkip (water).
you can only choose one.
By Ruby I'm assuming you mean the Hoenn starters, then yes, you can get one of three of them in HeartGold/SoulSilver
After defeating Red, a man in Sliph Co. (in Saffron City), will let you pick one of the three Hoenn Starters: Treecko, Torchic or Mudkip.
In order to get Hoenn Starters, you have to have defeated Red at Mt. Silver. Then, go to Silph Co. in Saffron City. Once there, talk to Steven, the Hoenn Champion. Choose one of the colored stones to match up to the type of the Hoenn Starter pokemon.
In heartgold and/or soulsilver yes you get it from steven in saffron city after beating red.
He will give you one of the three Hoenn starters, and will also notify you of Latios' (Or LATIAS) arrival to the region.
from steven he'll be at sliph co. after u defeat red he will give u a choice of 1 of the 3 starters of hoenn
You cannot actually go to Hoenn in SoulSilver, but you can catch Pokemon from Hoenn on Wednesdays with Hoenn Music on the radio.
Nope, you won't be able to go to Hoenn in Pokémon SoulSilver.
No the English version of heat gold does not have hoenn starters. But it has kanto starters after you beat the Elite 4.
You cannot get to the Hoenn region in Pokémon SoulSilver, the only regions that are available in SoulSilver are Johto and Kanto regions.
as far as i know you can not get to the hoenn region in soulsilver/heartgold sorry to disappoint. also I looked around the web and they said you cant get to hoenn
The first starters are obviously at the beginning of the game. (cyndaquil, totodile, and chikorita) Next starters are after you beat Red and The Elite Four. Go to Proffesor Oak and he gives you the Kanto starters (charmander, squirtle, and bulbasaur). Then you run into Steven and he gives you the Hoenn starters ( torchic,treeko, and mudkip)