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There are various methods of '''[[Transportation in the Pokémon world|transportation]] by water''' in the [[Pokémon world]]. These methods include various {{wp|ship}}s and {{wp|boat}}s, as well as {{wp|submarine}}s.

==Ships and boats==
===Ghost ship===
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The [[ghost ship]] is a 300-year-old ship whose {{OBP|captain|EP095}} won the [[Orange League]], and his [[Winner's Trophy|trophy]] is protected by his {{p|Gastly}} and {{p|Haunter}}. Until shortly before {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrived on [[Moro Island]], it rested on the bottom of the ocean of the coast of the island.

===Luxo Cruiser===
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The Luxo Cruiser is [[Greevil]]'s personal yacht in {{Pokémon XD}} that he uses to reach [[Citadark Isle]].

===Robo Kyogre===
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Robo Kyogre is a ship in {{Pokémon XD}} built by [[Dr. Kaminko]] and [[Chobin]] that the player uses to breach the powerful currents around [[Citadark Isle]]. It has a counterpart in [[Robo Groudon]].

===Royal Unova===
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The [[Royal Unova]] is a luxury liner in the [[Unova]] region that sails up the river from [[Castelia City]]. It sails every [[Time|evening]] and returns to Castelia City when it is officially night. Many {{pkmn|Trainer}}s ride the ship. The Royal Unova can sometimes be seen passing underneath the [[Skyarrow Bridge]] while the player crosses the bridge, even if it is not evening when the player does so.

===S.S. Anne===
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[[File:SS Anne FRLG.png|thumb|The S.S. Anne]]
Depending on the [[canon]], the [[S.S. Anne]] stops only once every four years, annually, or monthly in [[Vermilion City]]. The [[S.S. Ticket]] that is needed to board the ship is only given away to exclusive people, such as [[Bill]] and [[Professor Oak]]. However, they can give the ticket away to others.

===S.S. Aqua===
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The [[S.S. Aqua]] is a boat that runs between [[Olivine City]] in [[Johto]] and [[Vermilion City]] in [[Kanto]].

===S.S. Cactus===
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The [[Abandoned Ship|S.S. Cactus]] was a large ship from the Hoenn Region, that supposedly carried large amounts of passengers and cargo. However, for some reason, the ship was partially submerged along {{rt|108|Hoenn}}, where it currently remains ruined on a sandbar. It is not specifically known where the boat ran between, though based on its location, one could assume it might have stopped at either [[Slateport City]] or [[Dewford Town]]. In present day, many Pokémon live in it, and lots of Trainers enjoy exploring and training on the boat, known as the Abandoned Ship.

===S.S. Libra===
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The S.S. Libra runs from [[Orre]] to other regions and is used as a Pokémon cargo ship. During the events of {{Pokémon XD}}, it was destroyed by [[Shadow Lugia]] and all the Pokémon currently in it were transformed into [[Shadow Pokémon]]. [[Michael]] later found its remains near [[Phenac City]].

===S.S. Prime Treasure===
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The S.S. Prime Treasure is a luxury cruise ship in {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|video game}} where most of Chapter 8 takes place.

===S.S. Sinnoh===
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The [[S.S. Sinnoh]] is a boat in [[Sinnoh]] that runs from [[Snowpoint City]] to the [[Fight Area]] in the [[Battle Zone]].

In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} and {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, the S.S. Sinnoh is a regular-looking ship. However, in {{game|Platinum}}, it has been redesigned and renamed the S.S. Spiral, named after the two ice-breaking drills on its bow.

===S.S. St. Flower===
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The [[S.S. St. Flower]] is a luxury cruise liner that sails in the [[Hoenn]] [[region]], often stopping at the site of the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]]. It was featured in ''[[AG119|The Ribbon Cup Caper]]'', where it was headed to [[Slateport City]]. Its passengers are {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s who successfully collected five {{pkmn|Contest}} [[Ribbon]]s from Hoenn. The [[Ribbon Cup]] is displayed on board.

===S.S. Tidal===
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The [[S.S. Tidal]] is a boat that mostly runs in the [[Hoenn]] [[region]].

After the player has become the {{pkmn|Champion}}, it will always run between [[Lilycove City]] and [[Slateport City]], and to the {{Gdis|Battle Tower|III}} in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}. However, it will also run to other places if the player has a ticket. With the [[Battle Pass]], it will run to the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} (in {{V2|Emerald}}); with the [[Eon Ticket]], it will run to [[Southern Island]]; with the [[MysticTicket]], it will run to [[Navel Rock]]; with the [[AuroraTicket]], it will run to [[Birth Island]]; and with the [[Old Sea Map]], it will run to [[Faraway Island]].

===Seagallop ferries===
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The [[Seagallop|Seagallop ferries]] run between [[Vermilion City]] in [[Kanto]] and each of the nine [[Sevii Islands]].

There are four known tickets that can be used to board a Seagallop ferry: The [[Tri-Pass]] allows the holder to travel to {{isl|One}}, {{isl|Two}} and {{isl|Three}} Islands, the [[Rainbow Pass]] to the same three islands, as well as {{isl|Four}}, {{isl|Five}}, {{isl|Six}}, and {{isl|Seven}} Islands, the [[MysticTicket]] allows travel to [[Navel Rock]], and the [[AuroraTicket]] allows travel to [[Birth Island]].

===The Union===
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The Union was hand crafted by [[Booker]] and remains at the [[Ranger Union]] in [[Almia]]. Before retirement, [[Murph]] took it to the [[Oblivia]] region to assist {{ra|Ben}} and {{ra|Summer}} with their missions there.

===Boats in [[Alola]]===
In {{g|Sun and Moon}}, ferries are the main mode of transportation used to travel between the islands of Alola, as well as to [[Aether Paradise]]. [[Hau'oli City]], [[Heahea City]] and [[Malie City]] each have their own ferry terminals.

[[Seafolk Village]] also has four moored ships, including a restaurant and a ship that allows the player to travel to [[Exeggutor Island]].

===Cruiseship in the Decolore Islands===
[[File:BW123.png|thumb|220px|Cruiseship in the anime]]
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, a cruiseship traveling between [[Unova]] and [[Kanto]] allow Trainers to visit the [[Decolore Islands]]. [[Porter]] are guides on these cruiseships. {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} traveled on these ships to journey through the Decolore Islands, starting from [[Nuvema Town]] in ''[[BW123|Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!]]'' and finishing at [[Vermilion City]] in ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]''.

===Unnamed ships and boats===
A variety of unnamed boats have been seen. For example:

* In {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}, a [[Cargo Ship]] under [[Team Dim Sun]]'s control is used to kidnap [[Barlow]] and wild Pokémon. The player and Barlow manage to take over the ship, but it crashes near the [[Ranger School]] as a result.
* In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', the ferry services out of [[Old Shore Wharf]] were canceled due to stormy conditions. {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} reach [[New Island]] thanks in part to {{TRT}} and their {{wp|Viking ship}}.
* The [[Pokémon Showboat]] is a floating theater that operates in the [[Orange Islands]].
* The [[Nurse Joy]] of an {{OBP|unnamed island|EP092}} uses a rowboat to access and treat Pokémon across many of the Orange Islands' most isolated locations.
* [[Maren]] escorts Ash and his friends to [[Shamouti Island]] in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''. They later travel between Shamouti and the [[Ice Island|Ice]], [[Fire Island|Fire]] and [[Lightning Island|Lightning islands]] to retrieve three elemental orbs to restore the {{pkmn|world}}'s order.
* [[Mr. White]] takes Ash and his friends to [[Arborville]] on his flying boat in ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]''.
* Numerous services charter between [[Johto]]'s [[Olivine City]], the [[Whirl Islands]], and [[Cianwood City]].
* In ''[[EP258|Hatch Me If You Can]]'', {{Delia}} and {{an|Professor Oak}} arrive at [[New Bark Town]]'s ports from [[Kanto]] via boat.
* In ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', Ash takes a ferry from {{an|Seafoam Island}} in [[Kanto]] to [[Hoenn]]'s [[Littleroot Town]].
* [[Rustboro City]]'s ports operate various ferry services. After missing their service, [[Mr. Briney]] escorted Ash and his friends from Rustboro to [[Dewford Town|Dewford Island]] on his personal boat in ''[[AG018|On a Wingull and a Prayer!]]''.
* Ferry services run between [[Lilycove City]] and [[Mossdeep City]]. [[Bomba Island]] and [[Muscle Island]] also have connecting services between these two cities.
* Ash and his friends dock in [[Oldale Town]] from [[Ever Grande City]] in ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]''. Ash and Brock later take a ship from [[Littleroot Town]] to somewhere north of [[Viridian City]].
* A ferry from somewhere in [[Kanto]] to [[Twinleaf Town]] in [[Sinnoh]] appeared in ''[[AG192|Home Is Where the Start Is!]]''. Ash and Brock took a return service to Kanto in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''.
* May travels on a ship from [[Snowpoint City]] to the [[Valor Lakefront]] community in ''[[DP076|A Full Course Tag Battle!]]''. She later leaves for Johto from the Lakefront using the same service in ''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]''.
* [[Twinleaf Town]] receives ferries from [[Lily of the Valley Island]], as shown in ''[[DP190|The Brockster Is In!]]''.
* Several ferry services operate between [[Canalave City]] and its neighboring islands, [[Iron Island]], [[Fullmoon Island]], and [[Newmoon Island]]. As seen in ''[[DP109|Leading a Stray!]]'', these services also go to [[Chocovine Town]].
* [[Unova]] is said to be accessible by boat, due to it being far away from all other [[region]]s.
* In ''[[BW021|The Lost World of Gothitelle]]'', it was revealed that a water taxi once operated between the outskirts of [[Pinwheel Forest]] to [[Castelia City]] before the [[Skyarrow Bridge]] was built.
* Like in {{g|Sun and Moon}}, the sea is the easiest way to get around the [[Alola]] region. In ''[[SM086|I Choose Paradise!]]'', Ash and his friends take a boat to the [[Pokémon Paradise Resort]].

====Gondolas====
{{wp|Gondola}}s have featured a few times in the {{pkmn|anime}}. It is the major mode of transport in [[Alto Mare]], a city of canals. {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} toured around Alto Mare in ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' using [[Ross]]'s gondola. A gondola also appeared in ''[[DP103|Jumping Rocket Ship]]'', where {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} is seen passing by Team Rocket after they crash-landed into a canal.

====Jet skis====
[[File:Jet ski Adventures.png|thumb|200px|A jet ski in Pokémon Adventures]]
{{wp|Jet ski}}s featured in the anime opening theme, ''[[We Will Be Heroes]]''. In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Norman also used a jet ski in ''[[PS207|On the Loose and Hyper With Zangoose and Seviper I]]''.

====Kayaks and canoes====
{{wp|Kayak}}s and {{wp|canoe}}s are used by a [[Nurse Joy]] in ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]'' and by {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} in ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''.

====Steam boats====
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} went on a {{p|Wailord}}-shaped {{wp|steam boat}} in ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies!]]''.

====Team Rocket's boats====
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Team Rocket has used many different boats in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
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==Submarines==
[[File:Magikarp Submarine.png|thumb|220px|The most used of [[Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket's submarines]], a {{p|Magikarp}} submarine]]
===In the games===
In {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire}}, {{v2|Emerald}}, {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire}}, the [[Submarine Explorer 1]], a {{wp|submarine}} made by [[Captain Stern]], is stolen by [[Team Magma]] or [[Team Aqua]] (depending on version) to reach [[Seafloor Cavern]], where either {{p|Groudon}} or {{p|Kyogre}} is.

In {{vg|Pokémon Ranger}}, the Aquamole is a submarine that the player uses to travel underwater. It has an autopilot system which allows the Aquamole to reach its destination by itself. In {{g|Ranger: Guardian Signs}}, {{OBP|Submarine|Ranger}} is a submarine that is owned by the [[Pokémon Pinchers]]. It is later crashed.

===In the anime===
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, submarines are often used by {{TRT}}, mainly to spy on {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}.

Ash and his friends have also traveled in submarines, such as in ''[[AG094|Relicanth Really Can!]]'', ''[[DP110|Hold the Phione!]]'' and in ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''.
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==Other==
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An undersea elevator is used in [[Unova]] to access [[Blueberry Academy]].

==See also==

{{Pokémon world}}

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