S.S. Anne

S.S. Anne サント・アンヌ号 St. Annu "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Vermilion City
Region:	Kanto
Generations:	I, III, VII
Location of S.S. Anne in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

The S.S. Anne (Japanese: サント・アンヌ号 St. Annu) is a well-known luxury cruise liner which sails the world, stopping annually in Vermilion City, Kanto.

In the anime, it is referred to as St. Anne, which is derived from its Japanese name.

Overview

S.S. Ticket artwork from Red and Green

To get on the S.S. Anne in the games, players must first obtain an S.S. Ticket by helping out Bill at his home on Route 25.

The S.S. Anne is accessible from the Vermilion Harbor. This luxury cruise liner contains many Pokémon Trainers, including several Gentlemen and Sailors. In Generations III and VII, in one room on the first floor, a lady will restore a Trainer's party on hand to full health. Before reaching the captain's cabin, the player will encounter their rival and battle him.

After the rival has been defeated, the player will be able to enter the Captain's quarters, where they will find him seasick. By choosing to help him by giving him a backrub, players will be able to get HM01 (Cut)^RGBYFRLG or learn the Secret Technique Chop Down^PE.

Once the captain is healed, the S.S. Anne will sail away the moment player exits the ship. Although it is said to return once a year, none of the games in which it appears have a time system capable of measuring this, and the ship will not be seen again.

As the player cannot return to the ship once it has left, all of the items on the ship and in the port can be permanently missed without the player ever obtaining them. Alternatively, if the player already obtained the HM01, but then loses a battle inside and S.S. Anne and blacks out (thus returning to the Pokémon Center), the ship will remain in place until the player enters the ship again and leaves it normally. In Generation I games, the player is also able to use a glitch to re-enter the ship after it has left.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Seagallop ferries become available on the Vermilion Harbor after the S.S. Anne has departed. The Seagallop ferries can be used to travel to, from, and between the Sevii Islands.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Mina, a Trial Captain from Alola, misses the boat on her way back home. She will battle the player daily at the port while waiting for the next ship.

Skipping the S.S. Anne

Main article: Sequence breaking → S.S. Anne bypassing

In Generations I and III, if the player did not obtain the HM01 (Cut) yet but already has a Pokémon with Cut (such as a Pokémon traded from another game, or a glitch Pokémon), they may skip the S.S. Anne and continue the game normally.

If the player obtains a Pokémon with Surf, as well as the Soul Badge (to enable the use of Surf outside of battle), and the S.S. Anne has not departed yet, the player will be able to surf on the water near the S.S. Anne, as well as reach the ground tiles surrounding the water and see a truck parked there. The truck serves no purpose in Generation I, but has a hidden Lava Cookie in Generation III.

In Generation III only, if the player enters Lavender Town without having battled the rival in S.S. Anne, this battle will be permanently unavailable as the rival will not be found in S.S. Anne anymore.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the first trip to the Sevii Islands (where the player is invited by Bill after Blaine has been defeated) is normally available even if the S.S. Anne is still docked at the Vermilion Harbor. The player will also receive the Tri-Pass and be able to freely use the Seagallop to travel between the first three islands. However, once this mission is over and the player returns to mainland Kanto, they will not be able to travel to the Sevii Islands again until the HM01 is obtained and the S.S. Anne leaves the Vermilion Harbor.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, as obtaining the Secret Technique Chop Down from the captain of the S.S. Anne is a requirement for entering the Vermilion Gym, the ship and the rival battle aboard it cannot be skipped. Additionally, because none of the Trainers will battle the player once they learn the Secret Technique, the player cannot lose to one of these Trainers to black out and prevent the S.S. Anne from departing. Unlike in Generations I and III, the harbor is not considered a part of the S.S. Anne and can still be accessed after the ship has left, and the area with the truck can be accessed once the player has learned the Secret Technique Sea Skim. This area now contains a hidden Revive, which renews occasionally.

Items

Port

In Generations I and III, the port past the ticket checkpoint is counted as part of the S.S. Anne. This is no longer the case in Generation VII.

Item		Location	Games
	Lava Cookie	Far southeast of the truck, in the southeast corner, only accessible while the S.S. Anne is moored in Vermilion Harbor (requires Surf) (hidden)	FR  LG

Ship

One of the items below is in a different location in the original Red and Green version, and is listed separately. Other items are in the same location.

Item		Location	Games
	Hyper Potion	B1F, on the trash can in the lower right corner (hidden)	FR  LG
	Max Potion	B1F, in the first room from the right	R  B  Y
	Super Potion	B1F, in the first room from the right	FR  LG
	Ether	B1F, in the third room from the right	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Full Heal	B1F, in the third room from the right (item closer to the door)	P  E
	Elixir	B1F, in the third room from the right (item further from the door)	P  E
	TM44 (Rest)	B1F, in the fourth room from the right	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Super Potion	B1F, in the fourth room from the right	P  E
	Hyper Potion	B1F, in the fifth room from the right, in the lower left cornerRG or on the bed's pillowRBY (hidden)	R  B  Y
	TM08 (Body Slam)	1F, in the second room from the left	R  B  Y
	TM31 (Brick Break)	1F, in the second room from the left	FR  LG
	Shalour Sable	1F, from Blue upon boarding the ship	P  E
	Paralyze Heal	1F, in the second room from the left	P  E
	Great Ball	Kitchen, in the lower left corner	FR  LG
	Super Repel	Kitchen, in the lower left corner	P  E
	Great Ball	Kitchen, on the lowest trash can (hidden)	R  B  Y
	Chesto Berry	Kitchen, on the lowest trash can (hidden)	FR  LG
	Tiny Mushroom	Kitchen, on the lowest trash can (hidden)	P  E
	Cheri Berry	Kitchen, on the middle trash can (hidden)	FR  LG
	Pecha Berry	Kitchen, on the on the uppermost trash can (hidden)	FR  LG
	Max Ether	2F, in the second room from the left	R  B  Y
	Stardust	2F, in the second room from the left	FR  LG
	Revive	2F, in the second room from the left	P  E
	Rare Candy	2F, in the fourth room from the left	R  B  Y
	X Attack	2F, in the fourth room from the left	FR  LG
	Nugget	2F, in the fourth room from the left	P  E
	HM01 (Cut)	3F, gift from the captain in his quarters	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Chop Down	2F, taught by the captain in his quarters	P  E
	Pinap Berry ×3	Deck, under the lower right table (hidden)	P  E

Trainers

Generation I

Deck

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Reward: $510	Machop Lv.17 No item
	Tentacool Lv.17 No item
Sailor Reward: $540	Machop Lv.18 No item
	Shellder Lv.18 No item

B1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Reward: $630	Shellder Lv.21 No item
Sailor Reward: $510	Horsea Lv.17 No item
	Shellder Lv.17 No item
	Tentacool Lv.17 No item
Sailor Reward: $510	Horsea Lv.17 No item
	Horsea Lv.17 No item
	Horsea Lv.17 No item
Sailor Reward: $540	Tentacool Lv.18 No item
	Staryu Lv.18 No item
Fisherman Reward: $595	Tentacool Lv.17 No item
	Staryu Lv.17 No item
	Shellder Lv.17 No item
Sailor Reward: $600	Machop Lv.20 No item

1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Gentleman Reward: $1260	Growlithe Lv.18 No item
	Growlithe Lv.18 No item
Gentleman Reward: $1330	Nidoran♂ Lv.19 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.19 No item
Lass Reward: $270	Pidgey Lv.18 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.18 No item
Youngster Reward: $315	Nidoran♂ Lv.21 No item

2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Fisherman Reward: $595	Goldeen Lv.17 No item
	Tentacool Lv.17 No item
	Goldeen Lv.17 No item
Gentleman RB Reward: $1610	Pikachu Lv.23 No item
Gentleman Y Reward: $1540	Voltorb Lv.22 No item
	Magnemite Lv.22 No item
Gentleman Reward: $1190	Growlithe Lv.17 No item
	Ponyta Lv.17 No item
Lass RB Reward: $270	Rattata Lv.18 No item
	Pikachu Lv.18 No item
Lass Y Reward: $300	Jigglypuff Lv.20 No item

Pokémon Red and Blue

Blue has one Potion per Pokémon, using it 12.5% of the time if their HP falls below 20%.

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

Blue S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1300

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.19 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Raticate Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Kadabra Lv.18 Teleport Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Charmeleon Lv.20 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Leer Normal   --

If the player chose Charmander:

Blue S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1300

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.19 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Raticate Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Kadabra Lv.18 Teleport Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Wartortle Lv.20 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --

If the player chose Squirtle:

Blue S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1300

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.19 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Raticate Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Kadabra Lv.18 Teleport Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ivysaur Lv.20 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Vine Whip Grass   --

Pokémon Yellow

Blue has one Potion per Pokémon, using it 12.5% of the time if their HP falls below 20%.

Blue S.S. Anne Yellow Reward: $1300

Types: Normal Flying Spearow Lv.19 Peck Flying   --       Growl Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown Sandshrew Lv.18 Scratch Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Eevee Lv.20 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Growl Normal   --

Generation III

Deck

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Trevor サンジ Sanji Reward: $544	Machop♂ Lv.17 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.17 No item
Sailor Edmond カツヤ Katsuya Reward: $576	Machop♂ Lv.18 No item
	Shellder♂ Lv.18 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

B1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Fisherman Barny カズヒコ Kazuhiko Reward: $612	Tentacool♂ Lv.17 No item
	Staryu Lv.17 No item
	Shellder♂ Lv.17 No item
Sailor Phillip ユウサク Yūsaku Reward: $640	Machop♂ Lv.20 No item
Sailor Huey タツロウ Tatsurō Reward: $576	Tentacool♂ Lv.18 No item
	Staryu Lv.18 No item
Sailor Dylan ツヨシ Tsuyoshi Reward: $544	Horsea♂ Lv.17 No item
	Horsea♂ Lv.17 No item
	Horsea♂ Lv.17 No item
Sailor Duncan ヒデフミ Hidefumi Reward: $544	Horsea♂ Lv.17 No item
	Shellder♂ Lv.17 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.17 No item
Sailor Leonard ダイキ Daiki Reward: $672	Shellder♂ Lv.21 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Gentleman Thomas スコット Scott Reward: $1296	Growlithe♂ Lv.18 No item
	Growlithe♂ Lv.18 No item
Gentleman Arthur ケント Kent Reward: $1368	Nidoran♂ Lv.19 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.19 No item
Lass Ann カヤ Kaya Reward: $288	Pidgey♀ Lv.18 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.18 No item
Youngster Tyler マサノブ Masanobu Reward: $336	Nidoran♂ Lv.21 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Fisherman Dale タカフミ Takafumi Reward: $612	Goldeen♂ Lv.17 No item
	Goldeen♂ Lv.17 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.17 No item
Gentleman Brooks スミス Smith Reward: $1656	Pikachu♂ Lv.23 No item
Lass Dawn ユカ Yuka Reward: $288	Rattata♀ Lv.18 No item
	Pikachu♀ Lv.18 No item
Gentleman Lamar パーカー Parker Reward: $1224	Growlithe♂ Lv.17 No item
	Ponyta♂ Lv.17 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

Rival Blue S.S. Anne FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $720

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.19 Tackle Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Kadabra♂ Lv.18 Teleport Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Kinesis Psychic   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charmeleon♂ Lv.20 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Metal Claw Steel   --

If the player chose Charmander:

Rival Blue S.S. Anne FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $720

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.19 Tackle Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Kadabra♂ Lv.18 Teleport Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Kinesis Psychic   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Wartortle♂ Lv.20 Withdraw Water   --       Bite Dark   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --

If the player chose Squirtle:

Rival Blue S.S. Anne FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $720

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.19 Tackle Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Kadabra♂ Lv.18 Teleport Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Kinesis Psychic   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Ivysaur♂ Lv.20 PoisonPowder Poison   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Vine Whip Grass   --

Generation VII

If the player doesn't battle a Trainer before learning the Secret Technique from the captain, that Trainer will act as if already defeated and cannot be battled.

Deck

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Trevor サンジ Sanji Reward: $1,080 3 Poké Balls	Seel♀ Lv.18 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.18 No item
Sailor Edmond カツヤ Katsuya Reward: $1,080 3 Poké Balls	Poliwag♂ Lv.18 No item

B1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Leonard ダイキ Daiki Reward: $1,080 3 Poké Balls	Slowpoke♂ Lv.18 No item
Engineer Dylan タカトシ Takatoshi Reward: $1,080 3 Poké Balls	Magnemite Lv.18 No item
	Magnemite Lv.18 No item
Sailor Huey タツロウ Tatsurō Reward: $1,080 3 Poké Balls	Psyduck♂ Lv.18 No item
	Poliwag♂ Lv.18 No item
Fisherman Barny カズヒコ Kazuhiko Reward: $720 3 Poké Balls	Goldeen♀ Lv.18 No item
	Horsea♂ Lv.18 No item

1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Gentleman Arthur ロバート Robert Reward: $2,160 3 Poké Balls	Growlithe♂ Lv.18 No item
Beauty Nickie ナナ Nana Reward: $1,020 3 Poké Balls	Pidgey♂ Lv.17 No item
	Pikachu♀ Lv.17 No item
Youngster Tyler マサノブ Masanobu Reward: $320 3 Poké Balls	Mankey♂ Lv.16 No item

2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Fisherman Dale タカフミ Takafumi Reward: $720 3 Poké Balls	Magikarp♂ Lv.18 No item
Gentleman Brooks スミス Smith Reward: $2,160 3 Poké Balls	Ponyta♂ Lv.18 No item
Gentleman Lamar パーカー Parker Reward: $2,160 3 Poké Balls	Sandshrew♂ Lv.18 No item

In Let's Go, Pikachu!:

Pokémon Trainer Trace S.S. Anne Let's Go, Pikachu! Reward: $1,260

Types: Normal Flying Mega Stone: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.20 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Mega Stone: None Oddish♀ Lv.20 Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Acid Poison Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Normal Unknown Mega Stone: None Eevee♂ Lv.21 Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

In Let's Go, Eevee!:

Pokémon Trainer Trace S.S. Anne Let's Go, Eevee! Reward: $1,260

Types: Normal Flying Mega Stone: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.20 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Mega Stone: None Oddish♀ Lv.20 Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Acid Poison Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Mega Stone: None Pikachu♂ Lv.21 Thunder Shock Electric Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Layout

B1F-1F

Version	B1F		1F
Red
Blue
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen

2F-3F

Version	2F		3F
Red
Blue
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen

Rumors

The truck

The original truck

In Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a truck is placed in the S.S. Anne's port, which seems to serve no evident purpose except as scenery, and was programmed into the game as a floor tile. With scenery being very sparse in the Generation I games, and this being one of the few sprites not used anywhere else, fans began speculating that another purpose existed for this truck. The truck cannot be accessed without Surf, which the player would not normally have or be able to use before the S.S. Anne departs.

In Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen, once the S.S. Anne leaves, the player can no longer access the harbor, preventing them from seeing the truck if they attempt to return once they can use Surf. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the player is no longer prevented from accessing the harbor once the S.S. Anne leaves, so they can freely return to see the truck as soon as their partner learns the Secret Technique Sea Skim.

There are several ways the player can access the truck in Generations I and III:

• Trade in a Pokémon that knows Cut, so that there is no need to obtain HM01 (Cut).
• In Generation I, after obtaining HM01 (Cut), lose a battle on the S.S. Anne so that the player black outs and returns to the last Pokémon Center they visited, without the S.S. Anne departing, allowing them to return later with Surf. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, this method does not work, as the ship will simply depart when the player re-enters the harbor.
• In Generation I, skip Vermillion Gym (which requires Cut or Surf to access) and return once Surf and the Soul Badge have been obtained. Since Cut is required to access Route 9 and hence progress through the game, this requires sequence breaking in order to get access to Fuchsia City to earn the Soul Badge.
  • This can be done by transferring in a Fresh Water, Soda Pop, or Lemonade using Pokémon Stadium 2 to give to one of the Saffron City guards, allowing accessing Saffron City (and its adjacent locations) early. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Saffron City guards require the Tea key item, preventing trading in a drink item early.
  • Alternatively, the player can exploit one of various glitches in Generation I that allow sequence breaking.
• In Generation I, a glitch allows the player to bypass the sailor who normally blocks the entrance after the ship has departed.

The truck, as it appears in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

A rumor claimed that the truck could be moved with Strength and Mew could be found underneath it. This rumor is untrue. In Generation I, there is nothing to be found around the truck at all, but in FireRed and LeafGreen, a Lava Cookie is hidden to the south of the truck. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a Revive that respawns once per day is found in the same location.

A Beauty in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness's Quick Battle Mode in the Vs. Mode makes a reference to the truck before the battle starts with a line from a song she is writing: "There's no Pokémon under a truck, maybe you'll just find a Muk!"

The Beyond the Pokédex episode on Mew acknowledges the Mew rumor, with Spruce mentioning having been told as a child that a Mew was hiding under the truck on the docks in Vermillion City, and that a Lava Cookie is instead located there in FireRed and LeafGreen.

Return

After the S.S. Anne leaves Vermilion City, it never returns. However, in the Generation I games, one rumor claimed that if the player entered the Hall of Fame 365 times, the ship would return with more powerful opponents on board, due to an NPC in Red and Blue explaining that the ship was a luxury liner for Trainers that visited Vermilion once a year. However, this rumor is untrue.

Anti-Piracy Message

Shortly after the release of FireRed & LeafGreen, internet users began circulating a screenshot which depicted the ferryman just outside the harbor telling the player "By the way: if you like this game, buy it or die." Those sharing the image claimed that it was an anti-piracy measure, which was corroborated by anecdotal reports from people who played pirated copies on older emulators that were in wide use circa 2004. Because the message could not be found when playing on newer emulators, its absence was widely explained as the result of the software more effectively circumventing the game's copy protection measures. In reality, however, the message was hacked into a single ROM image that was widely distributed online in the 2000s before being unknowingly superseded by a ROM of the untouched base game. When examining the latter's code in a hex editor, the alleged anti-piracy measure is nowhere to be found.

In the anime

Main series

The St. Anne in the anime

Original series

The S.S. Anne, named the St. Anne in the dub, appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne and Pokémon Shipwreck.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Ash, Misty, and Brock boarded the ship after two schoolgirls, who were actually Jessie and James in disguise, offered them free tickets. This was part of a Team Rocket plot to steal the Pokémon of all Trainers on board. However, Ash and his friends enjoyed the St. Anne, which provided large amounts of food for people on board and allowed Pokémon battles below deck. While on board, James was swindled by the Magikarp salesman into buying a Magikarp in a gold-plated Poké Ball, and Ash traded his Butterfree to a Gentleman for a Raticate.

Out on the open ocean, Team Rocket, including Jessie, James, Meowth, and a number of Team Rocket Grunts began taking the Pokémon of everyone else on board the St. Anne by force. Ash led a counterattack against the Rockets, leading to a large battle and many of the members of Team Rocket being blasted off through the side of the ship.

Afterwards, the St. Anne started taking on water, and the passengers had to be evacuated. Ash delayed the evacuation to trade back the Raticate for his Butterfree, but the moment Ash obtained Butterfree's Poké Ball, the ship jerked and the Poké Ball bounces out of his hand, while at the same moment James's Magikarp's Poké Ball bounced out of his hand. When both Ash and James went back to go get their Poké Balls, the ship jerked once more and knocked out Ash, his friends, and the Team Rocket trio. When they awoke, the St. Anne was upside down and underwater, balancing on a seamount.

The two groups fought at first, but Misty took charge and began directing all of them in an emergency escape plan before the ship fell into the depths of the sea floor. Since the ship was upside down, they would need to escape through the thinnest point in its hull, which Misty knew was in the engine room, having built a model of the ship herself. They made their way through the ship to this point, and then Ash ordered his Charmander to burn a hole in the hull. With the help of Squirtle, Goldeen and Starmie, Ash and his friends were able to swim to safety, while Team Rocket nearly drowned since all they had to rely on was James's Magikarp, which could only Splash around on the floor.

Once everyone was off-board, the St. Anne's balance tilted, and it fell off the seamount, down towards the abyss, never to be seen again.

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Pokémon Chronicles

In The Search for the Legend, Ritchie rode aboard a ship called the S.S. Anne (instead of St. Anne) in the dub; the ship is unnamed in the original Japanese.

Pokémon Origins

The S.S. Anne's captain in Pokémon Origins

The captain of the S.S. Anne briefly appeared in File 2: Cubone. He was seen giving Red HM01 (Cut) after he helped him recover from his seasickness.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

S.S. Anne in Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

The S.S. Anne first appeared in Danger: High Voltorb and Buzz Off, Electabuzz! as a cargo ship that docked at Vermilion once every month. When Red heard that the citizens of Vermilion had been losing their Pokémon, he snuck aboard the ship and found out that the local Gym Leader, Lt. Surge, was behind the thefts and was using the ship to transport the stolen Pokémon away. After torturing Red with his Electric Pokémon, Surge tossed him overboard. However, Red was narrowly saved from drowning when his Poliwhirl unexpectedly evolved into Poliwrath, which then proceeded to defeat Lt. Surge's Electabuzz with Seismic Toss. Although the authorities failed to find and arrest Surge, the stolen Pokémon aboard the ship were still recovered.

In Long Live the Nidoqueen?!, Giovanni revealed that the S.S. Anne had been used to ship the Pokémon stolen by Team Rocket from Vermilion City to Viridian City, as a part of their plan to gather an unstoppable Pokémon army.

Yellow arc

The S.S. Anne reappeared in The Primeape Directive, where Yellow boarded it as it was passing by Route 9. In The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually), the ship, which was now a passenger ship instead of a cargo ship, was sabotaged by the Team Rocket Elite Trio, who exploded a bomb inside the ship and caused it to start sinking. Although Yellow was able to defeat the trio and save all of the passengers, the ship still sunk at the Vermilion Harbor.

Pokémon Zensho

S.S. Anne in Pokémon Zensho

The S.S. Anne appeared in PZ04, where Satoshi boarded the ship and met Shigeru, whom he beat in a battle. Afterwards, Satoshi encountered the ship's seasick captain, who asked him to find a sergeant who had served with him in the army. The man turned out to be Lt. Surge, who had lived years in belief that he had accidentally knocked a tall tree onto his fellow soldier. Said soldier was actually the captain of the S.S. Anne, who had saved himself with his Cut technique. As thanks for reuniting them, Satoshi received a Thunder Badge from Lt. Surge and HM01 (Cut) from the captain, before the two men set sail together aboard the cruise ship.

Trivia

The International Police agent in Generation I

• An undercover International Police agent (who has the appearance of a Gentleman) appears on the S.S. Anne in pursuit of Team Rocket. In Generations I and III, "International Police" is translated as "Global Police".
• A model of the S.S. Anne appears in the Oceanic Museum.

Name origin

St. Annu (サント・アンヌ) is the name of the computer in Game Freak's Sega Mega Drive title Pulseman. The specific kana spelling used is a transliteration of the French Sainte Anne, which means "Saint Anne".

The Japanese word 号 gō, in this context, means "model"; however, it is a Japanese-only descriptor and is not meant to be translated. The English localization uses the equivalent "S.S.", short for steamship, and drops "St." from the name.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 聖特安努號 Singdahk Ōnnóuh Hào * 鐵達尼號 Titdaahtnèih Houh * 聖安奴號 Sing Ōnnòuh Houh * Mandarin 聖特安努號 / 圣特安努号 Shèngtè Ānnǔ Hào * 聖安奴號 / 圣安奴号 Shèng Ānnú Hào * Czech Svatá Anna Danish St. Anne Dutch St. Anne Finnish St. Anne French L'Océane German MS Anne (VI+) M.S. Anne (I-IV) Hungarian Szent Anna Italian Motonave Anna (VI+) M/N Anna (I-IV) Santa Anna* Korean 상트앙느호 St. Anne Ho Norwegian St. Anne Saint Anne* Polish Święta Anna Portuguese Brazil S.S. Santa Ana* Santa Anna* Santa Ana* St. Anne* S.S. Anne* Portugal Santa Ana Russian Святая Анна Svyataya Anna Spanish S. S. Anne (VII) S.S. Anne (I-VI) Saint Anne* Swedish Saint Anne* St. Anne* Sankt Anne* S.S Anne* Turkish St. Anne Ukrainian Святої Анни Svyatoyi Anny Vietnamese Tàu Saint Anne

References

Sea transportation in the Pokémon world Core series games: Abandoned Ship • Royal Unova • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua S.S. Sinnoh • S.S. Tidal • Seagallop Ferries • Submarine Explorer 1 Orre games: Luxo Cruiser • Robo Kyogre • S.S. Libra Pokémon Ranger series: Cargo Ship • Submarine • The Union Other games: S.S. Carmonte Carnival* • S.S. Prime Treasure* Animated series: Forsaken Ship • Ghost ship • Pokémon Showboat St. Anne • S.S. Cussler • S.S. St. Flower Adventures: Abandoned Ship • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • S.S. Sinnoh S.S. Tidal • Seagallop Ferries • Submarine Explorer 1

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

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