S.S. Anne

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

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

Layout

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

This ship contains many Pokémon Trainers, including many Gentlemen and Sailors. In Generation III, 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, players will encounter Blue and must battle him.

When Blue is 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).

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. The only way in which one can get the ship to remain is by losing a battle and blacking out, thus returning to the Pokémon Center (or using a Generation I glitch).

In the programming code of Diamond and Pearl, an item called "S.S. Ticket" has been found. According to its in-Bag description, it is a "ticket for the Luxury Liner S.S. Anne," which means that S.S. Anne was possibly meant to reappear in Sinnoh or that Diamond and Pearl were built off a heavily modified Generation III game engine.

Items

Port

Item		Location	Games
	Lava Cookie	South of the truck in the harbor (requires Surf) (hidden)	FR  LG

Ship

Item		Location	Games
	Max Potion	On the bottom deck, in the far right room	R  B  Y
	Ether	In room 3 on bottom deck	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	TM44 (Rest)	In room 2 on bottom deck	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Hyper Potion	On the bottom deck, in the far left room, on the bed's pillow (hidden) (Not in Japanese Pokémon Red and Green)	R  B  Y
	TM08 (Body Slam)	On the main deck, in the second room from the left	R  B  Y
	Great Ball	In the galley, in the bottom trash can (hidden)	R  B  Y
	Max Ether	On the top deck, in the second room from the left	R  B  Y
	Rare Candy	On the top deck, in the third room from the right	R  B  Y
	HM01 (Cut)	Receive from the Captain in his quarters on the top deck	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Hyper Potion	In trash can on bottom deck (hidden)	FR  LG
	Super Potion	In room 5 on bottom deck	FR  LG
	TM31 (Brick Break)	In room 2 on main deck	FR  LG
	Pecha Berry	In trash can in the galley (hidden)	FR  LG
	Cheri Berry	In trash can in the galley (hidden)	FR  LG
	Chesto Berry	In trash can in the galley (hidden)	FR  LG
	Great Ball	In the galley	FR  LG
	Stardust	In room 2 on second deck	FR  LG
	X Attack	In room 4 on second deck	FR  LG

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

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
Youngster Reward: $315	Nidoran♂ Lv.21 No item
Lass Reward: $270	Pidgey Lv.18 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.18 No item

2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Fisherman Reward: $595	Goldeen Lv.17 No item
	Tentacool Lv.17 No item
	Goldeen Lv.17 No item
Gentleman Reward: $1610	Pikachu Lv.23 No item
Gentleman Reward: $1190	Growlithe Lv.17 No item
	Ponyta Lv.17 No item
Lass Reward: $270	Rattata Lv.18 No item
	Pikachu Lv.18 No item

Blue

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

Blue S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Blue Oak S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1330

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 Professor and Professor Blue Oak S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1330

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 Professor and Professor Blue Oak S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1330

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   --

Yellow Version

Blue S.S. Anne Yellow Professor and Professor Blue Oak 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   --

BF1

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

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 Arthur ケント Kent Reward: $1368	Nidoran♂ Lv.19 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.19 No item
Gentleman Thomas スコット Scott Reward: $1296	Growlithe♂ Lv.18 No item
	Growlithe♂ Lv.18 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: $366	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.

Blue

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

Rival Blue S.S. Anne FireRed and LeafGreen Rival and Professor Blue Oak 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 Rival and Professor Blue Oak 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 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --

If the player chose Squirtle:

Rival Blue S.S. Anne FireRed and LeafGreen Rival and Professor Blue Oak 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 Tackle Normal   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Vine Whip Grass   --

Layout

B1F-1F

Version	B1F		1F
Red
Blue
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen

2F-3F

Version	2F		3F
Red
Blue
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen

Rumors

File:Originaltruck.png

The original truck

In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, as well as their remakes FireRed and LeafGreen, a truck was placed in the S.S. Anne's port, which seems to serve no evident purpose except as scenery. With scenery being very sparse in the Generation I games, and this being one of the few sprites with no other purpose than to exist in one spot, fans began speculating that another purpose existed for this truck, and that it could perhaps be moved with Strength. Thus, a popular rumor sprang up that a Poké Ball containing Mew could be found underneath it.

File:Thetruckreturns.png

The truck, as it appears in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

The only flaw with this 'cheat' was that the HM for Strength could only be obtained after getting Cut, which required the S.S. Anne leaving. Players have found ways around this through glitches, or by trading a Pokémon knowing Cut to other games which did not have the HM. This rumor was proven false shortly after it was announced.

The ship will not set sail if the player challenges a Trainer after obtaining the move Cut, and loses the battle. The player would be teleported to the last Pokémon Center visited, and the ship would not leave the dock, making it accessible later in the game when the player had obtained Strength and Surf. Alternatively, only in the Generation I games, the player can take advantage of a glitch which causes the ship to reappear after it has left.

Surfing on the sailor

To perform this glitch, the player must stand one tile above and to the left of the sailor guarding the harbor; take a step right and hit the Start button at the same time, causing the menu to pop up; save and reboot; verify that the player is facing right and without moving, select a Pokémon to Surf and verify that it will be surfing on top of the sailor and walk down to the harbor, where the S.S. Anne sits at the dock.

In FireRed and LeafGreen, the truck is still present; however, there is actually something of a point to get to it this time around. On its pier, if the player walks down a bit, they can find a Lava Cookie, normally unavailable until later in the game. This could possibly have been put into the game as a reference to the old rumors.

After the S.S. Anne leaves Vermilion City, it never returns. However, some players spread another rumor about it in the Generation I games; by defeating the Elite Four 365 times, players would supposedly make the ship return with more powerful opponents on board. This was supported by an NPC in Red and Blue explaining that the ship was a luxury liner for Trainers that visited Vermilion once a year. However, there was no way to make time pass in Red and Blue, so this was obviously just a hoax to get people to try something extremely tedious.

In the anime

The St. Anne in the anime

The S.S. Anne appeared as the St. Anne 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' 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.

Far later in the special The Search for the Legend, Ritchie rode aboard the SS Anne at the beginning of the episode. Whether this was the same ship rebuilt, or a different ship entirely, is unknown. However, as this time it was named the S.S. Anne rather than St. Anne, it is most likely the latter. However, this titling was only in the dubbed version of the episode: the ship is unnamed in the original Japanese.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The S.S. Anne is a huge cargo ship owned by Lt. Surge that arrives in Vermilion City port once every month. It has appeared in Danger: High Voltorb and Buzz Off, Electabuzz! supposedly transporting materials from Vermilion to Cinnabar Island; the truth is that it is used to transport the citizens' Pokémon, kidnapped by Surge and his Sailors. Voltorb, Electrode, Magnemite, Magneton and Electabuzz are some of the Pokémon spotted aboard.

After Poliwhirl evolved into Poliwrath it had the strength to rescue Red and defeat Lt. Surge and Electabuzz with a Seismic Toss, freeing all the captured Pokémon to their rightful owners.

In the Yellow arc, the S.S. Anne is now used as a luxury liner for transporting passengers. It was attacked by the Team Rocket Elite Trio which used a Slowpoke to blow a hole in the ship. Yellow defeated them and the passengers were saved using Kitty's String Shot. The ship, however, sunk at Vermilion Harbor.

Pokémon

The S.S. Anne was transporting Pokémon from Vermilion City, mostly Electric types.

• Voltorb (multiple)
• Electrode (multiple)
• Magnemite (multiple)
• Magneton (×3)
• Electabuzz (controlled by Lt. Surge)

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 聖安奴號 Shèng Ānnú Hào French L'Oceane German M.S. Anne Italian M/N Anna Korean 상트앙느호 Saint Anne Ho (Sangteu-angneu ho) Polish Święta Anna Spanish S.S. Anne

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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