S.S. Aqua

S.S. Aqua アクアごう Aqua "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	A boat that traverses ocean paths using hydraulic power.
Location:	Olivine City, Vermilion City
Region:	Johto and Kanto
Generations:	II, IV
Location of S.S. Aqua in Johto and Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

Fast Ship S.S. Aqua (Japanese: こうそくせんアクアごう High-Speed Vessel Aqua), commonly referred to as simply the S.S. Aqua (Japanese: アクアごう Aqua), is a ferry service that runs between Johto and Kanto.

It is one of the methods of transportation between Johto and Kanto in the Generation II and IV games, alongside the Magnet Train, walking, and flying or teleporting. It travels between Olivine City and Vermilion City. A player can only travel on this ship after defeating the Johto League.

Voyages

The S.S. Aqua in Generation II

When the player first rides the ship to Vermilion City, a man will bump into them as they board and explain that he lost his granddaughter. When the player first enters the lower deck, a crewman will deny them access to the rest of the ship, asking them to locate a co-worker who is slacking off on the floor above. The crewman is a Sailor in a previously empty room (in Generation IV, the Sailor is found sleeping in a cabin before the player is asked to find him), and once he is defeated in a Pokémon battle, the crewman below will let the player pass. After traversing through the lower deck, the player will find the man's granddaughter trying to get the captain to play with her. The player takes her back to her grandfather, at which point the S.S. Aqua will arrive in Vermilion City and the player can disembark.

After the initial trip to Kanto (which can happen on any day of the week), the S.S. Aqua can be sailed from Kanto to Johto every Sunday and Wednesday and from Johto to Kanto each Monday and Friday. Trips after the initial one will end when the player sleeps in the bed in their cabin, which heals their party.

Trainers can also be encountered and battled on the ship each voyage. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, if the player defeats one or more Trainers on the ship and then boards it again for the same voyage (even on the same day), the Trainers can be battled and defeated again, and the player can keep re-boarding and re-battling the Trainers an unlimited number of times. However, in the Generation IV remakes, once an individual Trainer is defeated, that Trainer can never be battled again, regardless of when or how often the player re-boards the S.S. Aqua.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Metal Coat	Gift from gentleman for finding his granddaughter	G  S  C  HG  SS

Captain

Item		Location	Games
	Flame Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Splash Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Zap Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Meadow Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Icicle Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Fist Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Toxic Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Earth Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Sky Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Mind Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Insect Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Stone Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Spooky Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Draco Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Dread Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Iron Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges (one Plate selected at random)	HG  SS
	Nugget	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after receiving all 16 Plates (repeatable)	HG  SS

Trainers

Generation II

First voyage

Trainer	Pokémon
Upper deck
Hiker Noland ヒロカズ Hirokazu Reward: $1056	Sandslash♂ Lv.31 No item
	Golem♂ Lv.33 No item
Pokéfan Colin ヒロシ Hiroshi Reward: $2560	Delibird♂ Lv.32 No item
Twins Meg & Peg マコとミコ Mako and Miko Reward: $620	Phanpy♀ Lv.31 No item
	Teddiursa♀ Lv.31 No item
Firebreather Lyle ダイ Dai Reward: $1344	Koffing♂ Lv.28 No item
	Flareon♂ Lv.31 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.28 No item
Sailor Stanly シゲロウ Shigerō Reward: $1040 After talking to the Sailor on the lower deck	Machop♂ Lv.31 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.33 No item
	Psyduck♂ Lv.26 No item
Lower deck
Juggler Fritz ジョニー Johnny Reward: $1150	Mr. Mime♂ Lv.29 No item
	Magmar♂ Lv.29 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.29 No item
Sailor Jeff カツオ Katsuo Reward: $1280	Raticate♂ Lv.32 No item
	Raticate♂ Lv.32 No item
Picnicker Debra マナミ Manami Reward: $660	Seaking♀ Lv.33 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Olivine City to Vermilion City

Trainer	Pokémon
Upper deck
Gentleman Edward エドワード Edward Reward: $2376	Persian♂ Lv.33 No item
Cooltrainer Sean シンジ Shinji Reward: $1680	Flareon♂ Lv.35 No item
	Tangela♂ Lv.35 No item
	Tauros♂ Lv.35 No item
Cooltrainer Carol ナナコ Nanako Reward: $1680	Electrode Lv.35 No item
	Starmie Lv.35 No item
	Ninetales♂ Lv.35 No item
Super Nerd Shawn スミオ Sumio Reward: $992	Magnemite Lv.31 No item
	Muk♂ Lv.33 No item
	Magnemite Lv.31 No item
Psychic Rodney シュンぺイ Shunpei Reward: $1056	Drowzee♂ Lv.29 No item
	Hypno♂ Lv.33 No item
Beauty Cassie アヤコ Ayako Reward: $2992	Vileplume♀ Lv.28 No item
	Butterfree♀ Lv.34 No item
Lower deck
Fisher Jonah ダイスケ Daisuke Reward: $1160	Shellder♂ Lv.25 No item
	Octillery♂ Lv.29 No item
	Cloyster♂ Lv.29 No item
	Remoraid♂ Lv.25 No item
Sailor Garrett ミツル Mitsuru Reward: $1360	Kingler♂ Lv.34 No item
Blackbelt Wai ユウダイ Yūdai Reward: $816	Machoke♂ Lv.30 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.32 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.34 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Vermilion City to Olivine City

Trainer	Pokémon
Upper deck
Burglar Corey ツヨシ Tsuyoshi Reward: $2640	Koffing♂ Lv.25 No item
	Magmar♂ Lv.28 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.30 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.25 No item
PokéManiac Ethan マサオミ Masaomi Reward: $1860	Rhyhorn♂ Lv.31 No item
	Rhydon♂ Lv.31 No item
Bug Catcher Ken タケオ Takeo Reward: $512	Ariados♂ Lv.30 No item
	Pinsir♂ Lv.32 No item
Guitarist Clyde キョウへイ Kyōhei Reward: $1088	Electabuzz♂ Lv.34 No item
Pokéfan Georgia テイコ Teiko Reward: $1840	Sentret♀ Lv.23 Berry
	Sentret♀ Lv.23 Berry
	Sentret♀ Lv.23 Berry
	Furret♀ Lv.28 Berry
	Sentret♀ Lv.23 Berry
Pokéfan Jeremy ヒデアキ Hideaki Reward: $2240	Meowth♂ Lv.28 Berry
	Meowth♂ Lv.28 Berry
	Meowth♂ Lv.28 Berry
Lower deck
Sailor Kenneth コウへイ Kōhei Reward: $1120	Machop♂ Lv.28 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.28 No item
	Poliwrath♂ Lv.28 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.28 No item
Teacher Shirley ノリカ Norika Reward: $2520	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.35 No item
Schoolboy Nate マサユキ Masayuki Reward: $1024	Ledian♂ Lv.32 No item
	Exeggutor♂ Lv.32 No item
Schoolboy Ricky アツシ Atsushi Reward: $1024	Aipom♂ Lv.32 No item
	Ditto Lv.32 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Generation IV

First voyage

Trainer	Pokémon
Upper deck
Hiker Noland ヒロカズ Hirokazu Reward: $1344	Bronzor Lv.39 No item
	Golem♂ Lv.42 No item
Pokéfan Colin ヒロシ Hiroshi Reward: $2560	Delibird♂ Lv.40 No item
Twins Meg & Peg マコとミコ Miko and Mako Reward: $1248	Teddiursa♀ Lv.39 No item
	Phanpy♀ Lv.39 No item
Firebreather Lyle ダイ Dai Reward: $1152	Koffing♂ Lv.36 No item
	Flareon♂ Lv.39 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.36 No item
Sailor Stanly シゲロウ Shigerō Reward: $1088 After talking to the Sailor on the lower deck	Machop♂ Lv.39 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.41 No item
	Psyduck♂ Lv.34 No item
Lower deck
Juggler Fritz ジョニー Johnny Reward: $1184	Mr. Mime♂ Lv.37 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.37 No item
	Magmar♂ Lv.37 No item
Sailor Jeff カツオ Katsuo Reward: $1280	Makuhita♂ Lv.40 No item
	Raticate♂ Lv.40 No item
Picnicker Debra マナミ Manami Reward: $656	Seaking♀ Lv.41 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Olivine City to Vermilion City

Trainer	Pokémon
Upper deck
Super Nerd Shawn スミオ Sumio Reward: $1872	Magnemite Lv.39 No item
	Muk♂ Lv.41 Nugget
	Magnemite Lv.39 No item
Psychic Rodney シュンペイ Shunpei Reward: $1312	Chingling♂ Lv.37 No item
	Hypno♂ Lv.41 No item
Beauty Cassie アヤコ Ayako Reward: $2352	Vileplume♀ Lv.36 No item
	Butterfree♀ Lv.42 No item
Ace Trainer Shaye シンジ Shinji Reward: $2580	Jolteon♂ Lv.43 No item
	Tangela♂ Lv.43 No item
	Tauros♂ Lv.43 No item
Ace Trainer Carol ナナコ Nanako Reward: $2580	Electrode Lv.43 No item
	Starmie Lv.43 No item
	Ninetales♀ Lv.43 No item
Gentleman Edward エドワード Edward Reward: $8200	Persian♂ Lv.41 No item
Lower deck
Sailor Garrett ミツル Mitsuru Reward: $1344	Kingler♂ Lv.42 No item
Fisher Jonah ダイスケ Daisuke Reward: $1184	Shellder♂ Lv.33 No item
	Octillery♂ Lv.37 No item
	Remoraid♂ Lv.33 No item
	Cloyster♂ Lv.37 No item
Black Belt Wai ユウダイ Yūdai Reward: $1008	Machoke♂ Lv.38 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.40 No item
	Meditite♂ Lv.42 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Vermilion City to Olivine City

Trainer	Pokémon
Upper deck
Pokéfan Georgia テイコ Teiko Reward: $1984 Potential Double Battle with Jeremy	Sentret♀ Lv.31 No item
	Sentret♀ Lv.31 No item
	Sentret♀ Lv.31 No item
	Furret♀ Lv.36 No item
	Sentret♀ Lv.31 No item
Pokéfan Jeremy ヒデアキ Hideaki Reward: $2304 Potential Double Battle with Georgia	Meowth♂ Lv.36 No item
	Meowth♂ Lv.36 No item
	Meowth♂ Lv.36 No item
Guitarist Clyde キョウヘイ Kyōhei Reward: $1008	Electabuzz♂ Lv.42 No item
Bug Catcher Ken タケオ Takeo Reward: $640	Ariados♂ Lv.39 No item
	Pinsir♂ Lv.40 No item
PokéManiac Morgan マサオミ Masaomi Reward: $2496	Rhyhorn♂ Lv.39 No item
	Rhydon♂ Lv.39 No item
Burglar Corey ツヨシ Tsuyoshi Reward: $608	Koffing♂ Lv.33 No item
	Magmar♂ Lv.36 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.33 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.38 No item
Lower deck
Sailor Kenneth コウヘイ Kōhei Reward: $1152	Machop♂ Lv.36 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.36 No item
	Poliwrath♂ Lv.36 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.36 No item
School Kid Ricky アツシ Atsushi Reward: $800	Aipom♂ Lv.40 Hard Stone
	Ditto Lv.40 No item
Teacher Shirley ノリカ Norika Reward: $2064	Chatot♀ Lv.43 No item
	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.43 No item
School Kid Nate マサユキ Masayuki Reward: $800	Ledian♂ Lv.40 No item
	Exeggutor♂ Lv.40 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Layout

Version	1F	1F Rooms	B1F	Captain's Cabin
Gold
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold
SoulSilver

In the manga

The S.S. Aqua in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

The S.S. Aqua first appeared in Off Course with Corsola, where Lt. Surge unintentionally brought Crystal to the ship from Union Cave through a secret underwater tunnel. Soon after, the ship landed in Olivine City, which Crystal, having been in Union Cave to get to the western side of Johto, was pleased to reach. It was also revealed that Lt. Surge tended to use the ship for personal purposes.

In Sandslash Surprise, Lt. Surge used the S.S. Aqua to sail to the Whirl Islands, where Gold and Silver had wound up after getting defeated by the Masked Man at Lake of Rage. Soon after arriving, the ship was lifted into the air by Lugia's Psychic powers. After Lugia disappeared, the ship was safely brought back down.

Emerald arc

The S.S. Aqua briefly reappeared in Epilogue as one of the ships transporting masses of people to visit the Battle Frontier. The passengers included the Day-Care Couple, Wilton, Kurt, Maizie, Professor Elm, Joey, DJ Mary, and Hiro.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

The ship made a brief cameo appearance in All About Arceus III as one of the locations where Silver and his Weavile discovered a Plate, receiving it from the ship's captain.

Trivia

• In both the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player goes to sleep, wakes up, and hears the announcement about docking, checking the Pokégear map will still show the player in the ocean between Johto and Kanto. This is because "S.S. Aqua" is actually a location on the map, and thus cannot change.
• Like the S.S. Anne and the S.S. Tidal, the S.S. Aqua has one non-player character on-board who mentions being seasick.
• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, there is a girl in the Olivine Port building who claims that the player has been in Kanto before regardless of if it being their first time there or not.
• Travelling to either Kanto or Johto in the S.S. Aqua and then teleporting in the Generation II games causes the player to be taken to either the Vermilion or Olivine Pokémon Center as opposed to the last Pokémon Center they used in either region, while losing a battle sends the player to their cabin. The oddity does not occur when they use the Magnet Train, in which teleporting works as expected. This was fixed in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:
  • the captain of the ship implies that the S.S. Aqua travels to Sinnoh, as he mentions finding Plates there. However, the ship does not appear in any of the games that take place there.
  • even after the player has obtained all 16 Plates and the Captain hands out Nuggets instead, he still refers to them as "mysterious things" he found from Sinnoh, as if he was still handing out Plates.
  • it is possible to face Pokéfans Georgia and Jeremy in a 6-on-8 Double Battle.

In other languages

S.S. Aqua Language Title Chinese Cantonese 水流號 / 水流号 Séuilàuh Houh* 阿哥號 Agō Houh* Mandarin 水流號 / 水流号 Shǔilíu Hào* 阿哥號 / 阿哥号 Āgē Hào* 亞克亞號 Yàkèyà Hào* European French Aquaria German M.S. Aqua Italian M/N Acqua Korean 아쿠아호 Aqua-ho Brazilian Portuguese S.S. Aqua European Spanish S.S. Aqua Vietnamese Tàu Aqua

Fast Ship Language Title Mandarin Chinese 高速船 Gāosùchuán European French Bateau Express German Schnellboot Italian Nave Veloce Korean 쾌속선 Kwesokseon European Spanish Ferry Vietnamese Tàu siêu tốc

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 and Johto
Cities and Towns Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access 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 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 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 • Kanto Safari Zone/Pal Park/GO Park Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Johto Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sevii Islands • Sinjoh Ruins

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