Shep
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- For actual ships, see Transportation in the Pokémon world. For relationships, see Shipping.
Ship (Japanese: シップ Ship) is a supporting character who appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. He is Lizabeth's grandfather and the father of Kyle. Unlike the rest of his family, Ship does not perform in the Marina Group's Underwater Pokémon Shows, but is instead involved in planning.
In the anime
Upon meeting Ash and his friends, Ship formally invited them to watch the Marina Group's upcoming show, and afterwards offered to give the group a lift to the next town. The following day, May reported that she had dreamed about a sea temple, leading Ship and his family to inform the group about the People of the Water.
During their first encounter with The Phantom and his crew, Ship instructed everyone to evacuate to the vehicle. With everyone safely in the front, he then unhitched the towed caravan, causing it to slide down a cliff. Ship then led everyone to an ancient People of the Sea ruin site and unlocked its entry after solving a puzzle with his blue stone bracelet. He and his family told Ash and the others more about Samiya and it precious Sea Crown.
Later, Ship had his boat, The Blue Lagoon, arrive at a port town and take everyone to Samiya to return Manaphy. He showed Ash and his friends the underwater viewing deck, allowing them to see many Water Pokémon as they traveled. During one of the group's stops, Manaphy went missing after it decided to chase after May's bandana. Lizabeth then took Ash and his friends to locate Manaphy in a submarine while Ship, Meredith and Kyle remained on the Blue Lagoon waiting for their return. Ship was able to track the submarine with The Blue Lagoon's radar where he detected Phantom's arrival and Samiya's reveal.
After Ash managed to restore the Sea Crown in time, causing Samiya to rise from the ocean, Ship, his family, and Ash's group were surrounded in a mystical golden light and soared through the sky and ocean.
Everyone later returned to port, where Ship's shipmates waited anxiously. Ship and the others were then reunited with their travel vehicle, and later he waved goodbye to Ash and his friends.
Character
Ship is a hospitable family-oriented guy who continues to enjoy an adventurous lifestyle even in his older years. He is much stronger than one might imagine, being able to row a whole canoe by himself. He has also traveled the whole world in his ship, The Blue Lagoon. Ship keeps in contact with many of his old friends, including a trio of old shipmates.
Ship knows a lot about the People of the Water, and has maintained his and his family's connection to the ancient culture. He was the one that directed Kyle to the ancient ruin site and later Lizabeth suggested that Ship may even be able to understand the ancient script seen inside Samiya. Ship's knowledge and seafaring experience may explain why Jack Walker temporarily joined the Marina Group while he sought to return Manaphy to Samiya.
Artwork
File:Sugimori Ship anime.png |
Ken Sugimori's design of Ship |
Voice actors
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea manga
Ship appears in the manga adaptation of the movie fulfilling the same role as he does in the anime.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ship or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Ship's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Ship's Walrein | Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sea's Manaphy | 006/019 | |||||
Trivia
- The Closed Captioning when Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea premiered on US television incorrectly spelled Ship's name as Shep. His name was also misspelled this way in the novelization of the movie.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Chinese (Taiwan) | 思普 Sīpǔ | Transliteration of his Japanese name. |
Korean | 시프 Ship | Transliteration of his Japanese name. |
This movie article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime. |