S.S. Anne

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.

Geography

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 restoring all Pokémon on hand to full health. Before reaching the captain's cabin, players will encounter Blue and must battle him.

With the rival defeated again, 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 of a heavily modified Generation III game engine.

Items

Generation I

• Max Potion
• Ether
• Great Ball
• TM44 (Rest)
• TM08 (Body Slam)
• Max Ether
• Rare Candy

Generation III

• Hyper Potion: Hidden in Trash on bottom deck (hidden)
• Super Potion: Room 5 on bottom deck
• TM44 (Rest): Room 2 on bottom deck
• Ether: Room 3 on bottom deck
• TM31 (Brick Break): Room 2 on main deck
• Pecha Berry: Hidden in Trash in the Galley (hidden)
• Cheri Berry: Hidden in Trash in the Galley (hidden)
• Chesto Berry: Hidden in Trash in the Galley (hidden)
• Great Ball: Galley
• Stardust: Room 2 on second deck
• X Attack: Room 4 on second deck
• HM01 (Cut): Receive from Captain for backrub

Trainers

Generation I

IF

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

2F

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

Red, Green, and Blue

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

File:RB Rival2.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[S.S. Anne|S.S. Anne]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[S.S. Anne|S.S. Anne]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1330

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

If the player chose Charmander:

File:RB Rival2.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[S.S. Anne|S.S. Anne]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[S.S. Anne|S.S. Anne]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1330

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

If the player chose Squirtle:

File:RB Rival2.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[S.S. Anne|S.S. Anne]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[S.S. Anne|S.S. Anne]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1330

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

3F

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

BF1

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

Generation III

Deck

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Trevor Sailor Trevor Reward: $544	Machop♂ Lv.17 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.17 No item
Sailor Edmond Sailor Edmond 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 Fisherman Barny Reward: $612	Tentacool♂ Lv.17 No item
	Staryu Lv.17 No item
	Shellder♂ Lv.17 No item
Sailor Phillip Sailor Phillip Reward: $640	Machop♂ Lv.20 No item
Sailor Huey Sailor Huey Reward: $576	Tentacool♂ Lv.18 No item
	Staryu Lv.18 No item
Sailor Dylan Sailor Dylan Reward: $544	Horsea♂ Lv.17 No item
	Horsea♂ Lv.17 No item
	Horsea♂ Lv.17 No item
Sailor Duncan Sailor Duncan Reward: $544	Horsea♂ Lv.17 No item
	Shellder♂ Lv.17 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.17 No item
Sailor Leonard Sailor Leonard 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 Gentleman Arthur Reward: $1368	Nidoran♂ Lv.19 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.19 No item
Gentleman Thomas Gentleman Thomas Reward: $1296	Growlithe♂ Lv.18 No item
	Growlithe♂ Lv.18 No item
Lass Ann Lass Ann Reward: $288	Pidgey♀ Lv.18 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.18 No item
Youngster Tyler Youngster Tyler 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 Fisherman Dale Reward: $612	Goldeen♂ Lv.17 No item
	Goldeen♂ Lv.17 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.17 No item
Gentleman Brooks Gentleman Brooks Reward: $1656	Pikachu♂ Lv.23 No item
Lass Dawn Lass Dawn Reward: $288	Rattata♀ Lv.18 No item
	Pikachu♀ Lv.18 No item
Gentleman Lamar Gentleman Lamar 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:

File:Blue2.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue S.S. Anne Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak S.S. Anne Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $2000

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

If the player chose Charmander:

File:Blue2.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue S.S. Anne Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak S.S. Anne Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $2000

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

If the player chose Squirtle:

File:Blue2.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue S.S. Anne Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak S.S. Anne Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $2000

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

Rumors

In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, as well as their remakes FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a truck which appears in the S.S. Anne's port which serves 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.

The only flaw with this was that the HM for Strength could only be obtained after getting Cut, which required the S.S. Anne leaving. Players found ways around this by trading Pokémon knowing Cut to other games which did not have the HM. The rumor was proven false. Another method to prevent the ship setting sail was to challenge a Trainer after obtaining Cut, and losing the battle on purpose. 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. However, leaving the ship there wasn't technically necessary, since the Generation I games have a glitch that causes the ship to reappear after it has left, with all trainers unbeaten and all items obtainable.

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 the Generation III remakes of Red and Blue, 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 tedious and stupid.

In the anime

St. Anne at port

The St. Anne appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne and Pokémon Shipwreck.

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 evacuating to trade back the Raticate for his Butterfree, and while rushing to escape the St. Anne jerked and knocked out Ash, his friends, and the 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.

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 Chapter, the S.S. Anne is now used as a transportation system for humans. 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 Vermillion Harbor.

Pokémon

The S.S. Anne was transporting Pokémon from Vermilion City, mostly Template:Type2s.

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