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'''Pokémon Shipwreck''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンひょうりゅうき''' ''Pokémon Adrift'') is the 16th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 15, 1997 and in the United States on September 29, 1998.  
'''Pokémon Shipwreck''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンひょうりゅうき''' ''Pokémon Adrift'') is the 16th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 15, 1997, and in the United States on September 29, 1998.


{{spoilers}}
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==Synopsis==
At the end of [[EP015|the previous episode]], the [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]] overturned and sank into the sea, taking {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}} and {{TRT}} down as well. The next morning, a police ship pulls up at the location. [[Officer Jenny]] gives a short speech to commemorate the missing characters, presumed dead. She tosses a bouquet of white flowers into the sea of debris as a memorial. Jenny and the other officers salute, and one plays the trumpet as the flowers sink underwater.


Meanwhile, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} call to Ash to wake him up. Ash wonders why everyone seems upside down, but he is really the one upside down because his jacket is caught on a fixed table. He falls off the table and lands on top of Pikachu. Misty points to the porthole and Ash looks out, noticing fish swimming. He realizes that the ship has sunk, the image panning out and showing the ship upside down atop a seamount, positioned at the mouth of a trench.
==Blurb==
<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/1/episode-16-pokemon-shipwreck/-->
<i>Our heroes are revealed in the middle of a trap concocted by Team Rocket. Luckily the Pokémon Trainers are able to pool their Pokémon resources and successfully battle Team Rocket and their evil crew. In the midst of the confusion on board, however, a tumultuous storm wreaks havoc on the cruise forcing everyone except Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu as well as Team Rocket to evacuate the sinking ship. Luckily, Ash was able to exchange Butterfree for Raticate before the ship went down, but now our heroes are forced to team up with their long-standing enemies in order to survive their life or death predicament.</i>


The scene shifts to a tropical beach, where [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are getting a tan. They recite their motto as they enjoy the sun's rays. As they do, the light intensity grows until James feels himself burning, then Jessie as well. They are actually dreaming, and {{MTR}} wakes them up. Jessie and James are under stoves, the burners of which are bathing them in fire. Jessie and James jump out, both with burning hair, as they run to broken pipes, putting out the fire under a blast of water. They run out into the hall and notice everything upside down. Meowth informs them that the ship capsized and sank. James panics as Jessie brings out {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}}. She orders it to use {{m|Acid}} to open a hole in the floor. Meowth tries to stop her, but is too late.. the attack opens a hole, through which water begins to shoot as the ship rumbles. Jessie and James try to block the jet of water, but fail, as the water fills the hall and washes Team Rocket away.
==Plot==
At the end of [[EP015|the previous episode]], the [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]] overturned and sank into the sea, taking {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and {{TRT}} with it. The next morning, a police ship pulls up at the location, and [[Officer Jenny]] gives a short speech, revealing that they are all presumed dead. She tosses a bouquet of white flowers into the sea of debris as a memorial. Jenny and the other officers salute the presumed victims, and one plays the trumpet as the flowers sink underwater. Meanwhile, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, and {{AP|Pikachu}} call to Ash, urging him to wake him up. When he does, Misty points to the porthole and Ash looks out, noticing fish swimming. He realizes that the ship has sunk, and it is then revealed that the ship is upside-down and perched atop a seamount, positioned at the mouth of a trench.


Meanwhile, Ash and his friends head out into the stairwell, the water level preventing them from going to the deck. Misty notes that the ship will take time to fill with water, but time is still critical. Ash wants to dive down to the deck, but Brock says that it could be dangerous. Ash realizes he is right, as he has a vision of running into a locked hatch and drowning. Misty sends out her {{TP|Misty|Goldeen}} to scout the hall. It swims down and finds a dead end, but runs into the members of Team Rocket, who are unconscious.
Meanwhile, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] wake up from being knocked out as well. They run out into the hall and notice everything upside down. {{MTR}} informs them that the ship capsized and sank. James panics as Jessie brings out {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}}. She orders it to use {{m|Acid}} to open a hole in the floor. Meowth tries to stop her but is too late. The attack opens a hole and water begins to pour in as the ship rumbles. Jessie and James try to block the jet of water, but fail, as the water fills the hall and washes Team Rocket away. Elsewhere on the ship, Ash and his friends head out into the stairwell, the water level prevents them from going to the deck. Misty notes that the ship will take time to fill with water, but time is still critical. Ash wants to dive down to the deck, but Brock says that it could be dangerous. Ash realizes he is right, as he has a vision of running into a locked hatch and drowning. Misty sends out her {{TP|Misty|Goldeen}} to scout the hall. It swims down and finds a dead end, but runs into the members of Team Rocket, who are again unconscious.


As Ash and his friends wait for Goldeen, James’s head pops out of the surface, scaring them. Goldeen then comes into view as it pushes Team Rocket, who are blue in the face from nearly drowning, up onto the deck. Jessie and James regain consciousness and stand up, ready to battle. They send out Ekans and {{TP|James|Koffing}} as Ash and Brock send out {{AP|Charmander}}, {{AP|Squirtle}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} and {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}. Before any of them can launch an attack, the ship begins to tip, sending everyone sliding. Ash orders the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to go to the other side, but it causes the ship to tilt the other way. After sliding back and forth, Misty orders everyone to recall their Pokémon and forget the battle in order to survive. They do so and the ship regains balance.
As Ash and his friends wait for Goldeen, James's head pops out of the surface, scaring them. Goldeen then comes into view as it pushes Team Rocket, who are blue in the face from nearly drowning, up onto the deck. Jessie and James regain consciousness and stand up, ready to battle. They send out Ekans and {{TP|James|Koffing}} as Ash and Brock send out {{AP|Charmander}}, {{AP|Squirtle}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, and {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}. Before any of them can launch an attack, the ship begins to tip, sending everyone sliding. Ash orders the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to go to the other side, but they cause the ship to tilt the other way. After sliding back and forth, Misty orders everyone to recall their Pokémon and forget the battle in order to survive. They do so and the ship regains balance. Misty finally manages to convince everyone to work together, temporarily. With the truce, Misty reveals that she knows the ship's blueprints because she once built a model of it, and that they should go up to the bottom of the ship and cut through the hull to escape. They approach a staircase, and Brock sends out {{TP|Brock|Onix}} to allow everyone to climb up.


Misty wants everyone to work together, but the sides are still divided. She orders everyone to shake hands. Jessie and Ash shake hands to form a temporary truce. James and Brock shake as well. Meowth and Pikachu shake, but Pikachu {{m|ThunderShock|shocks}} Meowth, earning him a quick scolding from Misty. With the truce, Misty reveals that she knows the ship blueprints, because she once built a model of it, and that they should go up to the bottom of the ship and cut through the hull to escape. They approach a staircase, and Brock sends out {{TP|Brock|Onix}} to allow everyone to climb up.
The ship's lights begin to fail as the group approaches a darkened portion of the hall. Ash brings out Charmander to light the way. They enter the next room and find it impossible to cross over to the engine room hatch due to the large gap and the raging fire below them. Ash has Pikachu shock him to get him to think. He then sends out Bulbasaur to use {{m|Vine Whip}} to create a bridge to the opposite hatch. Ash and his friends begin to slowly cross the vines, but James is too scared to cross, begging Jessie and Meowth to go on and leave him behind. Jessie slaps him and helps him regain his composure, but Ash and his friends are already across. Jessie orders Bulbasaur to send back the vines.


The ship’s lights begin to fail as the group approaches a darkened portion of the hall. Ash brings out Charmander to light the way. They enter the next room and find it impossible to cross over to the engine room hatch due to the large gap and the raging fire below them. Ash has Pikachu shock him to get him to think. He then sends out Bulbasaur to use {{m|Vine Whip}} to create a bridge to the opposite hatch. Ash and his friends begin to slowly cross the vines, but James is too scared to cross, begging Jessie and Meowth to go on and leave him behind. Jessie slaps him and helps him regain his composure, but Ash and his friends are already across. Jessie orders Bulbasaur to send back the vines.
Eventually, everyone makes it safely to the engine room, though Team Rocket is virtually exhausted. Ash brings out Charmander to use {{m|Flamethrower}} to cut an opening through the hull. Misty instructs everyone to strap onto a {{type|Water}} Pokémon, but Team Rocket doesn't have one. The hull opens and water pours in. Ash recalls Charmander, who is running from the water. Ash and Pikachu strap onto Squirtle, while Misty gets Goldeen and Brock gets {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}. While Ash and his friends swim into the waterfall and escape to the surface, Team Rocket is still stranded. James suddenly starts snickering, as he reveals the golden {{i|Poké Ball}} holding his {{p|Magikarp}}, which has proved useful after all. Team Rocket straps onto Magikarp and attempts to escape, but they find that Magikarp can't swim. The water picks up and washes the ship into the trench, leaving Team Rocket's fate unknown.


Everyone makes it safely to the engine room, though Team Rocket is virtually exhausted. Ash brings out Charmander to use {{m|Flamethrower}} to cut an opening through the hull. Misty instructs everyone to strap onto a {{type|Water}} Pokémon, but Team Rocket doesn't have one. The hull opens and water pours in. Ash recalls Charmander, who is running from the water. Ash and Pikachu strap onto Squirtle while Misty gets Goldeen and Brock gets {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}. While Ash and his friends swim into the waterfall and escape to the surface, Team Rocket is still stranded. James suddenly starts snickering, as he reveals the golden {{ball|Poké}} holding his {{p|Magikarp}}, which has proved useful after all. Team Rocket straps onto Magikarp and attempt to escape, but they find that Magikarp can't swim. The water picks up and washes the ship into the trench, leaving Team Rocket's fate unknown.
Ash and his friends climb onto a makeshift platform, noticing that Team Rocket hasn't yet made it to the surface. Ash looks out to sea and is unable to spot any land. Brock brings up the story of {{wp|Noah's Ark|Noah}}, sending out a bird to search for land and Ash does the same thing by sending {{AP|Pidgeotto}} out to scout. Pidgeotto locates Team Rocket on the surface, still attached to the splashing Magikarp, and brings them back to the raft. Ash and his friends presume that they have passed on and attempt to push them back into the sea as a traditional burial. However, Jessie and James wake up just in time to prevent their accidental drowning.


Ash and friends climb onto a makeshift platform, noticing Team Rocket hasn't yet made it to the surface. Ash looks out to sea and is unable to spot any land. Brock brings up the story of {{wp|Noah's Ark|Noah}} sending out a bird to search for land and Ash does the same thing by sending {{AP|Pidgeotto}} out to scout. Pidgeotto flies out and finds Team Rocket on the surface, still attached to the splashing Magikarp. Pidgeotto brings them back to the platform, and Ash and his friends presume that they have passed on. They attempt to push them back into the sea as a traditional burial, but Jessie and James wake up just in time. Ash and his friends are startled at first, thinking they are zombies. Meowth, who was pushed into the sea, struggles to swim as it climbs back onto the platform.  Pikachu snaps its fingers, visibly frustrated that Meowth is alive.
The two groups have no choice but to stay on the platform for the night. They wake up the next day and all are starving. Everyone immediately thinks of the Magikarp as their first source of food, Meowth attempts to bite it but ends up breaking his fangs, as Magikarp is, according to Misty, only scales and bones. At this point, James is so frustrated with his Pokémon that he kicks it into the ocean. The Magikarp begins to glow as it [[Evolution|evolves]] into a {{TP|James|Gyarados}}. Ash checks his [[Pokédex]] as James attempts to reclaim his role as the Pokémon's master, but is too scared of it. Misty sends out Goldeen, {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} and Starmie. Brock thinks she will battle it, but she only plans to run away, with the Water Pokémon pulling the raft as everyone else attempts to row. Gyarados begins to pursue them but suddenly stops. They think it is tiring, but Misty remembers sailor stories about Gyarados's {{m|Dragon Rage}} attack. The waves pick up as four more Gyarados appear. They swim in a circle, forming a powerful water cyclone. The Gyarados advance towards the raft. Brock urges everyone to flee again, but Misty says that nobody has ever survived the attack before. Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket try to stay together but become separated by the water spout's strong vortex.
 
The two groups have no choice but to stay on the platform for the night. They wake up the next day and all are starving. Everyone looks at Magikarp and daydream of eating the helpless Pokémon. Meowth makes the first move and {{m|bite}}s it, but Meowth breaks its teeth since Magikarp is just scales and bones. The fact that Magikarp isn't even good for food angers James enough that he kicks the fish Pokémon off the platform, not wanting to be its master. The Pokémon begins to flash as it [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Gyarados}}. Ash checks his [[Pokédex]] as James attempts to reclaim his role as master, but he is scared. Misty sends out Goldeen, {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} and Starmie. Brock thinks she will battle it, but she only plans to run away, with the Water Pokémon pulling the platform as everyone else attempts to row. Gyarados begins to pursue them, but suddenly stops. They think it is tired, but Misty remembers Sailor stories about Gyarados’s {{m|Dragon Rage}} attack. The waves pick up as more Gyarados appear. They swim in a circle, forming a powerful water cyclone. The Gyarados advance towards the raft. Brock urges everyone to flee again, but Misty says that nobody has ever survived the attack before. The attack sends everyone spiraling into the cyclone. Ash and his friends try to hold together, but they lose grip and spiral out of control.


==Major events==
==Major events==
<!-- This is not for summarizing everything that happens in this episode. Only events pertaining to the series as a whole, such as catching and releasing Pokémon and obtaining Badges, go here. -->
* [[Jessie's Ekans]] is revealed to know {{m|Acid}}.
* [[Jessie's Ekans]] is revealed to know {{m|Acid}}.
* [[James]]'s {{p|Magikarp}} is revealed to know {{m|Splash}}.
* [[James]]'s {{p|Magikarp}} is revealed to know {{m|Splash}}.
* {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}} and {{TRT}} escape from the sunken [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]].
* {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and {{TRT}} escape from the sunken [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]].
* James's Magikarp evolves into {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Gyarados}}, learns {{m|Dragon Rage}}, and leaves him.
* James's Magikarp evolves into {{TP|James|Gyarados}}, learns {{m|Dragon Rage}}, and leaves him.
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
===Pokémon debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Gyarados|James's Gyarados}}
* [[James's Gyarados]]


==Characters==
==Characters==
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[[File:WTP EP016.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[File:WTP EP016.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Magikarp}}
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Magikarp}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
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* {{p|Staryu}} ({{OP|Misty|Staryu}})
* {{p|Staryu}} ({{OP|Misty|Staryu}})
* {{p|Starmie}} ({{OP|Misty|Starmie}})
* {{p|Starmie}} ({{OP|Misty|Starmie}})
* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Onix}})
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{OP|Brock|Geodude}})
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{OP|Brock|Geodude}})
* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Onix}})
* {{p|Ekans}} ({{OP|Jessie|Ekans}})
* {{p|Ekans}} ({{OP|Jessie|Ekans}})
* {{p|Koffing}} ({{OP|James|Koffing}})
* {{p|Koffing}} ({{OP|James|Koffing}})
* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Gyarados|James's}}; evolves)
* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{OP|James|Magikarp}}; evolves)
* {{p|Gyarados}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Gyarados|James's}}; newly evolved; leaves)
* {{p|Gyarados}} ({{OP|James|Gyarados}}; newly evolved; released)
* {{p|Gyarados}} (multiple)
* {{p|Gyarados}} (×4)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The narrator makes a reference to the {{wp|RMS Titanic|Titanic}}, a luxury liner that sank in the {{wp|Atlantic Ocean}} in 1912.
* The [[narrator]] makes a reference to the ''{{wp|RMS Titanic|Titanic}}'', a luxury liner that sank in the {{wp|Atlantic Ocean}} in 1912.
* The plot of this episode is very similar to the 1972 disaster film ''{{wp|The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure}}''.
* ''PM-16'' was the name of the ship on which the memorial service was held. The initials appear to stand for ''Pocket Monsters'' and the number corresponds with the episode number. A similar Easter egg appears in ''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]''.
* ''PM-16'' was the name of the ship on which the memorial service was held. The initials appear to stand for ''Pocket Monsters'' and the number corresponds with the episode number. A similar Easter egg appears in ''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]''.
* [[Animals in the Pokémon world|Real fish]] are seen once again in this episode.  
* This is the first episode in the dub to air after the North American release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.
* This is the first time that Ash and friends and Team Rocket have to work together.
* [[Animals in the Pokémon world|Real fish]] are seen once again in this episode.
* In the engine room scene, James refers to Jessie as ''Jessica''.
* This is the first time that {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and {{TRT}} have to work together.
* Brock makes a reference to {{wp|Noah's Ark|Noah and his Ark}}.
* In the engine room scene, [[James]] refers to [[Jessie]] as ''Jessica''.
* Though Misty never returned her Goldeen, Staryu and Starmie to their Poké Balls when the Gyarados attacked the raft, they were not lost.  
* Team Rocket does not recite their {{motto}} in this episode.
* Some events in this episode may parody or reference ''{{wp|The Poseidon Adventure (film)|The Poseidon Adventure}}''.
** However, Jessie and James do say most of the motto in their dream, and with different music, and also briefly gave the opening lines while recovering from nearly drowning before realizing their "saviors" were Ash, Misty and Brock to their anger.
* The book ''{{book|Island of the Giant Pokémon}}'' is partially based on this episode.
* {{an|Brock}} makes a reference to {{wp|Noah's Ark|Noah and his Ark}}, marking the first reference to a [[Pokémon world in relation to the real world|real-world religion]] in the anime.
* Although {{an|Misty}} never returned her Pokémon to their {{i|Poké Ball}}s when the {{p|Gyarados}} attacked the raft, they were not lost.
* This episode was partially adapted into the book {{book|Island of the Giant Pokémon}}.
* It is unknown how the police knew that Jessie and James went down with the ship, and even more so that they knew them by name. {{TRT}} wasn't even supposed to be on board, and their presence wasn't known until shortly before the sinking. The same happens with Ash, Brock, and Misty, as there was never a rollcall.
**However a rollcall may have been done off-screen, after the Captain's announcement in [[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]].
* This episode was the first episode to hint at Misty's fear of Gyarados, which was eventually confirmed in ''[[HS02|Cerulean Blues]]'', as she immediately strategized running away from the Gyarados, and in the Japanese version was shocked at Magikarp evolving into Gyarados.


===Errors===
===Errors===
* During the scene when the Pokémon are running back and forth to give the ship more balance, Brock yells for Geodude to come back, part of Ekans can be seen to the left of Brock, even though Ekans just went to the other side.
* At the beginning of the episode, Misty's [[bag]] is purple instead of red.
* When James shows Jessie and Meowth the gold-plated Poké Ball containing the Magikarp he bought in [[EP015|the last episode]], the Ball doesn't have scratch marks anymore (Meowth had scratched the front of the ball out of anger at James in the previous episode).
* When {{MTR}} says that Jessie and James picked a bad place for a nap, the edge of his ears is cream-colored instead of black.
* In the Latin American dub, Jessie states that she'll always remember the "Wonderful brother" James was. This is not true, as Jessie and James are not siblings.
** Later on, right before Ash and his friends are about to be hit by Gyarados' {{m|Dragon Rage}}, the edge of his ears is colored brown instead of black. This error is repeated in the recap of this episode in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]''.
* When Ash and his friends get hit by Gyarados' Dragon Rage, {{TRT}} yells 「やなかんじ！」 ''"Yana Kanji!"'' "Bad Feeling!" in their Japanese voices, which is the Japanese equivalent of "Team Rocket is {{DL|Team Rocket mottos|Blasting off|blasting off}} again!".
* When Meowth says that it will not be easy to get off the ship while it is underwater, the tips of his feet and tail are colored brown instead of orange.
* When Jessie tells {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}} to use {{m|Acid}} and when she and James are trying to cover the hole, the stripe on Ekans's underbelly is missing.
* When Team Rocket begins reciting their motto, Jessie's gloves are missing.
* When Ash and Brock are holding their Poké Balls to battle Team Rocket, the tip on [[Ash's hat]] is white instead of red.
* When Ash and Brock get ready to battle Team Rocket, they are in a flooded staircase room. However, when the [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]] tilts to the right, Ash, his friends, Team Rocket, and their Pokémon are suddenly sliding in an upside-down hallway.
* During the scene where the Pokémon are running back and forth to give the ship more balance, when Brock yells for Geodude to come back, part of Ekans can be seen to the left of Brock, even though it just went to the other side.
* When Ash and his friends recall their Pokémon during their battle with Team Rocket, Ash's left glove is missing. This also happens with both of his gloves when they escape the ship.
* When James shows Jessie and Meowth the gold-plated Poké Ball containing the Magikarp he bought in [[EP015|the last episode]], the Poké Ball doesn't have scratch marks anymore (Meowth had scratched the front of the ball out of anger at James in the previous episode).
* While stranded on the raft, Misty complains that if she knew that she was going to be stranded, she would have stuffed her face on the ship. However, in the previous episode (on the ship), she can be seen eating heavily.
* When Ash and his friends paddle away from Gyarados, the tips on Meowth's feet are missing.
* In the English dub:
** During the scene where Meowth tries to shake Pikachu's hand and gets shocked, Meowth and Misty's Japanese voices are heard.
** When Ash and his friends get hit by Gyarados' Dragon Rage, {{TRT}} can be heard yelling 「やなかんじ！」 ''"Yana Kanji!"'' "Bad Feeling!" in their Japanese voices, which is the Japanese equivalent of "Team Rocket is {{DL|Team Rocket mottos|blasting off}} again!".
<gallery>
File:EP016 error.png|Meowth's miscolored ears
File:EP016 error 2.png|Meowth's miscolored feet and tail
File:EP016 error 3.png|Ekans' missing stripe
</gallery>


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* [[Kanto Pokérap]]: Day 1 (Poliwrath error)
* The Titanic reference was in the dub only.
* The Titanic reference was in the dub only.
* The scene where {{an|Misty}} tells them to retrieve their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} is slightly different between the two versions. The original version had Misty threatening Team Rocket that if they don't return their Pokémon, she'll throw them into the water. In the dub, she states "What's more important? A Pokémon battle or your life?"
* The scene where {{an|Misty}} tells them to retrieve their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} is slightly different between the two versions. The original version had Misty threatening Team Rocket that if they don't return their Pokémon, she'll throw them into the water. In the dub, she states "What's more important? A Pokémon battle or your life?"
* The part where Jessie and James mention their being "good dressers" was actually a "they'll never forget each other" in the original version.
* The part where Jessie and James mention they're being "good dressers" was actually them saying "they'll never forget each other" in the original version.
** Jessie also mentions that if James doesn't come with them, he'll ''definitely'' die down there in the Japanese version.
** Jessie also mentions that if James doesn't come with them, he'll ''definitely'' die down there in the Japanese version.
**Also in the Latin American dub, Jessie states that she'll always remember James for being a "Wonderful brother". This is fake as Jessie and James are not brother, though it was most likely a dub mistake.
** Also in the Latin American dub, Jessie states that she'll always remember James for being a "Wonderful brother". This is false as Jessie and James are not siblings, although it was most likely a dub mistake.
** Also, Misty states she doesn't want to die in the original version.
** Also, Misty states she doesn't want to die in the original version.
* In the Hindi dub, ''Lataak ki Rassi'', the Hindi name for {{m|Vine Whip}} was by mistakenly called "Dhaga Chodo" by Ash which literally means "release thread".
* When Ash and {{Ashfr}} mention their condolences when they are about to put the seemingly-drowned Team Rocket into the sea as a funeral, they also mentioned the fact that they regretted the way Team Rocket died in the original version.
* When Ash and {{Ashfr}} mention their condolences when they are about to put the seemingly-drowned Team Rocket into the sea as a funeral, they also mentioned the fact that they regretted the way Team Rocket died in the original version.
* Originally, the scene where {{p|Gyarados}} evolved had Misty saying that she heard about {{p|Magikarp}} evolving into Gyarados.
* Originally, the scene where {{TP|James|Gyarados}} evolved had Misty saying that she heard about {{p|Magikarp}} evolving into Gyarados.
* In the Italian redub, when Ash calls Squirtle for help, his usual cry is replaced with a high-pitched voice saying "Squirtle's ready!"
* In the {{pmin|India|Hindi}} Hungama TV dub, the narrator does not use the word "Titanic" but instead says that the ship was considered unsinkable.
* In both {{pmin|India|Hindi}} dubs, [[Officer Jenny]] announces Jessie's name as Jessica.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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← EP015 : Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Original series
EP017 : Island of the Giant Pokémon →
Pokémon Shipwreck
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  EP016  
ポケモンひょうりゅうき
Pokémon Adrift
First broadcast
Japan July 15, 1997
United States September 29, 1998
English themes
Opening Pokémon Theme
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening めざせポケモンマスター
Ending ひゃくごじゅういち
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami
Storyboard 井上修 Osamu Inoue
Assistant director 井上修 Osamu Inoue
Animation director 江藤真澄 Masumi Etō
Additional credits

Pokémon Shipwreck (Japanese: ポケモンひょうりゅうき Pokémon Adrift) is the 16th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 15, 1997, and in the United States on September 29, 1998.

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Blurb

Our heroes are revealed in the middle of a trap concocted by Team Rocket. Luckily the Pokémon Trainers are able to pool their Pokémon resources and successfully battle Team Rocket and their evil crew. In the midst of the confusion on board, however, a tumultuous storm wreaks havoc on the cruise forcing everyone except Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu as well as Team Rocket to evacuate the sinking ship. Luckily, Ash was able to exchange Butterfree for Raticate before the ship went down, but now our heroes are forced to team up with their long-standing enemies in order to survive their life or death predicament.

Plot

At the end of the previous episode, the St. Anne overturned and sank into the sea, taking Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket with it. The next morning, a police ship pulls up at the location, and Officer Jenny gives a short speech, revealing that they are all presumed dead. She tosses a bouquet of white flowers into the sea of debris as a memorial. Jenny and the other officers salute the presumed victims, and one plays the trumpet as the flowers sink underwater. Meanwhile, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu call to Ash, urging him to wake him up. When he does, Misty points to the porthole and Ash looks out, noticing fish swimming. He realizes that the ship has sunk, and it is then revealed that the ship is upside-down and perched atop a seamount, positioned at the mouth of a trench.

Meanwhile, Jessie and James wake up from being knocked out as well. They run out into the hall and notice everything upside down. Meowth informs them that the ship capsized and sank. James panics as Jessie brings out Ekans. She orders it to use Acid to open a hole in the floor. Meowth tries to stop her but is too late. The attack opens a hole and water begins to pour in as the ship rumbles. Jessie and James try to block the jet of water, but fail, as the water fills the hall and washes Team Rocket away. Elsewhere on the ship, Ash and his friends head out into the stairwell, the water level prevents them from going to the deck. Misty notes that the ship will take time to fill with water, but time is still critical. Ash wants to dive down to the deck, but Brock says that it could be dangerous. Ash realizes he is right, as he has a vision of running into a locked hatch and drowning. Misty sends out her Goldeen to scout the hall. It swims down and finds a dead end, but runs into the members of Team Rocket, who are again unconscious.

As Ash and his friends wait for Goldeen, James's head pops out of the surface, scaring them. Goldeen then comes into view as it pushes Team Rocket, who are blue in the face from nearly drowning, up onto the deck. Jessie and James regain consciousness and stand up, ready to battle. They send out Ekans and Koffing as Ash and Brock send out Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Geodude. Before any of them can launch an attack, the ship begins to tip, sending everyone sliding. Ash orders the Pokémon to go to the other side, but they cause the ship to tilt the other way. After sliding back and forth, Misty orders everyone to recall their Pokémon and forget the battle in order to survive. They do so and the ship regains balance. Misty finally manages to convince everyone to work together, temporarily. With the truce, Misty reveals that she knows the ship's blueprints because she once built a model of it, and that they should go up to the bottom of the ship and cut through the hull to escape. They approach a staircase, and Brock sends out Onix to allow everyone to climb up.

The ship's lights begin to fail as the group approaches a darkened portion of the hall. Ash brings out Charmander to light the way. They enter the next room and find it impossible to cross over to the engine room hatch due to the large gap and the raging fire below them. Ash has Pikachu shock him to get him to think. He then sends out Bulbasaur to use Vine Whip to create a bridge to the opposite hatch. Ash and his friends begin to slowly cross the vines, but James is too scared to cross, begging Jessie and Meowth to go on and leave him behind. Jessie slaps him and helps him regain his composure, but Ash and his friends are already across. Jessie orders Bulbasaur to send back the vines.

Eventually, everyone makes it safely to the engine room, though Team Rocket is virtually exhausted. Ash brings out Charmander to use Flamethrower to cut an opening through the hull. Misty instructs everyone to strap onto a Water-type Pokémon, but Team Rocket doesn't have one. The hull opens and water pours in. Ash recalls Charmander, who is running from the water. Ash and Pikachu strap onto Squirtle, while Misty gets Goldeen and Brock gets Starmie. While Ash and his friends swim into the waterfall and escape to the surface, Team Rocket is still stranded. James suddenly starts snickering, as he reveals the golden Poké Ball holding his Magikarp, which has proved useful after all. Team Rocket straps onto Magikarp and attempts to escape, but they find that Magikarp can't swim. The water picks up and washes the ship into the trench, leaving Team Rocket's fate unknown.

Ash and his friends climb onto a makeshift platform, noticing that Team Rocket hasn't yet made it to the surface. Ash looks out to sea and is unable to spot any land. Brock brings up the story of Noah, sending out a bird to search for land and Ash does the same thing by sending Pidgeotto out to scout. Pidgeotto locates Team Rocket on the surface, still attached to the splashing Magikarp, and brings them back to the raft. Ash and his friends presume that they have passed on and attempt to push them back into the sea as a traditional burial. However, Jessie and James wake up just in time to prevent their accidental drowning.

The two groups have no choice but to stay on the platform for the night. They wake up the next day and all are starving. Everyone immediately thinks of the Magikarp as their first source of food, Meowth attempts to bite it but ends up breaking his fangs, as Magikarp is, according to Misty, only scales and bones. At this point, James is so frustrated with his Pokémon that he kicks it into the ocean. The Magikarp begins to glow as it evolves into a Gyarados. Ash checks his Pokédex as James attempts to reclaim his role as the Pokémon's master, but is too scared of it. Misty sends out Goldeen, Staryu and Starmie. Brock thinks she will battle it, but she only plans to run away, with the Water Pokémon pulling the raft as everyone else attempts to row. Gyarados begins to pursue them but suddenly stops. They think it is tiring, but Misty remembers sailor stories about Gyarados's Dragon Rage attack. The waves pick up as four more Gyarados appear. They swim in a circle, forming a powerful water cyclone. The Gyarados advance towards the raft. Brock urges everyone to flee again, but Misty says that nobody has ever survived the attack before. Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket try to stay together but become separated by the water spout's strong vortex.

Major events

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Magikarp

Trivia

  • The narrator makes a reference to the Titanic, a luxury liner that sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912.
  • The plot of this episode is very similar to the 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure.
  • PM-16 was the name of the ship on which the memorial service was held. The initials appear to stand for Pocket Monsters and the number corresponds with the episode number. A similar Easter egg appears in Misty Meets Her Match.
  • This is the first episode in the dub to air after the North American release of Pokémon Red and Blue.
  • Real fish are seen once again in this episode.
  • This is the first time that Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket have to work together.
  • In the engine room scene, James refers to Jessie as Jessica.
  • Team Rocket does not recite their motto in this episode.
    • However, Jessie and James do say most of the motto in their dream, and with different music, and also briefly gave the opening lines while recovering from nearly drowning before realizing their "saviors" were Ash, Misty and Brock to their anger.
  • Brock makes a reference to Noah and his Ark, marking the first reference to a real-world religion in the anime.
  • Although Misty never returned her Pokémon to their Poké Balls when the Gyarados attacked the raft, they were not lost.
  • This episode was partially adapted into the book Island of the Giant Pokémon.
  • It is unknown how the police knew that Jessie and James went down with the ship, and even more so that they knew them by name. Team Rocket wasn't even supposed to be on board, and their presence wasn't known until shortly before the sinking. The same happens with Ash, Brock, and Misty, as there was never a rollcall.
  • This episode was the first episode to hint at Misty's fear of Gyarados, which was eventually confirmed in Cerulean Blues, as she immediately strategized running away from the Gyarados, and in the Japanese version was shocked at Magikarp evolving into Gyarados.

Errors

  • At the beginning of the episode, Misty's bag is purple instead of red.
  • When Meowth says that Jessie and James picked a bad place for a nap, the edge of his ears is cream-colored instead of black.
    • Later on, right before Ash and his friends are about to be hit by Gyarados' Dragon Rage, the edge of his ears is colored brown instead of black. This error is repeated in the recap of this episode in Island of the Giant Pokémon.
  • When Meowth says that it will not be easy to get off the ship while it is underwater, the tips of his feet and tail are colored brown instead of orange.
  • When Jessie tells Ekans to use Acid and when she and James are trying to cover the hole, the stripe on Ekans's underbelly is missing.
  • When Team Rocket begins reciting their motto, Jessie's gloves are missing.
  • When Ash and Brock are holding their Poké Balls to battle Team Rocket, the tip on Ash's hat is white instead of red.
  • When Ash and Brock get ready to battle Team Rocket, they are in a flooded staircase room. However, when the St. Anne tilts to the right, Ash, his friends, Team Rocket, and their Pokémon are suddenly sliding in an upside-down hallway.
  • During the scene where the Pokémon are running back and forth to give the ship more balance, when Brock yells for Geodude to come back, part of Ekans can be seen to the left of Brock, even though it just went to the other side.
  • When Ash and his friends recall their Pokémon during their battle with Team Rocket, Ash's left glove is missing. This also happens with both of his gloves when they escape the ship.
  • When James shows Jessie and Meowth the gold-plated Poké Ball containing the Magikarp he bought in the last episode, the Poké Ball doesn't have scratch marks anymore (Meowth had scratched the front of the ball out of anger at James in the previous episode).
  • While stranded on the raft, Misty complains that if she knew that she was going to be stranded, she would have stuffed her face on the ship. However, in the previous episode (on the ship), she can be seen eating heavily.
  • When Ash and his friends paddle away from Gyarados, the tips on Meowth's feet are missing.
  • In the English dub:
    • During the scene where Meowth tries to shake Pikachu's hand and gets shocked, Meowth and Misty's Japanese voices are heard.
    • When Ash and his friends get hit by Gyarados' Dragon Rage, Team Rocket can be heard yelling 「やなかんじ！」 "Yana Kanji!" "Bad Feeling!" in their Japanese voices, which is the Japanese equivalent of "Team Rocket is blasting off again!".
  • Meowth's miscolored ears

    Meowth's miscolored ears

  • Meowth's miscolored feet and tail

    Meowth's miscolored feet and tail

  • Ekans' missing stripe

    Ekans' missing stripe

Dub edits

  • Kanto Pokérap: Day 1 (Poliwrath error)
  • The Titanic reference was in the dub only.
  • The scene where Misty tells them to retrieve their Pokémon is slightly different between the two versions. The original version had Misty threatening Team Rocket that if they don't return their Pokémon, she'll throw them into the water. In the dub, she states "What's more important? A Pokémon battle or your life?"
  • The part where Jessie and James mention they're being "good dressers" was actually them saying "they'll never forget each other" in the original version.
    • Jessie also mentions that if James doesn't come with them, he'll definitely die down there in the Japanese version.
    • Also in the Latin American dub, Jessie states that she'll always remember James for being a "Wonderful brother". This is false as Jessie and James are not siblings, although it was most likely a dub mistake.
    • Also, Misty states she doesn't want to die in the original version.
  • When Ash and his friends mention their condolences when they are about to put the seemingly-drowned Team Rocket into the sea as a funeral, they also mentioned the fact that they regretted the way Team Rocket died in the original version.
  • Originally, the scene where Gyarados evolved had Misty saying that she heard about Magikarp evolving into Gyarados.
  • In the Italian redub, when Ash calls Squirtle for help, his usual cry is replaced with a high-pitched voice saying "Squirtle's ready!"
  • In the Hindi Hungama TV dub, the narrator does not use the word "Titanic" but instead says that the ship was considered unsinkable.
  • In both Hindi dubs, Officer Jenny announces Jessie's name as Jessica.

In other languages



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