S.S. Anne

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

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

In the anime, it is referred to as St. Anne, its Japanese name.

Overview

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).

As the player cannot return to the ship once it has left, all of the items on the ship and in the port can be permanently missed without ever obtaining them.

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 the bottom deck  R  B  Y  FR  LG 
  TM44 (Rest) In room 2 on the bottom deck  R  B  Y  FR  LG 
  Hyper Potion On the bottom deck, in the far left room, in the black space below the bottom-left cornerRG or on the bed's pillowRBY (hidden)  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) Gift from the Captain in his quarters on the top deck  R  B  Y  FR  LG 
  Hyper Potion In a trash can in the bottom deck corridor (hidden)  FR  LG 
  Super Potion In room 5 on the bottom deck  FR  LG 
  TM31 (Brick Break) In room 2 on the main deck  FR  LG 
  Pecha Berry In the topmost trash can in the galley (hidden)  FR  LG 
  Cheri Berry In the middle trash can in the galley (hidden)  FR  LG 
  Chesto Berry In the lowest trash can in the galley (hidden)  FR  LG 
  Great Ball In the down left corner of the galley  FR  LG 
  Stardust In room 2 on the second deck  FR  LG 
  X Attack In room 4 on the 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


B1F

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


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


2F

Trainer Pokémon
 
Fisherman
Reward: $595
  Goldeen Lv.17
No item
  Tentacool Lv.17
No item
  Goldeen Lv.17
No item
 
Gentleman RB
Reward: $1610
  Pikachu Lv.23
No item
 
Gentleman Y
Reward: $1540
  Voltorb Lv.22
No item
  Magnemite Lv.22
No item
 
Gentleman
Reward: $1190
  Growlithe Lv.17
No item
  Ponyta Lv.17
No item
 
Lass RB
Reward: $270
  Rattata Lv.18
No item
  Pikachu Lv.18
No item
 
Lass Y
Reward: $300
  Jigglypuff Lv.20
No item


Pokémon Red and Blue

  If the player chose Bulbasaur:



  If the player chose Charmander:



  If the player chose Squirtle:



Pokémon Yellow



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 Thomas
スコット Scott
Reward: $1296
  Growlithe Lv.18
No item
  Growlithe Lv.18
No item
 
Gentleman Arthur
ケント Kent
Reward: $1368
  Nidoran♂ Lv.19
No item
  Nidoran♀ Lv.19
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: $336
  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.


  If the player chose Bulbasaur:



  If the player chose Charmander:



  If the player chose Squirtle:



Layout

B1F-1F

Version B1F 1F
Red        
Blue
Yellow
FireRed        
LeafGreen
 

2F-3F

Version 2F 3F
Red      
Blue
Yellow
FireRed      
LeafGreen
 

Rumors

The truck

 
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, and was programmed into the game as a floor tile. 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. The truck cannot be accessed without Surf, which the player would not normally have or be able to use before the S.S. Anne departs.

There are a couple of ways the player can access the truck. One is to lose a battle on the S.S. Anne after obtaining HM01 (Cut) so that the player is warped to the last Pokémon Center they visited without the S.S. Anne departing and they can return later with Surf. Another is to trade in a Pokémon that knows Cut, so that there is no need to obtain HM01 (Cut). Alternatively, a glitch in Generation I also allows the player to bypass the sailor who normally blocks the entrance after the ship has departed.

 
The truck, as it appears in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

A rumor claimed that the truck could be moved with Strength and Mew could be found underneath it. This rumor is untrue. In Generation I, there is nothing to be found around the truck at all, but in FireRed and LeafGreen, a Lava Cookie is hidden to the south of the truck.

A Beauty in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness's Quick Battle Mode in the Vs. Mode makes a reference to the truck before the battle starts with a line from a song she is writing: "There's no Pokémon under a truck, maybe you'll just find a Muk!"

Return

After the S.S. Anne leaves Vermilion City, it never returns. However, in the Generation I games, one rumor claimed that if the player defeated the Elite Four 365 times, the ship would return with more powerful opponents on board, due to an NPC in Red and Blue explaining that the ship was a luxury liner for Trainers that visited Vermilion once a year. However, this rumor was untrue.

In the anime

In the main series

 
The St. Anne in the anime

The S.S. Anne, named the St. Anne in the dub, appeared 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.

In the special The Search for the Legend, Ritchie rode aboard a ship called the S.S. Anne in the dub; the ship is unnamed in the original Japanese. However, it was named the S.S. Anne rather than St. Anne.

In Pokémon Origins

 
The S.S. Anne's captain in Pokémon Origins

The captain of the S.S. Anne appeared briefly in the Pokémon Origins episode File 2: Cubone. He was seen giving Red HM01 (Cut) after he had helped him to recover from his seasickness.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 
S.S. Anne in Pokémon Adventures

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 in The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually), 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

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

 
S.S. Anne in Pokémon Zensho

S.S. Anne appeared in Vermilion City.


Trivia

 
The Global Police agent in the Generation I games


Name origin

St. Annu (サント・アンヌ) is the name of the computer in Game Freak's Sega Mega Drive title Pulseman.

The Japanese word , in this context, means "model"; however, it is a Japanese-only descriptor and is not meant to be translated. The English localization uses the equivalent "S.S.", short for steamship, and drops "St." from the name.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 鐵達尼號 Titdaahtnèih Houh *
聖安奴號 Sing Ōnnòuh Houh *
Mandarin 聖安奴號 / 圣安奴号 Shèng Ānnú Hào *
聖特安努號 / 圣特安努号 Shèngtè Ānnǔ Hào *
  Czech Svaté Anny
  French L'Océane
  German M.S. Anne
  Hungarian Szent Anna
  Italian M/N Anna
Santa Anna*
  Korean 상트앙느호 St. Anne Ho
  Polish Święta Anna
Portuguese   Brazil Santa Ana (anime, manga)
S.S. Anne (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Santa Ana
  Russian Святой Анны Svyatoy Anny
  Spanish S.S. Anne
Saint Anne*
  Swedish Saint Anne
Sankt Anne*
  Vietnamese Tàu Saint Anne


Core series games: Abandoned ShipRoyal UnovaS.S. AnneS.S. Aqua
S.S. SinnohS.S. TidalSeagallop FerriesSubmarine Explorer 1
Orre games: Luxo CruiserRobo KyogreS.S. Libra
Pokémon Ranger series: Cargo ShipSubmarineThe Union
Other games: S.S. Prime Treasure*
Anime: Forsaken ShipGhost shipPokémon Showboat
St. AnneS.S. CusslerS.S. St. Flower
Adventures: Abandoned ShipS.S. AnneS.S. AquaS.S. Sinnoh
S.S. TidalSeagallop FerriesSubmarine Explorer 1


Kanto
               
Settlements
Pallet TownViridian CityPewter CityCerulean CityVermilion CityLavender Town
Celadon CitySaffron CityFuchsia CityCinnabar IslandIndigo Plateau
Routes
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Landmarks
Professor Oak's LaboratoryViridian ForestDiglett's CavePewter Museum of ScienceMt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave
Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6)Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)S.S. AnneS.S. AquaSea CottageRock Tunnel
Power PlantCycling Road/Pokémon RoadTeam Rocket HideoutSilph Co.Magnet TrainPokémon TowerSafari Zone/Pal Park
GO ParkSeafoam IslandsPokémon MansionCinnabar LabPokémon League Reception GateVictory RoadTohjo Falls
Access to
Sevii IslandsJohto


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