S.S. Aqua

S.S. Aqua アクアごう S.S. Aqua "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Olivine City, Vermilion City
Region:	Johto and Kanto
Generations:	II, IV
Location of S.S. Aqua in Johto and Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

The Fast Ship S.S. Aqua (Japanese: こうそくせんアクアごう High-Speed Vessel S.S. Aqua), commonly referred to as simply S.S. Aqua (Japanese: アクアごう S.S. 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

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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
	Plate	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after obtaining all 16 Badges	HG  SS
	Nugget	Gift from the captain on the first voyage of each day after receiving all 16 Plates	HG  SS

Trainers

Generation II

First voyage

Upper deck

Trainer	Pokémon
Hiker Noland ヒロカズ Hirokazu Reward: $2112	Sandslash♂ Lv.31 No item
	Golem♂ Lv.33 No item
Pokéfan Colin ヒロシ Hiroshi Reward: $5120	Delibird♂ Lv.32 No item
Twins Meg & Peg マコとミコ Mako & Miko Reward: $1240	Teddiursa♀ Lv.31 No item
	Phanpy♀ 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	Machop♂ Lv.31 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.33 No item
	Psyduck♂ Lv.26 No item

Lower deck

Trainer	Pokémon
Juggler Fritz ジョニー Johnny Reward: $1040	Mr. Mime♂ Lv.29 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.29 No item
	Magmar♂ 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

Olivine City to Vermilion City

Upper deck

Trainer	Pokémon
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

Trainer	Pokémon
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
Black Belt Wai ユウダイ Yūdai Reward: $816	Machoke♂ Lv.30 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.32 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.34 No item

Vermilion City to Olivine City

Upper deck

Trainer	Pokémon
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

Trainer	Pokémon
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

Generation IV

First voyage

Upper deck

Trainer	Pokémon
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 & 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

Slacking off Sailor

Trainer	Pokémon
Sailor Stanly シゲロウ Shigerō Reward: $1088	Machop♂ Lv.39 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.41 No item
	Psyduck♂ Lv.34 No item

Lower deck

Trainer	Pokémon
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

Olivine City to Vermilion City

Upper deck

Trainer	Pokémon
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

Trainer	Pokémon
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

Vermilion City to Olivine City

Upper deck

Trainer	Pokémon
Pokéfan Georgia テイコ Teiko Reward: $1984	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	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

Trainer	Pokémon
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

Layout

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Trivia

• In both Generation II and Generation IV, 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 Kanto and Johto. This is because "S.S. Aqua" is actually a location on the map, and thus cannot move.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Hiker Noland has a Bronzor on his team, making it the first Sinnoh Pokémon owned by an NPC that the player may see.
  • Sailor Jeff in the same games has a Makuhita, the first Hoenn Pokémon owned by an NPC the player may see.
• The S.S. Aqua along with the S.S. Anne and S.S. Tidal all have at least one NPC on board who will either mention that they are sea sick or will be facing a trash barrel, thereby implying that they are seasick.
• On the trip from Vermilion City to Olivine City in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Pokéfan Georgia and Pokéfan Jeremy can be engaged in a Double Battle, meaning that the opponents will have 8 Pokémon between them.
• In Generation IV, there is a girl in the Olivine Port building that mentions the player having been in Kanto before even if they have not.
• In 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.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 阿哥號/阿哥号 Āgē Hào European French L'Aquaria German M.S. Aqua Italian M/N Acqua European Spanish S.S. Aqua

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. Prime Treasure* Anime: 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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