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broadcast_us=September 7, 1998{{tt|*|Special preview}}<br>September 27, 1998{{tt|*|Original order}} |

'''Battle Aboard the St. Anne''' (Japanese: '''サントアンヌごうのたたかい！''' ''Battle on the {{tt|St. Annu!|St. Anne}}'') is the 15th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 8, 1997. It aired in the United States as the first dubbed episode on September 7, 1998, and later aired in-sequence on September 27, 1998.

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After earning the {{Badge|Thunder}}, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} walk across a bridge and spot a luxury liner in the distance. The group takes a closer look at the ship and want to get on board, but {{an|Brock}} mentions that they cannot afford it, so they walk away. However, [[Jessie]] and [[James]], disguised as {{wp|ganguro}} girls, give them free [[S.S. Ticket|tickets]] to participate in a [[Pokémon Trainer]] party that is going to be held aboard the [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]]. While Ash and his friends look for the luxury liner, Jessie and James head to a nearby lighthouse to meet up with {{MTR}}. Meowth opens up a call with {{an|Giovanni|the Boss}} and Meowth notices a {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}} fondly rubbing its head against the boss; it has replaced Meowth due to the group's constant failure. {{TRT}} reveals their plan: the party is a ruse to allow Team Rocket to steal the attending Trainers' {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

Ash and his friends board the ship and head into the main ballroom, noticing all the people, Pokémon, and merchandise. Ash notices a {{pkmn|battle}} between a {{p|Starmie}} and a {{p|Raticate}}. Raticate uses {{m|Super Fang}} to break Starmie's jewel, giving Raticate the win. Ash decides to step forward to challenge the {{tc|Gentleman|Raticate's Trainer}}, sending {{AP|Butterfree}} out. Raticate attacks with {{m|Jump Kick}}, but Butterfree counters with {{m|Tackle}}. Raticate uses {{m|Hyper Fang}}, though Butterfree uses {{m|Stun Spore}} to {{Status|Paralysis|paralyze}} it. Ash prepares to finish the duel, but the Gentleman recalls his Raticate and declares it a draw, even though Ash was actually winning. Meanwhile, James walks by the vendors. A [[Magikarp salesman|salesman]] calls him over and convinces him to buy a {{TP|James|Magikarp}}, tricking him into thinking that the Pokémon is worth a lot of money.

The ship sails out of [[Vermilion City]] as Ash and his friends chow down. The Gentleman comes up to Ash and commends his Butterfree. He proposes a [[trade]] between his Raticate and Ash's Butterfree. Ash asks Brock if he should go through with it, but Brock is too attracted to the woman next to him to respond, so Ash agrees to go ahead with the trade. They go to a trade machine and Ash acquires {{AP|Raticate}} while the man receives Butterfree. Meanwhile, Jessie and Meowth are extremely displeased at James's being conned into buying a worthless Pokémon such as Magikarp. {{an|Misty}} finds Ash looking out at sea, having second thoughts about the trade, and unsure if Butterfree will be well care for. He mentions that, as the trade was happening, he remembered the experiences he had shared with Butterfree.

Team Rocket's plan goes into motion, with the ballroom being locked down and {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s confronting the Trainers with vacuum packs to capture their Poké Balls. When one of the grunts walks up to Ash and demands his Pokémon, Ash orders {{AP|Pikachu}} to attack the thugs with {{m|ThunderShock}}. He spurs the other Trainers to fight back, and everyone sends out their Pokémon. Ash's Pikachu, {{AP|Charmander}}, and {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, together with [[Brock's Geodude]], join the other Pokémon in stopping the Team Rocket thugs. Ash notices a Butterfree swarm attacking with Stun Spore and decides to summon his Butterfree. However, the Poké Ball reveals his Raticate and Misty reminds him that he traded Butterfree away. As he watches, Ash deeply misses his Butterfree, remembering his experiences with it and wanting it back.

Ash sends out {{AP|Pidgeotto}} to join others in a group {{m|Gust}} attack. The Pikachu group uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} to send Team Rocket flying off the ship and foiling their scheme. However, during the battle the ship has sailed directly into a storm. Strong waves begin to batter the ship. James drops the Poké Ball holding Magikarp, and runs after it. Meanwhile, Ash finds the Gentleman, and requests that the trade be reversed. The man agrees, and they begin to execute a reverse trade. The captain tries to calm the passengers, assuring them that the ship is unsinkable, but, after another wave crashes against the ship, he enters a lifeboat. The passengers begin scrambling onto the other lifeboats to evacuate. Misty and Brock find Ash finishing the trade. Ash grabs his Poké Ball, but another wave causes him to drop it. Ash runs after it and his friends follow.

By this time, most of the passengers have gotten off the ship safely. As Ash grabs Butterfree's Poké Ball, the ship rocks again, throwing him and his friends into another room, and knocking them out. Likewise, just as James grabs Magikarp's Poké Ball, another wave sends Team Rocket flying against a wall; they too are knocked unconscious. The ship capsizes, and goes down. The captain, watching from his life boat, assumes that everyone is safe, not realizing that Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket are still trapped on board.

* Ash [[trade]]s his {{AP|Butterfree}} for a {{tc|Gentleman}}'s {{AP|Raticate}}, but later trades back.

* [[James]] buys a {{TP|James|Magikarp}} from the [[Magikarp salesman]].

* {{p|Bulbasaur}} (multiple)

* {{p|Charmander}} (multiple)

* {{p|Caterpie}}

* {{p|Butterfree}} (multiple)

* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple; flashback)

* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (multiple)

* {{p|Rattata}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} (multiple)

* {{p|Oddish}}

* {{p|Weepinbell}}

* {{p|Geodude}} (multiple)

* {{p|Staryu}}

* {{p|Starmie}}

* According to [[Rachael Lillis]], this and ''[[EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck]]'' were the first episodes to be dubbed into English.

* This is the first episode in which {{Ash}} is seen making a Pokémon [[trade]].

* The scene where all the Pikachu are jumping over a wall to battle the Team Rocket soldiers is identical to the scene in ''[[EP02|Pokémon Emergency!]]'' where the Pikachu are jumping over a wall in the Pokémon Center to battle Team Rocket.

* The captain calling the St. Anne unsinkable and then sinking is an obvious reference to the {{wp|RMS Titanic}}. Indeed, in the next episode's recap, the narrator acknowledges this by exclaiming "Holy Titanic!".

* In the Italian and Hindi dub, Giovanni's Persian is referred as [[Animals in the Pokémon world|a Persian cat]].

* After the gentleman asks if anyone is brave enough to challenge his Raticate, in the Japanese version Ash claims he's "fired up" as flames briefly flash in his eyes. In the dub, Ash simply says "I can't wait!" but the flames in his eyes remain.

* Some additional sound effects are added to certain scenes in the dub, such as Butterfree and Raticate's battle (where their vocal effects are added as they keep striking each other in mid-air), the St. Anne leaving port (where additional crashing wave sounds are added) and right before Misty goes to talk to Ash after the trade (where the ship's horn is added to the shot).

* After Jessie announces that Team Rocket will take their Pokémon, in the Japanese version the crowd is silent. The dub adds overlapping dialogue from the crowd in reaction (most notable is a man asking "Our Pokémon?" and a boy saying "They can't do that!")

* When the force of the waves knock Butterfree's Poké Ball out of Ash's hands, Ash reacts silently in the Japanese version, whereas in the dub he shouts "No!"

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|da={{tt|Dysten På St. Anne|The Battle At St. Anne}}

|nl={{tt|Gevecht aan Boord van de St. Anne|Battle on Board of the St.Anne}}

|fi={{tt|Kieroa peliä valtamerilaivalla!|Cunning minds on an ocean cruiser!}}

|fr_eu={{tt|Bataille à bord du St. Anne|Battle on board the St. Anne}}<br>{{tt|Bataille à bord du Sainte Anne|Battle on board the Saint Anne}}{{tt|*|Pokémon TV}}

|he=הקרב על הסיפון {{tt|''Ha'krav al ha'sipun''|The battle on the deck}}

|hi=St. Anne पर जंग! {{tt|''St. Anne par jung!''|War on the St Anne}} {{tt|*|CN dub}} <br> St. Anne जहाज पर मुकाबला! {{tt|''St. Anne jaahaaz par muqabla!''|Battle aboard the St. Anne ship}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}

|it={{tt|Un'insolita crociera|An unusual cruise}}{{tt|*|Original 2000 dub}} <br> {{tt|Battaglia sulla Santa Anna|Battle on the Saint Anne}}{{tt|*|2014 K2 TV dub}}

|ko=로켓단 두목 비주기 {{tt|lokesdan dumog bijugi|Giovanni the Team Rocket Boss}}

|no={{tt|Kampen ombord på St. Anne|The battle aboard the St. Anne}}

|es_eu={{tt|Combate a bordo del St. Anne|Battle aboard the St. Anne}}

|sv={{tt|Slaget på Saint Anne|The battle on Saint Anne}}{{tt|*|Pokémon TV}}<br>{{tt|Slaget på St. Anne|The battle on St. Anne}}{{tt|*|VHS release}}

|tr={{tt|St. Anne'de Savaş|The war on St. Anne}}

|uk={{tt|Битва На Борту Святої Анни|Battle On Board of Saint Anna}}

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