Submarine Explorer 1: Difference between revisions

[[Image:Underwater Submarine.png|frame|right|Submarine Explorer 1 inside the Seafloor Cavern]]

The '''Submarine Explorer 1''' is a submarine built at [[Captain Stern]]'s [[Stern's Shipyard|shipyard]] in [[Slateport City]]. An evil organization ([[Team Magma]] in {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby|s}}, [[Team Aqua]] in {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire|s}} and {{v2|Emerald}}) tried to steal {{DL|List of key items in Generation III|Devon Goods|the submarine's plans}} twice before the submarine could be built.

After the submarine is completed, Stern reveals that its purpose is to explore [[Seafloor Cavern|a cavern]] underwater on {{rt|128|Hoenn}}. However, the same organization who tried to steal the submarine's plans end up stealing the finished product and taking it to the cavern themselves. The only time the submarine is visible during the game is when it is parked in the entrance of the Seafloor Cavern, while the thieves are inside. Inside the Seafloor Cavern, one of the team grunts remarks that the submarine is "brutal as a ride" because of its small size. The submarine is not seen again after the player clears the Cavern of the resident team.

In [[Pokémon Adventures]], two parts of the submarine (named the '''Kaien 1''' in the Chuang Yi translation) are featured: the submarine's "heart", manufactured by the [[Devon Corporation]], and the submarine itself, designed by Captain Stern. Team Aqua steal the submarine's heart, which enables the submarine to travel deep underwater, in ''[[PS189|VS. Ludicolo]]'', while Team Magma obtain the submarine itself in ''[[PS202|VS. Slugma II]]''. This eventually leads to the two team leaders forming a pact to join forces temporarily in ''[[PS230|VS. Walrein]]'' and heading to the Seafloor Cavern together with the complete submarine in ''[[PS232|VS. Whiscash]]''. Later, in ''[[PS243|VS. Armaldo]]'', the submarine breaks apart from being sent deep underwater without its heart component, and the wreckage floats to the surface. This is the last that is seen of the submarine.

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