Upside-Down!

Misty sends her Goldeen to explore parts of the ship that are flooded, in hopes that it can find an exit. Instead, Goldeen finds Team Rocket drowning, and rescuing them, brings them to its trainer and her friends.

The two groups make a temporary truce and start moving to the hull of the ship, which is up. when they get to the engine room, they find it on fire, and unpassable. Fortunately, Ash's Bulbasaur helps them with its vines to cross to the other side.

The engine room is on fire and unpassable.

Season 1 - Episode 16

"Pokémon Shipwreck"

The St. Anne Undersea

After sinking, the St. Anne fell upside-down on the very tip of a peak rising from a chasm in the bottom of the sea. Ash wakes up to find himself hanging from a table corner. Misty and Brock help him, and together explore the ship.

At the same time, Jessie and James regain consciousness in the galley. They are being broiled by a couple of stovetops burning their faces. After quenching the fires, they also start exploring the ship along with Meowth.

The St. Anne about to tip over.

Season 1 - Episode 16

"Pokémon Shipwreck"

The St. Anne Sinks

The St. Anne is about to capsize. Ash drops the Butterfree Poké Ball by accident, and starts chasing it. In the galley, James also drops the Magikarp Poké Ball, and Team Rockets tries to catch it. Everyone else has made it safely to the life boats.

A giant wave turns the ship upside down. Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu are thrown with such force that they all lose consciousness. Jessie, James, and Meowth are also tossed around in the galley, and black out. The St. Anne sinks to the bottom of the ocean...

Team Rocket chases a Poké Ball through the galley.

Season 1 - Episode 15

"Battle Aboard the St. Anne"

A Storm Brews

As the crisis is overcome, Ash has second thoughts about the trade he made, and asks the gentleman to give him back his Butterfree. At the same time, James is forced by Jessie to find the con man and get their salary money back.

Unknown to all, a storm brews in the ocean, and the ship starts rocking dangerously as it is struck by rogue waves. When the passengers see the captain trying to get away in a life boat, everyone panics and evacuates the ship in an instant.

The St. Anne is struck by rogue waves.

Season 1 - Episode 15

"Battle Aboard the St. Anne"

Heist in the High Seas

Hours later, Team Rocket executes their heist. This time, Jessie, James, and Meowth are supported by a gang of grunts, and quickly start robbing everyone. Not willing to surrender, Ash incites the trainers to rise against the thieves.

Pokémon of all types start grouping by species and launching their counter-attacks en masse. When all the Pidgeotto use a group gust attack, a tornado forms that blasts most of the grunts away; then all the Pikachu get rid of the rest.

The Pidgeotto Gust Attack is devastating for the grunts.

Season 1 - Episode 15

"Battle Aboard the St. Anne"

The St. Anne

Team Rocket boards the ship disguised as waiters. As he surveils the shopping isle, James is tricked by a con man who sells him a Magikarp promising that it will make him rich. James gives the grifter his and Jessie's salary for the useless Pokémon.

Ash also makes a bad deal: the gentleman from the match offers to trade his Raticate for Ash's Butterfree as a gesture of goodwill and sportsmanship. Rushed to decide, Ash gives away the Pokémon he raised since it was a Caterpie.

The St. Anne sails away from Vermilion Harbor.

Season 1 - Episode 15

"Battle Aboard the St. Anne"

James is conned into buying a Magikarp.

The Cruise Ship Port

Excited with their turn of luck, the group boards the St. Anne, which is full of trainers and Pokémon. There is all-around food, shopping, and fun. What gets Ash's attention, is a combat between a Starmie and a Raticate in the main lobby.

Raticate wins the match, and Ash immediately challenges its trainer with his Butterfree. The gentleman accepts the challenge, but when Butterfree is about to win the battle, the man picks up his Raticate, ends the fight, and declares it a draw.

The sea port is about to see the St. Anne sail away.

Season 1 - Episode 15

"Battle Aboard the St. Anne"

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Vermilion Harbor

Ash has earned his third Gym Badge, and today he and his friends are taking a walk around Vermilion Harbor, where many cruise ships dock year round. Not that they can afford to get aboard one of those.

Suddenly, two girls approach them with free boarding passes to the St. Anne, a renown luxury cruise liner. The ship is holding a private party for Pokémon trainers only, and the girls cannot attend.

"The Port of Exquisite Sunsets."

Season 1 - Episode 15

"Battle Aboard the St. Anne"

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