S.S. Aqua

S.S. Aqua		アクアごう Aqua-gō
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"

Map description:

A boat that traverses ocean paths using hydraulic power.

Location:

Olivine City, Vermilion City

Region:

Johto and Kanto

Generations:

II, IV

Location of S.S. Aqua in Johto and Kanto.

Pokémon world locations

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

Terminology

Fast Ship S.S. Aqua

Fast Ship S.S. Aqua (Japanese: こうそくせんアクアごう High-Speed Vessel Aqua)

Mentioned in the game dialogue. Some examples: "Welcome to Fast Ship S.S.Aqua.", "Fast Ship S.S. Aqua is en route to Vermilion City.", "Fast Ship S.S. Aqua has arrived in Vermilion City."

S.S. Aqua

S.S. Aqua (Japanese: アクアごう Aqua)

Mentioned in the game dialogue. Some examples: "How do you like S.S. Aqua's ride?", "S.S. Aqua uses jets to skim over the waves!"
Mentioned in the S.S. Ticket item description from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, as well as Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Fast Ship

Poké Seer saying that a Pichu was met on the Fast Ship

Fast Ship (Japanese: こうそくせん High-Speed Vessel)

Mentioned in the game dialogue. Some examples: "The Fast Ship will sail next Friday.", "The Fast Ship is a great place to meet and battle trainers.", "A voyage is best for getting over a broken heart. But a Fast Ship trip is too short for grieving."
The Fast Ship Pier is located in Olivine City, as said on a sign at the city.
In Pokémon Crystal, the name "Fast Ship" is used by the Poké Seer when talking about a Pokémon that was originally met on the ship (this is only legitimately possible if an Egg hatches on the ship).
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the player may not select S.S. Aqua on the Pokégear map because of the S.S. Aqua map glitch. However, the feature to select the ship is found in the game data, in which case it would be named "Fast Ship" on the map.

Voyages

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.

**S.S. Aqua Schedule**
Port	Days
Olivine	Monday and Friday
Vermilion	Wednesday and Sunday

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.

S.S. Aqua on the map

The Pokégear map when used aboard the S.S. Aqua

The S.S. Aqua appears as a fixed location on the Pokégear map, at the sea between Johto and Kanto. This is not always an accurate representation of the player's location on the map, given that it still appears at sea even after the announcement that the ship has docked either in Olivine City or Vermilion City.

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, there is some unused game data that would allow the player to select the S.S. Aqua in the Pokégear map. However, this is not allowed due to an oversight in those games. The map erroneously displays New Bark Town by default as the player's current place when in fact they are aboard the S.S. Aqua.

In the Pokédex map from Pokémon Stadium 2, the S.S. Aqua is seen near Olivine City.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Metal Coat	Gift from gentleman for finding his granddaughter	G S C HG SS

Captain

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after the player has obtained all 16 Badges, they can receive gifts from the captain of the S.S. Aqua. Whenever the captain is spoken to in his cabin for the first time on a given day, he will give away one of the Plates. After he has given away all 16 Plates, he will begin to give out Nuggets instead.

	Location	Games
Flame Plate	Gift from the captain after obtaining all 16 Badges	HG SS
Splash Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Zap Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Meadow Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Icicle Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Fist Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Toxic Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Earth Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Sky Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Mind Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Insect Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Stone Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Spooky Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Draco Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Dread Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Iron Plate	Subsequent gift from the captain	HG SS
Nugget	Gift from the captain after receiving all 16 Plates (repeatable)	HG SS

Trainers

Generation II

First voyage

Trainer

Pokémon

Upper deck


	Hiker Noland ヒロカズ Hirokazu Reward: $1056

	Sandslash♂	Lv.31
	No item

	Golem♂	Lv.33
	No item


	Pokéfan Colin ヒロシ Hiroshi Reward: $2560

	Delibird♂	Lv.32
	Berry


	Twins Meg & Peg マコとミコ Mako and Miko Reward: $620

	Phanpy♀	Lv.31
	No item

	Teddiursa♀	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 After talking to the Sailor on the lower deck

	Machop♂	Lv.31
	No item

	Machoke♂	Lv.33
	No item

	Psyduck♂	Lv.26
	No item

Lower deck


	Juggler Fritz ジョニー Johnny Reward: $1150

	Mr. Mime♂	Lv.29
	No item

	Magmar♂	Lv.29
	No item

	Machoke♂	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

Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Olivine City to Vermilion City

Trainer

Pokémon

Upper deck


	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


	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


	Blackbelt Wai ユウダイ Yūdai Reward: $816

	Machoke♂	Lv.30
	No item

	Machoke♂	Lv.32
	No item

	Machoke♂	Lv.34
	No item

Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Vermilion City to Olivine City

Trainer

Pokémon

Upper deck


	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


	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


	Guitarist Clyde キョウへイ Kyōhei Reward: $1088

	Electabuzz♂	Lv.34
	No item


	Bug Catcher Ken タケオ Takeo Reward: $512

	Ariados♂	Lv.30
	No item

	Pinsir♂	Lv.32
	No item

Lower deck


	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

Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.