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.
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!"
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 Pokégearmap 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Layout
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The S.S. Aqua first appeared in Off Course with Corsola, where Lt. Surge unintentionally brought Crystal to the ship from Union Cave through a secret underwater tunnel. Soon after, the ship landed in Olivine City, which Crystal, having been in Union Cave to get to the western side of Johto, was pleased to reach. It was also revealed that Lt. Surge tended to use the ship for personal purposes.
In Sandslash Surprise, Lt. Surge used the S.S. Aqua to sail to the Whirl Islands, where Gold and Silver had wound up after getting defeated by the Masked Man at Lake of Rage. Soon after arriving, the ship was lifted into the air by Lugia's Psychic powers. After Lugia disappeared, the ship was safely brought back down.
The ship made a brief cameo appearance in All About Arceus III as one of the locations where Silver and his Weavile discovered a Plate, receiving one from the ship's captain.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, there is a girl in the Olivine Port building who claims that the player has been in Kanto before regardless of if it being their first time there or not.
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.
even after the player has obtained all 16 Plates and the Captain hands out Nuggets instead, he still refers to them as "mysterious things" he found from Sinnoh, as if he was still handing out Plates.
