History Recap / PokemonS1E15BattleAboardTheStAnne

* BigBad=/=BiggerBad: This episode reveals that the Team Rocket trio is only a small part of a larger criminal organization led by their boss, [[spoiler: Giovanni]]. This also marks the first time where he takes a more direct role as the BigBad of the anime.

* BiggerBad: This episode reveals that the Team Rocket trio is only a small part of a larger organization led by their boss, [[spoiler: Giovanni.]]

* LightningCanDoAnything: Ash asks Pikachu to shock him so he can ''think of a good idea''. This apparently works.

After winning a Thunder Badge, Ash and his friends want to go on a cruise but know they can't afford it. Out of nowhere two girl show up and give them free tickets, saying that they don't need them anymore. While our heroes leave to the port, excited by their lucky prize, these two girls are revealed to be Jessie and James in disguise, and they enter into their secret base where Meowth briefs their success to a shadowy figure they call the boss. It turns out that the St. Anne cruise is really a ploy devised by him to lure trainers in and steal their Pokémon.

As the ship sails through dark clouds, the boss gives the signal. Doors are shut, and various crew members reveal themselves to be Team Rocket grunts. Led by the trio, they attempt to steal all the Pokémon on board, but Ash convinces the passengers to fight back. During the battle, Ash begins to regret his decision to trade Butterfree after realizing that Ratticate wasn't the same. The Rocket grunts are thwarted and blasted off save for the trio, and in the aftermath, Ash decides to trade back Ratticate for his Butterfree. Unfortunately the ship has sailed into a storm during the fight, and the rough waves knock Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, and Team Rocket out cold. When the ship sinks, Ash and his friends are still on board.

* RightHandCat: The Boss is shown stroking the head of a Persian, a cat Pokemon and the evolved form of Meowth. Meowth clearly had designs on being The Boss's right hand cat himself based on how he reacts to the sight.

* YouHaveFailedMe: The boss reveals that he had replaced Meowth with his evolved form Persian because he was growing tired of Team Rocket's constant failures. He promises to restores Meowth's position as top-cat if their latest scheme is successful.

* HarmlessElectrocution: While Pikachu electrocutes people without doing a realistic amount of actual damage is common at this point, this episode kicks it up a notch by Ash actually requesting that Pikachu shock him.

* LightningCanDoEverything: Ash asks Pikachu to shock him so he can ''think of a good idea''. This apparently works.

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* AbandonShip: Everyone except Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket.

After winning a Thunder Badge, Ash and his friends want to go on a cruise but know they can't afford it. Out of nowhere two girl show up and give them free tickets, saying that they don't need them anymore. While our heroes leave to the port, excited by their lucky prize, these two girls are revealed to be Jessie and James in disguise, and they enter into their secret base where Meowth briefs their success to a shadowily figure they call the boss. It turns out that the St. Anne cruise is really a ploy devised by him to lure trainers into a trap and steal their Pokémon.

As the ship sails through dark clouds, the Rocket boss gives the signal. Doors are shut, and various crew members reveal themselves to be Team Rocket grunts. Led by the trio, they attempt to steal all the Pokémon on board, but Ash convinces the passengers to fight back. During the battle, Ash begins to regret his decision to trade Butterfree after realizing that Ratticate wasn't the same. The Rocket grunts was thwarted and blasted off save for the trio, and in the aftermath, Ash decides to trade back Ratticate for his Butterfree. Unfortunately the ship has sailed into a storm during the fight with Team Rocket, and the rough waves knock Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, and Team Rocket out cold. When the ship sinks, Ash and his friends are still on board.

* GetRichQuickScheme: A merchant sells James a Magikarp for an exorbitant price by telling him he can get insanely rich because Magikarp breed very fast and are worth a great deal of money. This is bogus as Magikarp are very common and not very useful so selling thousands of them is quite unlikely.

As the ship sails through dark clouds, the Rocket boss gives the signal. Doors are shut, and various crew members reveal themselves as Team Rocket grunts. Led by the trio, they attempts to steal all the Pokémon on board, but Ash convinces the passengers to fight back. During the battle, Ash begins to regret his decision to trade Butterfree after realizing that Ratticate wasn't the same. The Rocket grunts was thwarted and blasted off save for the trio, and in the aftermath, Ash decides to trade back Ratticate for his Butterfree. Unfortunately the ship has sailed into a storm during the fight with Team Rocket, and the rough waves knock Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, and Team Rocket out cold. When the ship sinks, Ash and his friends are still on board.

* KnightOfCerebus: The Boss. When Team Rocket first contacts him, his appearance and voice are distorted in a shadowy, almost demonic fashion. Unlike Team Rocket, he is not PlayedForLaughs in this episode, save for making one small pun on [[IncrediblyLamePun purrfection]].

After winning a Thunder Badge, Ash and his friends want to go on a cruise but know they can't afford it. Out of nowhere two girl show up and give them free tickets, saying that they don't need them anymore. While our heroes leave to the port, excited by their lucky prize, these two girls are revealed to be Jessie and James in disguise, and they enter into their secret base where Meowth briefs their success to a shadowily figure they called the boss. It turns out that the St. Anne cruise is really a ploy devised by him to lure trainers into a trap and steal their Pokémon.

As the ship sails through dark clouds, the Rocket boss gives the signal. Doors are shut, and various crew members reveal themselves as Team Rocket grunts. Led by the trio, they attempts to steal all the Pokémon on board, but Ash convinces the passengers to fight back. During the battle, Ash begins to regret his decision to trade Butterfree after realizing that Ratticate wasn't the same. The Rocket grunts was thwarted and blasted off save for the trio, and in the aftermath, Ash decides to trade back Ratticate for his Butterfree. Unfortunately the ship has sailed into a storm during the fight with Team Rocket and when the ship sinks, Ash and his friends are still on board.

As the ship sails over dark clouds, the Rocket boss gives the signal. Doors are shut, and various crew members reveal themselves as Team Rocket grunts. Led by the trio, they attempts to steal all the Pokémon on board, but Ash convinces the passengers to fight back. During the battle, Ash begins to regret his decision to trade Butterfree after realizing that Ratticate wasn't the same. The Rocket grunts was thwarted and blasted off save for the trio, and in the aftermath, Ash decides to trade back Ratticate for his Butterfree. Unfortunately the ship has sailed into a storm during the fight with Team Rocket and when the ship sinks, Ash and his friends are still on board.

Ash and company get on board the boat and Ash has a Pokémon battle with a rich, older man who later convinces Ash to trade his Butterfree for a Ratticate. Meanwhile, James encounters a salesman selling a Pokémon known as Magikarp. The salesman tells James that Magikarp can make him rich by laying a thousand eggs that hatch into more Magikarp laying another thousand eggs each. Lured by the salesman's words, James eagerly spends all of his and Jessie's salary advances to buy Magikarp, unaware that the salesman had sold him a worthless Pokémon. As the ship sails over dark clouds, the Rocket boss gives the signal. Doors are shut, and various crew members reveal themselves as Team Rocket grunts. Led by the trio, they attempts to steal all the Pokémon on board, but Ash convinces the passengers to fight back. During the battle, Ash begins to regret his decision to trade Butterfree after realizing that Ratticate wasn't the same. The Rocket grunts was thwarted and blasted off save for the trio, and in the aftermath, Ash decides to trade back his Butterfree. Unfortunately the ship has sailed into a storm during the fight with Team Rocket and when the ship sinks Ash and his friends are still on board.

After winning a Thunder Badge, Ash and his friends want to go on a cruise but know they can't afford it. Out of nowhere two girl show up and give them free tickets, saying that they don't need them anymore. While our heroes leave to the port, excited by their lucky day, these two girls are revealed to be Jessie and James in disguise, and they enter into their secret base where Meowth briefs their success to a mysterious, shadowily figure they called the boss. It turns out that the St. Anne cruise is really a ploy devised by him to lure trainers and their Pokémon into a trap.

Ash and company get on board the boat and Ash has a Pokémon battle with a rich, older man who later convinces Ash to trade his Butterfree for a Ratticate. Team Rocket attempts to steal all the Pokémon on board, but Ash convinces the passengers to fight back and they are thwarted. Ash regrets his decision to trade Butterfree and trades back. Unfortunately the ship has sailed into a storm during the fight with Team Rocket and when the ship sinks Ash and his friends are still on board.

* RecurringExtra: first appearance of the Magikarp salesman, who would go on to make sporadic appearances throughout the series.

Ash and company want to go on a cruise but know they can't afford it. Out of nowhere two girl show up and give them free tickets. These two girls are Team Rocket in disguise, and the St. Anne cruise is really ploy to lure trainers into trap and steal their Pokémon. Ash and company get on board the boat and Ash has a Pokémon battle with a rich, older man who later convinces Ash to trade his Butterfree for a Ratticate. Team Rocket attempts to steal all the Pokémon on board, but Ash convinces the passengers to fight back and they are thwarted. Ash regrets his decision to trade Butterfree and trades back. Unfortunately the ship has sailed into a storm during the fight with Team Rocket and when the ship sinks Ash and his friends are still on board.

Ash and company want to go on a cruise but know they can't afford it. Out of nowhere two girl show up and give them free tickets. These two girls are Team Rocket in disguise, and the St. Anne cruise is really ploy to lure trainers into trap and steal their Pokémon. Ash and company get on board the boat and Ash has a Pokemon battle with a rich, older man who later convinces Ash to trade his Butterfree for a Ratticate. Team Rocket attempts to steal all the Pokemon on board, but Ash convinces the passengers to fight back and they are thwarted. Ash regrets his decision to trade Butterfree and trades back. Unfortunately the ship has sailed into a storm during the fight with Team Rocket and when the ship sinks Ash and his friends are still on board.

* BiggerBad: This episode reveals that the Team Rocket trio is only a small part of a larger organization led by their boss, [[spoiler: Giovanni]]

* EyeCatch: The featured Who's That Pokémon this episode is Ratticate.

* KnightOfCerebus: The Boss. When Team Rocket first contacts him, his appearance and voice are distorted in a shadowily, almost demonic fashion. Unlike Team Rocket, he is not PlayedForLaughs in this episode, save for making one small pun on [[IncrediblyLamePun purrfection]].
* ImagineSpot: James has two visible fantasies in this episode, one of him lying on top of a pile of Pokemon and another of him on a throne surrounded by piles of money.

* GetRichQuickScheme: A merchant sells James a Magikarp for an exorbitant price by telling him he can get insanely rich because Magikarps breed very fast and are worth a great deal of money. This is bogus as Magikarps are very common and not very useful so selling thousands of them is quite unlikely.
* KnightOfCerebus: The Boss. When Team Rocket first contacts him, his appearance and voice are distorted in a shadowily, almost demonic fashion. Unlike Team Rocket, he is not PlayedForLaughs in this episode.

* Cliffhanger: The ''St. Anne'' sinks with Ash, Pikachu, Brock, Misty, Jessie, James, and Meowth still aboard.

* KnightOfCerebus: The Boss. His appearance is warped in shadows and his voice is distorted in a demonic fashion. When Team Rocket makes contact with him, his presence dwarfs them, including his former top cat Meowth.

* YouHaveFailedMe: The boss reveals that he had replaced Meowth with his evolved form Persian because he was growing to tired of Team Rocket's constant failures. He promises to restores Meowth's position as top-cat if their latest scheme isn't thwarted.

* ImagineSpot: James has two visible fantasies in this episode, one of him lying on top of a pile of Pokemon and another of him on a throne surrounded by piles of money.

* BiggerBad: This episode reveals that the Team Rocket trio is only a small part of a larger organization led by their boss, [[Spoiler: Giovanni]]

Ash and company want to go on a cruise but know they can't afford it. Out of nowhere two girl show up and give them free tickets. These two girls are Team Rocket in disguise. Ash and company get on board the boat and Ash has a Pokemon battle with a rich, older man who later convinces Ash to trade his Butterfree for a Ratticate. Team Rocket attempts to steal all the Pokemon on board, but Ash convinces the passengers to fight back and they are thwarted. Ash regrets his decision to trade Butterfree and trades back. Unfortunately the ship has sailed into a storm during the fight with Team Rocket and when the ship sinks Ash and his friends are still on board.

* GetRichQuickScheme: A merchant sells James a Magicarp for an exorbitant price by telling him he can get insanely rich because Magicarps breed very fast and are worth a great deal of money. This is bogus as Magicarps are very common and not very useful so selling thousands of them is quite unlikely.
* ImagineSpot: James has two visible fantasies in this episode, one of him lying on top of a pile of Pokemon and another of him on a throne surrounded by piles of money.