: This episode marks the first appearance of the Team Rocket leader in the anime.
: While on board, Ash battles a gentleman's Raticate with his Butterfree. Impressed by Butterfree, the gentleman proposes a trade. Ash agrees but immediately suffers from severe buyer's remorse. Pokemon (Dub) Episode 15
The captain and passengers evacuate in lifeboats, completely unaware that the main cast is still inside. : This episode marks the first appearance of
: Disguised as "radical" teenagers, Jessie and James hand Ash, Misty, and Brock free tickets to a massive trainer convention aboard the luxury cruise ship, the St. Anne. Jessie and James hand Ash
: Doors lock and the ship staff reveal themselves as Team Rocket grunts using vacuums to suck up Poké Balls. Ash rallies the passengers to fight back, successfully driving the grunts away.