Pokemon Red and Blue Walkthrough

S.S. Anne

The S.S. Anne is a luxury ship found at the docks of Vermilion City. You can enter the ship if you have a ticket, which can be found at Bill’s Seaside Cottage at Route 25. Make sure you have the item in your bag or you won’t be able to board the ship. There are a large number of trainers and items throughout the ship.

First Floor

The first floor of the ship has six rooms and three paths to three different parts of the ship. The stairs to the southeast will lead to the basement, the stairs to the west will lead to the second floor, and the door to the southwest will lead to the kitchen.

The first room (from right to left) contains a single Pokemon Trainer.

Gentleman

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Growlithe	18	Fire	Bite, Roar, Ember
Growlithe	18	Fire	Bite, Roar, Ember

The second room contains another Pokemon Trainer.

Gentleman

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Nidoran ♂	19	Poison	Leer, Tackle, Horn Attack, Poison Sting
Nidoran ♀	19	Poison	Growl, Tackle, Scratch, Poison Sting

The next two rooms have nothing of interest. The fifth room (again, from right to left) contains two Pokemon Trainers standing next to TM08 – Body Slam.

Lass

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Pidgey	18	Normal/Flying	Gust, Sand-Attack, Quick Attack
Nidoran ♀	18	Poison	Growl, Tackle, Scratch, Poison Sting

Youngster

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Nidoran ♂	21	Poison	Tackle, Horn Attack, Poison Sting, Focus Energy

The third girl will not challenge you to a Pokemon battle. The last room has nothing of interest. That should take care of the first floor. Remember, the stairs to the southeast will lead to the basement, the stairs to the west will lead to the second floor, and the door to the southwest will lead to the kitchen.

Kitchen

The Kitchen only has one thing of value. Investigate the trash cans to find a Great Ball. With that in your pocket, head back to the first floor and take the southeast staircase to the basement.

Basement

There are five different rooms on this floor. The first floor, from right to the left, contains a Max Potion. Don’t worry, you won’t battle anyone here.

The second room has two sailor Pokemon Trainers. The one on the right is listed below first.

Sailor

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Horsea	17	Water	Bubble
Shellder	17	Water	Tackle, Withdraw
Tentacool	17	Water/Poison	Acid, Supersonic, Wrap

Sailor

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Shellder	21	Water	Tackle, Withdraw, Supersonic

The next room on the left contains another Pokemon Trainer. This sailor Pokemon Trainer will be standing next to an Ether.

Sailor

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Horsea	17	Water	Bubble
Horsea	17	Water	Bubble
Horsea	17	Water	Bubble

The fourth room in the basement has yet another sailor Pokemon Trainer. This guy will be standing next to TM44 – Rest.

Sailor

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Tentacool	18	Water/Poison	Acid, Supersonic, Wrap, Poison Sting
Staryu	18	Water	Tackle, Water Gun

The final room in the basement contains two more Pokemon trainers.

Fisherman

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Tentacool	17	Water/Poison	Acid, Supersonic, Wrap, Poison Sting
Staryu	17	Water	Tackle, Water Gun
Shellder	17	Water	Tackle, Withdraw

Sailor

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Machop	20	Fighting	Karate Chop, Low Kick

With that taken care of, return to the first floor. Take the staircase at the northwest corner to reach the second floor, but before entering all the rooms on the second floor, take the staircase directly to the south and follow the hall out to the deck of the ship. You can find a few more trainers out here.

Deck

There are only two trainers out there. The first one is right near the door. The second is a few steps to the left.

Sailor

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Machop	17	Fighting	Karate Chop
Tentacool	17	Water/Poison	Acid, Supersonic, Wrap, Poison Sting

Sailor

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Machop	18	Fighting	Karate Chop
Shellder	18	Water	Tackle, Withdraw, Supersonic

With those taken care of, return to the inside of the ship.

Second Floor

The second floor has six more rooms, some with trainer and items, some without. Speak to the man in the first room to add Snorlax to your Pokedex. You’ll see two more later, so you can skip this guy and it won’t matter.

The second room has two trainers standing near a Max Ether.

Fisherman

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Goldeen	17	Water	Peck, Tail Whip
Tentacool	17	Water/Poison	Acid, Supersonic, Wrap
Goldeen	17	Water	Peck, Tail Whip

Gentleman

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Pikachu	23	Electric	Growl, Tail Whip, Thunder Wave, Quick Attack

The next room has nothing of interest, but the fourth room has more Pokemon Trainers and a Rare Candy.

Gentleman

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Growlithe	17	Fire	Bite, Roar
Ponyta	17	Fire	Ember

Lass

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Rattata	18	Normal	Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Hyper Fang
Pikachu	18	Electric	Growl, Tail Whip, Thunder Wave, Quick Attack

This will clear the floor of normal trainers. Heal your team up and head to the far east side of this floor, but be prepared for a tough battle. Well, tough compared to the others.

Rival Battle

Your rival is back and ready for another battle. Remember, his final Pokemon will depend on the Pokemon you chose from Professor Oak. Honestly, this battle shouldn’t be as bad as the one in Cerulean if you’ve leveled up your Pokemon by battling all the trainers along the way.

Rival if you chose Bulbasaur

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Pidgeotto	19	Normal/Flying	Gust, Sand-Attack, Quick Attack
Raticate	16	Normal	Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Hyper Fang
Kadabra	18	Psychic	Teleport, Disable
Charmeleon	20	Fire	Scratch, Growl, Ember, Leer

Rival if you chose Charmander

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Pidgeotto	19	Normal/Flying	Gust, Sand-Attack, Quick Attack
Raticate	16	Normal	Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Hyper Fang
Kadabra	18	Psychic	Teleport, Disable
Wartortle	20	Water	Tackle, Tail Whip, Bubble, Water Gun

Rival if you chose Squirtle

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Pidgeotto	19	Normal/Flying	Gust, Sand-Attack, Quick Attack
Raticate	16	Normal	Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Hyper Fang
Kadabra	18	Psychic	Teleport, Disable
Ivysaur	20	Grass/Poison	Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip

After defeating your rival, speak to the captain of the S.S. Anne in the room up ahead. After consoling him, he’ll give you HM01 – Cut. This is the first Hidden Machine of the game. You will need to teach it to a Pokemon to cut down bushes throughout Kanto. Choose wisely, you won’t be able to forget an HM once it’s learned! You can always give it to a spare Pokemon you don’t use very often.

Now that you have Cut, you can challenge the Vermilion City Gym. If you don’t think you’re ready, train up a bit at Route 11 to the east of Vermilion. You can also find great ground-type Pokemon in Diglett Cave right before Route 11. Remember, ground-type Pokemon are immune to electric-type attacks!