S.S. Aqua Gold & Silver · Johto landmark
The S.S. Aqua is the fast ship sailing between Olivine City and Vermilion City, and it is the usual way to reach Kanto after the Hall of Fame. Professor Elm gives you the S.S. Ticket once you are Champion. On your first voyage you help a worried grandfather find his granddaughter, and the cabins and lower deck are full of trainers to battle.
- Wild Pokémon
- None
- Items
- 1
- Trainers
- 28
- Needs
- S.S. Ticket
Connects to: Olivine City · Vermilion City
S.S. Aqua on the Kanto map
Wild Pokémon
No wild Pokémon here.
Trainers
| Trainer | Pokémon | Prize | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cooltrainer♂Sean |  Flareon 35 Tangela 35 Tauros 35 | ₽420 | North cabins |
 Cooltrainer♀Carol |  Electrode 35 Starmie 35 Ninetales 35 | ₽420 | North cabins |
 PokéManiacEthan |  Rhyhorn 31 Rhydon 31 | ₽465 | North cabins |
 HikerNoland |  Sandslash 31 Golem 33 | ₽264 | North cabins |
 GentlemanEdward |  Persian 33 | ₽594 | North cabins |
 BurglarCorey |  Koffing 25 Magmar 28Koffing 25Koffing 30 | ₽660 | North cabins |
 FirebreatherLyle | Koffing 28Flareon 31Koffing 28 | ₽336 | West cabins |
 Bug CatcherKen |  Ariados 30 Pinsir 32 | ₽128 | West cabins |
 BeautyCassie |  Vileplume 28 Butterfree 34 | ₽748 | West cabins |
 GuitaristClyde |  Electabuzz 34 | ₽272 | West cabins |
 PokéfanColin |  Delibird 32 | ₽640 | South-east cabins and captain’s cabin |
 TwinsMeg & Peg |  Teddiursa 31 Phanpy 31Phone rematches (1)Rematch 1 · ₽155 Phanpy 31Teddiursa 31 | ₽155 | South-east cabins and captain’s cabin |
| TwinsMeg & Peg | Phanpy 31Teddiursa 31 | ₽155 | South-east cabins and captain’s cabin |
 PsychicRodney |  Drowzee 29 Hypno 33 | ₽264 | South-east cabins and captain’s cabin |
| PokéfanJeremy |  Meowth 28Meowth 28Meowth 28 | ₽560 | South-east cabins and captain’s cabin |
 PokéfanGeorgia |  Sentret 23Sentret 23Sentret 23 Furret 28Sentret 23 | ₽460 | South-east cabins and captain’s cabin |
 Super NerdShawn |  Magnemite 31 Muk 33Magnemite 31 | ₽248 | South-east cabins and captain’s cabin |
| SailorJeff |  Raticate 32Raticate 32 | ₽320 | B1F |
 PicnickerDebra |  Seaking 33 | ₽165 | B1F |
 JugglerFritz |  Mr. Mime 29Magmar 29 Machoke 29 | ₽290 | B1F |
| SailorGarrett |  Kingler 34 | ₽340 | B1F |
 FisherJonah |  Shellder 25 Octillery 29 Remoraid 25 Cloyster 29 | ₽290 | B1F |
 BlackbeltWai | Machoke 30Machoke 32Machoke 34 | ₽204 | B1F |
| SailorKenneth |  Machop 28Machop 28 Poliwrath 28Machop 28 | ₽280 | B1F |
 TeacherShirley |  Jigglypuff 35 | ₽630 | B1F |
 SchoolboyNate |  Ledian 32 Exeggutor 32 | ₽256 | B1F |
| SchoolboyRicky |  Aipom 32 Ditto 32 | ₽256 | B1F |
Prize money is the trainer class’s base payout times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon. Trainers with phone rematches call you when they want another battle; their teams grow as you progress.
Items
| Item | How |
|---|---|
| Metal Coat | Gift |
Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder from Ecruteak City.
Tips
- Your first trip from Olivine can be taken on any day; after that the ship leaves Olivine on Mondays and Fridays, and leaves Vermilion on Wednesdays and Sundays.
- Lie on the bed in your own cabin to heal your party during the voyage.
- On the first trip, the sailor on B1F asks you to find his lazy colleague: Sailor Stanly is hiding in one of the north cabins and battles you with Machop, Machoke and Psyduck.
- The missing girl is in the captain's cabin; once she returns to her grandfather he gives you a Metal Coat, which makes Onix and Scyther evolve when traded.
- The passengers change depending on which way you are sailing, so make trips in both directions to battle every trainer on board.
- Cooltrainer Sean and Cooltrainer Carol, whose teams are all Lv 35, only appear on some voyages, so check the north cabins on each trip.
Walkthrough: Part 12: The S.S. Aqua to Vermilion City and Lt. Surge
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FAQ
How do you get the S.S. Ticket in Pokémon Gold and Silver?
Professor Elm gives it to you in New Bark Town after you enter the Hall of Fame. Take it to Olivine Port to board.
What days does the S.S. Aqua sail?
It departs Olivine City on Mondays and Fridays and Vermilion City on Wednesdays and Sundays. Your very first trip from Olivine can be taken any day.
Where is the little girl on the S.S. Aqua?
She is in the captain's cabin. Talk to her and she goes back to her grandfather, who rewards you with a Metal Coat.
How do you get past the sailor on B1F of the S.S. Aqua?
He wants you to find his slacking friend. Sailor Stanly is in one of the north cabins; beat him and the B1F sailor lets you through.
Sources & picture credits
- S.S. Aqua (Bulbapedia)
- pret/pokegold (decompiled game data)
- Map: SS_Aqua_GSC.png
- Map: SS_Aqua_1F_GSC.png
- Map: SS_Aqua_1F_Rooms_GSC.png
- Map: SS_Aqua_B1F_GSC.png
- Map: SS_Aqua_Captain_Cabin_GSC.png
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions and all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokegold decompilation (pret/pokegold ef0201d8da). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Johto and Kanto maps are drawn from the game’s own Pokégear graphics (listed on the image gallery).