Ep. 16: Team Rocket traps heroes, storm sinks ship, forcing Ash and rivals to cooperate for survival.
Team Rocket traps the Pokémon Trainers, but they combine their Pokémon to defeat the villains. A violent storm then damages the cruise, causing everyone except Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, and Team Rocket to evacuate the sinking vessel. Ash had previously traded Butterfree for Raticate before the disaster. Now stranded, the heroes must ally with their longtime enemies to survive the dangerous situation. This forced cooperation arises from their shared predicament after the ship goes down, leaving them to face the aftermath together without the other passengers. The episode highlights their struggle against both the natural disaster and their ongoing rivalry, necessitating an uneasy partnership to ensure their survival in the midst of the chaos.
Episodes
- Ep. 12 · Ash and friends encounter mischievous Squirtle who trap Team Rocket and capture the heroes.
- Ep. 13 · The group encounters Bill the researcher at a cliffside lighthouse while Team Rocket plots nearby
- Ep. 14 · Ash and Pikachu face Lt. Surge's evolved Raichu in a tough electric battle at the gym.
- Ep. 15 · Ash and friends board the St. Anne cruise ship, unaware of Team Rocket's deceptive plot to steal Pokémon from trainers.
- Ep. 16 · Team Rocket traps heroes, storm sinks ship, forcing Ash and rivals to cooperate for survival.
- Ep. 17 · Ash and friends face Gyarados and get separated on an island of giant Pokémon
- Ep. 18 · Ash and friends work for an old man in Acapulco after breaking his cruiser.
- Ep. 19 · Heroes confront a hotel project threatening coral reefs and Pokémon in Hutber Port.
- Ep. 20 · Ash and friends join a summer festival while Team Rocket seeks profit and a shrine scroll reveals a 2,000-year-old legend.