: The entire cruise is a setup by Team Rocket's boss, Giovanni. The goal is to gather elite trainers in one place and steal all of their Pokémon.
: 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. Pokemon (Dub) Episode 15
: 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. : The entire cruise is a setup by