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* ShoutOut: This episode pays tribute to ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'', complete with a capsized ship sinking from the top and our heroes trying to escape through the bottom up.

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** To begin the episode, the narrator exclaims, "Holy ''[[Film/Titanic1997 Titanic]]''!"
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This episode pays tribute to ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'', complete with a capsized ship sinking from the top and our heroes trying to escape through the bottom up.
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* RunOrDie: Misty, the Water-type Pokémon trainer who managed to save the group through her plan, has only one strategy against Gyarados: '''RUN AWAY!''' It also serves as {{Foreshadowing}} to her inability of taming a Gyarados in [[{{Recap/PokemonSS2CeruleanBlues}} Cerulean Blues]].

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* RunOrDie: Misty, the Water-type Pokémon trainer who managed to save the group through her plan, has only one strategy against Gyarados: '''RUN AWAY!''' It also serves as {{Foreshadowing}} to her inability struggle to overcome her fear of taming a Gyarados in [[{{Recap/PokemonSS2CeruleanBlues}} Cerulean Blues]].
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* AlasPoorVillain: Ash and his friends find the bodies of Team Rocket at the surface, apparently dead due to drowning. They mourn for their persistent foes, believing that even they didn't deserve such a fate, and prepare to give them a sea burial. However, it turns out they're still alive, [[SubvertedTrope much to Pikachu's dismay.]]

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* AlasPoorVillain: Ash and his friends find the bodies of While scouting for dry land, Pidgeotto finds Team Rocket at floating on the surface, apparently dead due to drowning. They At the makeshift raft, Ash, Brock, Misty and Pikachu mourn for their persistent foes, believing that even they didn't deserve such a fate, and prepare to give them a sea burial. However, it turns out they're still alive, [[SubvertedTrope much to Pikachu's dismay.]]
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Some real-world fish are seen outside the ship's window after it's sunk. Real animals are never seen in the anime after the first seasons.
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** There's also the aforementioned moment where Pikachu shocked Meowth while shaking paws with him.
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[[caption-width-right:200: Ah, what a relaxing island vacation.]]




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[[caption-width-right:200: Ah, what a relaxing island vacation.]]

The S.S. ''Anne'' has gone down, with the twerps and Team Rocket still on-board! Can they get out and back to the surface alive? Even if they do, will that even be enough for their salvation?

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Kinda fanwanky, but i;m pretty sure that's superstition. A later episode had it completely submerged with no problem.


* ImagineSpot: Ash imagines himself drowning when he comes across a closed hatch trying to escape by descending to the deck instead of going up to the bottom of the hull.

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Ash imagines himself drowning when he comes across a closed hatch trying to escape by descending to the deck instead of going up to the bottom of the hull.hull.
** Jessie and James dream of tanning on the beach before the heat begins to rise, which is revealed to be from a malfunctioning stove in reality.



* MeatOVision: While starving on the raft, all of the trainers envision Magikarp tuned into sushi.

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* MeatOVision: While starving on the raft, all of the trainers save Misty envision Magikarp tuned into sushi.



** Charmander is sent running after it torches through the hull, since its flame being doused would result in its death. Ash recalls it safely.

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** Charmander is sent running after it torches through the hull, hull before Ash recalls it., since its flame being doused would going is said to result in its death. Ash recalls it safely.death.

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* OnlySaneMan: Misty is the only level-headed person during this crisis, while everyone else wants to settle old scores.



* OnlySaneMan: Misty is the only level-headed person during this crisis, while everyone else wants to settle old scores.



* SinkingShipScenario: This is a fairly classic set-up, a ship sank, the protagonists do not escape with the passengers, and now they are adrift on a makeshift raft at sea with no food.


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* SinkingShipScenario: This is a fairly classic set-up, a ship sank, the protagonists do not escape with the passengers, and now they are adrift on a makeshift raft at sea with no food.

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** First, when Goldeen saves Team Rocket from drowning, the first thing Ash, Misty, and Brock see is [[PeekabooCorpse James, unconscious and blue in the face]].[[note]]The Japanese version includes a ScareChord when James pops up.[[/note]]

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** First, when Goldeen saves Team Rocket from drowning, the first thing Ash, Misty, and Brock see is [[PeekabooCorpse James, unconscious and blue in the face]].[[note]]The Japanese version includes a ScareChord when James pops up.[[/note]]


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* ScareChord: In the original Japanese, twice when Team Rocket is drowning. First, when Goldeen finds them, and then when [[PeekabooCorpse James pops up from the water half-dead and turning blue]].
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* MeatOVision: While starving on the raft, all of the trainers envision Magicarp tuned into sushi.

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* MeatOVision: While starving on the raft, all of the trainers envision Magicarp Magikarp tuned into sushi.
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* MeatOVision: While starving on the raft, all of the trainers envision Magicarp tuned into sushi.
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* NeverSayDie: Though the word itself isn't said in the English dub, there's enough references to death that it's effectively {{averted}}.
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** Charmander is sent running after it torches through the hull, since its flame being doused would result in its death. Ash recalls it safely.
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** Brock invokes [[Literature/BookOfGenesis the story of Noah]] once the twerps surface from escaping the ''St. Anne'', prompting Ash to send out Pidgeotto to find evidence of dry land. This wasn't an addition for the English dub, either. He says it in the original, too.
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* ThrowItIn: [Invoked] You know how Brock mentions the story of Noah in the dub after the twerps make it to the surface? He does it in the original Japanese, too.
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* ThrowItIn: [Invoked] {{Averted}}. You know how Brock mentions the story of Noah in the dub after the twerps make it to the surface? He does it in the original Japanese, too.

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* ThrowItIn: [Invoked] {{Averted}}. You know how Brock mentions the story of Noah in the dub after the twerps make it to the surface? He does it in the original Japanese, too.
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* ThrowItIn: [Invoked] {{Averted}}. You know how Brock mentions the story of Noah in the dub after the twerps make it to the surface? He does it in the original Japanese, too.
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Has nothing to do with familiarity with in-universe fiction.


* HopeSpot: As the group tries to outrun Gyarados, Gyarados suddenly stops in its tracks, seemingly exhausted from the chase. [[GenreSavvy But Misty remembers the stories about Gyarados]] [[OhCrap and realizes that it's about to perform Dragon Rage.]] [[FromBadToWorse Cue several more Gyarados rising from the sea.]]

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* HopeSpot: As the group tries to outrun Gyarados, Gyarados suddenly stops in its tracks, seemingly exhausted from the chase. [[GenreSavvy But Misty remembers the stories about Gyarados]] Gyarados [[OhCrap and realizes that it's about to perform Dragon Rage.]] [[FromBadToWorse Cue several more Gyarados rising from the sea.]]
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Jessie has to smack some sense into James when he's ready to give up before the final room.
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* JerkassBall: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3_2XS0HhG0 Pikachu sure seemed disappointed that Meowth didn't die]] trying to escape the ''St. Anne''.
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!!Original Airdate: July 15, 1997
!!US Airdate: September 29, 1998

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** First, when Goldeen saves Team Rocket from drowning, the first thing Ash, Misty, and Brock see is [[PeekabooCorpse James, unconscious and blue in the face]].

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** First, when Goldeen saves Team Rocket from drowning, the first thing Ash, Misty, and Brock see is [[PeekabooCorpse James, unconscious and blue in the face]].[[note]]The Japanese version includes a ScareChord when James pops up.[[/note]]

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* ImagineSpot: Ash imagines himself drowning when he comes across a closed hatch trying to escape by descending to the deck instead of going up to the bottom of the hull.



* ShoutOut: This episode pays tribute to Film/ThePoseidonAdventure, complete with a capsized ship sinking from the top and our heroes trying to escape through the bottom up.

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* ShoutOut: This episode pays tribute to Film/ThePoseidonAdventure, ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'', complete with a capsized ship sinking from the top and our heroes trying to escape through the bottom up.
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** First, when Goldeen saves Team Rocket from drowning, the first thing Ash, Misty, and Brock see is [[PeekabooCorpse James, unconscious and]] BlueInTheFace.

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** First, when Goldeen saves Team Rocket from drowning, the first thing Ash, Misty, and Brock see is [[PeekabooCorpse James, unconscious and]] BlueInTheFace.and blue in the face]].
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* JumpScare: Happens to Ash and his companions twice:
** First, when Goldeen saves Team Rocket from drowning, the first thing Ash, Misty, and Brock see is [[PeekabooCorpse James, unconscious and]] BlueInTheFace.
** Then, when Team Rocket suddenly awakens after Ash's crew thinks they died in their escape attempt from the ''St. Anne''. The twerps initially think they became zombies.
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!!!Original Airdate: July 15, 1997
!!!US Airdate: September 29, 1998

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!!!Original !!Original Airdate: July 15, 1997
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* CrushingHandshake: After realizing they must work together with their enemies, Ash and Brock shake hands with Team Rocket in this truce albeit with a grudging grip. Pikachu adds its own unique twist for Meowth by [[ShockAndAwe shocking the cat while shaking hands]] though [[WhatTheHellHero Pikachu gets called out by Misty]].

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* CrushingHandshake: After realizing they must work together with their enemies, Ash and Brock shake hands with Team Rocket in this truce albeit with a grudging grip. Pikachu adds its own unique twist for Meowth by [[ShockAndAwe shocking the cat while shaking hands]] hands]], though [[WhatTheHellHero Pikachu gets called out by Misty]].
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* AlasPoorVillain: Ash and his friends find the bodies of Team Rocket at the surface, apparently dead due to drowning. They mourn for their persistent foes, believing that even they didn't deserve such a fate, and prepare to give them a sea burial. However, it turns out they're still alive, [[SubvertedTrope to much of Pikachu's dismay.]]

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* AlasPoorVillain: Ash and his friends find the bodies of Team Rocket at the surface, apparently dead due to drowning. They mourn for their persistent foes, believing that even they didn't deserve such a fate, and prepare to give them a sea burial. However, it turns out they're still alive, [[SubvertedTrope to much of to Pikachu's dismay.]]



* MagikarpPower: Comes into play here, and in the worst moment possible. [[spoiler: After James kicks Magikarp in anger it finally evolves to the dangerous (and angry) Gyarados.]]

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* MagikarpPower: Comes into play here, and in the worst moment possible. [[spoiler: After James kicks Magikarp in anger it finally evolves to the dangerous (and angry) Gyarados.]]
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* LightningCanDoAnything: Ash asks Pikachu to shock him so he can ''think of a good idea''. This apparently works.

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