Pokémon: The Original Series · Indigo League (Kanto) arc
EP016 · Pokémon Shipwreck
ポケモンひょうりゅうき
Synopsis
What happens.
At the end of the previous episode, the St. Anne overturned and sank into the sea, taking Ash, his friends, and TRT with it. The next morning, a police ship pulls up at the location, and Officer Jenny gives a short speech, revealing that they are all presumed dead.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP016 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · EP001-EP082
Indigo League (Kanto).
Ash collects eight Kanto badges, faces rival Gary Oak, and competes at the Indigo Plateau Conference. Misty and Brock complete the original trio. Team Rocket's Jessie / James / Meowth introduced in EP002.
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Who appears.
Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.
More from this arc
Other episodes in Indigo League (Kanto).
Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.