#16 "Pokémon Shipwreck"

    Ash-tachi and Team Rocket reawaken. Jessie uses Ekans' acid to tear a hole in the bottom of the ship so they can escape. Poor strategy, as that part of the ship fills with water quickly, almost drowning them. Meanwhile, Misty sends her Goldeen to try and find an exit, and it encounters the drowning Rockets. Goldeen sweatdrops, but manages to bring them back onto a dry part of the ship, where Ash and company wait.

    After initial hostility, they realise they have to co-operate. This basically means Team Rocket tags along uselessly but don't try to steal Pikachu. ^_^. Misty leads the group because, being a water buff, she has some knowledge of the structure of the ship. They overcome various difficulties using Ash's Pokémon (Charmander to light a dark hallway, Bulbasaur's vine whip to cross a burning room), and get to the hull of the ship, where Charmander burns a hole in it. Everyone ties themselves to water Pokémon so they can swim up and out. But Team Rocket have no water Pokémon.

    James remembers his Magikarp. However, it's not strong enough to pull them all out (it can barely swim -_-;). So the trio end up almost drowning again. On a floating piece of driftwood, Ash-tachi wonder why the Rockets haven't surfaced. Then Ash sends Pidgeotto to look for dry land, and it returns with Team Rocket. -_-; The group floats on driftwood for ages, and hungry, try to eat Magikarp. -_-; But it's inedible. Fed up with Magikarp's uselessness, James kicks it away and it evolves into Gyarados. The angry Gyarados uses dragon rage and sends everybody flying...