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Pokemon Yellow Vermilion City and S.S. Anne Walkthrough

Vermilion City and S.S. Anne section for the Pokemon Yellow walkthrough with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, hidden items, coordinates, and boss strategy.

By Damodar Sharma Updated June 23, 2026 Walkthrough

Board the S.S. Anne, loot every cabin, beat the Rival, and get Cut from the captain. This page is a standalone section for Phase 3: Thunder Badge, with source-backed Yellow encounter, trainer, item, hidden item, and boss data.

Source maps

Vermilion City, Vermilion Old Rod House, Vermilion Trade House, Pokemon Fan Club, S.S. Anne 1F, S.S. Anne 1F Rooms, S.S. Anne 2F, and S.S. Anne 2F Rooms, and 6 more map files.

Wild rows15 Trainers14 Items13

Route plan

Do all ship rooms before helping the captain if you want every trainer and item; the ship leaves after the Cut event.

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea Game Method Pokemon Level Odds Condition / requirement
Vermilion CityYellowOld Rod Magikarp Yellow sprite Magikarp 5100%Any fishable water tile.
Vermilion CityYellowGood Rod Goldeen Yellow sprite Goldeen 1050%Any fishable water tile after getting Good Rod.
Vermilion CityYellowGood Rod Poliwag Yellow sprite Poliwag 1050%Any fishable water tile after getting Good Rod.
Vermilion CityYellowSuper Rod Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool 1525%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Vermilion CityYellowSuper Rod Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool 2025%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Vermilion CityYellowSuper Rod Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool 1025%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Vermilion CityYellowSuper Rod Horsea Yellow sprite Horsea 525%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Vermilion DockYellowOld Rod Magikarp Yellow sprite Magikarp 5100%Any fishable water tile.
Vermilion DockYellowGood Rod Goldeen Yellow sprite Goldeen 1050%Any fishable water tile after getting Good Rod.
Vermilion DockYellowGood Rod Poliwag Yellow sprite Poliwag 1050%Any fishable water tile after getting Good Rod.
Vermilion DockYellowSuper Rod Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool 1025%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Vermilion DockYellowSuper Rod Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool 1525%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Vermilion DockYellowSuper Rod Staryu Yellow sprite Staryu 1525%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Vermilion DockYellowSuper Rod Shellder Yellow sprite Shellder 1025%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Vermilion CityYellowGift Squirtle Yellow sprite Squirtle 10GiftOfficer Jenny gives Squirtle after you earn the Thunder Badge from Lt. Surge.

Trainers

Route order Trainer Team Reward Optional / rematch note
1. S.S. Anne 1F Rooms (2, 3)Gentleman trainer spriteGentlemanParty #1
Growlithe Yellow sprite Growlithe Lv. 18 Growlithe Yellow sprite Growlithe Lv. 18
$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
2. S.S. Anne 1F Rooms (11, 4)Gentleman trainer spriteGentlemanParty #2
Nidoran M Yellow sprite Nidoran M Lv. 19 Nidoran F Yellow sprite Nidoran F Lv. 19
$1,330One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
3. S.S. Anne 1F Rooms (11, 14)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #8
Nidoran M Yellow sprite Nidoran M Lv. 21
$315One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
4. S.S. Anne 1F Rooms (13, 11)Lass trainer spriteLassParty #11
Pidgey Yellow sprite Pidgey Lv. 18 Nidoran F Yellow sprite Nidoran F Lv. 18
$270One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
5. S.S. Anne 2F Rooms (10, 2)Gentleman trainer spriteGentlemanParty #3
Voltorb Yellow sprite Voltorb Lv. 22 Magnemite Yellow sprite Magnemite Lv. 22
$1,540One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
6. S.S. Anne 2F Rooms (13, 4)Fisherman trainer spriteFishermanParty #1
Goldeen Yellow sprite Goldeen Lv. 17 Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool Lv. 17 Goldeen Yellow sprite Goldeen Lv. 17
$595One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
7. S.S. Anne 2F Rooms (0, 14)Gentleman trainer spriteGentlemanParty #5
Growlithe Yellow sprite Growlithe Lv. 17 Ponyta Yellow sprite Ponyta Lv. 17
$1,190One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
8. S.S. Anne 2F Rooms (2, 11)Lass trainer spriteLassParty #12
Jigglypuff Yellow sprite Jigglypuff Lv. 20
$300One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
9. S.S. Anne B1F Rooms (0, 13)Sailor trainer spriteSailorParty #3
Shellder Yellow sprite Shellder Lv. 21
$630One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
10. S.S. Anne B1F Rooms (2, 11)Sailor trainer spriteSailorParty #4
Horsea Yellow sprite Horsea Lv. 17 Shellder Yellow sprite Shellder Lv. 17 Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool Lv. 17
$510One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
11. S.S. Anne B1F Rooms (12, 3)Sailor trainer spriteSailorParty #5
Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool Lv. 18 Staryu Yellow sprite Staryu Lv. 18
$540One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
12. S.S. Anne B1F Rooms (22, 2)Sailor trainer spriteSailorParty #6
Horsea Yellow sprite Horsea Lv. 17 Horsea Yellow sprite Horsea Lv. 17 Horsea Yellow sprite Horsea Lv. 17
$510One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
13. S.S. Anne B1F Rooms (0, 2)Sailor trainer spriteSailorParty #7
Machop Yellow sprite Machop Lv. 20
$600One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
14. S.S. Anne B1F Rooms (0, 4)Fisherman trainer spriteFishermanParty #2
Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool Lv. 17 Staryu Yellow sprite Staryu Lv. 17 Shellder Yellow sprite Shellder Lv. 17
$595One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.

Items And Hidden Items

Item Type Area / direction Coordinate Requirement
TM08 Body SlamVisible item ballVisible item ball at (12, 15) in S.S. Anne 1F Rooms.(12, 15)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
Max EtherVisible item ballVisible item ball at (12, 1) in S.S. Anne 2F Rooms.(12, 1)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
Rare CandyVisible item ballVisible item ball at (0, 12) in S.S. Anne 2F Rooms.(0, 12)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
EtherVisible item ballVisible item ball at (20, 2) in S.S. Anne B1F Rooms.(20, 2)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
TM44 RestVisible item ballVisible item ball at (10, 2) in S.S. Anne B1F Rooms.(10, 2)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
Max PotionVisible item ballVisible item ball at (12, 11) in S.S. Anne B1F Rooms.(12, 11)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
Max EtherHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (14, 11) in Vermilion City.(14, 11)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
Hyper PotionHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (3, 1) in S.S. Anne B1F Rooms.(3, 1)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
Great BallHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (13, 9) in S.S. Anne Kitchen.(13, 9)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
Old RodGiftTalk to the Fishing Guru in Vermilion.-Talk to the Fishing Guru in Vermilion.
Bike VoucherKey itemListen to the chairman's Pokemon story.-Listen to the chairman's Pokemon story.
BicycleKey itemExchange the Bike Voucher in Cerulean.-Exchange the Bike Voucher in Cerulean.
HM01 CutHMHelp the captain after the Rival battle.-Help the captain after the Rival battle.

Boss Strategy

Boss / branch Team Reward Danger notes Practical counters
Rival trainer spriteRivalS.S. Anne Rival
Spearow Yellow sprite Spearow Lv. 19 Rattata Yellow sprite Rattata Lv. 16 Sandshrew Yellow sprite Sandshrew Lv. 18 Eevee Yellow sprite Eevee Lv. 20
$1,300This is the first four-Pokemon Rival fight, and Eevee is still unevolved.Pikachu checks Spearow, Grass or Water handles Sandshrew, and a solid neutral attacker keeps Rattata/Eevee from dragging the fight out.

Completion Checklist

  • Get Old Rod and Bike Voucher.
  • Clear S.S. Anne trainers and cabin items.
  • Beat the ship Rival.
  • Receive HM01 Cut.
  • Verify the Yellow encounter rows before leaving if you are filling the Pokedex.
  • Use the item rows as a visible-item and hidden-item sweep before moving to the next section.

Sources

  • pret/pokeyellow: wild encounters, trainer parties, trainer money, map object events, hidden event items, rods, trades, and prize Pokemon.
  • Encounter odds aggregate the Gen I ten-slot rates: 51/256, 51/256, 39/256, 25/256, 25/256, 25/256, 13/256, 13/256, 11/256, and 3/256.
  • Yellow has no day/night encounter column; tables use Game, Method, and Condition instead.

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