Submarine Explorer 1
TheSubmarine Explorer 1 (Japanese:かいえん１号Kaien No. 1) is a submarine built atStern's Shipyard inSlateport City.
In the core series games
Team MagmaROR orTeam AquaSEAS twice try to steal theDevon Parts, which are parts of the submarine, before the submarine can be built.
After the submarine is completed, Stern reveals that its purpose is to explore theSeafloor Cavern, anunderwater cavern onRoute 128. However,Team MagmaROR orTeam AquaSEAS end up stealing the finished product inSlateport City and taking it to the cavern themselves.
InGeneration III, the only time the submarine is visible is when it is parked in the entrance of the Seafloor Cavern while the villainous team is inside. InGeneration VI, the submarine gets more screentime, being showcased during the theft in Slateport, the preparations atTeam Magma HideoutOR orTeam Aqua HideoutAS, and parking inside the Seafloor Cavern. In these games, the submarine is also modified by the villainous team after it is stolen. It is modeled to look like aCameruptOR orSharpedoAS, each team's signature Pokémon, and is equipped with a special drill designed to break the seal blocking the entrance to the Seafloor Cavern.
Inside the Seafloor Cavern, one of the grunts remarks that the submarine is "brutal as a ride" because of its small size. Judging by the number of villainous team members in the Seafloor Cavern, the submarine is able to fit at least sevenE people. The submarine is not seen again after the player clears the villainous team from the Seafloor Cavern.
Appearance
Submarine Explorer 1 in Generation VI
Submarine Explorer 1, modified by Team Magma, as seen in Omega Ruby
Submarine Explorer 1, modified by Team Aqua, as seen in Alpha Sapphire
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
Artwork depicting the Submarine Explorer 1 in theTeam Aqua Hideout is seen inMatt's mindscape.
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In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
A model of the Submarine Explorer 1 appeared inThe Spheal of Approval at theOceanic Museum. It was mentioned to be currently under construction atCaptain Stern'sshipyard, but the finished vessel was never seen.
Pokémon Generations
The Submarine Explorer 1 first appeared inThe Vision, where it was seen atTeam Magma Hideout in its modified state.Maxie,Tabitha, and a division ofTeam Magma Grunts boarded the submarine and headed for theSeafloor Cavern.
The submarine reappeared, this time in its Alpha Sapphire guise, inThe Cavern.Team Aqua used it to exit the Seafloor Cavern afterArchie had awakenedPrimalKyogre. Once they surfaced, Archie was shocked to discover that the devastation Kyogre was causing was far beyond anything that he had planned for.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Ruby & Sapphire arc
The Submarine Explorer 1 (calledS.S. Kaien 1 in theChuang Yi translation) first appeared inSlugging It Out With Slugma II, where it was stolen byTeam Magma inSlateport City.Ruby was caught inside the submarine during the theft, but he managed to get away by using an onboard escape pod. With the submarine'skey component having been stolen fromMr. Stone byTeam Aqua inMowing Down Ludicolo, the two teams agreed on a temporary truce inWalrein and Camerupt in order to combine their resources. When the key component was combined with the submarine, it became able to reach greater depths than usual, allowing both teams to safely reach theSeafloor Cavern together inThe Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon I.
InVery Vexing Volbeat,Archie sent the submarine to dive to the ocean's depths on autopilot after trappingAmber andTabitha inside it and removing the key component. As a result, the submarine began to buckle under the high pressure of the deep sea, and was ultimately destroyed inNo Armaldo Is an Island, with wreckage floating to the surface while Amber and Tabitha were saved byBlaise'sArmaldo.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc
InKyogre Returns, two submarines, each based on one of Submarine Explorer 1'sGeneration VI post-upgrade designs, appeared under the ownerships of Neo Team Aqua and Neo Team Magma, respectively. TheAdmins of the teams used them to travel toMossdeep City.
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Gallery
Submarine Explorer 1
Neo Team Aqua's submarine
Neo Team Magma's submarine
Trivia
Origin
Name origin
Its Japanese name may come from 海淵kaien, meaning ocean depths. Its Korean name may come from the equivalent Korean word, 해연haeyeon.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 海淵1號 |
| Mandarin | 海淵一號 / 海渊1号Hǎiyuān Yīhào | |
| Czech | Podmořská průzkumnice č. 1 | |
| French | Sous-Marin d'Exploration 1 | |
| German | Tiefsee-Forschungsboot 1 | |
| Italian | Sottomarino Explorer 1 | |
| Korean | 해연1호Haeyeon 1-ho | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Explorador Submarino 1 | |
| Spanish | Submarino Explorador 1 | |
| Vietnamese | Tàu Kaien số 1 | |
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