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Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!
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Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie! (Japanese: 寝る子は強い、ネッコアラの秘密! The Strong Sleeper, Nekkoara's Secret!) is the 56th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 995th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 28, 2017 and in the United States on May 5, 2018.
Blurb
Ash and his classmates at the Pokémon School have been curious about Principal Samson Oak’s partner Komala, who spends its entire existence asleep. It even snoozes while it battles! Meanwhile, Jigglypuff shows up on Melemele Island, and it’s up to its old tricks—its song lulls everyone to sleep, and then it grumpily scribbles on everyone’s faces. However, the stage is set for an epic clash when the sleeping Komala is able to skillfully dodge Jigglypuff’s marker attack!
Plot
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Major events
- For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
- Ash
- Lana
- Kiawe
- Lillie
- Sophocles
- Mallow
- Jessie
- James
- Giovanni (fantasy)
- Matori (fantasy)
- Professor Kukui
- Samson Oak
- Professor Burnet
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Komala (US and international), Jigglypuff (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
- Rowlet (Ash's)
- Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
- Litten (Ash's)
- Popplio (Lana's)
- Turtonator (Kiawe's)
- Marowak (Kiawe's; Alola Form)
- Vulpix (Lillie's; Alola Form; Snowy)
- Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
- Steenee (Mallow's)
- Persian (Giovanni's; fantasy)
- Komala (Samson Oak's)
- Munchlax (Professor Burnet's)
- Raichu (Nina's; Alola Form; flashback)
- Jigglypuff (anime)
- Bewear (anime)
- Wishiwashi (multiple; Solo Form)
- Luvdisc (multiple)
- Pyukumuku
- Cutiefly
Trivia
- Poké Problem: Which one of these Pokémon becomes Komala's greatest rival in today's episode?
- Host: Sophocles
- Choices: Jigglypuff, Abra, Grimer, Kangaskhan
- Answer: Jigglypuff
- The Dare da? segment is a reference to the gag used in The Ultimate Test, showing a silhouette of Jigglypuff seen from above. The gag was also a part of that episode's Dare da? segment in the original Japanese version.
- Rotom and Laki narrate the preview for the next episode.
- This episode marks the return of the Narrator for the first time since A Dream Encounter!.
- The English title is based off of the proverb "let sleeping dogs lie".
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
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Mandarin Chinese | 會睡的孩子最強,樹枕尾熊的秘密! | |
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