Lulled to La-La Land! (Japanese: ネマシュの森であなたも寝ましゅ?Are You Going to have a Nap-masyu in the Nemasyu Forest Too?) is the 29th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 968th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on June 8, 2017 and in the United States on September 2, 2017.
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Everyone know that one of the best parts of camping out is telling spooky stories by the campfire. When Ash and the other students from the Pokémon School go on such a trip, though, things get a little too real when a tale spun by Lana seems to be coming to life before everyone’s eyes! A mysterious force is causing the young campers to fall asleep and leaving them withered and ravenous when they awaken. Will Ash and his friends discover the culprit behind these scary events?
Plot
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Students and Pokémon take a camping trip together. After they wake up feeling mysteriously drained, they realize there's something in the forest.
Major events
For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
The scene near the end of the episode where Ash and Shiinotic touch each other's fingertips may be a reference to a similar scene from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Mallow breaks the fourth wall by cutting off Rotom's detective monologue with a director's clapboard while shouting "Cut!" The clapboard has the number 29 on it, referencing the episode's number.
The man in Lana's story is modeled after former anime director Tetsuo Yajima.
This episode marks the first time a repel is actually used in the anime.
Errors
Dub edits
In the dub, Lillie's Poké Doll is mistakenly referred to as a "Clefairy Doll", a literal translation of its Japanese name.
In the original, Shiinotic says its name right before putting Ash and the gang to sleep. In the dub, it does not say its name at all.
In the dub, the Potions are referred to as "lotions".