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Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!

SM032   EP971 お宝発見！ムーランドサーチ！！ Treasure Found! Mooland Search!!

First broadcast Japan June 29, 2017 United States September 23, 2017

English themes Opening Under The Alolan Sun Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター -20th Anniversary- Ending ポーズ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 飯島正勝 Masakatsu Iijima Assistant director 牧野吉高 Yoshitaka Makino Animation director 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf Dub review thread on BMGf

Treasure Hunt, Akala Style! (Japanese: お宝発見！ムーランドサーチ！！ Treasure Found! Mooland Search!!) is the 32nd episode of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, and the 971st episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on June 29, 2017 and in the United States on September 23, 2017.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Blurb

Ash and his classmates go on a treasure hunt riding Stoutland, who can sniff out hidden items! Ash’s Stoutland just keeps digging up colorful shards, and Kiawe has the big find in the first round—a Cranidos fossil!

In the second round, Lana’s stubborn Stoutland comes around after she protects it from an angry Garbodor. Kiawe finds another fossil, and Sophocles’s persistence pays off with a rare Comet Shard. Lillie finally manages to climb up on her Stoutland—a big win for her! But Lana is the biggest winner after her Stoutland discovers a chunk of Z-Ring ore, and Kahuna Olivia promises to make it into a Z-Ring for her!

Plot

Having arrived at Paniola Town on Akala Island, Ash and his friends get ready for their first lesson with Olivia. She brings them to a barn full of Stoutland, explaining that the town's Stoutland are known for their ability to find hidden treasures. As a result, the class will involve using the Stoutland as Ride Pokémon in a treasure hunt. Professor Kukui instructs the class to choose a Stoutland they bond the best with. Ash is excited over all of the Stoutland, and one by one the others select their own Stoutland. Lana approaches a particularly disagreeable Stoutland, who Olivia says has the wildest personality of all the Stoutland and hasn't quite fully developed its tracking abilities. Peering into its clear eyes, Lana decides to go with the surly Stoutland. Ash bonds with a friendly Stoutland that pounces on him and licks at his face, reminding him of the Stoutland that Litten befriended.

Outside the barn, Professor Kukui informs the group that they are allowed to search anywhere they please, but must return at the sound of a bell so their finds can be evaluated. Ash and Kiawe are first to set off, declaring a rivalry to find the best treasure. Mallow decides to head for the jungle, while Sophocles asks his Stoutland to head for a rocky area. After struggling with her Stoutland when it throws her off its back, Lana manages to set off as well, leaving Lillie as the only one who hasn't departed. Despite changing into a rider's outfit, Lillie is completely intimidated by Stoutland and unable to mount it.

Ash's Stoutland enthusiastically leads him into the forest, where it unearths a Red, Blue, and Green Shard in turn, licking Ash's face after each find. As Kiawe investigates a coastal cliff, Mallow is excited to find several Tiny Mushrooms and Big Mushrooms, having used them before in her cooking. Sophocles looks up data about rare finds on his computer, discovering that a meteor fell on Akala Island a long time ago, breaking apart into many valuable fragments, and decides to make looking for those his priority. Lana continues to have trouble with her Stoutland as it opts to snack on Sitrus Berries at an orchard while Lillie remains unable to get on her Stoutland.

By the first bell, everyone returns to the barn so Olivia can appraise their finds. Ash's Shards net him 15 points, but he is quickly disappointed when Olivia gives Mallow 20 points for her mushrooms. Neither Lana nor Sophocles have anything to show; Lana is dejected while Sophocles is confident that his plans will allow him to catch up. Kiawe reveals his find of a Skull Fossil which earns him 100 points, stunning Ash at how far ahead Kiawe is.

The second leg of the hunt begins with the class heading back to where they searched earlier. To Ash's disappointment, his Stoutland merely unearths a Yellow Shard. Meanwhile, Lana's Stoutland chooses to take a nap after more snacking, prompting Popplio to offer its aid in hunting for treasure instead. Lana follows Popplio as it runs ahead, but is startled when Popplio is knocked back. A wild Garbodor reveals itself, angered by Popplio's intrusion, and begins attacking. Lana retreats, but after tripping over a rock, Popplio decides to stand firm and fight. Despite Lana ordering a Bubble Beam, an attack by Garbodor bursts through and heavily damages Popplio, forcing Lana to run away. Reaching her Stoutland and realizing that it shows no signs of waking up, Lana declares that she will shield both Stoutland and Popplio as Garbodor readies another attack. This finally rouses Stoutland, who lunges at Garbodor and defeats it with Giga Impact. Lana thanks Stoutland, and the Big-Hearted Pokémon asks her to climb aboard.

As the others continue their respective searches, Lillie remains terrified of her Stoutland. Olivia and Professor Kukui encourage her, with Professor Kukui reminding her of how she eventually became able to touch Snowy and Pikachu. This causes Lillie to remember her own wish to be able to touch more Pokémon, and she becomes determined. At the same time, Ash's Stoutland has moved to a rocky area, stopping at a large boulder. Ash decides to bring back the boulder as a treasure, but is startled when the boulder glares back at him, and he flings it away. Taking a closer look, Ash vaguely identifies it as a Geodude, and Rotom offers up the information on Geodude's Alolan form. Ash decides to catch the Geodude, and orders an Electro Ball from Pikachu, but as the Alolan Geodude is also an Electric type, it fails to deal much damage. Ash orders an Iron Tail, which proves successful, but as he throws a Poké Ball at Geodude, it retaliates with Thunder Punch, sending the ball ricocheting to Ash's face before escaping, much to Ash's disappointment.

As the second and final bell rings, Lana worriedly informs her Stoutland that they have run out of time with nothing to show, but her Stoutland presses on and brings her to a cave to unearth something. This causes Lana to be the last of her class to arrive for the appraisal. Ash's Yellow Shard gives him an extra five points, and Ash laments that he's already lost to Kiawe. Mallow reveals a large Lansat Berry as her find, which nets her 75 points for its rarity and size. Sophocles shows off his Star Piece, which Olivia identifies and curates for the class, giving Sophocles 150 points. Moving on to Lillie, Professor Kukui points her out as Lillie carefully, but confidently climbs aboard her Stoutland, to the amazement of her classmates. After everyone congratulates Lillie on overcoming her fears, Olivia reveals that Kiawe has unearthed a Plume Fossil, earning him 200 more points and disappointing Sophocles.

Kiawe declares himself the winner until Mallow points out that Lana hasn't been appraised yet. Lifting up the cloth covering Lana's find, Olivia identifies Lana's treasure as a sample of Z-Ring ore, earning Lana 500 points and placing her in the lead. As everyone congratulates Lana, Olivia adds that she intends to make the ore into a proper Z-Ring and give it to Lana.

Major events

• Ash tries and fails to catch an Alolan Geodude.
• Lana finds a Sparkling Stone, which Olivia takes to be modified into a Z-Ring for her.

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Geodude (Alolan form)

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Lana
• Kiawe
• Lillie
• Sophocles
• Mallow
• Professor Kukui
• Olivia

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Herdier

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Litten (Ash's; flashback)
• Popplio (Lana's)
• Vulpix (Lillie's; Alolan form; Snowy)
• Togedemaru (Sophocles's)
• Steenee (Mallow's)
• Lycanroc (Olivia's; Midday Form)
• Stoutland (anime; flashback)
• Stoutland (Ride Pokémon; multiple)
• Geodude (Alolan form; debut)
• Lillipup (×2)
• Herdier
• Garbodor
• Fletchling (×7)
• Mudbray (carving)
• Mudsdale (carving)

Trivia

• Poké Problem: What Pokémon will I attempt to catch in today's episode?
  • Host: Ash
  • Choices: Alolan Geodude, Alolan Rattata, Alolan Exeggutor, Alolan Muk
  • Answer: Alolan Geodude
• Sophocles breaks the fourth wall in one scene by pushing away a split-screen with Lana to get the whole screen for himself.
• James, Jessie, Meowth, and Wobbuffet narrate the preview for the next episode.
• During the Poké Problem extra scene, Ash is seen wearing a shirt with the Generation I Rhydon menu sprite on it.

Errors

Stoutland's cream ear

• When Ash and his classmates begin to present their first findings, the far shot of the group shows no crate between Lana and Kiawe, but there is a crate in the following closer frame.
• When Stoutland and Lana enter the cave after the second bell rang, Stoutland's right ear is colored cream instead of brown.
• In the English dub:
  • Closed captions incorrectly refer to a group of Fletchling as Spearow.
  • Olivia incorrectly refers to the Star Piece as a Comet Shard.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		發現寶物！長毛狗搜尋！！
Danish		Skattejagt a la Akala!
Dutch		Schattenjacht op Akala!
Finnish		Aarrejahti Akala-saarella!
European French		Chasse au trésor à Akala!
German		Eine Schatzsuche im Akala-Stil!
Hebrew		!ציד אוצרות בסגנון אקאלה
Hindi		अकाला में खज़ाने की खोज! Akala me Khazane ki Khoj!
Italian		Caccia al tesoro in stile Akala!
Korean		보물 발견! 바랜드 서치!
Norwegian		Skattejakt på akala-vis!
Polish		Poszukiwanie skarbów w stylu Akali!
Portuguese	Brazil	Caça ao tesouro ao estilo de Akala!
	Portugal	Caça ao tesouro, ao estilo de Akala!
Russian		Охота за сокровищами в стиле Акалы!
Spanish	Latin America	¡Búsqueda del tesoro, estilo Akala!
	Spain	¡Búsqueda del tesoro al estilo de Akala!
Swedish		Skattjakt Med Akala-stil
Thai		ค้นพบสมบัติ! มูแลนด์เซิร์ช!!
Turkish		Akala Usulü Hazine Avı!

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