HZ038

The SOS is from Tandemaus? (Japanese: SOSはワッカネズミから？ SOS from ?) is the 38th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,270th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on February 2, 2024, in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2024, in sub-Saharan Africa on August 21, 2024, in Australia on September 23, 2024, in Canada on November 9, 2024, and in Southeast Asia and the United States on November 22, 2024.
==Blurb==
It’s the day after a storm, and Mollie is performing checkups on the Pokémon on board the Brave Olivine. Liko brings Hatenna, who imitates Chansey’s Heal Pulse move. Suddenly, an injured, lone Tandemaus appears outside, and Mollie and Liko rush to its aid. The Tandemaus’s partner is trapped inside a cave, so Liko and her Pokémon squeeze through an opening and manage to find it—but it seems there are still more Pokémon who need help. Liko then finds two more Tandemaus, but they’re extremely weak, so she asks Hatenna to try using Heal Pulse…and it works! Outside the cave, all four Tandemaus are reunited…but are they really Tandemaus?
==Plot==
On the way to Paldea, a storm forces the Brave Olivine to make a landing in a forest below. After the storm, Friede and Roy notice that the flag has been damaged, so Roy leaves to fetch Orla who can then sew it back together. Mollie also requests Pokémon check-ups since it will be a while before they get off the ground. 
After Mollie finishes with , Liko comes in requesting a check-up for . It has been feeling off because of the storm; one just like the one from when she and her trainer first met. gets a fluffy white towel for Hatenna. Liko notices that Hatenna has taken a liking to Chansey. Friede's Charizard, and come in, all exhausted from having worked so hard in the engine room during that storm. Liko tends to Charizard, who instantly perks back up once it has one of Chansey's eggs. Next, comes in, and Hatenna trembles a bit. After Mollie gets a tiny thorn out of its hind leg, Chansey takes the lingering pain away with . Hatenna seems elated by this move, wanting to learn how to use it too. Suddenly, she runs out and points Liko and Mollie to an injured . Looking up the Pokémon on her Pokédex, Liko thinks there should be another since they are usually seen in pairs that never split up. Mollie believes this could be an emergency. Liko notices something troubling Hatenna, and Mollie thinks that she's taking in Tandemaus's feelings. Mollie decides to let it rest in the infirmary and make finding the other one their top priority. However, Tandemaus jumps out of Chansey's arms and has the group follow it into the forest.
They arrive at a cave with a fallen tree blocking it. The Tandemaus calls into it, making Liko realize that its partner is in there. They try to push the tree, but it's too heavy. Liko decides to widen the gap at the bottom, having Sprigatito dig with Tandemaus. While Mollie isn't able to fit through the gap, Liko volunteers. Entering the cave, it isn't long before Liko finds Tandemaus's partner, handing it over to Mollie. Liko hears Tandemaus crying into the cave again, realizing there may in fact be more in there. She also lets Hatenna wait outside knowing this may be too much for her. Liko tells Mollie that Tandemaus may have more friends trapped in the cave, and despite Mollie's protest, Liko ventures in anyway. Hatenna, feeling worried about Liko, asks for Chansey's help. Chansey gives the Calm Pokémon one of its eggs, and Mollie gives her a fluffy white towel to carry it into the cave.
Liko comes to a branching pathway, getting confused as to which way to go. She gets even more worried when Tandemaus suddenly collapses from exhaustion. Liko hears Hatenna's voice as the Calm Pokemon arrives with Chansey's egg. Hatenna runs to the branching path and starts trembling, Liko telling her not to push so hard. Hatenna pauses for a moment before pointing to the path on the right, sensing strong emotions coming from that direction. Following Hatenna, Liko eventually finds a pair of smaller Tandemaus. Just then, the cave ceiling starts to collapse, but saves the group with . Liko reassures the uneasy Pokémon surrounding her that everything will be okay, but then notices that the way they came in has collapsed. Hatenna offers to give the egg to the Tandemaus to get their energy back. Liko agrees to this, but then notices that they don't have the strength to eat. Sprigatito notices Liko's worry trying to figure something else out. She then remembers Hatenna trying imitate Chansey's Heal Pulse, suggesting that idea to the Calm Pokémon. After waving her arms a bit, Hatenna is able to learn Heal Pulse and perk the Tandemaus back up. Liko is ready to get out of the cave, but remembers that the way they came in is blocked.
Outside the cave, Mollie has gotten the entire crew to help get Liko out of the cave. They tie a rope to the tree and all pull together to move it out of the way. Mollie calls to Liko, but hears her voice from a hole off to the side, filled with relief that she and the Pokémon are okay as she throws her arms around her. Liko reveals that the Tandemaus helped her escape by gnawing through the rock. She also shares that Hatenna learned Heal Pulse. Mollie praises the Calm Pokémon, who suddenly falls back from exhaustion.
Back on the ship (where the flag has since been repaired), Mollie, Hatenna and Chansey chase (who made their new home on the ship) around the infirmary. Liko looks up Maushold on her Pokédex, revealing that was the Pokémon they saved, not Tandemaus. Mollie was so focused on treating the patient she already had that she hadn't even considered that possibility. Liko tells Mollie that it was thanks to Hatenna's efforts that they were able to save Maushold, who runs out with Hatenna and Chansey still giving chase.
==Major events==
* Liko's Hatenna learns .
* A family joins the Rising Volt Tacklers.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* ()
==Characters==
===Humans===
* Liko
* Roy
* Friede
* Mollie
* Orla
* Ludlow
* Murdock
* Dot
===Pokémon===
* ()
* ()
* (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* ()
* (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
* (Friede's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* (Orla's)
* (Orla's; Rotom Phone)
* (Ludlow's)
* ()
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers'; ; newly joined; debut)
* (Pokédex image)
==Trivia==
* Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: What is the relationship between a group?
** Choices: Parents and children, siblings, unknown
** Answer: Unknown
* The first eyecatch features Mollie and her , and the second features Liko and her .
* This episode features a very rare instance of a Pokédex entry being shown for a Pokémon that doesn't otherwise appear in the episode. This last happened in That's Some Spicy Island Research!, 227 episodes earlier.
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
038
Category:Episodes written by Deko Akao
Category:Episodes by one-time storyboarders
Category:Episodes directed by Hiromichi Matano
Category:Episodes animated by Makoto Shinjō
Category:Episodes animated by Yuki Masutani
Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors
Category:Episodes focusing on Liko
Category:Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon learns a new move
Category:Episodes which aired in the United Kingdom before the United States
Category:Episodes which aired in South Africa before the United States
Category:Episodes which aired in Australia before the United States
Category:Episodes which aired in Canada before the United States
de:Ein SOS von Zwieps?
es:EP1274
fr:LH038
it:OP038
ja:2023年版第38話
zh:宝可梦 地平线 第38集