This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.
This episode also marks the first time Ash has lost a Trainerbattle since Trials of a Budding Master!, 87 episodes earlier, thus making this Ash's longest Trainer battle winning streak in the anime.
If excluding Drone Rotom, this episode marks the first time that a Pokémon acts as a referee in a battle.
Misty catching Ash on the arm with her fishing pole is a reference to how she and Ash first met.
Also, Misty sneaking up on Ash before asking to travel with him near the end of the episode is a reference to Ash Catches a Pokémon, where she does the same.
As of this episode, May is the only one of Ash’s female friends that he has not reunited with in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
This episode marks Misty’s first onscreen Pokémon capture since A Corsola Caper!, 1,010 episodes earlier.
This episode is one of the rare instances where Misty doesn’t show fear towards a Bug-type Pokémon, since Leavanny was present without Misty showing any fear of him.
Ash's Corphish is confirmed to be male in this episode, as Ash refers to him and Clauncher using a male pronoun in the Japanese version.
This is one of the few episodes to mention that Pokémon can be used for food, as Team Rocket wanted to catch Clauncher to eat its claws.
