Ash has a battle with Drake and loses.
Ash and his friends meet Drake, a member of the Hoenn Elite Four.
This is the first episode that makes a running change in an English dub opening. From this point, Unbeatable replaces the Mew and Lucario scene with Pikachu using Iron Tail, and edits out Mime Jr. and Weavile from the Team Rocket scene. This is due to the fact that Lucario, Mime Jr., and Weavile had not yet been revealed to American audiences.
The title is a pun on the fashion magazine Vanity Fair.
This episode shares several notable similarities with Kanna of the Shitenno! Ice Battle!! (1999): Ash gets overconfident after winning multiple straight battles, the group meets an Elite Four member whom Ash battles and loses to, and said Elite Four member teaches Ash a lesson in humility.