This is the first time since the first season that Ash has caught three Pokémon in three consecutive episodes. Coincidentally, the aforementioned three consecutive catches were also the regional starter Pokémon.
The Team Rocket trio receives a mission by Giovanni to head to Striaton City.
Ash and Iris arrive in Accumula Town.
Ash finds a Tepig that had been abandoned by his Trainer and catches him.
The English dub of this episode fully confirmed the English names of Servine and Dewott. Additionally, this was the only episode prior to the release of Pokémon Black and White that revealed the English names of any Generation V Pokémon.