Damian is shown with more than 6 Pokemon at a time despite 6 being the most a trainer can carry at once.
Charmander joins Ash.
Eric Stuart stands in for Nicholas James Tate as the Pokédex in this episode. Stuart would inherit the role later in the season.
This is the first episode in which Meowth translates another Pokemon's speech.
In the original Japanese version, Damian mentions to his friends that Charmander was so weak that it couldn't defeat a Poliwag. The English version changes it into the weakest opponents, which created a dialog error when Brock immediately remarks Charmander is naturally weak against Water-type Pokémon.