The English title is a play on the phrase "third time's the charm."
Anabel is yet another girl with a crush on Ash. This is founded on Anabel's thoughts as Ash leaves: "Guess you can't sense feelings yet, Ash, or you would have sensed my feelings for you." (Japanese: "You weren't able to read my heart after all, were you, Satoshi?").
Ash has a rematch against Anabel and wins, winning himself the Ability Symbol.
Just after Corphish lands a direct hit on Alakazam with Crabhammer, Ash recalls it to cure its confusion and then immediately sends it back out, something not possible in the games.
Ash's Tauros is revealed to know Double Team.