In the dub, Misdreavus's name is pronounced "Mis-DREE-vus". It had been pronounced "MIS-dri-vus" while 4Kids was dubbing the series.
Team Rocket doesn't recite their motto or blast off in this episode, making it the first time they did not do so in the Sinnoh region.
Ash, Dawn, Zoey, and Jessilina enter the Jubilife City Pokémon Contest and compete in the Performance Stage. In the process, Dawn makes her debut as a Coordinator and Ash participates in an official Pokémon Contest for the first time.
Dawn reads the title card of the episode.
Jessie adopts a persona by the name of Jessilina to participate in Pokémon Contests in the Sinnoh region.