This episode aired between main series episodes Enter Kasumi! Togepi and the Mirage Kingdom!! (2003) and Other Side of the Mirage! Togepi's Paradise! (2003) in Japan.
Jessie had been through 12 partners, including Jubei, in two months before being partnered with James and Meowth. However, the dub changes it to 10 teammates.
Yet another contradiction from the main series is that James and Meowth did not know who Butch and Cassidy were in The Secret of the Breeding Center! (1998). Only Jessie and Cassidy were familiar with one another, something James expressed surprise at. However, in this episode, James and Meowth help Jessie compete against Butch and Cassidy in training camp.
Jessie, James and Meowth recall how they, Cassidy, and Butch went through training to become Team Rocket members.
While the Team Rocket Grunt tells Giovanni about Meowth and introduces him in the Japanese version, the English version makes the grunt say that Meowth insisted on seeing Giovanni.