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* [[Pocket-ering Monster-ing]], as well as music from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', and ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', are used as background music.

* This is the first time {{an|Dawn}} catches a Pokémon since {{AP|Buizel}}, exactly 50 episodes ago.

* During the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, {{Ash}}, Dawn, and {{an|Brock}} each have owned a {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}}; however, this episode (after Dawn caught {{TP|Dawn|Swinub}}) and the next episode (before {{AP|Gligar}} evolved) are the only times in the series in which all three have a Generation II Pokémon with them: Ash is with Gligar, Dawn with Swinub, and Brock with {{TP|Brock|Sudowoodo}}.

* The fact that it is raining when Ash and {{ashfr}} arrive at Backlot's mansion may be a reference to the fact that it always rains on {{rt|212|Sinnoh}}'s southern leg, just south of the mansion in the games.

* In the [[Dub|English dub]], [[James]] says, "Maybe striking a famous dance pose might give you a clue." This may be a reference to {{wp|John Travolta}}'s classic dance move.

* In this episode, {{TRT}} uses a {{DL|Team Rocket mottos|Hungry for the Good Life! motto|variation}} of their motto.

* This is the first episode to have {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} not pulling Brock away from the scene after using {{m|Poison Jab}}.

* {{TP|Dawn|Swinub}} can be seen as a parallel to [[May's Munchlax]]. Both have an unending appetite, both favored their Trainer's cooking (May's [[Pokéblock]]s and Dawn's [[Poffin]]s), both were their fourth capture and fifth Pokémon overall, and both weren't very used to battles at their time of capture.

** Swinub is also Dawn's first capture without battling the Pokémon first, not including {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}, who was traded.