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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This is the first [[filler episode|"filler" episode]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
* This is the first [[filler episode|"filler" episode]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
* This is also the first episode without any Pokémon debuts.
* This is also the first episode without any {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} debuts.
* This episode is the last in which [[Ted Lewis]] voices [[James]], as well as [[Eric Stuart]]'s first episode voicing James. He takes over the role when James summons {{p|Koffing}} in {{pkmn|battle}}. This was because Ted Lewis left for a time to do theater.
* This episode is the last in which [[Ted Lewis]] voices [[James]], as well as [[Eric Stuart]]'s first episode voicing James. He takes over the role when James summons {{p|Koffing}} in {{pkmn|battle}}. This was because Ted Lewis left for a time to do theater.
* This is the first episode not explicitly set within a location from the {{pkmn|games}}.
* This is the first episode not explicitly set within a location from the {{pkmn|games}}.
** However it is implied in {{game|Yellow}} to be set on {{rt|9|Kanto}}.
* The English version of this episode is one of the few times a real animal is mentioned. {{an|Misty}} claims that [[A.J.]] controls {{p|Sandshrew}} with the crack of his whip just like a {{wp|lion tamer}}. In the Japanese version, she simply remarks that it is amazing A.J. can control Sandshrew with the crack of his whip.
* The English version of this episode is one of the few times a real animal is mentioned. {{an|Misty}} claims that [[A.J.]] controls {{p|Sandshrew}} with the crack of his whip just like a {{wp|lion tamer}}. In the Japanese version, she simply remarks that it is amazing A.J. can control Sandshrew with the crack of his whip.
* Early in the episode Team Rocket expresses an interest in Sandshrew. However, later on they say they take no interest in A.J.'s "second rate" Sandshrew.
* Early in the episode Team Rocket expresses an interest in Sandshrew. However, later on they say they take no interest in A.J.'s "second rate" Sandshrew.
* This episode is the first one to feature a [[one-hit knockout move]].
* This episode marks the first time a [[one-hit knockout move]] is seen in the anime.
* Parts of this episode are remade in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''.
* Parts of this episode are remade in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''.
* {{Ash}}'s nose extending is a reference to the tale of {{wp|Pinocchio}}.
* {{Ash}}'s nose extending is a reference to the Japanese saying "{{tt|{{wp|Tengu}} ni naru|Becoming a Tengu}}", which is used to describe a person getting a swelled head.


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