Sakura leaves on her own journey, heading towards Violet City.
Sakura's Eevee is revealed to have evolved into an Espeon.
Ash and his friends return to Ecruteak City on their way to Mahogany Town and meet Sakura and the other Kimono Sisters again.
This episode marks the first time that Ash drags Brock away from a girl by the ear. Up until this point, it had always been done by Misty.
The English dub title of this episode is taken from the phrase "batteries not included".