A Glameow and Misdreavus randomly appear to Ash and co. and seem desperate to get them to follow them. It turns out they are Zoey's Pokémon, having gone to find help as she has sprained her ankle. After the group treats Zoey's injury, she agrees to help Dawn with her contest training.
Tropes:
- Call-Back: Zoey caught her Shellos in the same river where Dawn caught Buizel.
- The Cameo: Marina/Dani appears to show off how a doubles Contest performance goes.
- Handicapped Badass: Even with her sprained ankle, Zoey can still pull off a spectacular contest performance and beat Jessilnia (Jessie) in a battle when she harasses Dawn.
- Single-Episode Handicap: Zoey spends the episode with her ankle sprained.
