The following tropes are associated with this episode:
Breather Episode: This episode is meant to be a relaxing spot for the gang with next to no conflict occurring.
A Day in the Limelight: Dawn gets center focus in this episode which makes sense considering she and the others are staying at her mother’s house in Twinleaf Town for the next few episodes. This is also Johanna’s biggest role in an episode as well.
Gender Reveal: This episode all but confirms that Dawn’s Pachirisu is male since it was affected by Attract from Johanna’s Glameow and Umbreon.
Hope Spot: Dawn was excited to finally have landed a decent hit on her mother’s Pokemon. Then Johanna decides to get serious and breaks out Attract.
Running Gag: Dawn continues to call Professor Oak by “Poetry Man.” Her mother, Johanna, had to tell her it isn’t polite to address Oak by that name.
Also the two characters of the day, Izzy and Cara, are constantly being unable to make decisions right away throughout the episode.
Finally, poor Brock getting attacked and threatened by both his Croagunk and Noelle’s Bellossom whenever Brock flirts with her.
Still Got It: Despite not having battled or being in a contest for years, Johanna shows why she wasn’t Top Coordinator for nothing having all but stomped Dawn in their friendly match.
Villains Out Shopping: Team Rocket spend the majority of the episode trying to catch Goldeen for the Twinleaf Festival. They don’t even encounter Ash and friends or make any attempts to steal any Pokemon.
Yank the Dog's Chain: After spending the entire episode trying to catch some Goldeens, Team Rocket finally found their rhythm. Then James had the misfortune of reeling in a Gyarados who sends the trio flying with a Hyper Beam.
