Continuity mistake: When Ash and Team Rocket are surprised, the instructor reveals the answer to the swirl question. Ash's right shoe changes from black to white. (00:08:46)
Continuity mistake: As the scoreboard lowers, Todd has his bags with him, but when he asks where Ash's picture is, they disappear. (00:10:07)
Continuity mistake: When Jessie says the swirl is an Arbok, her blue eyes turn green. In the same shot, her hair is not fully coloured in and the background can be seen through it. (00:08:37)
Continuity mistake: When Meowth is suspicious of Jessie, pads appear on his forepaws. (00:06:11)
Continuity mistake: When Ash tells Todd to save his photography for Pokémon, Todd's blue camera case turns black, while the strap turns yellow, like the one on his camera. (00:04:33)
Continuity mistake: When Ash takes his testing number, his gloves do not cover his thumbs, but in the next shot, they do. (00:02:58)
Continuity mistake: When Team Rocket is approaching the waterfall, James is to the left of Meowth, but in the next shot, he is to the right. (00:19:10)
Continuity mistake: When Ash pushes Brock out of the way, Brock is facing towards him, but in the next shot, he is facing away from him. (00:02:15)
Continuity mistake: When Todd jumps into the hole to save Ash, the blue strap on his camera case turns yellow, like the one on his camera. (00:15:21)
Continuity mistake: When Todd is upside-down in a tree, his gloves disappear. (00:11:53)
Continuity mistake: When Brock says Todd has a talent for photographing Pokémon, the yellow strap on Todd's camera turns black like the camera. (00:07:51)
Continuity mistake: When Todd says he will make sure to capture Pikachu's best side, his gloves appear. (00:05:55)
Continuity mistake: When Todd says Ash and his friends know of the photographer who took the only known photo of Aerodactyl, the black collar on Ash's shirt turns white. (00:04:21)
Haunter Versus Kadabra - S1-E24
Continuity mistake: When Brock tells Sabrina to turn him and Misty back into humans, his left sleeve changes from orange to green. (00:13:57)
Haunter Versus Kadabra - S1-E24
Continuity mistake: When Team Rocket removes their disguises, James' gloves disappear. (00:10:06)
Haunter Versus Kadabra - S1-E24
Continuity mistake: When Ash is looking at the photo of Sabrina, his glove disappears. (00:08:22)
Abra and the Psychic Showdown - S1-E22
Continuity mistake: When Ash says he and his friends should go to Lavender Town, one of the black straps on Brock's bag turns green like his vest for a few frames. (00:19:57)
Abra and the Psychic Showdown - S1-E22
Continuity mistake: When Pikachu is confused about Abra's strategy, the brown stripe on Abra's tail turns cream. (00:11:14)
Abra and the Psychic Showdown - S1-E22
Continuity mistake: When Team Rocket shows Pikachu, the number of fingers Meowth has on each hand changes from three to four. (00:05:18)
Abra and the Psychic Showdown - S1-E22
Continuity mistake: When Ash runs after the girl, the orange stripe on his bag turns cream. (00:02:12)
Answer: He is a good guy but just found himself in a bad situation when he worked for Lysander. He didn't want him to harm Ash and his Pokémon when he was trying to get the special bond between Ash and his Greninja to work. He does leave Lysander and go back to being a good person.