Character mistake: At the beginning of the episode, the narrator says that Ash and his friends are heading to Johto. However, they are already in Johto. (00:00:05)
Continuity mistake: When Ash uses his Pokédex in "The Apple Corp!" the border around the screen is red, but when he uses it in this episode, it is grey. (00:00:27)
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.