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 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)
Continuity mistake: When Todd says he will make sure to capture Pikachu's best side, his gloves appear. (00:05:55)
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 is upside-down in a tree, his gloves disappear. (00:11:53)
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 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)
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.