Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When Ash and friends are first looking at the St. Anne, Ash's rucksack has a strip, but in the next shot, it does not. (00:03:54)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When Meowth says, "We got a call from the boss," he moves his right forepaw onto a button, but in the next shot, it is no longer on it. (00:04:24)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Revealing mistake: When Giovanni says, "I'm disgusted watching you fail me, when you and I expect total perfection," his left hand clips through Persian with his left thumb clipping twice. (00:04:53)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When Ash is impressed on seeing the inside of the cruise, his bag disappears. (00:05:57)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When the Gentleman says, "That's enough," he has his left hand behind the left whiskers on Raticate, but in the next shot, it is below them. Also, the sign indicating a win has vanished from the end of the match before Ash's. (00:08:42)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When James asks, "Are you addressing me?" the people behind him change. (00:08:52)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When the gentleman asks, "So, you're having a good time?" a plate next to a plate with cake goes from being present to being absent. (00:10:33)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Other mistake: When showing Raticate and Butterfree on a screen during the first trade, they are coming from the sides that their Poké Balls are not on. (00:11:58)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When Jessie insults James for getting tricked by the salesman, she appears in her regular clothes, instead of her disguise. (00:12:12)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When a passenger asks the captain if the ship is a little off-course, a crowd surrounds a hallway, but in the next shot, the hallway disappears. (00:18:39)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When people are watching the St. Anne rock, some of them are constantly changing colour. (00:19:36)
Battle Aboard the St. Anne - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: When people are watching the St. Anne sink, some of them are constantly changing colour. (00:19:56)
Continuity mistake: When Officer Jenny says that she and the crew had initially thought that everyone had left the ship safely, there is no crew, but in the next shot, it appears. (00:01:43)
Continuity mistake: When Meowth says that Jessie and James picked a bad place for their nap, the black edge of his ears turns cream. (00:04:04)
Continuity mistake: When Jessie tells Ekans to use Acid, the stripe on its tail disappears. (00:04:45)
Continuity mistake: When Team Rocket begins reciting their motto, Jessie's gloves disappear. (00:06:42)
Continuity mistake: When Ash and his friends recall their Pokémon during their battle with Team Rocket, Ash's left glove disappears. (00:07:58)
Continuity mistake: When Ash and his friends escape the ship, Ash's gloves disappear. (00:12:44)
Continuity mistake: When Ash and his friends paddle away from Gyarados, the tips on Meowth's feet disappear. (00:18:52)
Other mistake: When Ash, Misty, and Brock are worried about the cyclone approaching, the edges of Meowth's ears are mistakenly colored tan instead of black. (00:20:08)
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.