Continuity mistake: When James says that the Ursaring are after him, Meowth, and Misty, Misty's bag is on both of her shoulders. But in the next shot, it is only on her right shoulder. (00:05:40)
Continuity mistake: When the Ursaring cut the bridge's supports, their black noses turned white twice. (00:15:47)
Continuity mistake: When everyone is hanging on the bridge, Jessie's glove disappears. (00:15:57)
Continuity mistake: When Misty, James, and Meowth first have to decide, Misty's bag disappears. (00:06:31)
Continuity mistake: When Jessie asks if the food is ready, her gloves change from not covering her sleeves to covering them. (00:07:13)
Other mistake: When Brock says that he, Ash, and Jessie should set up camp for the night, light is present despite Brock not having set up the campfire yet. (00:06:54)
Continuity mistake: After James says that he and Meowth do not need to worry about Jessie, pads appear on Meowth's forepaws. (00:06:15)
Continuity mistake: In "Hot Matches!" when the Pokédex provides facts on Skarmory, its rectangular buttons are 10 millimetres away from each other, but when the Pokédex provides facts on Ursaring in this episode, the buttons are five millimetres away. Also, the antenna goes from being present to absent. (00:05:20)
Revealing mistake: When Ash turns to Pikachu after first being exhausted, his right hand clips through himself. (00:04:08)
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.