Broadcasted right before the Fox Kids Saturday morning block retires on September 7, 2002.
The special hosts, Alexa PenaVega (as Alexa Vega) and Daryl Sabara, recently appeared in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002), which was released in theaters almost a month prior. At the time of release, Dimension's parent label Miramax has acquired North American distribution rights for Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001) and Pokémon Heroes (2002) from 4Kids Entertainment until 2023 when it goes back to The Pokémon Company International.