Sarah Natochenny and Lisa Ortiz were so moved by the story they felt inspired to start Voices for Fosters, a charity dedicated to animal welfare.
Kiawe is physically seen very briefly in one scene, but he does not have any lines of dialogue in this episode.
Litten is revealed to have learned Fire Fang, although it hasn't mastered it yet.
This episode marks the first time Ash catches a fire-type Pokemon via battling. All of Ash's other fire-types joined his team willingly.
Ash catches Litten.