DP143: An Egg Scramble!

Synopsis
Ash and friends arrive at a festival promoting the Johto region where they meet two Trainers from the Johto Region. Lyra is the spokesperson for the festival and introduces her friend, Khoury, and their starters, Chikorita and Totodile. At the festival, Dawn and Lyra have a battle over an Pokemon Egg. However, Team Rocket also has their eyes on the egg.

Trivia

 * This is the first episode of the five-part 'Lyra and Khoury' mini-arc.
 * Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture takes a seven episode hiatus beginning with this episode.
 * Lyra's Johto introduction showed Clair in her Generation IV outfit. This is the first time that a main character receives an Egg in which it hatches in the same episode.
 * The episode shows many of the new key items within HeartGold and SoulSilver. At their stall, Khoury and his father are selling items such as Apricorns, Apricorn Boxes, Berry Pots, Rage Candy Bars, and Apriblenders
 * Much like how Marilyn from Battling a Cute Drama! called Hikari Hikarin, Kotone also calls Hikari this. Lyra calls Dawn "Dane" in the dub, unlike how Marilyn calls Dawn "Dawny".
 * In this episode, Team Rocket uses a variation of their motto.
 * Coincidently, this episode shares its dub title (minus the exclamation point) with that of a Merry Melodies short starring Porky Pig. The three Pokémon that Team Rocket said could be in the Egg are the stars of the second, third, and fourth movies.
 * Music from The Rise of Darkrai and Lucario and the Mystery of Mew is used.

Errors

 * When Team Rocket is eating the stolen food at their balloon, their voices are left undubbed.