Pokémon: The Original Series · Adventures in the Orange Islands arc

EP084 · A Scare in the Air

Name: A Scare in the Air
Released: 2000-01-08

ひこうせんはふこうせん!?

US air. 2000-01-08 JP air. 1999-02-04 Season. Adventures on the Orange Islands (S2) Position. Episode 84 of 276 in Original

Why this episode matters

Signature episode for Tracey Sketchit

Tracey's debut. Joins Ash and Misty as Brock stays on Valencia.

Synopsis

What happens.

After the events of the previous episode, Ash and Misty are freed from their cage following the blimp overturning in a crash-landing. They exit the wreck, only to find themselves surrounded by a dense tropical forest.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP084 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.

Story arc · EP083-EP118

Adventures in the Orange Islands.

A filler arc inserted while Game Freak finalized Gen II. Brock stays behind with Prof. Ivy; Pokémon Watcher Tracey Sketchit replaces him. Ash collects four unique island gym badges and defeats Champion Drake.

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Pokémon featured · 17

Who appears.

Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.

Other episodes in Adventures in the Orange Islands.

Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.