#82 "A Scare in the Air"

    The gang have set off, but realise it will take them several weeks to reach Valencia, unless they go by blimp ride. Ash then wins blimp tickets. ^_^; Meanwhile, Jessie/James/Meowth have been 'promoted' to Team Rocket's blimp brigade, and are happy because they think it's a good thing, not realising that Giovanni is setting them up; the blimp is in a terrible state of repair. They all fly off, Team Rocket thinking they have to do their best, and steal Pikachu this time. Jigglypuff accidentally tags along, mistaking a control for a microphone.

    On the blimp, despite Team Rocket's best efforts, the heroes are feeling hard done by; the blimp is falling apart - Ash almost falls OUT - everything is kind of dirty and ragged, and the food is not very good. Poor Meowth, the chef. Misty realises she has misplaced Togepi, and everyone looks for it. When finally finding it, Misty endangers her life to rescue it - it is on a high beam, above a great drop over the sea. Team Rocket appear, and everyone battles, before the Rockets are thrown off, clutching a piece of cloth which Meowth hurriedly makes into a parachute. But Jigglypuff falls on the parachute, singing and making them fall asleep and lose their grip... :(

    Ash-tachi use their Pokémon and fly the now-very-ragged blimp to the nearest island. They manage to crashland, and find they are on Valencia Island - their desired destination!