
Sword & Shield · 213/202
Air Balloon is a Trainer card from the Sword & Shield expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game (card 213/202, Rare Secret).
Attach a Pokémon Tool to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached.
The Retreat Cost of the Pokémon this card is attached to is ColorlessColorless less.
You may play any number of Item cards during your turn.
Illustrated by Yoshinobu Saito
Air Balloon appears in 12 of the 55 Standard archetypes CardForge tracks. It's in 20% of all Standard tournament decklists, at 1.7 copies on average. It's a core card (in at least 70% of lists) for Mega Lucario Solrock, Mega Lopunny Dudunsparce, Dipplin Thwackey and 8 more. Mega Lucario Solrock runs it in 96% of lists, at 1.6 copies.
| Archetype | Share | In lists | Copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alakazam Dudunsparce | 3.6% | 67% | 1.7 |
| Mega Lucario Solrock | 1.8% | 96% | 1.6 |
| Mega Lopunny Dudunsparce | 1.6% | 100% | 2.5 |
| Dipplin Thwackey | 0.7% | 100% | 2.1 |
| Mega Chandelure | 0.3% | 100% | 2.1 |
| Thwackey Seaking | 0.2% | 100% | 2.8 |
| Mega Eelektross Mega Manectric | 0.1% | 94% | 1.5 |
| Mega Froslass Dudunsparce | 0.1% | 95% | 2.1 |
| Barbaracle Okidogi | 0.1% | 100% | 1.8 |
| Marnie's Grimmsnarl Munkidori | 0.1% | 96% | 1 |
| Toucannon Fan Rotom | 0.1% | 100% | 3.8 |
| Mega Lucario Hariyama | 0% | 100% | 2.1 |
From 7,768 Standard tournament decklists over the last 53 days, updated daily.
Air Balloon appears in 5 of the 22 Expanded archetypes CardForge tracks. It's in 22% of all Expanded tournament decklists, at 1.3 copies on average. It's a core card (in at least 70% of lists) for Mega Gardevoir, Iron Valiant Teal Mask Ogerpon and Greedent Zoroark. Mega Gardevoir runs it in 100% of lists, at 1 copies.
| Archetype | Share | In lists | Copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Gardevoir | 2.6% | 100% | 1 |
| Iron Valiant Teal Mask Ogerpon | 1.8% | 100% | 1 |
| Iron Hands Miraidon | 1.7% | 50% | 1 |
| Greedent Zoroark | 1.6% | 100% | 1 |
| Miraidon | 1.6% | 50% | 1 |
From 105 Expanded tournament decklists over the last 3 days, updated daily.