Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Air Balloon
Sword & Shield · #156 · Uncommon · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.25
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 156 / 216
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Subtype
- Pokémon Tool
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Yoshinobu Saito
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Pokémon Tool
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 30% of decks
- 1.55 copies on average · 17231 decks
- Match win rate
- 45.8%
- -1.5 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Yoshinobu Saito
This card was illustrated by Yoshinobu Saito.
Building around Air Balloon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
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.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Air Balloon was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Air Balloon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Air Balloon — Ascended Heroes
Played in 7,795 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.04 | $0.30 | $3.00 | $0.25 | $0.13 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.27 | $1.98 | $26.60 | $1.89 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.60 |
| 7-day average | €1.09 |
| 30-day average | €0.75 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.96 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.04 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.71 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.35 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.21 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Air Balloon is real?
Air Balloon is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Air Balloon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Air Balloon is $0.25; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Air Balloon from?
Air Balloon is from the Pokémon set "Sword & Shield" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Air Balloon?
Air Balloon is a Uncommon card in the Sword & Shield set.
Other Air Balloon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
