Air Balloon (Sword & Shield 156)

Trainer Pokémon Tool

Air Balloon ふうせん Balloon

Mega Evolution print Illus. Studio Bora Inc. English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 156/202 Japanese expansion Sword Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 057/060 English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 213/202 Japanese expansion Sword Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 075/060 Japanese Deck Psychic Mew V Deck Japanese card no. 105/127 Japanese expansion Shiny Star V Japanese card no. 171/190 Japanese Deck Kit Single Strike Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 017/033 Japanese Deck Kit Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 017/033 Japanese expansion VMAX Climax Japanese card no. 145/184 Japanese Deck Kit VSTAR Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 021/030 English expansion Black Bolt Rarity English card no. 079/086 Japanese expansion Black Bolt Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 082/086 English expansion Mega Evolution Rarity English card no. 166/132 Japanese expansion Mega Brave Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 084/063 Japanese Deck Kit Premium Trainer Box MEGA Japanese card no. 030/043 Japanese Deck MEGA Starter Set Mega Gengar ex Japanese card no. 018/021 Japanese Deck MEGA Starter Set Mega Diancie ex Japanese card no. 017/021 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 050/M-P English expansion Ascended Heroes Rarity English card no. 181/217 Japanese expansion MEGA Dream ex Japanese card no. 165/193 Japanese Deck Start Deck 100 Battle Collection Japanese card no. 688/742

Air Balloon (Japanese: ふうせん Balloon) is a Pokémon Tool card. It was first released as part of the Sword & Shield expansion.

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• Card text
• Release information
  • Sword & Shield Series
  • Scarlet & Violet Series
  • Mega Evolution Series
  • Gallery
• Trivia
  • Origin
• In other languages
• References

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Card text

Sword & Shield print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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Attach a Pokémon Tool to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached.

VSTAR Power

The Retreat Cost of the Pokémon this card is attached to is less.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may play any number of Item cards during your turn.

Black Bolt print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

The Retreat Cost of the Pokémon this card is attached to is less.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may attach any number of Pokémon Tools to your Pokémon during your turn. You may attach only 1 Pokémon Tool to each Pokémon, and it stays attached.

Release information

Sword & Shield Series

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art Secret card in the Sword & Shield expansion, first released in the Japanese Sword expansion. Both prints feature artwork by Yoshinobu Saito. In Japan, the Regular print was reprinted in the Psychic Mew V Deck, the Shiny Star V subset, the Single Strike & Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Boxes, the VMAX Climax subset, and the VSTAR Premium Trainer Box.

Scarlet & Violet Series

In the Scarlet & Violet Series, this card was reprinted in the Black Bolt expansion, first released in the Japanese expansion with the same name, with new artwork by Studio Bora Inc.

Mega Evolution Series

During the English Mega Evolution Series (the Japanese MEGA Series), this card was reprinted as a Full Art ultra rare card in the Mega Evolution expansion, first released in the Japanese Mega Brave expansion, with artwork by Studio Bora Inc.

In Japan, the Regular print from the Scarlet & Violet Series was reprinted in the Premium Trainer Box MEGA, MEGA Starter Set Mega Gengar ex, MEGA Starter Set Mega Diancie ex, and the Start Deck 100 Battle Collection. It is also reprinted in the Ascended Heroes special expansion, originating from the Japanese MEGA Dream ex subset.

In Japan, the Regular print from the Scarlet & Violet Series was also reprinted as an M-P Promotional card, and is one of seven cards available in Pokémon Card Gym Promo Card Pack 2, which is distributed at Pokémon Card Gym venues able to do so from November 1, 2025. The M-P Promotional print features the Pokémon Card Gym logo.

A Holofoil variant of the Black Bolt print is released as a participation prize for the 2025-26 Great Ball League Season 1 tournament events held in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. This variant features the Great Ball League logo stamp. The variant released in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia is released as an M-P Promotional card in their respective languages. The variant released in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore features a Cosmos Holofoil finish.

Gallery

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Trivia

Origin

The Air Balloon is a held item in the Pokémon games that prevents the holder from being damaged by Ground-type moves.

In other languages

Language		Title
Japanese		ふうせん Fūsen
Chinese	Cantonese	氣球 Heikàuh
	Mandarin	氣球 Qìqiú
French		Ballon
German		Luftballon
Indonesian		Balon
Italian		Palloncino
Korean		풍선 Pungseon
Brazilian Portuguese		Balão de Ar
Spanish	Latin America	Globo con Helio
	Spain	Globo Helio
Thai		ลูกโป่ง Lukpong

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.