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Sword & Shield
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156/202
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Sword
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057/060
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| English expansion
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Sword & Shield
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213/202
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Sword
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075/060
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VMAX Climax
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145/184
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Black Bolt
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079/086
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Black Bolt
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082/086
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Mega Brave
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084/063
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Air Balloon (Japanese: ふうせん Balloon) is a Pokémon Tool card. It was first released as part of the Sword & Shield expansion.
Card text
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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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 FLARE
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 (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.
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| Attach a Pokémon Tool to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached.
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The Retreat Cost of the Pokémon this card is attached to is  less.
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Do Nothing
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| 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.
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Do Nothing
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| 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.
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| You may play any number of Item cards during your turn.
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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
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| FLARE
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(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.
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| The Retreat Cost of the Pokémon this card is attached to is less.
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Do Nothing
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| 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.
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| 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.
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Do Nothing
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| 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.
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| 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.
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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 Japanese MEGA Series, this card was reprinted as a Full Art ultra rare card in the Mega Brave expansion, with artwork by Studio Bora Inc. The Regular print from the Scarlet & Violet Series was reprinted in the Japanese Premium Trainer Box MEGA, MEGA Starter Set Mega Gengar ex, and MEGA Starter Set Mega Diancie ex.
A Holofoil variant of the Black Bolt print is released as a participation prize for the 2025-26 Great Ball League tournament events held in Taiwan,[1] Hong Kong,[2] Thailand,[3] Indonesia,[4] Malaysia,[5] the Philippines,[6] and Singapore.[7] 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.
Gallery
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
References
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