The cardBLK 79 · MEG 166 · ASC 181

Air Balloon

Air Balloon has appeared in several sets: Black Bolt (BLK 79), Mega Evolution (MEG 166) and Ascended Heroes (ASC 181). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

What the card itself says

Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.

Regulation markI
SetAscended Heroes (ASC)

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT

  • Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce runs it in 51 of the 51 lists we have read, seen across 47 different tournaments.
  • No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
  • Mark I. The next rotation takes mark H away, so this one stays tournament legal.

What it costs

We have no price to show you for this card today. The link below takes you where it sells, and you will see the day's numbers there.

Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce51 of 5147ASC 181
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama44 of 4440ASC 181
Okidogi / Barbaracle35 of 3534ASC 181
Palafin ex34 of 3430ASC 181
Seaking34 of 3429ASC 181
Mega Chandelure ex32 of 3330ASC 181
Mega Charizard X ex31 of 3828ASC 181
Hop's Trevenant30 of 3328ASC 181
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik30 of 3429ASC 181
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass28 of 2828ASC 181
Festival Lead27 of 2723ASC 181
Froslass / Munkidori27 of 3026ASC 181
Toxtricity27 of 2726ASC 181
Blaziken / N's Zoroark ex25 of 2520ASC 181
Mega Greninja ex25 of 3025ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass25 of 3622ASC 181
Toxtricity23 of 2920ASC 181
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone23 of 2821ASC 181
Mega Lucario ex21 of 3521ASC 181
Azumarill20 of 3118ASC 181
Mega Zygarde ex / Barbaracle20 of 2020ASC 181
Alakazam / Dudunsparce18 of 3318ASC 181
Mega Excadrill ex17 of 2616ASC 181
Greninja ex / Blaziken ex16 of 1916ASC 181
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant16 of 3613ASC 181
Paldean Tauros15 of 1515ASC 181
eelektrik-blk14 of 2014ASC 181
Hop's Zacian ex14 of 3214ASC 181
doublade-por13 of 2413ASC 181
rocket-nidoking-ex13 of 2213ASC 181
Blaziken ex12 of 2011ASC 181
Mega Dragonite ex12 of 2812ASC 181
blissey-ex11 of 1811ASC 181
Decidueye ex11 of 2511ASC 181
Flareon ex / Noctowl11 of 2810ASC 181
Metagross11 of 3411ASC 181
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex10 of 2310ASC 181
Feraligatr10 of 139ASC 181
Greninja ex10 of 3710ASC 181
other10 of 3710ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir10 of 4410ASC 181
yanmega-ex10 of 246ASC 181
Archaludon ex9 of 249ASC 181
Ceruledge ex9 of 338ASC 181
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom9 of 289ASC 181
Toucannon9 of 239ASC 181
Dhelmise8 of 357ASC 181
Flygon ex8 of 108ASC 181
Iono's Bellibolt ex8 of 248ASC 181
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex8 of 298ASC 181
Mega Feraligatr ex8 of 218ASC 181
N's Zoroark ex8 of 338ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex7 of 357ASC 181
Steven's Metagross ex7 of 357ASC 181
Terapagos ex / Noctowl7 of 177ASC 181
bronzong-tef6 of 256ASC 181
hydreigon-ex6 of 416ASC 181
Mega Camerupt ex6 of 286ASC 181
mega-froslass-ex6 of 286ASC 181
mega-lopunny-ex6 of 136ASC 181
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity6 of 496ASC 181
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle5 of 65ASC 181
Alakazam4 of 254ASC 181
Ethan's Typhlosion4 of 364ASC 181
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir4 of 414ASC 181
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce4 of 274ASC 181
Scizor ex4 of 124ASC 181
Wailord ex4 of 264ASC 181
Crustle3 of 463ASC 181
Dragapult ex / Froslass3 of 213ASC 181
Ethan's Magcargo3 of 213ASC 181
Wailord ex3 of 203ASC 181
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex2 of 342ASC 181
Dragapult ex2 of 342ASC 181
Erika's Victreebel2 of 222ASC 181
mega-gengar-ex2 of 142ASC 181
mega-latias-ex2 of 82ASC 181
Mega Venusaur ex2 of 292ASC 181
mega-zygarde-ex2 of 172ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Hydrapple ex2 of 342ASC 181
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex2 of 102ASC 181
Beedrill ex1 of 271ASC 181
Cynthia's Garchomp ex1 of 301ASC 181
Joltik1 of 221ASC 181
Lillie's Clefairy ex1 of 301ASC 181
Luxray ex1 of 61ASC 181
mega-darkrai-ex1 of 241ASC 181
Misty's Gyarados1 of 121ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium1 of 241ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Arboliva ex1 of 551ASC 181
Team Rocket's Spidops1 of 141ASC 181
Team Rocket's Honchkrow1 of 331ASC 181
Slowking1 of 341ASC 181

When it came out

Ascended Heroes landed here on 30 January 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 28 November 2025, under the code M2a. That is 63 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

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