Ascended Heroes

Air Balloon ASC 181/217

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Air Balloon ASC 181

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?
Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 181/217 there. Its illustration is signed Studio Bora Inc..
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the Ascended Heroes set, released here on 30 January 2026.

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

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Regulation mark
I
Number
181/217
Set
Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by
Studio Bora Inc.
The Retreat Cost of the Pokémon this card is attached to is less.このカードをつけているポケモンは、にげるためのエネルギーが2個ぶん少なくなる。

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.

  1. A strength

    Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce runs it in 86 of the 87 lists we have read, seen across 79 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

    No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

  3. A strength

    Mark I. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

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 / Dudunsparce86 of 8779ASC 181
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama79 of 7969ASC 181
Seaking75 of 7564ASC 181
Mega Chandelure ex61 of 6252ASC 181
Toxtricity58 of 5950ASC 181
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass57 of 5754ASC 181
Festival Lead56 of 5649ASC 181
Mega Greninja ex54 of 6552ASC 181
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik52 of 6646ASC 181
Hop's Trevenant51 of 6346ASC 181
Froslass / Munkidori48 of 5145ASC 181
Okidogi / Barbaracle45 of 4544ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass44 of 6941ASC 181
Alakazam / Dudunsparce43 of 6336ASC 181
Mega Charizard X ex43 of 5340ASC 181
Palafin ex42 of 4238ASC 181
Mega Lucario ex40 of 6838ASC 181
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)37 of 5634ASC 181
Blaziken ex / N's Zoroark ex34 of 3428ASC 181
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant33 of 6430ASC 181
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone31 of 3828ASC 181
N's Zoroark ex27 of 7027ASC 181
Paldean Tauros26 of 2725ASC 181
Greninja ex25 of 6824ASC 181
Azumarill24 of 3921ASC 181
Eelektrik23 of 3723ASC 181
Toucannon23 of 5223ASC 181
Mega Zygarde ex / Barbaracle23 of 2523ASC 181
Gengar ex21 of 4614ASC 181
Greninja ex / Blaziken ex21 of 2421ASC 181
Mega Excadrill ex21 of 5620ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex20 of 7020ASC 181
Flareon ex / Noctowl19 of 3818ASC 181
Hop's Zacian ex19 of 4819ASC 181
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex19 of 5418ASC 181
Doublade18 of 4318ASC 181
Decidueye ex17 of 3217ASC 181
Yanmega ex16 of 4112ASC 181
Dhelmise15 of 7013ASC 181
Mega Dragonite ex15 of 3314ASC 181
Metagross15 of 4515ASC 181
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex14 of 2414ASC 181
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom14 of 3914ASC 181
Feraligatr13 of 1612ASC 181
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir13 of 7611ASC 181
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex12 of 2712ASC 181
Blaziken ex12 of 2111ASC 181
Blissey ex12 of 2312ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir12 of 7012ASC 181
Iono's Bellibolt ex11 of 3911ASC 181
Mega Feraligatr ex11 of 2811ASC 181
Mega Froslass ex11 of 4311ASC 181
Mega Venusaur ex11 of 6910ASC 181
Steven's Metagross ex11 of 6411ASC 181
Archaludon ex10 of 3010ASC 181
Mega Lopunny ex10 of 2410ASC 181
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce9 of 359ASC 181
Ceruledge ex9 of 518ASC 181
Mega Gengar ex9 of 289ASC 181
Terapagos ex / Noctowl9 of 199ASC 181
Flygon ex8 of 108ASC 181
Hydreigon ex8 of 658ASC 181
Mega Camerupt ex8 of 528ASC 181
Ethan's Typhlosion7 of 667ASC 181
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity7 of 927ASC 181
Alakazam6 of 356ASC 181
Bronzong6 of 276ASC 181
Toxtricity / Brute Bonnet6 of 76ASC 181
Crustle5 of 925ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium5 of 525ASC 181
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex5 of 165ASC 181
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle5 of 65ASC 181
Cinccino ex4 of 494ASC 181
Dragapult ex4 of 644ASC 181
Mega Darkrai ex4 of 544ASC 181
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce4 of 324ASC 181
Scizor ex4 of 134ASC 181
Wailord ex4 of 334ASC 181
Dragapult ex / Froslass3 of 403ASC 181
Ethan's Magcargo3 of 253ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Hydrapple ex3 of 723ASC 181
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)3 of 203ASC 181
Beedrill ex2 of 532ASC 181
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex2 of 662ASC 181
Mega Dragonite ex / Eelektrik2 of 62ASC 181
Erika's Victreebel2 of 262ASC 181
Flareon ex2 of 82ASC 181
Lillie's Clefairy ex2 of 532ASC 181
Mamoswine ex2 of 262ASC 181
Mega Latias ex2 of 82ASC 181
Mega Manectric ex2 of 82ASC 181
Mega Zygarde ex2 of 322ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Arboliva ex2 of 852ASC 181
Team Rocket's Spidops2 of 272ASC 181
Alakazam / Dusknoir1 of 881ASC 181
Cinderace ex1 of 61ASC 181
Cynthia's Garchomp ex1 of 661ASC 181
Joltik1 of 361ASC 181
Luxray ex1 of 61ASC 181
Mega Diancie ex1 of 121ASC 181
Mega Sharpedo ex1 of 111ASC 181
Misty's Gyarados1 of 171ASC 181
Team Rocket's Honchkrow1 of 771ASC 181
Slowking1 of 621ASC 181