Black Bolt

Air Balloon BLK 79/86

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Air Balloon BLK 79

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

Versions of this card

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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 BLK 79/86 there. Its illustration is signed Studio Bora Inc..
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the Black Bolt set, released here on 17 July 2025.

When it came out

Black Bolt landed here on 17 July 2025.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 6 June 2025, under the code SV11B. That is 41 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
79/86
Set
Black BoltBLKSet guide
Illustrated by
Studio Bora Inc.
The Retreat Cost of the Pokémon this card is attached to is less.Le Coût de Retraite du Pokémon auquel cette carte est attachée est diminué de .

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 90 of the 91 lists we have read, seen across 83 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 October 1, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

Every printing of Air Balloon plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce90 of 9183ASC 181
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama87 of 8777ASC 181
Seaking77 of 7766ASC 181
Mega Chandelure ex70 of 7161ASC 181
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass64 of 6461ASC 181
Toxtricity64 of 6555ASC 181
Mega Greninja ex62 of 7359ASC 181
Festival Lead59 of 5952ASC 181
Okidogi / Barbaracle59 of 5955ASC 181
Hop's Trevenant56 of 6851ASC 181
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik55 of 7148ASC 181
Froslass / Munkidori49 of 5346ASC 181
Mega Charizard X ex49 of 6546ASC 181
Alakazam / Dudunsparce45 of 6738ASC 181
Palafin ex45 of 4541ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass45 of 7342ASC 181
Mega Lucario ex42 of 7340ASC 181
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)38 of 5835ASC 181
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant35 of 6732ASC 181
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone35 of 4232ASC 181
Blaziken ex / N's Zoroark ex34 of 3428ASC 181
Gengar ex29 of 5422ASC 181
N's Zoroark ex29 of 7629ASC 181
Mega Zygarde ex / Barbaracle29 of 3128ASC 181
Greninja ex27 of 7226ASC 181
Paldean Tauros27 of 2826ASC 181
Toucannon27 of 5826ASC 181
Azumarill24 of 3921ASC 181
Eelektrik23 of 3723ASC 181
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex22 of 5821ASC 181
Mega Excadrill ex22 of 5921ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex22 of 7722ASC 181
Greninja ex / Blaziken ex21 of 2421ASC 181
Hop's Zacian ex21 of 5021ASC 181
Decidueye ex20 of 3820ASC 181
Doublade20 of 4820ASC 181
Flareon ex / Noctowl19 of 3818ASC 181
Mega Dragonite ex16 of 3615ASC 181
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom16 of 4216ASC 181
Yanmega ex16 of 4212ASC 181
Dhelmise15 of 7813ASC 181
Mega Lopunny ex15 of 2915ASC 181
Metagross15 of 4615ASC 181
Mega Gengar ex14 of 3314ASC 181
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex14 of 2514ASC 181
Blaziken ex13 of 2212ASC 181
Feraligatr13 of 1612ASC 181
Iono's Bellibolt ex13 of 4113ASC 181
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir13 of 8311ASC 181
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex12 of 2812ASC 181
Blissey ex12 of 2512ASC 181
Mega Feraligatr ex12 of 2912ASC 181
Mega Venusaur ex12 of 7411ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir12 of 7412ASC 181
Mega Froslass ex11 of 4611ASC 181
Steven's Metagross ex11 of 6811ASC 181
Archaludon ex10 of 3010ASC 181
Ceruledge ex10 of 629ASC 181
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce9 of 369ASC 181
Mega Camerupt ex9 of 549ASC 181
Terapagos ex / Noctowl9 of 199ASC 181
Ethan's Typhlosion8 of 748ASC 181
Flygon ex8 of 108ASC 181
Hydreigon ex8 of 688ASC 181
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity7 of 1047ASC 181
Toxtricity / Brute Bonnet7 of 87ASC 181
Alakazam6 of 366ASC 181
Bronzong6 of 276ASC 181
Cinccino ex5 of 565ASC 181
Crustle5 of 945ASC 181
Flareon ex5 of 115ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium5 of 525ASC 181
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex5 of 175ASC 181
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle5 of 65ASC 181
Dragapult ex4 of 714ASC 181
Ethan's Magcargo4 of 324ASC 181
Mega Darkrai ex4 of 564ASC 181
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce4 of 324ASC 181
Scizor ex4 of 134ASC 181
Wailord ex4 of 344ASC 181
Dragapult ex / Froslass3 of 423ASC 181
Mamoswine ex3 of 273ASC 181
Mega Zygarde ex3 of 353ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Hydrapple ex3 of 813ASC 181
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)3 of 203ASC 181
Beedrill ex2 of 592ASC 181
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex2 of 752ASC 181
Mega Dragonite ex / Eelektrik2 of 62ASC 181
Erika's Victreebel2 of 262ASC 181
Lillie's Clefairy ex2 of 542ASC 181
Mega Diancie ex2 of 142ASC 181
Mega Latias ex2 of 82ASC 181
Mega Manectric ex2 of 82ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Arboliva ex2 of 862ASC 181
Team Rocket's Spidops2 of 312ASC 181
Alakazam / Dusknoir1 of 951ASC 181
Cinderace ex1 of 61ASC 181
Cynthia's Garchomp ex1 of 721ASC 181
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir1 of 301ASC 181
Joltik1 of 361ASC 181
Luxray ex1 of 61ASC 181
Mega Sharpedo ex1 of 111ASC 181
Misty's Gyarados1 of 171ASC 181
Team Rocket's Honchkrow1 of 781ASC 181
Slowking1 of 651ASC 181