Black Bolt

Air Balloon

BLKFR79· Uncommon
Air Balloon BLK 79

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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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 66 of the 66 lists we have read, seen across 62 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 22, 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 / Dudunsparce66 of 6662ASC 181
Seaking55 of 5547ASC 181
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama50 of 5046ASC 181
Okidogi / Barbaracle37 of 3736ASC 181
Palafin ex36 of 3632ASC 181
Mega Chandelure ex35 of 3633ASC 181
Hop's Trevenant34 of 3732ASC 181
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik33 of 3732ASC 181
Toxtricity33 of 3332ASC 181
Mega Charizard X ex32 of 4029ASC 181
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass31 of 3131ASC 181
Mega Greninja ex31 of 3831ASC 181
Froslass / Munkidori29 of 3228ASC 181
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)29 of 3826ASC 181
Festival Lead28 of 2824ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass28 of 4125ASC 181
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone27 of 3325ASC 181
Blaziken / N's Zoroark ex25 of 2520ASC 181
Paldean Tauros24 of 2423ASC 181
Alakazam / Dudunsparce22 of 3822ASC 181
Azumarill21 of 3419ASC 181
Greninja ex / Blaziken ex21 of 2421ASC 181
Mega Lucario ex21 of 3821ASC 181
Mega Zygarde ex / Barbaracle21 of 2121ASC 181
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant19 of 3916ASC 181
Mega Excadrill ex18 of 3017ASC 181
Eelektrik17 of 2817ASC 181
Decidueye ex15 of 3015ASC 181
Gengar ex15 of 389ASC 181
Hop's Zacian ex15 of 3915ASC 181
Doublade14 of 2714ASC 181
Flareon ex / Noctowl14 of 3113ASC 181
N's Zoroark ex14 of 4414ASC 181
Feraligatr13 of 1612ASC 181
Mega Dragonite ex13 of 2913ASC 181
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex13 of 2213ASC 181
Blaziken ex12 of 2111ASC 181
Blissey ex12 of 2012ASC 181
Yanmega ex12 of 278ASC 181
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex11 of 2611ASC 181
Greninja ex11 of 4211ASC 181
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex11 of 3711ASC 181
Metagross11 of 3611ASC 181
Iono's Bellibolt ex10 of 3110ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir10 of 4910ASC 181
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom10 of 3010ASC 181
Archaludon ex9 of 289ASC 181
Ceruledge ex9 of 348ASC 181
Mega Feraligatr ex9 of 269ASC 181
Terapagos ex / Noctowl9 of 199ASC 181
Toucannon9 of 259ASC 181
Dhelmise8 of 427ASC 181
Flygon ex8 of 108ASC 181
Mega Lopunny ex8 of 218ASC 181
Hydreigon ex7 of 467ASC 181
Mega Froslass ex7 of 297ASC 181
Mega Starmie ex7 of 387ASC 181
Steven's Metagross ex7 of 417ASC 181
Alakazam6 of 286ASC 181
Bronzong6 of 276ASC 181
Mega Camerupt ex6 of 376ASC 181
Mega Gengar ex6 of 246ASC 181
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity6 of 706ASC 181
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce5 of 305ASC 181
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir5 of 465ASC 181
Toxtricity / Brute Bonnet5 of 65ASC 181
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle5 of 65ASC 181
Ethan's Typhlosion4 of 414ASC 181
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce4 of 304ASC 181
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex4 of 134ASC 181
Scizor ex4 of 134ASC 181
Wailord ex4 of 314ASC 181
Crustle3 of 743ASC 181
Dragapult ex / Froslass3 of 323ASC 181
Ethan's Magcargo3 of 253ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium3 of 333ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Hydrapple ex3 of 443ASC 181
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)3 of 203ASC 181
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex2 of 352ASC 181
Dragapult ex2 of 402ASC 181
Mega Dragonite ex / Eelektrik2 of 62ASC 181
Erika's Victreebel2 of 242ASC 181
Flareon ex2 of 82ASC 181
Mega Darkrai ex2 of 282ASC 181
Mega Latias ex2 of 82ASC 181
Mega Manectric ex2 of 82ASC 181
Mega Venusaur ex2 of 382ASC 181
Mega Zygarde ex2 of 262ASC 181
Team Rocket's Spidops2 of 252ASC 181
Beedrill ex1 of 321ASC 181
Cinderace ex1 of 61ASC 181
Cynthia's Garchomp ex1 of 421ASC 181
Joltik1 of 311ASC 181
Lillie's Clefairy ex1 of 341ASC 181
Luxray ex1 of 61ASC 181
Mega Diancie ex1 of 91ASC 181
Mega Sharpedo ex1 of 111ASC 181
Misty's Gyarados1 of 171ASC 181
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Arboliva ex1 of 591ASC 181
Team Rocket's Honchkrow1 of 461ASC 181
Slowking1 of 371ASC 181

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.

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