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Small Balloon
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“Small Balloon” (B3b-106) is a Trainer card from the Everyday Wonders set in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Its type is Tool, and its effect is: The Retreat Cost of the Basic Pokémon this card is attached to is 1 less.
Use this Small Balloon page to confirm its set, pack sources, and deck roles before adding Small Balloon to your collection.
Small Balloon Card Details
Illustrator·Toyste BeachEffect
The Retreat Cost of the Basic Pokémon this card is attached to is 1 less.
How to get Small Balloon
Deck snapshot
Where Small Balloon is played
Observed use in sampled public tournaments. These figures are not ladder usage, a card win rate, or a recommendation to play a particular number of copies. Versions with the same effect are combined. Examples retain their source artwork.
- Tournament usage
- 17.8%
- 626 / 3,523 lists
- Most common count
- 1 copy
- 80.8% of lists using it
Decks that use “Small Balloon”
Event window: Oct 3, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Small Balloon versions and alt art
3 matching cards
Daily tournament data
Build with Small Balloon
Seen in 17.8% of 3,523 sampled tournament lists. Most lists that use it run 1 copy.
- Tournament usage
- 17.8%
- 626 / 3,523 lists
- Most common count
- 1 copy
- 80.8% of lists using it
- Average copies
- 1.19
- Among lists using it
- Archetypes
- 39
- Current decks using it
Decks that use “Small Balloon”
- Mega Altaria ex Espeon
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (224)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 94.5%
- Meta share
- 6.7%
- Dedenne ex Indeedee ex
- 1 copy
- 6.5% (7)
- 2 copies
- 93.5% (100)
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- Inclusion
- 99.1%
- Meta share
- 3.1%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Indeedee ex
- 1× Eevee
- 2× Dedenne ex
- 1× Sylveon
- 1× Sabrina
- 2× Giant Cape
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 1× Starting Plains
- 1× Bounded Field
- 1× Small Balloon
- 1× Eviolite
- 2× Poké Ball
- 1× Red Card
- 2× Professor's Research
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Real 2-copy list
- 2× Oricorio
- 2× Indeedee ex
- 2× Dedenne ex
- 1× Giant Cape
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Starting Plains
- 2× Small Balloon
- 1× Clear Veil
- 2× Eviolite
- 1× Serena's Choice
- 2× Poké Ball
- 1× Professor's Research
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- Dragonair Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (98)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 86.7%
- Meta share
- 3.2%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Gouging Fire
- 2× Dragonair
- 1× Mega Rayquaza ex
- 2× Dratini
- 1× Sabrina
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Ancient Booster Energy Capsule
- 1× Professor Sada
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Rainbow Cave
- 1× Eviolite
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Mega Altaria ex Greninja
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (31)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 36.9%
- Meta share
- 2.4%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Froakie
- 2× Greninja
- 1× Mega Altaria ex
- 2× Chingling
- 2× Swablu
- 2× Frogadier
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Lucky Egg
- 1× Small Balloon
- 1× Serena's Choice
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Mega Sceptile ex Greninja
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (28)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 65.1%
- Meta share
- 1.2%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Froakie
- 1× Greninja
- 1× Pheromosa
- 2× Treecko
- 1× Grovyle
- 1× Mega Sceptile ex
- 1× Furfrou
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Rare Candy
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 1× Field Blower
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Greninja Mega Absol ex
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (17)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 0.5%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Froakie
- 2× Greninja
- 1× Darkrai ex
- 2× Chingling
- 1× Mega Absol ex
- 2× Frogadier
- 1× Rocky Helmet
- 2× Cyrus
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Mega Lucario ex Lucario
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (13)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 9.6%
- Meta share
- 3.8%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Hitmonlee
- 1× Lucario
- 1× Bonsly
- 2× Riolu
- 2× Mega Lucario ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Lucky Ice Pop
- 1× Korrina
- 1× Arena of Antiquity
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Dedenne ex Pichu
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (10)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 0.3%
Real 2-copy list
- 1× Oricorio
- 2× Pichu
- 2× Emolga
- 2× Dedenne ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Electrical Cord
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Protective Poncho
- 2× Small Balloon
- 1× Clear Veil
- 1× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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Tournament intelligence
Small Balloon in tournament decks
This card appears in 39 current and 0 historical tournament archetypes.
Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.
