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Small Balloon
Trainer
“Small Balloon” (B4b-372) is a Trainer card from the Deluxe Pack: Mega 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.
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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
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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
- 22.9%
- 668 / 2,912 lists
- Most common count
- 1 copy
- 82.3% of lists using it
Decks that use “Small Balloon”
Event window: Sep 23, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026
Small Balloon versions and alt art
3 matching cards
Daily tournament data
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Seen in 22.9% of 2,912 sampled tournament lists. Most lists that use it run 1 copy.
- Tournament usage
- 22.9%
- 668 / 2,912 lists
- Most common count
- 1 copy
- 82.3% of lists using it
- Average copies
- 1.18
- Among lists using it
- Archetypes
- 28
- Current decks using it
Decks that use “Small Balloon”
- Mega Altaria ex Espeon
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (263)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 89.2%
- Meta share
- 10.1%
- Dragonair Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1 copy
- 99.1% (111)
- 2 copies
- 0.9% (1)
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- Inclusion
- 77.8%
- Meta share
- 5.0%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Gouging Fire
- 2× Dratini
- 2× Dragonair
- 1× Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Ancient Booster Energy Capsule
- 1× Professor Sada
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Rainbow Cave
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- 2× Dratini
- 2× Gouging Fire
- 2× Dragonair
- 1× Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Cabbie
- 1× Ancient Booster Energy Capsule
- 2× Small Balloon
- 2× Rainbow Cave
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Dedenne ex Indeedee ex
- 1 copy
- 2.9% (3)
- 2 copies
- 97.1% (100)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 3.5%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Oricorio
- 2× Indeedee ex
- 1× Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
- 2× Dedenne ex
- 2× Giant Cape
- 1× Leftovers
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 1× Electric Generator
- 1× Small Balloon
- 1× Clear Veil
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- 2× Oricorio
- 2× Indeedee ex
- 1× Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
- 2× Dedenne ex
- 2× Giant Cape
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Leftovers
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 2× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Mega Altaria ex Greninja
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (48)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 56.5%
- Meta share
- 2.9%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Froakie
- 2× Greninja
- 1× Mega Altaria ex
- 2× Swablu
- 1× Bonsly
- 1× Oricorio
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Rare Candy
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Mega Sceptile ex Greninja
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (25)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 56.8%
- Meta share
- 1.5%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Froakie
- 1× Greninja
- 1× Pheromosa
- 2× Treecko
- 1× Grovyle
- 2× Mega Sceptile ex
- 1× Furfrou
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Rare Candy
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Greninja Mega Absol ex
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (21)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 0.7%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Froakie
- 2× Greninja
- 1× Darkrai ex
- 2× Chingling
- 1× Mega Absol ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Mars
- 2× Rare Candy
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Lucky Egg
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Mega Lucario ex Lucario
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (14)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 7.5%
- Meta share
- 6.4%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Hitmonlee
- 1× Lucario
- 1× Bonsly
- 2× Riolu
- 2× Mega Lucario ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Lucky Ice Pop
- 1× Field Blower
- 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% (11)
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- Inclusion
- 61.1%
- Meta share
- 0.6%
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 28 current and 0 historical tournament archetypes.
Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.
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