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Small Balloon
“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.
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
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.
Decks that use “Small Balloon”
Small Balloon versions and alt art
3 matching cards
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Seen in 11.1% of 4,363 sampled tournament lists. Most lists that use it run 1 copy.
- Tournament usage
- 11.1%
- 486 / 4,363 lists
- Most common count
- 1 copy
- 87.9% of lists using it
- Average copies
- 1.12
- Among lists using it
- Archetypes
- 47
- Current decks using it
Decks that use “Small Balloon”
- Mega Altaria ex Espeon
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (165)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 94.3%
- Meta share
- 4.0%
- Mega Sceptile ex Greninja
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (76)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 84.4%
- Meta share
- 2.1%
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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- Dragonair Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (48)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 66.7%
- Meta share
- 1.7%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Dratini
- 2× Gouging Fire
- 2× Dragonair
- 1× Mega Rayquaza ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Professor Sada
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Rainbow Cave
- 1× Eviolite
- 1× Serena's Choice
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Dedenne ex Indeedee ex
- 1 copy
- 8.5% (4)
- 2 copies
- 91.5% (43)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 1.1%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Oricorio
- 2× Indeedee ex
- 2× Dedenne ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 2× Giant Cape
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Poison Barb
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Protective Poncho
- 1× Field Blower
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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Real 2-copy list
- 2× Oricorio
- 2× Indeedee ex
- 2× Dedenne ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Protective Poncho
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 2× Small Balloon
- 2× Eviolite
- 1× Serena's Choice
- 2× Poké Ball
- 1× Professor's Research
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- Mega Altaria ex Greninja
- 1 copy
- 90.9% (20)
- 2 copies
- 9.1% (2)
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- Inclusion
- 19.0%
- Meta share
- 2.7%
Real 1-copy list
- 2× Froakie
- 2× Greninja
- 1× Mega Altaria ex
- 2× Swablu
- 1× Bonsly
- 1× Team Rocket's Mr. Mime
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Rare Candy
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Lucky Egg
- 1× Small Balloon
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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Real 2-copy list
- 1× Froakie
- 1× Greninja
- 1× Comfey
- 1× Tapu Lele
- 1× Mega Altaria ex
- 2× Swablu
- 1× Oricorio
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Rare Candy
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 2× Small Balloon
- 1× Serena's Choice
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Azumarill Lopunny
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (13)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
- Mega Lucario ex Lucario
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (11)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 8.4%
- Meta share
- 3.0%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Hitmonlee
- 1× Riolu
- 1× Lucario
- 1× Bonsly
- 1× Riolu
- 2× Mega Lucario ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Lucky Ice Pop
- 1× Korrina
- 1× Arena of Antiquity
- 1× Small Balloon
- 1× Serena's Choice
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Greninja Mega Absol ex
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (8)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 0.2%
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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Small Balloon in tournament decks
This card appears in 47 current and 0 historical tournament archetypes.
Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.
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