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Air Balloon

SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set
Uncommon · #156/202

Air Balloon #156/202 (SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set) is worth about $1.51 today for a Reverse Holofoil copy, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, down 6% over 30 days. Non-holo copies are $0.37.

This card has 4 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28): Reverse Holofoil from SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set $1.51 (this page), Holofoil from Prize Pack Series Cards $4.91, Normal from Prize Pack Series Cards $3.82, Normal from SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set $0.37 (on this page's chart).

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Air Balloon #156/202 is trending down: $1.51 today, down 6% in 30 days and 47% below its high of $2.84 (2025-10-08), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 2.7x its low of $0.56 (2025-06-16). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

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$1.51
▼ 6.2% · 30d
Reverse Holofoil · TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-28
condition prices as of 2026-10-28; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
buy:TCGplayer ↗eBay ↗all marketplaces ↓
Recent sales
eBay sold ↗
every completed sale, live
PSA 10
no graded listings
eBay sold search ↗
vs HIGH
−8.5%
$1.65 · 2026-09-24
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$0.27
lowest listing · market $1.51
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
no listings
no scan yet
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$1.51
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $1.51 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer only, no eBay scan yet
TCGplayer market$1.51verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$0.27
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
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Cards 15-40% off their high after a month down 5-25% were higher 90 days later 54% of the time in our archive since 2024 (9,009 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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Tool
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PRICE FAQ

What is Air Balloon (SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set) worth today?

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Air Balloon [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $1.51 as of 2026-10-28. Non-holo copies are $0.37.

Is Air Balloon going up or down in price?

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Air Balloon #156/202 is trending down: $1.51 today, down 6% in 30 days and 47% below its high of $2.84 (2025-10-08), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 2.7x its low of $0.56 (2025-06-16). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: down 3.8% over 7 days, down 20.5% over 90 days, down 24.9% over a year.

What is the highest price for Air Balloon since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Air Balloon came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Air Balloon [Reverse Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $2.84 (2025-10-08) and bottomed at $0.56 (2025-06-16).

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