Air Balloon #166 value & price
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Air Balloon is the Ultra Rare item card sitting at #166 in the 2025 Mega Evolution set, illustrated by Studio Bora Inc, and it's a fun one for collectors who like the cleaner, more understated side of Ultra Rare design. It's not a flashy chase card, but plenty of people search the Air Balloon value after pulling one or spotting it in a binder somewhere. The current market backs up that curiosity, a raw copy sits at $3, and there's a real story in what happens once you send one off to be graded.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.53, down 75% over the past year, with an all-time high of $10 in September 2025.
Recent pulls of Air Balloon
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-PSA 9Pokémon Starter PackPackz · 2m ago
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Air Balloon price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 397 graded, only 217 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $30 | 217 | 146 / 71 |
| PSA 9 | $11 | 130 | 121 / 9 |
| PSA 8 | $8.50 | 34 | 28 / 6 |
| PSA 7 | - | 8 | 6 / 2 |
| PSA 6 | $7.79 | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 3 | 2 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.53 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 166 of 188
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Illustrator
- Studio Bora Inc.
- Released
- 2025
Where to pull Air Balloon
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The collector's take on Air Balloon
Is Air Balloon worth grading?
So is Air Balloon worth grading? Honestly, it depends on what you're chasing. A PSA 10 books at $36 against a raw price of $3, which works out to roughly 13.1 times what the ungraded card sells for, and that's a jump worth paying attention to. But gem mint is called gem mint for a reason, hitting a perfect 10 isn't guaranteed even on a card that looks flawless to the naked eye, and a Grade 9 only brings $11. Once you factor in grading fees and the wait time, a lower population of tens combined with modest raw value means this one is more of a fun grading project than a sure profit play. If you love the card, grade it for the love of it, and treat any upside as a nice bonus.
How rare is Air Balloon?
We don't have hard population numbers to point to here, but Air Balloon's Ultra Rare status in Mega Evolution puts it in that upper tier of pull rates, the kind of card that shows up far less often than commons or standard holos in the same set. That relative scarcity is part of why it holds value at all even at a modest price point. As more copies get graded and more people chase that PSA 10, the gap between raw and gem mint tends to widen further, so the current $36 PSA 10 price could shift as the population of graded copies grows or shrinks.
Where can you pull Air Balloon?
This is where PackSpy's real pull data earns its keep. We've recorded Air Balloon pulled 37 times across lastpack, with the biggest recorded pull value coming in at $1, and it's been seen showing up in noobie packs specifically. That tells you something a price guide never will, this isn't a card that floods every pack opening stream, and if you're hunting for one yourself, tracking which sites and packs actually produce it matters more than guessing. Worth remembering too, opening packs is a gamble no matter how you slice it, and most rips don't come close to covering their cost. If you just want the card, buying it outright on the secondary market is usually the cheaper, calmer route.
Questions people ask
How much is Air Balloon worth?+
A raw, ungraded Air Balloon currently sits at $3. That's the baseline most collectors reference before deciding whether grading makes sense, and it reflects the card's Ultra Rare status in the 2025 Mega Evolution set.
Is Air Balloon worth grading?+
It can be, especially if you already love the card, but go in with realistic expectations. Grade 9 copies sit at $11 and PSA 10s reach $36, a solid jump from the $3 raw price, but grading fees and the chance of missing gem mint mean it's not a guaranteed win financially.
How much is a PSA 10 Air Balloon worth?+
A PSA 10 Air Balloon is valued at $36, which comes out to about 13.1 times the raw card's $3 price. That gap shows just how much a perfect grade can matter, even on a card that isn't the flashiest pull in the set.
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