Air Balloon


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The Air Balloon (Japanese: ふうせん Balloon) is a type of held item introduced in Generation V. It makes the holder ungrounded.

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Effect
The Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means that the holder is immune to damaging moves and several related effects. If the holder or its is hit by a damaging move (even if it has ), the Air Balloon is destroyed. A message is displayed when a Pokémon is sent into battle while holding an Air Balloon (if its effect is not negated).

The Air Balloon does not make the holder ungrounded while is in effect or if it is under the effect of, , or  (but this does not prevent it from bursting).

An Air Balloon will not burst while is in effect, or if the holder has the Ability  or is under the effect of. A burst Air Balloon cannot be recovered with or. The Air Balloon bursts before it can be stolen by, , or. Whether a Pokémon is affected by terrain is determined before the Air Balloon bursts, so terrain cannot prevent a Pokémon holding an Air Balloon from being afflicted by a status condition from the move that bursts the Air Balloon.

An Air Balloon bursting will trigger and.

Description

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Acquisition

 * Battle Subway (48 BP)
 * Driftveil City
 * Battle Subway/PWT (12 BP) Held by (1% chance) ( only)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Malie Garden
 * Battle Tree (32 BP)
 * Malie Garden
 * Battle Tree (32 BP)
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 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Malie Garden
 * Battle Tree (32 BP)
 * Malie Garden
 * Battle Tree (32 BP)
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 * Battle Maison (48 BP)
 * Malie Garden
 * Battle Tree (32 BP)
 * Malie Garden
 * Battle Tree (32 BP)
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 * Malie Garden
 * Battle Tree (32 BP)
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In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
An Air Balloon appeared in Challenge the Battle Subway!, being held by Monta's Snivy.