Bursting Balloon

Bursting Balloon

Bursting Balloon appears in the Japanese print of The Best of XY, released on April 21, 2017. The The Best of XY set contains 188 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Toyste Beach.

Collector Insights

Bursting Balloon is an Item card from the The Best of XY set, released on April 21, 2017. It features artwork by Toyste Beach and is numbered 124 in the Japanese edition. The card’s flavor text describes two effects: if attached to one of your Pokémon, it discards itself at the end of your opponent’s turn. Additionally, if the Pokémon it is attached to is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent’s attack—regardless of whether it remains knocked out—it places 6 damage counters on the attacking Pokémon. The card does not have any listed attacks or health points. Its rarity and specific language details are unspecified in the provided data. This card’s mechanics focus on conditional interactions during battle phases, emphasizing strategic timing and resource management.

If this card is attached to 1 of your Pokémon, discard it at the end of your opponents turn. If the Pokémon this card is attached to is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponents attack (even if that Pokémon is Knocked Out), put 6 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.

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