How rare is Bursting Balloon?

Bursting Balloon is an Uncommon, a step scarcer than base cards yet still widely available across XY - BREAKpoint.

Is Bursting Balloon a chase card?

Not really — Bursting Balloon is a Uncommon that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the XY - BREAKpoint set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Bursting Balloon collectible?

Bursting Balloon combines its Uncommon rarity from XY - BREAKpoint, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Bursting Balloon

Name: Bursting Balloon - XY - BREAKpoint (97/122)
Brand: Pokemon

XY - BREAKpoint · 97/122 · Uncommon

Current Prices

Market Price $0.38

Low $0.24

High $0.49

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 $3.75

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

XY - BREAKpoint

Number

97/122

Rarity

Uncommon

Variant

Reverse_Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Aug 1, 2026

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Bursting Balloon: Rarity & Collectibility

Bursting Balloon in its sought-after Reverse_Holofoil variant is an Uncommon, slightly scarcer than the base cards but still widely available. Cataloged as Uncommon #97/122 of the XY - BREAKpoint set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Bursting Balloon?

In 2026, a Near Mint Bursting Balloon (Uncommon, XY - BREAKpoint #97/122) changes hands at roughly $0.38, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $0.38, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.08. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $0.38, Lightly Played $0.30, Moderately Played $0.27, Heavily Played $0.05, Damaged $0.08 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$1.45	$1.45	$1.45	5
ebay	NEAR MINT	$2.28	$2.28	$2.28	8
ebay	PSA 9	$3.75	$3.75	$3.75	1
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$0.08	$0.08	$0.08	1
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$0.05	$0.05	$0.05	3
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$0.30	$0.30	$0.30	36
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$0.27	$0.27	$0.27	19
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$0.38	$0.24	$0.49	69

Collector Outlook for Bursting Balloon

Bursting Balloon is an Uncommon collectors gather while building toward the set's headline pulls. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Bursting Balloon on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.