# Drifloon #SH1 — Stormfront

## Summary

Drifloon holds steady fan affection as the Gen IV Balloon Pokémon with its eerie, carry-you-away lore, and Atsuko Nishida, among the franchise's earliest illustrators, adds pedigree. As a holo rare from the Stormfront set, it was a harder pull than the commons around it, which sustains collector interest. At a $72 modelled guide, with 1 copy traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.14 out of Stellar Crown; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $8,540 and a 3% observed gem rate putting about $260 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Stormfront |
| Number | SH1 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo LV.X |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2008-11-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Psychic |
| Ability: Unburden | If Drifloon has a Pokémon Tool card attached to it, Drifloon's Retreat Cost is colorless colorless more. |
| Attack: Tackle | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Attack: Big Explosion | cost Psychic/Colorless — damage 50 — Drifloon does 50 damage to itself. |
| Weakness | Darkness +10 |
| Resistance | Colorless -20 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Drifloon #425](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/drifloon) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$71.55** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-12
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 84/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-12T22:58:33.586Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 33% weight · -34% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-11-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-11T22:30:00.984Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-11T18:48:56.952Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/stormfront/drifloon-sh1)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp7-SH1%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)