Rocky Helmet

What the card does

Rocky Helmet punishes incoming attacks by placing 2 damage counters on the attacker whenever the holder, while Active, is damaged by an opponent's attack, even if the holder is knocked out. The Vivid Voltage wording rephrased the location language from Active Pokémon to the Active Spot but kept the same effect.

Printing history

Rocky Helmet debuted in the Black and White era's Noble Victories, then reprinted in Boundaries Crossed with both a standard Uncommon and a Secret Rare version, all illustrated by Ryo Ueda. It returned in the Sword and Shield era's Vivid Voltage with new art by Studio Bora Inc., and again in the Scarlet and Violet base set with art by Ayaka Yoshida. Our catalog lists 5 printings.

Trivia

Rocky Helmet is based on a held item first seen in Pokémon Black and White, which hurts any attacker that touches the Pokémon holding it.

Cards to know

• Rocky Helmet (Noble Victories #94)

  The Noble Victories printing is Rocky Helmet's first release

• Rocky Helmet (Boundaries Crossed #153)

  The Boundaries Crossed Secret Rare printing pairs the original wording with a rarer treatment

• Rocky Helmet (Vivid Voltage #159)

  The Vivid Voltage printing introduced the Active Spot wording