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Rocky Helmet Effect and How to Get It

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This is a page on the Battle Item Rocky Helmet and its location in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to see its effect, how to get it, and how to use it competitively.

Rocky Helmet Effect

Rocky Helmet ImageRocky Helmet
Effect An item to be held by a Pokemon. If the holder is hit, the attacker will also be damaged upon contact.

How to Get Rocky Helmet

Locations

Places This Item Can Be Found
Stow-on-Side

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You can obtain Rocky Helmet only in Stow-on-Side. Get it while you are in town.

How to Get It

From the lower left part of the town, climb down the ladder.
Climb down the next ladder.
Climb up the next ladder.
Obtain the item by pressing A.

Obtain in Potbottom Desert

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A Rocky Helmet can be found in the Potbottom Desert area of the Isle of Armor DLC.

Potbottom Desert Map and Obtainable Pokemon

How to Use Rocky Helmet

The Rocky Helmet has the effect of if an attacker uses a contact move against the holder, they will lose 1/6 of their Maximum HP.

This item is very useful for defensive and stall teams as the residual damage can break the attackers Focus Sash or Sturdy if they make contact with the holder. Additionally, the residual damage stacks with Abilities with similar effects such as Rough Skin and Iron Barbs.

List of Contact Moves

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