Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Shelmet
Darkness Ablaze · #9 · Common · 2020
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Market reference
$0.03
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Accelgor
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Megumi Mizutani
- Pokédex #
- 616
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Shelmet plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Shelmet
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 5 decks
More by Megumi Mizutani
This card was illustrated by Megumi Mizutani.
Building around Shelmet?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When attacked, it tightly shuts the lid of its shell. This reaction fails to protect it from Karrablast, however, because they can still get into the shell."
CSpray Fluid — 10
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Shelmet or Darkness Ablaze.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Shelmet was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.25 | $30.00 | $0.24 | $0.20 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.29 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.31 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shelmet is real?
Shelmet is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Shelmet worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shelmet is $0.03; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Shelmet from?
Shelmet is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Shelmet?
Shelmet is a Common card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Shelmet printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
