Rusted Shield

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The Rusted Shield (Japanese: くちたたて Rusted Shield) is a held item introduced in Generation VIII. It is a associated with .
==In the core series games==
During the climax of Pokémon Shield, the 's Rusted Shield, along with Hop's Rusted Sword, summons and to help the two s to battle against Eternamax at the tower summit. The Rusted Shield temporarily becomes Zamazenta's held item for the duration of this battle. During the post-game, the player returns the Rusted Shield to Slumbering Weald. It is soon after temporarily stolen by Shielbert, before the player defeats him in a battle and retrieves the stolen item. Before the player battles Zamazenta at the tower summit in order to it, they give the Rusted Shield to it as its held item.
In Pokémon Sword, the Rusted Shield is instead obtained by Hop. During the post-game, when he returns it to the altar at Slumbering Weald, it is stolen by Shielbert. Hop battles Shielbert, but is defeated, allowing him to get away with the item. Later, Shielbert uses the Rusted Shield to lure Zamazenta to the tower summit. After the player has battled Zamazenta, it flees, and Hop retrieves the Rusted Shield from Shielbert, before chasing after Zamazenta. After Hop has caught Zamazenta at Slumbering Weald, the Rusted Shield becomes its held item in the subsequent battles he participates in.
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===Effect===
When a is holding this item in battle, it transforms into its Crowned Shield form. In-battle, it also changes Zamazenta's into .
===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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====Distribution====
=====As a held item=====
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Games	Event	Language/Region 	Distribution period
 	 	American, European, Asian, Australian	Various
 	 	South Korea 	November 19 to December 31, 2021
==Gallery==
===Models===
Model from
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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In Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!", Goh and Sonia found the Rusted Shield at the altar in the Slumbering Weald after requesting the help of and in dealing with the Darkest Day. Goh collected it and the Rusted Sword and took both items with him. In Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!, the Rusted Shield called forth Zamazenta to the tower summit, who grabbed the Shield in its mouth, allowing it to transform into its Crowned Shield form. After Goh caught , Zamazenta left its Shield behind. and Goh were later seen returning the Rusted Sword and Shield where they once rested.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
The Rusted Shield appeared in a flashback in The Champion, under the possession of Hop. When he held it up during his and 's battle against at the tower summit, it summoned to their aid and allowed it to transform into its Crowned Shield form.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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The Rusted Shield first appeared in a flashback in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment, along with the Rusted Sword. One year earlier, , accompanied by , entered Slumbering Weald in order to see the two legendary artifacts. After confronting illusions of and at the altar at the end of the forest and convincing them they weren't trying to steal anything, the two s approached the two artifacts on the altar, but were then knocked out by a bright burst of light. When they recovered, the artifacts were gone.
In Cracking!! Brilliant Tap-Dancing, it was revealed that the artifacts had been stolen by Sordward and Shielbert. In Cracked!! The Rusted Sword and Shield, they used the artifacts to "prove" themselves as descendants of Galar's ancient heroes. When the two brothers took on at the tower summit, they took out the artifacts, but nothing happened, and the items were sent flying to the moat surrounding the Hammerlocke Stadium, from which they were recovered by Casey's and and taken to her, who gave them to Henry to clean and repair. However, to his horror, Henry soon realized that he could not forge and repair the artifacts. In Oh My!! The Disappearance of Henry, the artifacts, along with Henry, disappeared as Zacian and Zamazenta attacked Eternatus, getting ed away by an unseen Pokémon. Casey later discovered that the artifacts had wound up in two different places: the Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra.
In PASS37, the Rusted Shield was revealed to have been found by and hidden at Loop Lagoon. Henry was able to reclaim the artifact from Moltres shortly before it grabbed him and took him to the Crown Tundra, where he later successfully purified it of Eternatus's poison. In PASS41, Zamazenta used the shield to transform to its form.
==In the TCG==
The Rusted Shield was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese expansion before debuting in English in the expansion, with artwork by 5ban Graphics. It allows to gain 70 HP.
==Trivia==
* While the seemingly obtains this item in Slumbering Weald during the climax of Pokémon Shield, this is not the case, as the game simply tells the player they obtained it without them actually obtaining anything.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Rusted Sword
==External links==
Category:Held items
Category:Form-changing held items
Category:Legendary artifacts
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es:Escudo oxidado
fr:Bouclier Rouillé
it:Scudo rovinato
ja:くちたたて
zh:腐朽的盾（道具）