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→‎In the TCG: With "Fossil Trainer card" as an official group, this page is now "rules bearing" and is reorganized as such. This notably means that all of the Fossil Trainer cards are now on this list, even if they are specific items (Why yes, the rulebook does hate Bulbapedia, why do you ask?) Oh, and Fossil Pokemon is super valid. Rulebook says so!

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 ==In the TCG==
-[[File:UnidentifiedFossilAstralRadiance157.jpg|200px|thumb|The {{TCG ID|Astral Radiance|Unidentified Fossil|157}} from the Sword & Shield Series]]
+[[File:UnidentifiedFossilAstralRadiance157.jpg|200px|thumb|The {{TCG ID|Astral Radiance|Unidentified Fossil|157}} from the Sword & Shield Series, which can evolve into the most different species of Pokémon. Oddly, it can be affected by Special Conditions]]
-All Fossils have appeared in the TCG at one point or another, usually being released in the same expansion as the Pokémon which are revived from them, and being released as {{TCG|Trainer card}}s. Initially, only the {{TCG|Mysterious Fossil}} card existed, which could be evolved into any of the three Generation I Fossil Pokémon; however, its use was eventually discontinued in favor of individual {{TCG|Dome Fossil}}, {{TCG|Helix Fossil}}, and {{TCG|Old Amber}} cards to match the {{TCG|Claw Fossil|Claw}}, {{TCG|Root Fossil|Root}}, {{TCG|Skull Fossil|Skull}} and {{TCG|Armor Fossil|Armor}} Fossil cards. Later expansions also introduced {{TCG|Cover Fossil|Cover}}, {{TCG|Plume Fossil|Plume}}, {{TCG|Jaw Fossil|Jaw}}, and {{TCG|Sail Fossil|Sail}} Fossil cards. {{TCG|Ultra Prism}} saw the return of a shared Trainer card which could evolve into Fossil Pokémon released during the Sun & Moon and Sword & Shield Series, this time known as {{TCG|Unidentified Fossil}}. {{TCG|Darkness Ablaze}} saw the release of a similar card, known as {{TCG|Rare Fossil}}, specifically for the Generation VIII Fossil Pokémon. During the Scarlet & Violet Series, the {{TCG|151}} expansion reintroduced three separate cards for the Generation I Fossil Pokémon. Each of these cards has the word "Antique" before the name of the Fossil.
+All Fossils have appeared in the TCG at one point or another, usually being released in the same expansion as the Pokémon which are revived from them, and being released as {{TCG|Trainer card}}s. When the Trainer card type was split into multiple subtypes in {{TCG|Black & White}}, cards depicting Fossils usually wound up as {{TCG|Item card}}s.  The first of these cards was released in the {{TCG|Fossil}} expansion, befitting its theme. Their primary role is putting '''Fossil Pokémon''' into play, which normally cannot enter play without a Fossil card of some kind due to their unique mechanics.
-In addition, there are some other Fossil-related cards, like {{TCG|Buried Fossil}} from {{TCG|Skyridge}} (the only non-Trainer Fossil card, which is a {{ct|Colorless}} Pokémon instead); {{TCG|Fossil Egg}} from {{TCG|Neo Discovery}}; and {{TCG|Holon Fossil}} from {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}}.
+===Fossil Trainer card===
+Most cards depicting Fossils are '''Fossil Trainer cards''', cards which start as Trainer/Item cards while not in play, but then are played as {{TCG|Basic Pokémon}}. As such, they are non-{{TCG|Pokémon}} cards printed with {{TCG|HP}} values, and use that HP value while in play. While in play, they have an Energy Type of {{TCG|Colorless}}. They were introduced in the {{TCG|Fossil}} expansion. They are usually bad Pokémon though, as they do not have {{TCG|attack}}s and are unable to retreat (lacking a {{TCG|retreat cost}} entirely). Additionally, since they are not Pokémon while not in play, cards that search for Pokémon from a {{TCG|deck}} cannot retrieve a Fossil Trainer card. Searches for Trainer or Item cards do work, but those effects are less common and weaker than Pokémon search. They also cannot be put into play while setting up to play, since they are not Basic Pokémon, and therefore they also cannot be the only "Basic Pokémon" in a deck.
-When cards reference Fossil cards, they use the phrase, "[[Item card (TCG)|Item card]] that has 'Fossil' in its name", or variations of that. Notably, this means such effects exclude Old Amber cards. However, it is more common for cards to check for exact card names than the phrase "Fossil".
+Fossil Trainer cards have some upsides. A player is allowed to discard a Fossil Trainer card from play at any time, which is not considered Knocking Out a Pokémon. Also, most but not all Fossil Trainer cards have an immunity to {{TCG|Special Conditions}}. Fossil Trainer Cards can have {{TCG|Poké-Body|Poké-Bodies}} or {{TCG|Ability|Abilties}} as well.
-The following is a list of Fossil cards unique to the Trading Card Game, with cards played as {{TCG|Basic Pokémon}} listed first. For listings of cards corresponding to specific game Fossils, see their individual item pages.
+[[File:KabutoTeamUp77.jpg|200px|thumb|left|{{TCG ID|Team Up|Kabuto|77}}, a Fossil Pokémon that evolves from Unidentified Fossil]]
-{{cardlist/header|Fossils|Item|char=yes}}
+Whether or not [[fainting|Knocking Out]] a Fossil Trainer card allows the opponent to take a {{TCG|Prize card}} varies by the card, with cards of the EX Series or older not providing Prize cards while cards of the Diamond and Pearl Series or newer providing Prize cards equivalent to normal Pokémon cards.
+The primary purpose of a Fossil Trainer card is that they can [[evolve]] into Fossil Pokémon which are normally {{TCG|evolution card}}s in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The lowest stage they have is {{TCG|Stage 1}}, so those cards have to enter play by evolving from a Fossil Trainer card. The Fossil Trainer card that a Fossil Pokémon evolves from varies by which set the Fossil Pokémon is in, as new Fossil Trainer cards are released in new expansions. In some cases, multiple different Evolution chains start from a singular Fossil Trainer card. In other cases, each evolution chain has a dedicated Fossil Trainer card, having the name of the Fossil the species is revived from.
+The first Fossil Trainer card was {{TCG|Mysterious Fossil}}, which could be evolved into any of the three Generation I Fossil Pokémon: {{TCG|Omanyte}}, {{TCG|Kabuto}}, and {{TCG|Aerodactyl}}. This card continued to see printings into the EX Series, and it does not allow opponents to take Prize cards when it is Knocked Out. It also has the customary immunity to Special Conditions.
+[[File:ArmorFossilMysteriousTreasures116.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The {{TCG ID|Mysterious Treasures|Armor Fossil|116}}, an example of a Fossil Trainer card that only evolves into a specific species of Pokémon. It has a Poké-Body, which can prevent some of the damage it would take so that it is easier to evolve it.]]
+The EX Series indroduced two new Fossil Pokémon, {{TCG|Lileep}} and {{TCG|Anorith}}. These species received dedicated Fossil Trainer cards for their line: the {{TCG|Root Fossil}} and the {{TCG|Claw Fossil}}, respectively. These cards included beneficial Poké-Powers, making these cards slightly stronger. Again, these cards do not allow opponents to take Prize cards when they are Knocked Out, and they cannot be affected by Special Conditions. This would herald the end of shared Fossil Trainer cards for a while, as the Diamond and Pearl Series followed this series lead and introduced more individual Fossil cards.
+The Diamond & Pearl Series added the {{TCG|Skull Fossil|Skull}} and {{TCG|Armor Fossil|Armor}} Fossil cards, for the new species of {{TCG|Cranidos}} and {{TCG|Shieldon}}. It then went the extra mile and added individual {{TCG|Dome Fossil}}, {{TCG|Helix Fossil}}, and {{TCG|Old Amber}} cards for its printings of Kabuto, Omanyte, and Aerodactyl. The Root and Claw Fossil cards were reprinted. However, starting with this set, Knocking Out a Fossil Trainer card is equivalent to Knocking Out a Pokémon, allowing the opponent to take a Prize card. This change even applied to the Root and Claw Fossil reprints, and continues to be true today. However, these cards still cannot be affected by Special Conditions, and the new cards also included Poké-Bodies.
+[[File:RareFossilDarknessAblaze167.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The {{TCG ID|Darkness Ablaze|Rare Fossil|167}}, which existed concurrently with Unidentified Fossil and cannot be affected by Special Conditions. Someone must have been confused by that.]]
+No Fossil Trainer cards would be printed for nine years, as their last printing was in {{TCG|Platinum: Arceus}}. Fossils and Fossil Pokémon skipped the HeartGold & SoulSilver series wholesale, and the Black & White Series and XY Series experimented with a different set of mechanics for putting Fossil Pokémon into play.
+{{TCG|Ultra Prism}}, of the Sun & Moon Series, saw the return of a shared Trainer card which could evolve any Fossil Pokémon released during the Sun & Moon and Sword & Shield Series. The card is {{TCG|Unidentified Fossil}}, and this card broke the long standing tradition of being unable to be affected by {{TCG|Special Conditions}}. It was also printed in the Sword & Shield Series, primarily in later sets, continuing to evolve into most of the Fossil Pokémon that saw print. This included the Fossil Pokémon of Generations V and VI, {{TCG|Archen}}, {{TCG|Tirtouga}}, {{TCG|Tyrunt}}, and {{TCG|Amaura}} which previously did not evolve from Fossil Trainer cards. By this point, {{TCG|Pokémon Power}}s had been phased out in favor of Abilities. However, Unidentified Fossil does not have an Ability in lieu of the older Poké-Body.
+In the Sword and Shield Series, {{TCG|Darkness Ablaze}} included {{TCG|Rare Fossil}}. This card exclusively evolves into the Generation VIII Fossil Pokémon: {{TCG|Dracozolt}}, {{TCG|Arctozolt}}, {{TCG|Dracovish}}, and {{TCG|Arctovish}}. Those Pokémon do not evolve from Unidentified Fossil. Rare Fossil does include the Special Condition immunity, and has 10 more HP compared to the concurrent Unidentified Fossil.
+During the Scarlet & Violet Series, the {{TCG|151}} expansion introduced three brand new cards for the Generation I Fossil Pokémon, the {{TCG|Antique Helix Fossil}}, {{TCG|Antique Dome Fossil}}, and {{TCG|Antique Old Amber}}. Each of these cards has the word "Antique" before the name of the Fossil, differentiating them from the older cards. Once again, these cards have the Special Condition immunity, and also have a helpful {{TCG|Ability}} for the first time on a Fossil Trainer card.
+The following is a list of all Fossil Trainer cards.
+{{cardlist/header|Fossil Trainer cards|Item|char=yes}}
 {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Fossil|Mysterious Fossil|62}}|type=Trainer|enset=Fossil|enrarity=Common|ennum=62/62|jpset=Mystery of the Fossils|jprarity=Common|enset2=Legendary Collection|ennum2=109/110|enrarity2=Common|enset3=EX Sandstorm|enrarity3=Common|ennum3=91/100|jpset3=Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions|jprarity3=Uncommon|jpnum3=067/080|enset4=EX Legend Maker|enrarity4=Common|ennum4=79/92|jpset4=Mirage Forest|jprarity4=Uncommon|jpnum4=078/086|enset5=EX Holon Phantoms|enrarity5=Common|ennum5=92/110|enset6=EX Power Keepers|enrarity6=Common|ennum6=85/108|jpset6=World Champions Pack|jprarity6=Common|jpnum6=087/108}}
-{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Skyridge|Buried Fossil|47}}|type=Colorless|enset=Skyridge|enrarity=Common|ennum=47/144|jpset=Split Earth|jprarity=Common|jpnum=070/088}}
 {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Ultra Prism|Unidentified Fossil|134}}|type=Item|expanded=yes|enset=Ultra Prism|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=134/156|jpset=Ultra Sun|jprarity=C|jpnum=055/066|jpset2=Ultra Moon|jprarity2=C|jpnum2=055/066|enset3=Forbidden Light|enrarity3=Uncommon|ennum3=116/131|jpset3=Forbidden Light|jprarity3=C|jpnum3=078/094|enset4=Team Up|enrarity4=Uncommon|ennum4=155/181|jpset4=Tag Bolt|jprarity4=C|jpnum4=079/095|enset5=Unified Minds|enrarity5=Uncommon|ennum5=210/236|jpset5=Miracle Twin|jprarity5=C|jpnum5=083/094|enset6=Cosmic Eclipse|enrarity6=Uncommon|ennum6=207/236|jpset6=Alter Genesis|jprarity6=C|jpnum6=084/095|enset7=Astral Radiance|enrarity7=Uncommon|ennum7=157/189|jpset7=Time Gazer|jprarity7=C|jpnum7=062/067|jpset8=Space Juggler|jprarity8=C|jpnum8=061/067|enset9=Silver Tempest|enrarity9=Uncommon|ennum9=165/195|jpset9=Paradigm Trigger|jprarity9=C|jpnum9=090/098}}
 {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Darkness Ablaze|Rare Fossil|167}}|type=Item|expanded=yes|enset=Darkness Ablaze|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=167/189|jpset=Infinity Zone|jprarity=U|jpnum=091/100|jpset2=Shiny Star V|jpnum2=165/190}}
-{{cardlist/div|Related cards|Item}}
+{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|151|Antique Dome Fossil|152}}|type=Item|standard=yes|enset=151|enrarity=Common|ennum=152/165|jpset=Pokémon Card 151|jprarity=C|jpnum=155/165|}}
+{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|151|Antique Helix Fossil|153}}|type=Item|standard=yes|enset=151|enrarity=Common|ennum=153/165|jpset=Pokémon Card 151|jprarity=C|jpnum=154/165|}}
+{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|151|Antique Old Amber|154}}|type=Item|standard=yes|enset=151|enrarity=Common|ennum=154/165|jpset=Pokémon Card 151|jprarity=C|jpnum=156/165|}}
+{{cardlist/footer|Item}}
+===Other cards depicting Fossils===
+Some expansions have other cards that depict Fossils, but are not Fossil Trainer cards. These cards generally offer an alternative means of putting Fossil Pokémon into play.
+[[File:BuriedFossilSkyridge47.jpg|200px|thumb|left|{{TCG ID|Skyridge|Buried Fossil|47}}, a Pokémon card, which is also a Fossil, but not a Fossil Trainer card. It has weird templating, but in short it is a Mysterious Fossil that is always a Pokémon]]
+The first of these was {{TCG|Fossil Egg}} from {{TCG|Neo Discovery}}, which is a {{TCG|Trainer card}} that puts any card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil into play from either the deck or the hand, but only on a successful coin flip. {{TCG|Buried Fossil}} from {{TCG|Skyridge}} is a {{ct|Colorless}} Pokémon, one of very few Pokémon cards that is not a Pokémon. It has unique templating that allows it to evolve into any card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil. Unlike the the Fossil Trainer cards, it can retreat, and includes a helpful {{TCG|Poké-Power}}. It also keeps the immunity to Special Conditions from the Fossil Trainer cards Last in this odd group is {{TCG|Holon Fossil}} from {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}}. It is a Trainer card that updates Fossil Egg. It still uses a coin flip, but on Heads it puts a Fossil Pokémon from one's deck into play, and on Tails it puts a Fossil Pokémon from one's hand into play. The Fossil Pokémon it works with are specified by name, so only it only includes the ones from Generation III and older.
+[[File:CoverFossilNobleVictories90.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The {{TCG ID|Noble Victories|Cover Fossil|90}}, which is a fossil Item card but not a Fossil Trainer card. Its mechanics are used by other Fossils in the Black & White Series and the XY Series]]
+The Black & White Series changed how Fossil Pokemon enter play, and therefore how Fossil cards work. The base species of Fossil Pokémon have a different {{TCG|stage}} than normal: {{TCG|Restored Pokémon}}. This stage is a non-Basic, unevolved Pokémon stage, so they are not Evolution cards. However, they still cannot be put into play from a player's hand. Instead, each Restored Pokémon has a matching fossil Item card, which is a card that depicts the fossil the species is restored from in the video games. These cards all have the same effect, looking at the bottom 7 cards of a deck and putting the Pokémon assoicated with the fossil into play. This is the primary way for Restored Pokémon to enter play. For example, {{TCG ID|Noble Victories|Archen|66}} can only be put into play via the effect of {{TCG|Plume Fossil}}, one of this group of Fossil cards. Notably, this group of cards only checks for a Pokémon's name, not its stage. This means that these cards can put older or newer non-Restored Pokémon into play as well.
+[[File:TirtougaNobleVictories25.jpg|200px|thumb|left|{{TCG ID|Noble Victories|Tirtouga|25}}, a Fossil Pokémon with the stage Restored. It does not evolve from any card, and is put into play by using Cover Fossil]]
+{{TCG|Noble Victories}} introduced this mechanic, along with the {{TCG|Cover Fossil|Cover}} and {{TCG|Plume Fossil|Plume}} Fossils for {{TCG|Tirtouga}} and {{TCG|Archen}}. The cards were reprinted in {{TCG|Plasma Blast}} along with the new {{TCG|Root Fossil Lileep}}. This card incorporates {{TCG|Lileep}} into the Restored Pokémon mechanics, using the name of the Pokémon as a suffix to avoid conflicting with the older Fossil Trainer card named {{TCG|Root Fossil}}.
+The XY Series continued to use Restored Pokémon and these Fossil mechanics, with the {{TCG|Jaw Fossil|Jaw}}, and {{TCG|Sail Fossil|Sail}} Fossil cards of {{TCG|Furious Fists}} working with {{TCG|Tyrunt}}, and {{TCG|Amaura}}. {{TCG|Fates Collide}} brought back the Generation I Fossil Pokémon, with {{TCG|Dome Fossil Kabuto}}, {{TCG|Helix Fossil Omanyte}}, and {{TCG|Old Amber Aerodactyl}} cards. Lastly, {{TCG|Steam Siege}} included a {{TCG|Claw Fossil Anorith}}, to work with {{TCG|Anorith}} and match the Root Fossil Lilleep. No cards for the [[Skull Fossil|Skull]] and [[Armor Fossil]]s were released to work with the Restored Pokémon mechanics, and the Sun & Moon Series returned to the traditional Fossil Trainer card mechanics.
+Some cards have Fossils in their art, especially ones that are related to cards depicting Fossils, Fossil Trainer cards, or Fossil Pokémon.
+When cards reference cards depicting Fossils, they use the phrase, "[[Item card (TCG)|Item card]] that has 'Fossil' in its name", or variations of that. Notably, this means such effects exclude Old Amber cards. However, it is more common for cards to check for exact card names than the phrase "Fossil".
+The following is a list of these Fossil cards, excluding the ones tied to {{TCG|Restored Pokémon}}. Those are found on the articles of the Fossils they depict. Cameos of Fossils are also excluded.
+{{cardlist/header|Other Fossil cards|Item|char=yes}}
+{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Skyridge|Buried Fossil|47}}|type=Colorless|enset=Skyridge|enrarity=Common|ennum=47/144|jpset=Split Earth|jprarity=Common|jpnum=070/088}}
 {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Discovery|Fossil Egg|72}}|type=Trainer|enset=Neo Discovery|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=72/75|jpset=Crossing the Ruins...|jprarity=Uncommon}}
 {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|EX Holon Phantoms|Holon Fossil|86}}|type=Trainer|enset=EX Holon Phantoms|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=86/110|jpset=Holon Phantom|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=049/052}}