Fossilized Fish

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	Introduced in Generation VIII
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Generation VIII	Treasures

The Fossilized Fish (Japanese: カセキのサカナ Fossilized Fish) is a Fossil introduced in Generation VIII. It is the counterpart of the Fossilized Bird.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
SwSh	N/A	$2,500

Effect

Passive effect

If brought to one of the following locations alongside a Fossilized Drake or Fossilized Dino, the Fossilized Fish can be regenerated into a Dracovish or Arctovish, respectively.

Games	Location
SwSh	Revival Machine on Route 6

Description

Games	Description
SwSh	The fossil of an ancient Pokémon that once lived in the sea. What it looked like is a mystery.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
SwSh	Route 6^Sh	Bridge Field (Digging Duo) Hidden recurring item (Dusty Bowl^Sh)
SwShCT		Max Raid Battles (Snowslide Slope)

In the anime

A Fossilized Fish in the anime

A Fossilized Fish appeared in A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!, where Ash, Goh, and Chloe helped Cara Liss and Bray Zenn to dig it up in the Wild Area. It was later combined with a Fossilized Drake and restored into a Dracovish.

In the anime, the appearances of Fossilized Drake and Fish are swapped, making them match the Pokémon they are supposed to restore.

In the manga

Galar Fossils in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Sword & Shield arc

A Fossilized Fish appeared in PASS39, where Marnie was shown to discovered one for Cara Liss. Combined with the Fossilized Dino that Marnie had also found, Cara Liss was able to restore it into an Arctovish.

In the TCG

Fossilized Fish in the TCG

Main article: Rare Fossil (Darkness Ablaze 167)

A Fossilized Fish is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game on the Rare Fossil Item card included in the Darkness Ablaze expansion, first released in the Japanese Infinity Zone expansion. Although it is a Trainer card, it is played as if it were a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon, meaning the player's opponent takes a Prize card when it is Knocked Out. However, Rare Fossil can't be affected by any Special Conditions, can't retreat, and the player may choose to discard it at any time during their turn. It can evolve into any of the Generation VIII Fossil Pokémon: Dracozolt, Arctozolt, Dracovish, or Arctovish.

This card's effect is similar to that of Mysterious Fossil and Unidentified Fossil.

Trivia

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Fossilized Fish and Fossilized Drake appear to have mistakenly swapped sprites. The Fossilized Fish offers the "-vish" head for Dracovish and Arctovish but visually looks like the body provided by the Fossilized Drake. In the anime, their appearances are the opposite of their game sprites.
The Pokémon revived from the Fossilized Fish have 10 extra points in their Defense and Special Defense Stats, and 10 fewer points in their Attack and Special Attack stats, compared to their counterparts revived from the Fossilized Bird.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	化石魚 Fasehk Yùh
Chinese	Mandarin	化石魚 / 化石鱼 Huàshí Yú
French		Fossile Poisson
German		Fischfossil
Italian		Ittiofossile
Korean		화석물고기 Hwaseok Mulgogi
Spanish		Ictiofósil