Skull Fossil

The Skull Fossil (Japanese: ずがいのカセキ Skull Fossil) is a Fossil introduced in Generation IV that can be regenerated into Cranidos. It is the counterpart of the Armor Fossil.

Skull Fossil ずがいのカセキ Skull Fossil

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Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Items Generation V Items Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Treasures (BDSP) Fling Power 100

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $500 MUM N/A $3,500 SUS $7,000 $3,500

Effect

Passive effect

If brought to the one of the following locations, the Skull Fossil can be regenerated into a Cranidos.

Games Location DPPt BDSP Oreburgh Mining Museum HGSS Pewter Museum of Science BWB2W2 Nacrene Museum XY Ambrette Town Fossil Lab ORAS Devon Corporation in Rustboro City SMUSUM Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A fossil from a prehistoric Pokémon that lived on the land. It appears to be part of a head. XYORAS SMUSUM BDSP A fossil from a prehistoric Pokémon that once lived on the land. It appears as though it's part of a head.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DP UndergroundD Pt Underground (if the last digit on the player's Trainer ID is an odd number) HGSS Trade BW Twist Mountain (after obtaining the National Pokédex) B2W2 Twist Mountain Join Avenue (Antique Shop) XY Rock Smash (Glittering Cave, after entering the Hall of Fame) ORAS Rock Smash (Mirage spots)AS SMUSUM Konikoni City (Olivia's jewelry shop)SUS Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun: Rare-Treasure Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting)USUM BDSP Grand UndergroundBD

Gallery

Sprites

Underground sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Grand Underground sprite from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

In the anime

A Skull Fossil in the anime

A Skull Fossil was first seen excavated from the Oreburgh Mine in Shapes of Things to Come!. Roark was very interested in it, talking to it and telling it that it would come back to life. He then sent it off to the Oreburgh Mining Museum.

Kiawe found a Skull Fossil in Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!, during the Stoutland Search treasure hunt set up for Ash and his classmates by Olivia. A Skull Fossil also appeared on a holographic screen during Sophocles's first hunt for treasure.

In the TCG

Skull Fossil in the TCG

Main article: Skull Fossil (Mysterious Treasures 117)

The Skull Fossil was introduced as a Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in the Mysterious Treasures expansion, first released in the Japanese Secret of the Lakes 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, Skull 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. Additionally, if it is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack, it allows the player to flip coins until they get tails and put one damage counter on the Attacking Pokémon for each heads. It can evolve into Cranidos that evolve from a Skull Fossil.

Skull Fossils are also featured on Unidentified Fossil cards. These cards are played as if they were Basic Pokémon and can evolve into Cranidos as well.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 頭蓋化石 Tàuhgoi Fasehk Mandarin 頭蓋化石 / 头盖化石 Tóugài Huàshí French Foss. Crâne* Fossile Crâne* German Kopffossil Italian Fossilcranio Korean 두개의화석 Dugaeui Hwaseok Polish Relikt Czaszki* Brazilian Portuguese Fóssil Crânio Spanish Fósil Cráneo Vietnamese Hóa thạch đầu sọ

Fossils and Fossil Pokémon

Helix

Dome

Amber

Root

Claw

Skull

Armor

Cover

Plume

Jaw

Sail

Bird

Fish

Drake

Dino

Generation I

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Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VIII

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