Aerodactyl (Fossil 1)

Aerodactyl LV.28
プテラ Ptera

Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Mysterious Fossil

Card name

Aerodactyl

Type

Fighting

HP

60

weakness ×2	resistance -30	retreat cost

English expansion	Fossil
Rarity
English card no.	1/62
Japanese expansion	Mystery of the Fossils
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Fossil
Rarity
English card no.	16/62

Expansion	Prerelease cards

TCG GB1 set	Mystery
TCG GB1 ID	C34
TCG GB2 set	We Are Team Rocket
TCG GB2 ID	G33

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Aerodactyl.

Aerodactyl (Japanese: プテラ Ptera) is a Fighting-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Fossil expansion.

Card text

Pokémon Power:

Prehistoric Power

げんしのちから

No more Evolution cards can be played. This power stops working while Aerodactyl is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Wing Attack

つばさでうつ

30

Pokédex data

Aerodactyl - Fossil Pokémon

No.

142

Height

5'11" (1.8 m)

Weight

130 lbs. (59 kg)

Pokédex entry

A ferocious prehistoric Pokémon that goes for the enemy's throat with its serrated saw-like fangs.

コハクに残された恐竜の遺伝子から復活させた。高い声で鳴きながら飛ぶ。

Release information

This card was included in the Fossil expansion as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion as only a Holofoil card. A Prerelease Holofoil print was released as a Pokémon League promo in July 1999. The US promotional print has the Starlight Holofoil, while the European print has the Cosmos Holofoil.

Gallery

TCG GB1 Mystery sprite

TCG GB2 We Are Team Rocket sprite

Trivia

Origin

Prehistoric Power's Japanese name is that of Ancient Power, a move later introduced in the Generation II Pokémon games that Aerodactyl can learn. Wing Attack is a move in the Pokémon games that Aerodactyl can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.