Claw Fossil

Claw Fossil ツメのカセキ Claw Fossil

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Introduced in Generation III Pocket Generation III Key items Generation IV Items Generation V Items Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Fling Power 100

The Claw Fossil (Japanese: ツメのカセキ Claw Fossil) is a Fossil introduced in Generation III that can be regenerated into Anorith. It is the counterpart of the Root Fossil.

Contents

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RSE N/A N/A DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUM N/A 500 US 7,000 500

Effect

Passive effect

If brought to the one of the following locations, the Claw Fossil can be regenerated into an Anorith.

Games Location RSE Devon Corporation in Rustboro City DPPt 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

Generation III

In the Generation III games, the Claw Fossil is a Key Item.

Generation IV onward

From Generation IV onward, the Claw Fossil is no longer a Key Item, and is a normal item. Therefore, multiples of them can be obtained, they can be held, and sent to other players via trading.

Description

Games Description RSE A fossil of an ancient, seafloor-dwelling Pokémon. FRLG A fossil of an ancient, seafloor-dwelling Pokémon. It appears to be part of a plant root. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A fossil of an ancient Pokémon that lived in the sea. It appears to be part of a plant root. XYORAS SMUSUM A fossil from a prehistoric Pokémon that once lived in the sea. It looks as if it could be part of a plant's root.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RS Route 111 (choice between this and the Root Fossil) E Mirage Tower (choice between this and the Root Fossil) Desert Underpass (if not picked up at Mirage Tower) DPPt The Underground (after obtaining the National Pokédex) HGSS Rock Smash (Cliff Cave)HG (after obtaining the National Pokédex) BW Twist Mountain (after obtaining the National Pokédex) B2W2 Twist Mountain Join Avenue Antique Shops XY Rock Smash (Glittering Cave)X (after entering the Hall of Fame) ORAS Route 111 (choice between this and the Root Fossil) SM Trade USUM Konikoni City (Olivia's jewelry shop)US Poké Pelago Isle Aphun: Rare-Treasure Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting

Appearances

Underground

In the anime

A Claw Fossil in the anime

While the fossil itself has not yet physically appeared in the anime, an image of a Claw Fossil was seen in Where's Armaldo?, when Professor Proctor explained Ash and his friends how he had restored several Lileep and Anorith back to life from Root and Claw Fossils.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards named Claw Fossil.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Claw Fossil	T	EX Sandstorm		90/100	Miracle of the Desert		047/053
		EX Legend Maker		78/92	Mirage Forest		077/086
		EX Holon Phantoms		91/110
		EX Power Keepers		84/108	World Champions Pack		086/108
		Legends Awakened		138/146	Temple of Anger
Claw Fossil Anorith	I	Steam Siege		100/114	Cruel Traitor		049/056

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 爪子化石 Záaují Fasehk Mandarin 爪子化石 Zhuǎzi Huàshí Finnish Kynsifossiili French Foss. Griffe* Fossile Griffe* German Klauenfossil Italian Fossilunghia Korean 발톱화석 Baltop Hwaseok Brazilian Portuguese Fóssil Garra Spanish Fósil Garra Vietnamese Hóa thạch móng vuốt

Pokémon Fossils
Item Dome • Helix • Old Amber • Root • Claw • Skull • Armor • Cover • Plume • Jaw • Sail Pokémon Kabuto • Kabutops • Omanyte • Omastar • Aerodactyl Lileep • Cradily • Anorith • Armaldo Cranidos • Rampardos • Shieldon • Bastiodon Tirtouga • Carracosta • Archen • Archeops Tyrunt • Tyrantrum • Amaura • Aurorus

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