Root Fossil

The Root Fossil (Japanese: ねっこのカセキ Root Fossil) is a Fossil introduced in Generation III that can be regenerated into Lileep. It is the counterpart of the Claw Fossil.

Root Fossil ねっこのカセキ Root 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 Generation VIII Treasures Fling Power 100

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RSE N/A N/A DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS N/A 500 SMUS N/A 3,500 UM 7,000 3,500 BDSP N/A 500

Effect

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

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 BDSP Oreburgh Mining Museum

Generation III

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

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Root Fossil (as well as the Claw Fossil) is found in the game data, but it is not legitimately obtainable and has no effect. The player is unable to regenerate this fossil in the Cinnabar Lab.

Generation IV onward

From Generation IV onward, the Root 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 BDSP 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 Claw Fossil) E Mirage Tower (choice between this and the Claw Fossil) Desert Underpass (if not picked up at Mirage Tower) DPPt The Underground (after obtaining the National Pokédex) HGSS Rock Smash (Cliff Cave)SS (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 ORAS Route 111 (choice between this and the Claw Fossil) SM Trade USUM Konikoni City (Olivia's jewelry shop)UM Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun: Rare-Treasure Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting) BDSP Grand Underground (after defeating or capturing DialgaBD/PalkiaSP)

Gallery

Sprites

Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Underground sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Grand Underground sprite from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

In the anime

A Root Fossil in the anime

While the fossil itself has not yet physically appeared in the anime, an image of a Root 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 mentioning or featuring Root Fossil in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

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	#
Root Fossil	T	EX Sandstorm		92/100	Miracle of the Desert		048/053
		EX Legend Maker		80/92	Mirage Forest		079/086
		EX Holon Phantoms		93/110
		EX Power Keepers		86/108	World Champions Pack		088/108
		Legends Awakened		139/146	Cry from the Mysterious
Root Fossil Lileep	I	Plasma Blast		87/101	Megalo Cannon		065/076

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 根狀化石 Gānjohng Fasehk Mandarin 根狀化石 Gēnzhuàng Huàshí * 樹根化石 Shùgēn Huàshí * Finnish Juurifossiili French Foss. Racine* Fossile Racine* German Wurzelfossil Italian Radifossile Korean 뿌리화석 Ppuri Hwaseok Brazilian Portuguese Fóssil Raiz Russian Ископаемый Корень Iskopayemyy Koren' Spanish Fósil Raíz Vietnamese Hóa thạch rễ cây

See also

• List of Key Items (Generation III)

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

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