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Buried Fossil
Skyridge 47/144 • common
- Set
- Skyridge
- Number
- 47/144
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2003
- Energy type
- colorless energy
- Market price
- $20.62
- Artist
- Atsuko Ujiie
What it does
Once during your turn (before your attack), if you have a basic Energy card in your hand, you may search your deck for an Omanyte or Kabuto card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Then put a basic Energy card from your hand into your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Evolves into Omanyte, Kabuto, Aerodactyl
You may play a Pokémon card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil on top of Buried Fossil. (This counts as evolving Buried Fossil.) Buried Fossil can't be affected by Special Conditions.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Buried Fossil card was released in 2003 as part of the Skyridge expansion, the final set produced by Wizards of the Coast for the Pokémon Trading Card Game before the license returned to Nintendo. This set is notable for its 'Crystal' Pokémon and its integration with the Game Boy Advance games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, allowing players to link their consoles to the card game to unlock specific in-game content.
Designed within the late Wizards of the Coast era, the artwork for this card was provided by veteran illustrator Kagemaru Himeno. As a Trainer card, it functions as a mechanic to bring Fossil Pokémon into play, maintaining the tactical importance that Fossil-based cards held during the early years of the game. Collectors value this set highly today because its limited print run and impending transition period at the time of release resulted in a smaller supply of cards compared to earlier expansions.
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