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Claw Fossil
Sandstorm 90/100 • common
- Set
- Sandstorm
- Number
- 90/100
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2003
- Market price
- $0.55
- Artist
- Ryo Ueda
What it does
If Claw Fossil is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Claw Fossil is Knocked Out), put 1 damage counter on the Attacking Pokémon.
Play Claw Fossil as if it were a Basic Pokémon. While in play, Claw Fossil counts as a Colorless Pokémon (instead of a Trainer card). Claw Fossil has no attacks of its own, can't retreat, and can't be affected by any Special Conditions. If Claw Fossil is Knocked Out, it doesn't count as a Knocked Out Pokémon. (Discard it anyway.) At any time during your turn before your attack, you may discard Claw Fossil from play.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Claw Fossil card was introduced in the 2003 EX Sandstorm expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, a set notable for debuting the fossil mechanics adapted from the Hoenn region games. Designed to mirror the gameplay utility of reviving extinct species, the card functions as a Trainer card that players place on their bench, treating it as a colorless basic Pokémon until it evolves into Anorith. The card's mechanics were specifically engineered to bring a thematic layer of archaeological discovery to the competitive meta of the early EX era.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, a seminal artist in the history of the franchise whose work has defined the visual identity of the trading card game since its inception. Arita utilized a clean, minimalist aesthetic to capture the essence of a prehistoric artifact, emphasizing the fossilized form against a neutral background. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional staple for players looking to incorporate the new fossil-evolution line into their decks, cementing its place in the history of the Sandstorm set.
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