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Mysterious Fossil
Fossil 62/62 • common
- Set
- Fossil
- Number
- 62/62
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 1999
- Market price
- $1.30
- Artist
- Keiji Kinebuchi
What it does
Play Mysterious Fossil as if it were a Basic Pokémon. While in play, Mysterious Fossil counts as a Pokémon (instead of a Trainer card). Mysterious Fossil has no attacks, can't retreat, and can't be Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. If Mysterious 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 Mysterious Fossil from play.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Mysterious Fossil card was released as part of the Fossil expansion, the third set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in North America in late 1999. In the context of the game's mechanics, this card introduced the unique concept of a Trainer card that functioned as a Basic Pokémon, allowing players to evolve their deck into prehistoric creatures like Aerodactyl, Kabutops, or Omastar.
The artwork for this card was created by Keiji Kinebuchi, who utilized his signature textured, often metallic or CGI-influenced style to depict the fossilized remains encased in rock. As a staple of early competitive play, the card was widely recognized for its utility in deck building, ensuring that players could access key evolutionary lines despite the card's low rarity status.
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