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Skull Fossil
Platinum 120/127 • common
- Set
- Platinum
- Number
- 120/127
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2009
- Market price
- $0.28
- Artist
- Ryo Ueda
What it does
During your opponent's turn, if Skull Fossil would be Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack, flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, put 1 damage counter on the Attacking Pokémon.
Play Skull Fossil as if it were a Colorless Basic Pokémon. (Skull Fossil counts as a Trainer card as well, but if Skull Fossil is Knocked Out, this counts as a Knocked Out Pokémon.) Skull Fossil can't be affected by any Special Conditions and can't retreat. At any time during your turn before your attack, you may discard Skull Fossil from play. (This doesn't count as a Knocked Out Pokémon.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Skull Fossil card was released as part of the Pokémon Platinum expansion, which debuted in early 2009. This set served as the inaugural expansion for the North American market to feature the Generation IV setting of the Sinnoh region's Distortion World. Within the game mechanics of the time, the card functioned as a Trainer item that allowed players to search their deck for a Cranidos, reinforcing the thematic focus on fossil-based Pokémon that had become a staple of the card game's design philosophy since the original base set.
The card’s illustration was handled by artist Kent Kanetsuna, who contributed extensively to the franchise during this era. Kanetsuna opted for a clinical, focused aesthetic that highlights the fossil as a distinct archaeological relic, aligning with the player's objective of 'reviving' prehistoric Pokémon. As a common card, it was widely distributed across booster packs, serving as a functional utility tool for players building decks around the Rampardos evolution line, and it is remembered today as a quintessential representative of the Platinum-era card design.
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