Unidentified Fossil, Forbidden Light 116/131, uncommon

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Unidentified Fossil

Forbidden Light 116/131 • uncommon

Set: Forbidden Light
Number: 116/131
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: 2018
Market price: $0.26

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$0.26market price via TCGplayer · Aug 6, 2026$0.19 – $0.27 over the tracked period

$0.26Aug 6, 2026

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Lore

Why it matters

This Unidentified Fossil card from the Forbidden Light expansion represents the classic mechanic used to evolve prehistoric Pokémon into their modern forms. As an uncommon Trainer card, it serves as a functional staple for players looking to integrate fossil-based Pokémon into their decks.

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What it does

60 HPItem

Play this card as if it were a 60-HP Colorless Basic Pokémon. At any time during your turn (before your attack), you may discard this card from play.

This card can't retreat.

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).

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Provenance

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The Unidentified Fossil card was introduced as part of the Forbidden Light expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in early 2018. This set was designed to integrate elements from the Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon video games, focusing on the mysterious Ultra Beasts and the legendary Pokémon Necrozma. Within the game's mechanics, this item serves as a Trainer card, specifically a Fossil card, designed to represent the dormant state of prehistoric Pokémon that players can bring back to life.

The card’s artwork reflects the aesthetic of the Alola region’s fossils, characterized by a rugged, stone-like appearance that masks the Pokémon within. Like many trainer cards in the modern Pokémon TCG, its visual identity was crafted to fit the game's strategic landscape, allowing players to play the card onto their bench as a basic Pokémon. It was received by the player base as a utility card, valued primarily for its specific role in deck archetypes that rely on fossil-based evolutions.

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