Armor Fossil (Mysterious Treasures 116)

Armor Fossil (Japanese: たての化石 Shield Fossil) is a Trainer card. It was first released as part of the Mysterious Treasures expansion.

Trainer

Armor Fossil
たての化石 Shield Fossil

	Bastiodon the Defender print Illus. Ryo Ueda

Hit Points	50

English expansion	Mysterious Treasures
Rarity
English card no.	116/123
Japanese expansion	Secret of the Lakes
Japanese Rarity

Japanese Half Deck	Bastiodon the Defender

Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

English expansion	Platinum
Rarity
English card no.	119/127
Japanese expansion	Galactic's Conquest
Japanese Rarity
Japanese card no.	086/096

Card text

Play Armor Fossil as if it were a

Basic Pokémon. (Armor Fossil counts as a Trainer card as well, but if Armor Fossil is Knocked Out, this counts as a Knocked Out Pokémon.) Armor 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 Armor Fossil from play. (This doesn't count as a Knocked Out Pokémon.)

Armor Stone
たてのせきしつ

Whenever Armor Fossil would be damaged by your opponent's attack, flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, reduce that damage by 10.

Release information

This card was first released in the Mysterious Treasures expansion with artwork by Ryo Ueda, originating from the Japanese Secret of the Lakes expansion. It was reprinted in the Japanese Bastiodon the Defender Half Deck with slightly different artwork by the same artist. A Cosmos Holofoil promotional reprint was 1 of 2 participation prizes awarded to those competing in the Diamond VS Pearl One Day Battle side event at each 2007 Spring Battle Road venue, held in Japan during March and April of that year. Armor Fossil was reprinted again in the Platinum expansion with new artwork by the same artist, originating from the Japanese Galactic's Conquest expansion.

Gallery

Mysterious Treasures print
Illus. Ryo Ueda

Bastiodon the Defender print
Illus. Ryo Ueda

Platinum print
Illus. Ryo Ueda

Trivia

Origin

Armor Fossil is an item in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl used to resurrect Shieldon.

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