Skull Fossil (Mysterious Treasures 117)

Skull Fossil (Japanese: ずがいの化石 Helmet Fossil) is a Trainer card. It was first released as part of the Mysterious Treasures expansion.

Trainer

Skull Fossil
ずがいの化石 Helmet Fossil

	Platinum print Illus. Ryo Ueda

Hit Points	50

English expansion	Mysterious Treasures
Rarity
English card no.	117/123
Japanese expansion	Secret of the Lakes
Japanese Rarity

Japanese Half Deck	Rampardos the Attacker

Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

English expansion	Platinum
Rarity
English card no.	120/127
Japanese expansion	Galactic's Conquest
Japanese Rarity
Japanese card no.	085/096

Card text

Play Skull Fossil as if it were a

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.)

Skull Stone
ずがいのせきしつ

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.

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 Rampardos the Attacker 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. Skull 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

Rampardos the Attacker print
Illus. Ryo Ueda

Platinum print
Illus. Ryo Ueda

Trivia

Origin

Skull Fossil is an item in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl used to resurrect Cranidos.

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