Root Fossil

Root Fossil

Root Fossil appears in the Japanese print of Mirage Forest, released on June 30, 2005. Root Fossil is a uncommon rarity and 40 HP. The Mirage Forest set contains 86 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ryo Ueda.

Collector Insights

Root Fossil is a Trainer card from the Mirage Forest set, released on June 30, 2005. It is numbered 79 and classified as Uncommon rarity, with artwork by Ryo Ueda. The card functions as a unique Trainer card that can be played as a Basic Pokémon, effectively altering its classification during gameplay. It has 40 HP and possesses no attacks of its own, making it a passive support card. Root Fossil cannot retreat during battles and is immune to all Special Conditions, providing it with inherent resilience. When Knocked Out, it does not count as a defeated Pokémon but is discarded from play as a standard consequence. Its flavor text emphasizes its role as a flexible, temporary asset that can be discarded at any time during the player’s turn before attacking.

Play Root Fossil as if it were a Basic Pokémon. While in play, Root Fossil counts as a Colorless Pokémon (instead of a Trainer card). Root Fossil has no attacks of its own, can't retreat, and can't be affected by any Special Conditions. If Root 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 Root Fossil from play.

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