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{{TrainercardInfobox |
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox
title=Fossil Excavator |
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|jname=化石発掘員
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|jtrans=Fossil Excavator
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|image=FossilExcavatorMysteriousTreasures111.jpg
caption=Illus. [[Kanako Eo]] |
|caption=Illus. [[Kanako Eo]]
name=[[Fossil Excavator (TCG)|Fossil Excavator]] |
|class=Supporter
type=Supporter |
}}
}}
|-
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!Set
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| {{TCG|Mysterious Treasures}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Supporter|jphalfdeck={{TCG|Rampardos the Attacker}}}}
|-
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Supporter|expansion={{TCG|Majestic Dawn}}|rarity={{rar|Uncommon}}|cardno=82/100}}
!Rarity
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Footer|class=Supporter}}
| [[Image:Rare_uncom.gif]]
|-
!English Card No.
| 111/123
|}


'''Fossil Excavator''' is a {{TCG|Supporter card}}. It's part of the {{TCG|Mysterious Treasures}} set.
'''Fossil Excavator''' (Japanese: '''化石発掘員''' ''Fossil Excavator'') is a {{TCG|Supporter card}}. It was first released as part of the {{TCG|Mysterious Treasures}} expansion.


=Card text=
==Card text==
{| border="0" width="300"
{{TCGTrainerText
| style="padding-left:53px;" |<small>You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card. </small>
|class=Supporter
|rule=Old Supporter
|effect=Search your deck or discard pile for a Trainer card that has Fossil in its name or a Stage 1 or Stage 2 Evolution card that evolves from a Fossil. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. If you searched your deck, shuffle your deck afterward.
}}


Search your deck or discard pile for a Trainer card that has Fossil in its name or a Stage 1 or Stage 2 Evolution card that evolves from a Fossil. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. If you searched your deck, shuffle your deck afterward.
==Release information==
|-
This card was included in the {{TCG|Mysterious Treasures}} expansion, first released in the {{TCG|Secret of the Lakes}} expansion in Japan. It was reprinted in the Japanese {{TCG|Bastiodon the Defender}} and {{TCG|Rampardos the Attacker}} Half Decks, as well as the English {{TCG|Majestic Dawn}} expansion.
|}


=Trivia=
==Trivia==
==Origin==
*This card may have been based on and expanded from {{TCG ID|Vending|Fossil Excavation|S1}}, a card from Series 1 of the {{TCG|Vending Machine cards|Vending collection}}.
The ability to excavate fossils was introduced in [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]] as a minigame in the Sinnoh underground.
*Fossil Excavator is one of the only {{TCG|Supporter card}}s in the Diamond & Pearl Series of the TCG with a name in which the second word is not a possessive of the first word, the others being {{TCG ID|Diamond & Pearl|Professor Rowan|112}} and {{TCG ID|Diamond & Pearl|Rival|113}}.
*This card's artwork appears in the [[Lumiose Museum]] in {{g|X and Y}}.


{{Project TCGDex notice}}
===Origin===
The ability to excavate fossils was introduced in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} as a minigame in the [[Sinnoh]] [[Underground]].
 
{{Project TCG notice}}


[[Category:Trainers - Supporter]]
[[Category:Mysterious Treasures cards]]
[[Category:Mysterious Treasures cards]]
[[Category:Secret of the Lakes cards]]
[[Category:Bastiodon the Defender cards]]
[[Category:Rampardos the Attacker cards]]
[[Category:Majestic Dawn cards]]
[[Category:Illus. by Kanako Eo]]
[[Category:Illus. by Kanako Eo]]
[[de:Fossilienbagger (TCG)]]
[[es:Buscador de Fósiles (TCG)]]
[[fr:Excavateur de fossiles (Diamant & Perle Trésors Mystérieux 111)]]
[[it:Scavatore di Fossili (Tesori Misteriosi 111)]]
[[ja:化石発掘員]]
[[zh:化石发掘员（TCG）]]

Latest revision as of 02:52, 15 November 2023

Supporter
Fossil Excavator
化石発掘員 Fossil Excavator
FossilExcavatorMysteriousTreasures111.jpg
Illus. Kanako Eo
English expansion Mysterious Treasures
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 111/123
Japanese expansion Secret of the Lakes
Japanese Rarity Uncommon
Japanese Half Deck Bastiodon the Defender
Japanese Half Deck Rampardos the Attacker
Expansion Majestic Dawn
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 82/100

Fossil Excavator (Japanese: 化石発掘員 Fossil Excavator) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Mysterious Treasures expansion.

Card text

All prints
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Flare TCG logo.png FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
display:none;
display:none;
display:none;
display:none;
display:none;
You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card.
VSTAR Power
Search your deck or discard pile for a Trainer card that has Fossil in its name or a Stage 1 or Stage 2 Evolution card that evolves from a Fossil. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. If you searched your deck, shuffle your deck afterward.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Ability
Do Nothing
 
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.


Release information

This card was included in the Mysterious Treasures expansion, first released in the Secret of the Lakes expansion in Japan. It was reprinted in the Japanese Bastiodon the Defender and Rampardos the Attacker Half Decks, as well as the English Majestic Dawn expansion.

Trivia

Origin

The ability to excavate fossils was introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl as a minigame in the Sinnoh Underground.


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