Aerodactyl (Fossil 1)

Aerodactyl LV.28 プテラ Ptera

Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage File:Mysterious FossilMS.png Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Mysterious Fossil Card name Aerodactyl Type Fighting HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Fossil Rarity English card no. 1/62 Japanese expansion Mystery of the Fossils Japanese rarity Expansion Fossil Rarity English card no. 16/62 TCG GB1 set Mystery TCG GB1 ID C34 TCG GB2 set We Are Team Rocket TCG GB2 ID G33 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Aerodactyl.

Aerodactyl (Japanese: プテラ Ptera) is a Fighting-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Fossil expansion.

Card text

Pokémon Power: Prehistoric Power げんしのちから

No more Evolution cards can be played. This power stops working if Aerodactyl is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Wing Attack つばさでうつ 30

Pokédex data

Fighting Fighting Aerodactyl - Fossil Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
142	5'11" (1.8 m)	130 lbs. (59 kg)
Pokédex entry
A ferocious prehistoric Pokémon that goes for the enemy's throat with its serrated saw-like fangs.
コハクに残された恐竜の遺伝子から復活させた。高い声で鳴きながら飛ぶ。

Release information

This card was included in the English Fossil expansion as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion as only a Holofoil card. A Prerelease Holofoil print was created as a Pokémon League promo in July 1999. The US promotional print has the Starlight Holofoil, while the European print has the Cosmos Holofoil.

Trivia

This was the first Pokémon card to have a Resistance to its own type.

Origin

Prehistoric Power's Japanese name is that of Ancient Power, a move later introduced in the Generation II Pokémon games that Aerodactyl can learn. Wing Attack is also a move in the Pokémon games that Aerodactyl can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.