Cover Fossil

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	Introduced in Generation V
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The Cover Fossil (Japanese: ふたのカセキ Cover Fossil) is a Fossil introduced in Generation V that can be regenerated into Tirtouga. It is the counterpart of the Plume Fossil.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
BW B2W2 XY ORAS	N/A	$500
MUM	N/A	$3,500
SUS	$7,000	$3,500

Effect

Passive effect

If brought to the one of the following locations, the Cover Fossil can be regenerated into a Tirtouga.

Games	Location
BW B2W2	Nacrene Museum
XY	Ambrette Town Fossil Lab
ORAS	Devon Corporation in Rustboro City
SM USUM	Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2	A fossil of an ancient Pokémon that lived in the sea in ancient times. It appears to be part of its back.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	A fossil from a prehistoric Pokémon that once lived in the sea. It appears as though it could be part of its back.
SV	A fossil from a prehistoric Pokémon that once lived in the sea. It appears as though it could be part of a creature's back.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
BW	Relic Castle (choice between this and the Plume Fossil)
B2W2	Nacrene City (choice between this and the Plume Fossil)	Join Avenue (Antique Shops) Funfest Mission (found in glowing spots in "Forgotten Lost Items!" and for sale in "What is the Best Price?")^B2
XY		Rock Smash (Glittering Cave, after entering the Hall of Fame)
ORAS		Rock Smash (Mirage spots)^AS
SM USUM	Konikoni City (Olivia's jewelry shop)^S^US	Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun: Rare-Treasure Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting)^USUM

In the anime

A Cover Fossil appeared in A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1. It was found by Ferris and later stolen by Team Rocket, who—by using the stolen data from Professor Juniper and Fennel's fossil resurrection machine and the stones stolen from the Chargestone Cave—managed to revive it into a Tirtouga. It evolved into a Carracosta in the next episode and was eventually returned back to its own time through a time gate at Twist Mountain.

In the TCG

Main article: Cover Fossil (Noble Victories 90)

The Cover Fossil was introduced as an Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in the Noble Victories expansion, first released in the Japanese Red Collection. It allows players to look at the bottom seven cards of their deck, reveal a Tirtouga they find there, and put it onto their Bench. The other six cards are then shuffled back into the deck.cards are then shuffled back into the deck.

Main article: Antique Cover Fossil (Stellar Crown 129)

The Scarlet & Violet Series saw the release of Antique Cover Fossil in the Stellar Crown expansion, first released in the Japanese Stellar Miracle expansion. This card is unlike the previous Cover Fossil card and more in line with other Item cards depicting Fossils, allowing the player to play it onto the Bench as if it were a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon. It has an Ability that prevents all effects of attacks used by the opponent's Pokémon done to it.

Unidentified Fossil cards are Fossil Trainer cards which become Basic Pokémon. While they do not feature a Cover Fossil, they can still be used to evolve into certain Tirtouga.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	背蓋化石 Buigoi Fasehk
Chinese	Mandarin	背蓋化石 / 背盖化石 Bèigài Huàshí
Finnish		Kuorifossiili
French		Foss. Plaque* Fossile Plaque*
German		Schildfossil
Italian		Fossiltappo
Korean		덮개화석 Deopgae Hwaseok
Polish		Skamielina Skorupy
Portuguese	Brazil	Fóssil Casca
Portuguese	Portugal	Fóssil Capa
Russian		Ископаемый Панцирь Iskopayemyy Pantsir'
Spanish		Fósil Tapa