Helix Fossil: Difference between revisions

	Artwork from Pokémon Red and Green
	Introduced in Generation I
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Generation I	Key items
Generation III	Key items
Generation IV	Items
Generation V	Items
Generation VI	Items
Generation VII	Items
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Power	100

Revision as of 02:38, 16 February 2018

The Helix Fossil (Japanese: かいのカセキ Shellfish Fossil) is a Fossil which can be regenerated into Omanyte.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
RB Y/RG B Y FRLGE	N/A	N/A
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SMUS	N/A	$500
UM	$7,000	$500

Effect

Passive effect

If brought to the one of the following locations, the Helix Fossil can be regenerated into an Omanyte.

Games	Location
RB Y/RG B Y FRLG	Cinnabar Island Pokémon Lab
DP Pt	Oreburgh Mining Museum
HGSS	Pewter Museum of Science
BW B2W2	Nacrene Museum
XY	Ambrette Town Fossil Lab
ORAS	Devon Corporation in Rustboro City
SM USUM	Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8

Generation I and III

In the Generation I and III games, the Helix Fossil is a Key Item.

Generation IV onward

From Generation IV onward, the Helix Fossil is no longer a Key Item, and is a normal item. Therefore, multiples of them can be obtained, they can be held, and sent to other players via trading.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A fossil of a Pokémon that lived in prehistoric times.
E	A piece of ancient marine Pokémon's seashell.
FRLG	A fossil of an ancient, seafloor-dwelling Pokémon. It appears to be part of a seashell.
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2	A fossil of an ancient Pokémon that lived in the sea. It appears to be part of a seashell.
XY ORAS SM USUM	A fossil from a prehistoric Pokémon that once lived in the sea. It might be a piece of a seashell.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
RB Y/RG B Y FRLG	Mt. Moon (choice between this or Dome Fossil after defeating the Super Nerd)
DP Pt		Mining in the Underground (after obtaining the National Pokédex, more common in Pokémon Pearl than in Pokémon Diamond)
HGSS		Ruins of Alph (sometimes found in smashable rocks)
BW		Twist Mountain Ice Rock room (random chance of receiving from a Worker)
B2W2		Twist Mountain Ice Rock room (random chance of receiving from a Worker) Join Avenue Antique Shops (random chance of receiving from a rock)
Y		Glittering Cave (sometimes found in smashable rocks)
AS		Various Mirage spots (North of Route 125, Southeast of Route 129, South of Pacifidlog Town, South of Route 134, West of Route 105, West of Route 115, North of Fortree City, North of Route 124, and Southeast of Route 129)
USUM	Olivia's jewelry shop in Konikoni City^UM	Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Rare-Treasure Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting)

In the anime

In Pokémon Origins

A Helix Fossil briefly appeared in File 2: Cubone, where it were shown being hogged by a Super Nerd at Mt. Moon.

In the TCG

Both the Dome and Helix Fossils appear on the artwork for the Mysterious Fossil card. The two Fossils were later split off into their own individual cards.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Mysterious Fossil	T	Fossil		62/62	Mystery of the Fossils
		Legendary Collection		109/110
		EX Sandstorm		91/100
		EX Legend Maker		79/92	Mirage Forest		078/086
		EX Holon Phantoms		92/110
		EX Power Keepers		85/108	World Champions Pack		087/108
Helix Fossil	T	Majestic Dawn		91/100	Moonlit Pursuit
Helix Fossil	T	Arceus		93/99	Advent of Arceus		081/090

Artwork


Underground	Dream World

Trivia

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

Gotta Meme 'em All: Spiraling Out of Control!

The Helix Fossil became a meme as a result of the first Pokémon Red and Blue run of Twitch Plays Pokémon, which also produced the meme "Lord Helix" in relation to Omanyte.
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, when the language is set to French, before battle Brawly says, "J'ai découvert le secret de la vraie puissance en fixant un Nautile pendant des jours et des jours...", referencing the aforementioned meme.

In other languages

Language		Title
French		Nautile
German		Helixfossil
Italian		Helixfossile
Korean		조개화석 Jogae Hwaseok
Brazilian Portuguese		Fóssil Espiral (TCG) Helix Fossil (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Spanish		Fósil Helix