Armor Fossil: Difference between revisions

The Skull Fossil (Japanese: ずがいのカセキ Skull Fossil) and Armor Fossil (たてのカセキ Shield Fossil) are fossils from the Generation IV games.

The Skull Fossil can be regenerated into a Cranidos, and the Armor Fossil can be regenerated into an Shieldon.

The fossils can be revived by turning them in to a Scientist in the Oreburgh City museum.

Unlike previous games, where only one fossil could be received, but would be chosen from a set of two, in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, they are game-specific. However, there are unlimited amounts of them now found in the Sinnoh Underground, so players can trade revived Pokémon, or even the fossils themselves, to their friends without losing the chance to have them. Only players of Diamond can get Skull Fossils, and only players of Pearl can get Armor Fossils. In Platinum, only one or the other will be found based on the last digit of the player's Trainer ID number. An odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 and 9) will only generate Skull Fossils, while an even number (0, 2, 4, 6 and 8) will only generate Armor Fossils.

After unlocking the National Pokédex, players can also find the Root, Claw, Dome, and Helix Fossils and the Old Amber by digging in the Underground.

Unlike the other fossils, the Skull and Armor Fossils cannot be found by smashing rocks in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. However, they can be imported via trading, after which they can be revived at the Pewter Museum of Science like the others.

Appearance

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  Skull Fossil in the Underground

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  Armor Fossil in the Underground

Artwork

These are artwork of the items as seen in the Pokémon Dream World.

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  Skull Fossil

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  Armor Fossil

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