Root Fossil (Japanese: ) is a Trainer card. It is part of the EX Sandstorm set.
Card text
Play Root Fossil as if it were a Basic Pokémon. While in play, Root Fossil counts as a  Pokémon (instead of a Trainer card). Root Fossil has no attacks of its own, can't retreat, and can't be affected by any Special Conditions. If Root Fossil is Knocked Out, it doesn't count as a Knocked Out Pokémon. (Discard it anyway.) At any time during your turn before your attack, you may discard Root Fossil from play.
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Poké-BODY
| Spongy Stone
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| At any time between turns, remove 1 damage counter from Root Fossil.
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Release information
This card was reprinted in the EX Legend Maker, EX Holon Phantoms, and EX Power Keepers sets with new art by the same artist. The EX Legend Maker print changed "instead of a Trainer card" to "as well as a Trainer card".
The card was reprinted in Legends Awakened with modified wording:
| Play Root Fossil as if it were a Basic Pokémon. (Root Fossil counts as a Trainer card as well, but if Root Fossil is Knocked Out, this counts as a Knocked Out Pokémon.) Root Fossil can't be affected by any Special Conditions and can't retreat. At any time during your turn before your attack, you may discard Root Fossil from play. (This doesn't count as a Knocked Out Pokémon.)
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Trivia
Origin
Pokémon (instead of a Trainer card). Root Fossil has no attacks of its own, can't retreat, and can't be affected by any Special Conditions. If Root Fossil is Knocked Out, it doesn't count as a Knocked Out Pokémon. (Discard it anyway.) At any time during your turn before your attack, you may discard Root Fossil from play.
