Aerodactyl (Fossil 1)

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Aerodactyl LV.28
プテラ Ptera
Fighting
AerodactylFossil16.jpg
Illus. Kagemaru Himeno
Evolution stage
Bag Mysterious Fossil Sprite.png
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Mysterious Fossil
Card name Aerodactyl
Type Fighting
HP 60
weakness
Grass×2
resistance
Fighting-30
retreat cost
  
English expansion Fossil
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 1/62
Japanese expansion Mystery of the Fossils
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Expansion Fossil
Rarity Rare
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 while Aerodactyl is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
ColorlessColorlessColorless 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 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 released as a Pokémon League promo in July 1999. The US promotional print has the Starlight Holofoil, while the European print has the Cosmos Holofoil.

Gallery

TCG1 C34 Aerodactyl.png
TCG GB1 Mystery sprite
TCG2 G33 Aerodactyl.png
TCG GB2 We Are Team Rocket sprite
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

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 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.


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