Claw Fossil
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The Claw Fossil (Japanese: ツメのカセキ Claw Fossil) is a fossil introduced in Generation III that can be regenerated into Anorith. It is the counterpart of the Root Fossil.
In the core series games
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Effect
If brought to the one of the following locations, the Claw Fossil can be regenerated into an Anorith.
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Generation III
In the Generation III games, the Claw Fossil is a Key Item.
In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Claw Fossil (as well as the Root Fossil) is found in the game data, but it is not legitimately obtainable and has no effect. The player cannot regenerate this fossil in the Cinnabar Lab.
Generation IV onward
From Generation IV onward, the Claw 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
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Acquisition
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Gallery
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| Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
Underground sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum |
Grand Underground sprite from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
An image of a Claw Fossil was seen in Where's Armaldo?, when Professor Proctor explained Ash and his friends how he had restored several Lileep and Anorith back to life from Root and Claw Fossils.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
A Claw Fossil appeared in Restore and Renew! under the possession of the Pewter Museum of Science Curator.
In the TCG
- Main article: Claw Fossil (EX Sandstorm 90)
The Claw Fossil was introduced as a Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in the EX Sandstorm expansion, first released in the Japanese Miracle of the Desert expansion. Although it is a Trainer card, it is played as if it were a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon. However, the Claw Fossil can't be affected by any Special Conditions, nor can it retreat, and the player may choose to discard it at any time during their turn. Additionally, if it is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an opponent's attack, it lets the player put one damage counter on the Attacking Pokémon. It can evolve into Anorith that evolve from a Claw Fossil. During the EX Series, Knocking Out a Claw Fossil was not rewarded with a Prize card (it still had to be discarded). This changed in the Diamond & Pearl Series with its reprint in the Legends Awakened expansion, to match the Fossil cards released in the previous expansion.
During the XY Series, the Steam Siege expansion included the Item card Claw Fossil Anorith. It allows players to look at the bottom seven cards of their deck, reveal an Anorith they find there, and put it onto their Bench. The other six cards are then shuffled back into the deck.
Claw Fossils are also featured on Unidentified Fossil cards. These cards are played as if they were Basic Pokémon and can evolve into Anorith.
Merchandise
The Claw Fossil has been featured in several officially licensed merchandise.
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Aerodactyl Pokémon Shirts pattern -
WCS2019 Fossil Pokémon art print
Trivia
- The symbol for the EX Sandstorm expansion
resembles the Claw and Root Fossils.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Japanese | ツメのカセキ Tsume no Kaseki | |
| Chinese | Cantonese | 爪子化石 Záaují Fasehk |
| Mandarin | 爪子化石 Zhuǎzi Huàshí | |
| Finnish | Kynsifossiili | |
| French | Fossile GriffeVI+ Foss. GriffeIII–V | |
| German | Klauenfossil | |
| Italian | Fossilunghia Artiglio FossileTCG, III–IV | |
| Korean | 발톱화석 Baltop Hwaseok | |
| Polish | Skamielina Pazura | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fóssil Garra | |
| Spanish | Fósil Garra Fósil Pinza (animated series, AG102) | |
| Vietnamese | Hóa thạch móng vuốt | |
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