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Introduced first in the {{TCG|Fossil}} expansion, there was the {{TCG|Item}} card {{TCG|Mysterious Fossil}} which could be put into play as if it were a Basic Pokémon with 10 HP that had no | Introduced first in the {{TCG|Fossil}} expansion, there was the {{TCG|Item}} card {{TCG|Mysterious Fossil}} which could be put into play as if it were a Basic Pokémon with 10 HP that had no attacks or {{TCG|Pokémon Power}}, could not Retreat or be affected by {{TCG|Special Conditions}}, could be discarded at any time during your turn before your attack, and your opponent did not take a Prize when it was Knocked Out. {{TCG|Aerodactyl}}, {{TCG|Kabuto}}, and {{TCG|Omanyte}} cards released during this time until the mechanic was altered were Stage 1 Pokémon which could Evolve from Mysterious Fossil. As Mysterious Fossil did not count as a Pokémon while in your hand, it could not be your opening Pokémon. | ||
Other ways of putting those cards into play were introduced as well in subsequent expansions, and Mysterious Fossil received multiple errata tweaking its effect, including periods where it could optionally count as a Pokémon while in hand (allowing you to open with it) and where it had to be treated as such. One alternative to Mysterious Fossil was not a shortcut (like {{TCG|Fossil Egg}} but a replacement known as {{TCG|Buried Fossil}}, which actually was a Basic, Colorless Pokémon and behaved as such, and could Evolve into your choice of the same three Pokémon as Mysterious Fossil. | Other ways of putting those cards into play were introduced as well in subsequent expansions, and Mysterious Fossil received multiple errata tweaking its effect, including periods where it could optionally count as a Pokémon while in hand (allowing you to open with it) and where it had to be treated as such. One alternative to Mysterious Fossil was not a shortcut (like {{TCG|Fossil Egg}} but a replacement known as {{TCG|Buried Fossil}}, which actually was a Basic, Colorless Pokémon and behaved as such, and could Evolve into your choice of the same three Pokémon as Mysterious Fossil. | ||
