Mysterious Fossil

Legend Maker 79/92 • common

Set: Legend Maker
Number: 79/92
Rarity: Common
Released: 2006
Market price: $0.33

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$0.33market price via TCGplayer · Aug 6, 2026$0.28 – $0.35 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

The Mysterious Fossil from the Legend Maker set is a unique Trainer card that functions as a Basic Pokémon, allowing players to bring ancient species into play. Because it requires this specific card to evolve into iconic prehistoric creatures, it remains a foundational and nostalgic piece for collectors focusing on the third generation of the trading card game.

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What it does

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Play Mysterious Fossil as if it were a Basic Pokémon. While in play, Mysterious Fossil counts as a Colorless Pokémon (as well as a Trainer card). Mysterious Fossil has no attacks of its own, can't retreat, and can't be affected by any Special Conditions. If Mysterious 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 Mysterious Fossil from play.

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Mysterious Fossil card debuted in the 2006 Pokémon TCG expansion set Legend Maker. Within the mechanics of the game, this card serves as a unique Trainer-Item hybrid that functions as a placeholder for Pokémon that must be resurrected from prehistoric DNA, such as Omanyte, Kabuto, or Aerodactyl. It reflects the broader narrative theme of the Hoenn and Kanto regions, where players excavate fossils from geological sites to restore ancient species to their active rosters.

The design of this iteration features the iconic, weathered stone-like aesthetic consistent with the Pokémon franchise’s depiction of fossilized remains. As a common card, it was widely distributed across Legend Maker booster packs, providing players with the essential utility required to evolve their deck’s fossil-based Pokémon. The artwork focuses on the utilitarian, aged texture of the item, grounding the fantastical creature restoration process in the gritty, archaeological tone established by the game’s core lore.

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Mysterious FossilFossil · #62/62 · common · 1999$1.54

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