Root Fossil (EX Sandstorm 92)

Root Fossil (Japanese: ねっこの化石 Root Fossil) is a Trainer card. It is part of the EX Sandstorm expansion.

Trainer
Root Fossil
ねっこの化石 Root Fossil

EX Sandstorm print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Hit Points 40
English expansion EX Sandstorm
Rarity
English card no. 92/100
Japanese expansion Miracle of the Desert
Japanese Rarity
Japanese card no. 048/053
English expansion EX Legend Maker
Rarity
English card no. 80/92
Japanese expansion Mirage Forest
Japanese Rarity
Japanese card no. 079/086
Expansion EX Holon Phantoms
Rarity
English card no. 93/110
English expansion EX Power Keepers
Rarity
English card no. 86/108
Japanese expansion World Champions Pack
Japanese Rarity
Japanese card no. 088/108
English expansion Legends Awakened
Rarity
English card no. 139/146
Japanese expansion Cry from the Mysterious
Japanese Rarity

Card text
EX Sandstorm print
You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
FLARE
You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
{{{ruletext}}}
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.
 Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
 Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Spongy Stone
すいとるせきしつ
  
At any time between turns, remove 1 damage counter from Root Fossil.
EX Legend Maker print
You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
FLARE
You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
{{{ruletext}}}
Play Root Fossil as if it were a Basic Pokémon. While in play, Root Fossil counts as a Pokémon (as well as 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.
 Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
 Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Spongy Stone
すいとるせきしつ
  
At any time between turns, remove 1 damage counter from Root Fossil.
Legends Awakened print
You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
FLARE
You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
{{{ruletext}}}
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.)
 Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
 Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Spongy Stone
すいとるせきしつ
  
At any time between turns, remove 1 damage counter from Root Fossil.


Release information

This card was reprinted in EX Legend Maker with new artwork by the same artist, and again in EX Holon Phantoms and EX Power Keepers. It was reprinted again in Legends Awakened with another new artwork by the same artist.

EX Sandstorm print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
EX Legend Maker print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Legends Awakened print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Root Fossils are fossils in the Pokémon games which can be revived into Lileep.


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