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Armor Fossil

Platinum / #119/127

Armor Fossil

Printed language: English · Trainer

Set (printed edition)
Platinum
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Ryo Ueda
Source reference
pl1-119

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The story behind this Trainer card

Armor Fossil is played as a Colorless Basic Pokémon while also counting as a Trainer. It can neither retreat nor be affected by Special Conditions. Its Knock Out counts as a Pokémon being Knocked Out; voluntarily discarding it during your turn before attacking does not. The effect clearly distinguishes these two ways of leaving play.

Background on this Trainer card’s printed effect; its edition, language and finish remain distinct.

A detail worth noticing

Voluntary discard and a Knock Out have different status in this text. The Fossil may be removed before your attack without counting as a Knocked Out Pokémon, while an actual Knock Out is counted.

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Card details

HP
50
Trainer type (source)
Item
Retreat cost
0 Energy

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Printed card effect

Play Armor Fossil as if it were a Colorless Basic Pokémon. (Armor Fossil counts as a Trainer card as well, but if Armor Fossil is Knocked Out, this counts as a Knocked Out Pokémon.) Armor 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 Armor Fossil from play. (This doesn't count as a Knocked Out Pokémon.)

Abilities

Armor Stone

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Whenever Armor Fossil would be damaged by your opponent's attack, flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, reduce that damage by 10.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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