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Sheep January 27th, 2022 4:29 AM

Best fossil Pokémon
 
There are lots of these in the main series games! Which fossil Pokémon is your personal favorite?

Mintaka☆ January 27th, 2022 5:28 AM

It's a three-way tie between the Kabuto line, the Anorith line and Dracozolt.

Kabutops is an absolute beast in battle; I don't know why I haven't raised another after having done so in Platinum, but I'm certainly planning to. Anorith and Armaldo stand out to me because they're part Bug-type, and their more cartoony design just appeals to me. And Dracozolt not only looks the best out of the Galar fossils, but is also ADORABLE - it's a dinosaur Pikachu with dragon legs!

Fairy January 27th, 2022 8:29 AM

Omanyte for me! I just love that design and irl animal it’s based on is so, so cute! That and Dracovish is up there, just because it’s such a badass, haha.

icycatelf January 27th, 2022 9:13 AM

Omanyte for sure! I remember seeing a book about fossils in my elementary school library and immediately connecting Omanyte to ammonites, and one of my very first Japanese cards was an Omanyte I got from a classmate. Discovered the following Halloween that we were actually neighbors and hung out a bit, trading cards and toys. Too bad he moved soon after. :/

When I finally found my first fossil over a decade later, I got it in my mind that I might be able to find an ammonite on the property. Ammonites don't actually occur here mind you, something I'd soon discover, but I did find a related ammonoid after a couple months of hunting. I was starting to think I'd even settle for a snail fossil, so this was more than close enough for me!

https://i.imgur.com/XSB5VOV.jpg

I also legitimately think Omanyte's the cutest of the fossil 'mon. I even SR'd a Shiny one!

https://i.imgur.com/pjVaSQI.jpg

XNaut January 27th, 2022 10:34 AM

Amaura is my favorite and it is so pretty.

ReKoil January 27th, 2022 11:10 AM

Amaura/Aurorus.
Amaura is super cute, and Aurorus is just beautiful/majestic.
No other fossil mon comes close for me.

ZeoStar January 27th, 2022 3:19 PM

I like Cradily and Omastar the most.

ExtremeExcuses January 27th, 2022 8:17 PM

To be fair I like jaw fossil the most. Tyrantrum and tyrunt are beasts on their own terms plus the design is cool. Dracozolt and dracovish line comes a close second.

justletmedownloadthings January 28th, 2022 3:58 AM

i was gonna be a stinker and say "genesect" but honestly i think the Archeops line is very underappreciated in design terms. also i have a soft spot for anorith 'cuz i'm an Anomalocaris Appreciator™ and i'm glad there's a mon based on it

Fairy January 28th, 2022 4:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icycatelf (Post 10462817)
Omanyte for sure! I remember seeing a book about fossils in my elementary school library and immediately connecting Omanyte to ammonites, and one of my very first Japanese cards was an Omanyte I got from a classmate. Discovered the following Halloween that we were actually neighbors and hung out a bit, trading cards and toys. Too bad he moved soon after. :/

When I finally found my first fossil over a decade later, I got it in my mind that I might be able to find an ammonite on the property. Ammonites don't actually occur here mind you, something I'd soon discover, but I did find a related ammonoid after a couple months of hunting. I was starting to think I'd even settle for a snail fossil, so this was more than close enough for me!

https://i.imgur.com/XSB5VOV.jpg

I also legitimately think Omanyte's the cutest of the fossil 'mon. I even SR'd a Shiny one!

https://i.imgur.com/pjVaSQI.jpg

Just yes to all of this post.

Pokemonoucoule January 28th, 2022 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XNaut (Post 10462833)
Amaura is my favorite and it is so pretty.

I join you on this 😛

Corveone January 29th, 2022 6:12 AM

Aurorus, great design, risky typing but cool abilities that make it fun and interesting to play with.

Rampardos, a high risk-high reward Pokémon. When Rampardos is in the field, you know the battle is going to end really quick. Quite situational and difficult to use, but that base Attack is just amazing.

Cradily. Very interesting typing that can be hard to deal with, and fun to use as it requires some strategy.

Then I guess there's Dracovish/Dracozolt, but those are basically overpowered, I think Fishious Rend and Bolt Beak should get a nerf in the next gen.

RadEmpoleon January 29th, 2022 10:52 AM

Amaura and Aurorus for me. They're so majestic. I guess second place for me is Cranidos and Rampardos because I really like their shinies.

Sheep January 30th, 2022 3:16 AM

Archeops for me, primarily for the cool design… too bad its ability is not-so-great. :x But it was still a huge asset to my BW team! Also Amaura for being pretty. ❤️

Roni January 30th, 2022 11:13 AM

Looks-wise, Archeops~
For how fun it is to use in battle, Cradily~
Just has a special place in my heart for no reason? Aerodactyl <3

Cosmega February 10th, 2022 2:55 AM

There are two fossilmon that I love the most: Aurorus and Carracosta

Aurorus is just beautiful. Has an interesting design, an interesting ability and, overall, I just simply love it.

Carracosta is absolutely cool. I love turtles, so this one has a special place in my heart. I think my fondness with it started when I was playing competitive battles in showdown. Shell Smash is such an interesting move.

Rengoku February 10th, 2022 1:06 PM

Tyrantrum! I love it's design so so so much.

Mario60866 February 10th, 2022 6:17 PM

My favorite fossil Pokemon, strangely, is Archeops. This is unusual for me considering that most of my favorite Pokemon originate from generation III or Generation IV.

The thing I like so much about Archeops is... I don't know! It's good at battling, it has a cool design, and it basically learns a 110-Base-Power move with no bad side effects (Acrobatics) which I can simply power up with a Flying Gem.

Also, I have beaten Pokemon Black and White with an over leveled Archeops like a million times.

Zed01 March 8th, 2022 12:24 AM

Archeops is my favorite. I love the design, the lore (it being the first bird Pokemon) and the progression from cute Archen that can't fly to the awesome Archeops that learns/is finally able to fly. I also like coming up with ways to use it in PvP battles despite it's ability. It was especially fun in Gen 7 with the Z-moves and Head Smash, I could use a rock Z-move and 2 Head Smashes before Defeatist would activate and that was super fun since not many Pokemon could survive those attacks from Archeops with its great Attack stat.

I also love Tyrantrum because of its cool design and Cradily because I loved using it in battles in lower tiers of Gen 6 and 7 metas on Showdown.

Fritz March 8th, 2022 1:58 PM

Love Bastiodon for both its design and its defensive capabilities. Helped me out quite a lot when I used one in a Pearl playthrough before.

Sweet Serenity March 12th, 2022 9:22 PM

My favorite fossil Pokémon is definitely Dracovish. He has one of the strongest moves in the game, Fishious Rend, an 85-power physical Water-type attack that doubles in power when Dracovish attacks first with it. Additionally, Dracovish also has the Strong Jaw ability, which boosts biting attacks, including Fishious Rend, by 1.5. Equip Dracovish with a Choice Band, which boosts Dracovish’s Attack stat by 50% at the cost of only being able to use Fishious Rend until you switch out, and you have arguably the hardest hitting Pokémon in Pokémon history. His only drawback is that many Pokémon do outspeed him, but this could be mended with a Choice Scarf to boost speed by 50% at the cost of some power. Aerodactyl is a close second for me because he is fast, hits hard, is part Rock-type, which is a great offensive type, has a diverse learnset, and is great for setting up entry hazards such as Stealth Rock because of his high speed. In addition, in the earlier games when Pokémon required the use of HM moves to progress through the games, Aerodactyl, at least in my opinion, was always the best Pokémon to use the move Fly because of his high physical offensive stats compared to other Flying-type Pokémon throughout the series.

Amore March 15th, 2022 4:31 AM

Not the biggest fossil fan, although I've just EV-trained 6/7 available in Gen V for PWT and am getting some enjoyment out of Omastar and Kabutops wrecking everyone under rain in triples. But Aerodactyl is the only one I've ever really used much, whilst Shieldon / Bastiodon is my favourite design. I'd just get bored actually trying to battle with it, especially during the story.

Whiteeyes1989 March 15th, 2022 1:47 PM

Kabutops. Yeah it's a Gen 1 mon, but it is honestly one of the coolest designs in my opinion. It looks so fast and dangerous and the scythe hands are just such a cool design and it's great to see non-dino fossils get some love.

Cubeth March 15th, 2022 3:20 PM

Aside from the Galar Fossils, I think Cradily looks really dumb and I love it honestly. Storm Drain is a pretty fun ability as well, so it gets extra points for that.

Descendng April 27th, 2022 4:49 PM

personally if I had to pick a favorite, I'd go with Aerodactyl. fast and hits like a truck.
Kabutops, Rampardos, and Dracozolt are also up there for me.

Sprigatito April 28th, 2022 2:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fairy (Post 10462800)
Omanyte for me! I just love that design and irl animal it’s based on is so, so cute! That and Dracovish is up there, just because it’s such a badass, haha.

Entirely agree

colours May 16th, 2022 1:35 PM

armaldo > omastar = kabutops > aerodactyl > everything else

Fast Eddie May 22nd, 2022 7:47 AM

I love Kabutops and Aerodactyl. Tyrantrum is pretty boss too

Devalue May 24th, 2022 11:56 AM

Probably Kabutops for its scythes. Appreciates Kabuto and Tyrantrum too. Does not mind the Tirtouga line. Comes across as a bit too plain, however.

Duck May 24th, 2022 1:54 PM

I'm quite fond of the messy fossils of Galar - Dracovish (Mr. Fish) is a fun one.

I guess I'd rank Tyrantrum, Cradily and Bastiodon next for no objective reason besides "I like their looks / concept".


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