Fossils revived - reeeally?

[moon]

This is one of the concepts that has been in the pokémon ever since gen I - fossil pokémon! Do you think it's a cool part of the games, to be able to revive a fossil into an extinct pokémon, or do you think it's redundant? Do you really think it should be possible, even with the technology present in the pokémon world?

Adding on, how come there are so few species of fossils found, and why are they all rock type? Just because their DNA was saved in a rock doesn't mean their pokémon type would have to be rock, imo.​

 

[Elaitenstile]

This thread needs more love ;-;

But yeah, I feel fossils are pretty awesome and the Pokémon even more. They are a really cool feature and they prove that Pokémon lived before. Since they don't go into depth on their extinction part, I guess it's alright for them to have fossil Pokémon.

Why are their so few species of fossils found? I guess people aren't searching hard enough! Besides, I'm also sure that most of them didn't die off and evolved into our beloved Pokémon.

The rock-type syndrome is a good question indeed, I suppose GameFreak just stuck to the idea after the first gen (in the third gen they may have wanted to simply revive the concept rather than detailing on it and it stuck on after that) so I'm not really thinking it all-too-crazy to have all the current fossils as Rock types. A little deviation wouldn't hurt, but I'm not too particularly worried (rock does have numerous advantages that they can utilize and the disadvantages sometimes disappear when associated with their second type) about that factor so I wouldn't feel bad if it didn't change.

I honestly love their designs, though.

 

[Cherrim]

The rock type was bugging me earlier this week when I picked up my fossil in Gen VI but then I realized that it might just be part of their hypothetical procedure for extracting and recreating the DNA.

If you assume it's based off Jurassic Park or something, even in that the DNA fragments were not perfectly preserved--it had to be crossed with amphibian DNA to get the full strand. Yeah it's pseudo-science at its finest but maybe it's similar in the Pokémon world except, instead of needing to cross the DNA with another species to bring it back, crossing it with the matter/typing it was preserved in (rock) gives the full strand instead. So way back when, the Pokémon's types may not have been rock but because they had to be extracted from a rock to be cloned/recreated, it's probably just inevitable that they have to retain the rock-typing. Maybe in a future gen, their data/DNA will be preserved a different way and we'll get either original typings or brand new ones based on a new method.

Typing and the no real explanation for how they're revived, though, I've always really enjoyed the fossil Pokémon in every gen.

 

[Christopher]

I loved the first generation fossil pokemon they were some of my favorite Kanto pokemon I absolutely loved their design. I felt the 3rd & 4th generations were a little..I don't know they were just missing something, Maybe it's just nostalgia.

 

[Airikita]

Because the fossil has been petrified for years, and it gains a rock type from being petrified!!

Wow, I'm on fire today!!!


....I also never cared for fossil Pokemon, they didn't appeal to me...

 

[vonretic]

Well I think it is a good part of the game to revive a fossil pokemon because most of the fossil pokemons have good stats overall and the looks aren't too shabby,but what is really interesting is why they need to be rock types almost all the time,because I can't see the reason behind beign petrified will make a pokemon rock type and now with mega aerodactyl getting a mega evolution he will be used more often because of his good speed and attack stat.

 

[Airikita]

Well I think it is a good part of the game to revive a fossil pokemon because most of the fossil pokemons have good stats overall and the looks aren't too shabby,but what is really interesting is why they need to be rock types almost all the time,because I can't see the reason behind beign petrified will make a pokemon rock type and now with mega aerodactyl getting a mega evolution he will be used more often because of his good speed and attack stat.

Perhaps because, since they build off of the existing genetics, the genetics also contain decay from the petrification, and the type defaults to rock type?

It's not like we live in the Pokemon world to know...

 

[Brendino]

Spoiler:

Someone doesn't quite understand what a fossil is...

Anyway, I've always loved the fossil Pokemon, even if I don't use them all that much. And because they were fossilized for millions of years, it doesn't surprise me that all of the Pokemon are part Rock type, since we probably aren't perfectly reviving them. Looking at Aerodactyl for example, it probably wasn't a large flying Rock dinosaur back in prehistoric times, but likely closer to a regular reptilian pterodactyl.

 

[Queen]

The new fossil Pokemon in the 6th Gen are awesome, way better than the 4th and 5th Gen ones!
As for it being redundant to revive fossil Pokemon, I don't think so, I mean, they have the technology to store living creatures in tiny capsules and computers. They also extracted DNA from Mew and created Mewtwo, there must be enough technology to revive a Pokemon from fossils!

 

[CoffeeDrink]

Weird, koffi~

Anyone else think it's strange that Aerodactyl is the only fossil Pokemon to not be resurrected from a 'fossil' but petrified amber? Always thought that was peculiar, koff~

 

[Captain Oshawott]

Weird, koffi~

Anyone else think it's strange that Aerodactyl is the only fossil Pokemon to not be resurrected from a 'fossil' but petrified amber? Always thought that was peculiar, koff~

Perhaps Aerodactyl is a subtle reference/easter egg of Jurassic Park? All of the Park's dinos originated from the DNA extracted from Mosquitos hidden within pieces of Amber. Clever job Gamefreak.

On the discussion at hand, I agree that it's becoming a bit too much that every Fossil is a Rock-type. Sure they can be strong and have a hardy defense, being creatures that came before, but it's ridiculous to think that they could all be associated with rocks. Where is the predator and prey cycle? I would think Tyrunt would be the predator to Amuara. So instead of having a common typing, it would be logical that his typing *Rock/Dragon* would give him the advantage over the other dino. Surely the other dino needs to have some defenses for herself, but it's that prehistoric typing that I'm talking about.

If they are all rock, it doesn't seem likely that they were truly surviving. Rock/Dragon versus Rock/Ice? Why not Fighting/Dragon versus Grass/Ice or something like that? I may just sound silly, but at the same time, I think it's a bit silly to continually have all fossils be a Rock type. It would be cool to see them with different typings, where they both have a moveset that could counter the other's weakness.

 

[CrashGem]

While is would be cool to have fossil pokemon be different types than rock, I feel like the other posters really summed it up well, part of the Resurrection process has left them partially rock.

I think it's cool. Plus sharing rock type helps them feel connected design-wise. And Tyrunt is the best.

 

[Batty]

I like the idea of fossil Pokemon. I think it's believable that they could be revived. What I don't like is that even though you had to take a fossil, supposedly super rare, an have it revived, the scientists don't want to keep it for themselves to breed or study. But ah well, it's Pokemon. And so many trainers in the game have fossil Pokemon that you'd think there were enough for them to be bred and have a healthy little gene pool going on in the modern world.

 

[Atomic Pirate]

The only fossil Pokemon that makes any sense scientifically is Aerodactyl. The genes could have been preserved in the amber, and they could have spliced them together with a Pidgeotto or something, like in Jurassic Park (Where dinosaur DNA was spliced with frog DNA), and then hatched an infant Aerodactyl.

The others are fossils, which are basically rocks. I have no idea how they bring life to a rock.

 

[acatfrommars]

Besides Aerodactyl, I've never really used the fossils. Yeah, I normally revive them, I did in X to get auroras, but I never really used her. I think it's a cool part of the game, and has played an even cooler part in the anime. I do think it's redundant, but it's also a tradition imo. I don't think that it should be possible, but a lot of the things in pokemon are not possible. I like the creation of begin able to revive the fossil, and it plays a positive impact on the game and in the pokemo nworld as an entirety.

 

[Esper]

Maybe only Rock-type Pokemon are able to become fossils capable of being revived. That would explain why there aren't that many around - most fossils would be fossils as we understand them in the real world, just imprints in rock. There are living rocks in the Pokemon world after all, or at least there are Pokemon that are partially made up of rocks. (Seriously, are some of them just living rocks or just coated in rocks?)

 

[Mithel_Celestia]

Maybe only Rock-type Pokemon are able to become fossils capable of being revived. That would explain why there aren't that many around - most fossils would be fossils as we understand them in the real world, just imprints in rock. There are living rocks in the Pokemon world after all, or at least there are Pokemon that are partially made up of rocks. (Seriously, are some of them just living rocks or just coated in rocks?)

Now this^ Explanation is making sense. As other/real-life fossils are just imprints on stone and dirt, fossils of Rock Pokemon have a possibility of still containing life since they are, in fact, once living Rock(-type). That could explain why scientist are researching them and have managed to turn them back so easily. If you look it like this, if a Golem/Gigalith/Rypherior etc. where to die off and somehow leave fossils themselves, these fossils still hold their DNA and genetic make-up since the rock was a part of them when they were alive.

 

[itzBolt]

I really like the concept, but I also agree that there should be more than a couple fossils ying around.

- itzBolt

 

[TheRestlessSoul]

I love the concept of fossils and some of the pokemon that come from them are really cool :) and i think arguing that it shouldn't be possible is kinda pointless, as it is the world of pokemon.. need i say more? :P

Also in D/P, finding fossils in the underground was one of my favourite pokemon memories, i wish the underground was still around, or at least the ability to find our own fossils.. like in X/Y, where you obtain the fossils from the scientist, it would be cool to be able to search for our own on the Ryhorn :)

 

[Colress Machine]

I think it's pretty cool. I'm a little biased considering two of my favorite Pokémon are Amaura and Aurorus, but I think it's a fun concept. However, if Pokémon were real, maybe it wouldn't be that smart because bringing back extinct Pokémon and reintroducing them to various ecosystems around the world probably wouldn't be good for the environment.