3rd Gen Root fossil or Claw fossil?

[DraconianWing]

As the title says, which fossil did you guys usually pick when you found them in the desert (Route 111)? And is there a reason as to why you prefer that fossil over the other?

I chose the Claw fossil because I prefered Anorith's battle style over Lileep's. But because I was playing Emerald, it was possible to go to the Desert Underpass after beating the Elite Four to get the fossil that I didn't pick. I didn't really use Lileep until I wanted a Cradily that will play a defensive role in my team for Battle Fronties Challenges.

 

[Juno]

Neither the Lileep nor Anorith lines made much of an impression on me, in terms of fossil Pokemon, but I think I picked the Root fossil first in my first playthrough of RSE, so I'll go with that.

 

[Hiatus]

Personally like Anorith better out of the two, so I wound up choosing Claw. Plus, Armaldo makes a much better team member in-game, as it has a ton of physical attack stat. It may be sort of slow, but that's not such a big deal. Cradily isn't so bad, but it could be a bit difficult to utilize if you don't have much battling experience. :(

 

[Puddle]

Armaldo was at least kind of cool. Cradily was pretty poorly designed, however, using it in battling, it's a lot better. The defensive aspect is way better than Armaldo's offensive set. I just liked the looks more.

 

[Deleted member 211486]

Hail Helix

Claw fossil, just because Armaldo looked way cooler. Later on I saw that he had way better offensive stats and was better for aggressive play, plus his typing gave him but a few weaknesses.

 

[PlatinumDude]

I picked the Root Fossil in Sapphire, but went with the Claw Fossil in Emerald. I felt that Armaldo was more useful in Emerald, IMO.

 

[Kikaito plush]

I think I chose the Root fossil as my fossil in Sapphire and Claw in Emerald.

 

[Evening]

I picked Claw in my first run of Ruby, Armaldo looks and is boss.
Seriously, you know you'll want that base 125 Attack.

 

[Syndrome10]

I picked Root Fossil, because Cradily is my favorite Pokémon besides Ninjask, Shedinja and Metagross. His type Grass/Rock covers most of each other weaknesses, which I liked.

 

[Sonata]

Claw fossil is the best choice. All of the uses Armaldo has.

 

[Brendino]

I remember when I first played that I had no interest in having something that looked like a prehistoric flower, so I went with the Claw Fossil. I was pleasantly surprised with how useful Anorith/Armaldo was, and any time I have the choice between the two, I always pick Claw, unless I'm trying to fill the Pokedex.

 

[orangeralts21]

I am a big fan of Armaldo's design, so it is usually on my team when I do a casual run.

 

[Danny0317]

Well Cradily looks like a... errr.. you know, and I don't really like defensive Pokemon so Armaldo definately wins this one in my opinion. I sometimes use the fossils, but when I do, Claw Fossil for sure.