Fossil Pokémon

[synthetica]

Well they're both based off of the same kind of creature (Dinosaur really, and Archen as the next step between Dinosaur and Birds, so they're really not that much different to Cranidos in terms of what they're based on.) I still think Rock seems the most common sense type for them all, since Dinosaurs don't really resemble any of the other types. they need a dinosaur type i think the nearest you could get to dinosaur is dragon type. But that'd be a bit too much. XD I'd have to go with Ground/Dragon for Cranidos/Rampy if he weren't rock type.

@edit:; lol at the punching moves. I'd pay to see that. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6heDX0kqY7...tle+arms+2.jpg

I know they are, but to me for some reason Cranidos seems a bit more rocky than Archen. I thougt about the dinosaur/dragon connection as well and came to the same conclusion .

Edit: LOL at the pic.

[Flandre]

I wonder why they didn't have fossil Pokemon in Gen 2? :C Maybe it's to do with the location so close to Kanto, but still most of the regions apart from Unova are kinda close. DX

[synthetica]

Could be. I don't remember much of Gen 2, were there no fossils at all in the game or just no new ones?

Either way, it's a shame.

[Flandre]

Could be. I don't remember much of Gen 2, were there no fossils at all in the game or just no new ones?

Either way, it's a shame.

There weren't any new ones, not sure if the old ones were available then or not. It's just a bit odd that only 1 gen has no fossils. XD

[Drake Pokétrainer]

Well my favorite is obviously Armaldo. Cause it's based on my favorite prehistoric animal.

[auteur]

Sure, but I think we've had enough fossil duos. The only one that was not cookie-cutter fossil pokemon was Aerodactyl back in gen I.
I wanna see them shake it up a bit. Release just one, or three. Or if they did two again, make one a single staged, and the other a 3 staged or something.. varying total stats, level of evo, perhaps some with evolving methods that arent by level etc... fossils have lots of stuff to do xD

Yeah, it would be great if they introduce 3 staged fossils or create another single staged one. As for their evolution method, they could make use of an evolution stone, though I prefer them to stick to level up evolution, since it's the less painful way to evolve them. xD

There weren't any new ones, not sure if the old ones were available then or not. It's just a bit odd that only 1 gen has no fossils. XD

The Gen I ones weren't even available, aside from Aerodactyl, which you could get on a trade with a random NPC at Kanto, late in the game. The little fossil love must've been the only flaw of Gen II. xP

[Nesquik3D]

I've always been a fan of the fossil Pokemon. My two favorite ones are Kabutops and Aerodactyl.

[AquaWarrior]

There weren't any new ones, not sure if the old ones were available then or not. It's just a bit odd that only 1 gen has no fossils. XD

Technically those ARE fossils.

[synthetica]

Technically those ARE fossils.

Who are?

There is no fossils in gen 2. That is the only gen without them, so there is only one gen without fossils.

[TheEliteEmpoleon]

My favorite fossil pokeon is Omanyte. What can I say, I tend to pick the least loved pokemon a lot. Plus, it's a water type.

[Poliwhirl'sMittens]

I can't decide between Kabutops, Aerodactyl, and Bastiodon ;/

[Valkyria!]

Aerodactyl. Used it as my 4th gen lead and it still has a spot on my monoflying team.

[Ferrin]

Archeops, for their base attack is 140 that is why their ability does only harm instead of good. The rocky birds almost match zekroms strength

[Mitja]

Well Johto was merely an extension of Kanto, which already had 3 fossil lines.

[LightSuicune]

Sieldon is a fossile Pokemon?! It never really occurred to me. Anyway i'm not a fan of fossil Pokemon, but out of all of them, Lileep and Cradily would be my favorites.

[Flandre]

Technically those ARE fossils.

Are you making a bad joke or what? I'm confuzzed!

[pantherotter]

Aerodactyl is probably my favorite of the bunch, but I also really like Cranidos/Rampardos as well as Archen/Archeops, too!

[LightSuicune]

I'm a fan of Fossil Pokémon. As such, I tried to research on everything the main games say about them, and there're only very few things we know about them. I guess this mystery surrounding them and their rarity is what I like the most about them.

As for the theories, there's no evidence about any of them, but I always thought the second one was the most plausible one. At least it seems that way to me.

As for my favourite, it's really hard, since I like them all, but I voted for the Lileep/Cradily family. Kabutops and Archeops are definitely up there too. Overall, I'm happy that we've had a couple of new fossils every generation since Gen III, and I hope the trend continues in Gen VI.

BTW, my love for fossils extend to Relicanth, since they're described as a living fossils and they haven't changed it form in a hundred years, which is neat.

Well honestly there are no mysteries with fossil Pokemon. They are simply extinct Pokemon that fossilized and can be revived by scientists in the Pokemon games. How they are revived? There is no answer to it because these are games we are talking about, anything can happen without there having to be a reason.

[StanTheStaraptor]

I love that Lileep and Cradily are in the lead. They're so amazing, but have pretty poor movepools. I would like fossils to have like a "natural" form, where rock is replaced by a second elemental type.
E.g. Natural Lileep Water/Grass

It would be nice to have Almaldo as a Water/Bug, Surskit needs some company.

[Mitja]

Well honestly there are no mysteries with fossil Pokemon. They are simply extinct Pokemon that fossilized and can be revived by scientists in the Pokemon games.

You missed the part about them all being Rock-types.
Some think its the result of being fossilised, which I assume would mean the original pokemon were different than todays revived versions,
I however think its because of being Rock type that they were well enough preserved in the first place, which would mean they were exactly the same back then as they do now.