Fossil Pokémon

[cloudynamite]

i want to see legitimate anime battles done by Omastar, Kabutops, Aerodactyl & Cradily, just to see how badass fossil pokemon are xD

[Zorocario]

I've always liked Aerodactyl the best, plus it was a great lead in past metagames. Armaldo and Carracosta are a close second.

[Tonguetyd]

My favourite is Cranidos and Rampardos because they are pure Rock type(so they don't have 4x weaknesses),have good stats and movepool.

RAMPARDOS?RAMPARDOS HAS GOOD STATS?
What is wrong with these people?

[Crimson_Blazer]

RAMPARDOS?RAMPARDOS HAS GOOD STATS?
What is wrong with these people?

Rampardos has the highest attack of ALL non legends, is that not good?

[Tonguetyd]

Nope,because Rampardos has no Speed and no Defense.It can't do anything because it's so slow and frail.

[Mitja]

Nope,because Rampardos has no Speed and no Defense.It can't do anything because it's so slow and frail.

If that ruins Rampardos, then ~90% of the rest are useless too, and we might as well all just use uber legends.

[SimH8]

Overall it's Rampardos because I love it's design, it's one of the few based of a dinosaur and it was awesome in the anime. Carracosta is a second because I like it's design again and it was very reliable in my white run.

[PokeLegend]

Aerodactyl FTW.

Rampardos, Archeops, Carracosta, and all the others are cool too...

[InsaneDragoniteHD]

Nope,because Rampardos has no Speed and no Defense.It can't do anything because it's so slow and frail.

It could be used on a trick room team...

Rampardos is my favorite :3

[The_UnAmerican_Idol]

I really like Bastiodon, I loved its design and defense :3

[dirkac]

Cradily!
I just like Cradily's design, I also like it because it's a Grass type.

[LightSuicune]

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.

Right. So take Lileep for example. Before it became a fossil it was only grass type, but when scientists extracted it from the fossil it had to be part rock (because its body is most likely made up from rock since it came from a fossil) and kept its grass typing along with it.

[PopPrincess_Lyra]

I like Kabutops since a kid. I'm not sure why. But I like its slashing thingie XD nya~

[Toobworm]

When I was little, Lileep WAS my favorite Pokemon. So, it's my choice. ^^

[Dr. Ciel]

Booooooy, this a tough one.

If I had to choose just ONE, I would choose.......Archen, because it evolves into the kickass Pokemon known as Archeops, and I love it, despite the crappy ability.

[ParaChomp]

Always see myself using Bastiodon the most. Although it's usually death fodder due to its typing, an arm for an arm never hurts the odd time.

[blackterminator3]

Cranidos--Rampardos is who I like more.

[auteur]

Right. So take Lileep for example. Before it became a fossil it was only grass type, but when scientists extracted it from the fossil it had to be part rock (because its body is most likely made up from rock since it came from a fossil) and kept its grass typing along with it.

We don't know that, and even if I'm inclined to agree with that theory, the one that says that they became fossilized because they were rock type in the first place (and thus didn't decay) is just as possible. That's why I would like to get some further information in future games, though I doubt that Game Freak will bother.

[Mitja]

We don't know that, and even if I'm inclined to agree with that theory, the one that says that they became fossilized because they were rock type in the first place (and thus didn't decay) is just as possible. That's why I would like to get some further information in future games, though I doubt that Game Freak will bother.

Yeah.

I'm sure if it affected their DNA so much that they became Rock-type, they would also be visually different etc...but Cradily for example, to me at the same time doesn't pass as non-Rock pokemon with its current look, but also doesn't look like it was in any way changed from its original design.. I mean, none of them look "Rock-ified" to me, except for Aerodactyl perhaps, and even if that was the case, I would expect them all to be merely secondary Rock not their main specialization.

All I want as proof is something that confirms they were exactly the same creatures originally as they are now. The design simply goes hand in hand with the type.
I think there is some TCG art of fossil pokemon walking around at ancient times, but I doubt that counts.

[LightSuicune]

We don't know that, and even if I'm inclined to agree with that theory, the one that says that they became fossilized because they were rock type in the first place (and thus didn't decay) is just as possible. That's why I would like to get some further information in future games, though I doubt that Game Freak will bother.

Its just common sense. The Pokemon simply came from fossils and kept their rock typing.