Antique Skull Fossil
A defensive Trainer card that acts like a fragile Pokémon to punish attackers.
What this card does
The card plays as a Basic Grass type with 60 HP.
If an opponent attacks your active Antique Skull Fossil, they take 3 damage counters in return.
You can discard the card at any time during your turn.
Antique Skull Fossil
Play this card as if it were a 60-HP Basic {C} Pokémon. This card can't be affected by any Special Conditions and can't retreat. At any time during your turn, you may discard this card from play.
The Spiny Skull ability forces the attacking Pokémon to take 3 damage whenever it hits this card. This matters because it discourages opponents from targeting your main attackers or protects your bench by making attacks costly for them.
Abilities
If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), place 3 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits decks that need to protect their active spot from heavy hitters. It works well in control strategies where you want to slow down the opponent's damage output.
- •Punishes attackers
- •Protects your bench
- •Irreversible damage
- •Cannot retreat
- •Fragile 60 HP
- •One time use per copy
Place it in the active spot early to force the opponent to think twice before attacking, then discard it when you need to switch out.
Fossil cards often resemble ancient artifacts and can be played as Pokémon even though they are Trainer cards.
Remember that this card cannot retreat, so once it is in the active spot, it stays there until it is knocked out or discarded.
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