Cover Fossil

From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Jump to navigationJump to search
Cover Fossil
ふたのカセキ
Cover Fossil
Bag Cover Fossil Sprite.png
Cover Fossil
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation V
Pocket
Generation V Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VI Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Fling
Power 100

The Cover Fossil (Japanese: ふたのカセキ Cover Fossil) is a Fossil introduced in Generation V that can be regenerated into Tirtouga. It is the counterpart of the Plume Fossil.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
BWB2W2
XYORAS
N/A $500
MUM N/A $3,500
SUS $7,000 $3,500

Effect

Passive effect

If brought to the one of the following locations, the Cover Fossil can be regenerated into a Tirtouga.

Games Location
BWB2W2 Nacrene Museum
XY Ambrette Town Fossil Lab
ORAS Devon Corporation in Rustboro City
SMUSUM Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2 A fossil of an ancient Pokémon that lived in the sea in ancient times. It appears to be part of its back.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
A fossil from a prehistoric Pokémon that once lived in the sea. It appears as though it could be part of its back.
SV A fossil from a prehistoric Pokémon that once lived in the sea. It appears as though it could be part of a creature's back.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
BW Relic Castle (choice between this and the Plume Fossil)
B2W2 Nacrene City (choice between this and the Plume Fossil) Join Avenue (Antique Shops)
Funfest Mission (found in glowing spots in "Forgotten Lost Items!" and for sale in "What is the Best Price?")B2
XY Rock Smash (Glittering Cave, after entering the Hall of Fame)
ORAS Rock Smash (Mirage spots)AS
SMUSUM Konikoni City (Olivia's jewelry shop)SUS Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun: Rare-Treasure Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting)USUM

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

A Cover Fossil appeared in A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1. It was found by Ferris and later stolen by Team Rocket, who—by using the stolen data from Professor Juniper and Fennel's fossil resurrection machine and the stones stolen from the Chargestone Cave—managed to revive it into a Tirtouga. It evolved into a Carracosta in the next episode and was eventually returned back to its own time through a time gate at Twist Mountain.

In the TCG

Cover Fossil in the TCG
Main article: Cover Fossil (Noble Victories 90)

The Cover Fossil was introduced as an Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in the Noble Victories expansion, first released in the Japanese Red Collection. It allows players to look at the bottom seven cards of their deck, reveal a Tirtouga they find there, and put it onto their Bench. The other six cards are then shuffled back into the deck.cards are then shuffled back into the deck.

Main article: Antique Cover Fossil (Stellar Crown 129)

The Scarlet & Violet Series saw the release of Antique Cover Fossil in the Stellar Crown expansion, first released in the Japanese Stellar Miracle expansion. This card is unlike the previous Cover Fossil card and more in line with other Item cards depicting Fossils, allowing the player to play it onto the Bench as if it were a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon. It has an Ability that prevents all effects of attacks used by the opponent's Pokémon done to it.

Unidentified Fossil cards are Fossil Trainer cards which become Basic Pokémon. While they do not feature a Cover Fossil, they can still be used to evolve into certain Tirtouga.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 背蓋化石 Buigoi Fasehk
Mandarin 背蓋化石 / 背盖化石 Bèigài Huàshí
Finland Flag.png Finnish Kuorifossiili
France Flag.png French Foss. Plaque*
Fossile Plaque*
Germany Flag.png German Schildfossil
Italy Flag.png Italian Fossiltappo
South Korea Flag.png Korean 덮개화석 Deopgae Hwaseok
Poland Flag.png Polish Skamielina Skorupy
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Fóssil Casca
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Fóssil Capa
Russia Flag.png Russian Ископаемый Панцирь Iskopayemyy Pantsir'
Spain Flag.png Spanish Fósil Tapa


Project ItemDex logo.png This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.