We are thrilled to announce the official acquisition of a new category of item for the museum’s collection: a Fossil Trainer card. This specimen, the Root Fossil Lileep from the Black & White era, represents the very essence of palaeontology—a tangible link to the life of the ancient past.
Card Details & Effect
- Card Name: Root Fossil Lileep (ねっこの化石 リリーラ)
- Card Type: Trainer – Item (Fossil)
- Set: Megalo Cannon (BW9)
- Year: 2013
- Card Number: 065-076
- Rarity/Edition: Uncommon
- Artist: 5ban Graphics
- Effect:
- Japanese: 自分の山札を下から7枚見る。その中から「リリーラ」を1枚選び、ベンチに出してよい。残りのカードは山札にもどし、山札を切る。
- Romaji: Jibun no yamafuda o shita kara 7-mai miru. Sono naka kara ‘Ririira’ o 1-mai erabi, benchi ni dashite yoi. Nokori no kādo wa yamafuda ni modoshi, yamafuda o kiru.
- English: Look at the bottom 7 cards of your deck. You may reveal a Lileep you find there and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
Curator’s Notes
This card is a “Fossil Trainer,” a special mechanic where the fossil itself is played as a placeholder on the field before it can be evolved into the living Pokémon. This gameplay element is a wonderful simulation of the scientific process of fossil revival.
As the Head Curator astutely pointed out, the design of this fossil is based on the real-world prehistoric marine animals known as Crinoids. Often called “sea lilies” due to their plant-like appearance, crinoids were actually animals that attached themselves to the sea floor. Their fossilised stem segments are a common and important find for palaeontologists, often making up large parts of certain limestone deposits.
Therefore, this card is a top-tier Geological Artefact. It is a direct and scientifically accurate link to the study of palaeontology and the fascinating creatures of Earth’s ancient oceans.
