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Buried Fossil
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Common: the easiest cards to find in packs.
What it's worth
Near Mint market price- NormalNo shine anywhere on the card.$20.58▼ $0.04 this month🛒 Buy: about $20.58 · from $19.69 ↗💵 Sell: about $12.88
- Reverse holoShine on the background, not the picture.$48.69Same as last month🛒 Buy: about $48.69💵 Sell: about $31.15
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From TCGplayer. Updated Nov 14, 2026. Buying one costs about the market price. Selling one gets you less: shops pay about two thirds, and selling online has fees and postage. Every price and where it came from is below.
Market prices
TCGplayer US dollars
Updated Nov 14, 2026| Kind | Market | Low | Mid | High | Direct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $20.58 | $19.69 | $24.20 | $194.58 | — |
| Reverse holo | $48.69 | $75.00 | $111.50 | $5,476.36 | — |
"Market" is what it recently sold for. Low, mid, and high are current listings.
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Updated Nov 14, 2026| Measure | Normal | Holo / reverse |
|---|---|---|
| Trend | €6.06≈ $6.70 | €22.79 |
| Average sale | €5.58 | €28.96 |
| Lowest listing | €2.00 | €4.99 |
| 1-day average | €4.49 | €9.00 |
| 7-day average | €6.19 | €26.11 |
| 30-day average | €8.60 | €15.48 |
Values are estimates based on recent market data, not offers to buy or sell.
Price over time
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About this card
C ColorlessHP 30Basic
Once during your turn (before your attack), if you have a basic Energy card in your hand, you may search your deck for an Omanyte or Kabuto card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Then put a basic Energy card from your hand into your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward.
- Weakness
- —
- Resistance
- —
- Retreat
- C
Special printings
This card was also printed in these versions. Look for the stamp or foil pattern on yours.
- Normal$20.58€6.06TCGplayer ↗Cardmarket ↗
- Reverse holo$20.58€22.79TCGplayer ↗Cardmarket ↗
- Number
- 47 / 144 (set has 182 with secrets)
- Released
- May 12, 2003
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Ujiie
- Category
- Pokémon
- Pokédex number
- #0138 · every Omanyte card#0140 · every Kabuto card#0142 · every Aerodactyl card
- Tournament play
- Not tournament legal