Restored Pokémon (TCG)

An example of a Restored Pokémon

Restored Pokémon (Japanese: 復元ポケモン Restored Pokémon) are a variant of Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. They were first introduced in the Noble Victories expansion (the Red Collection expansion in Japan) and feature Fossil Pokémon. In order to play a Restored Pokémon, the player should play the respective Fossil card (a Trainer card), with the effect of searching the bottom seven cards of their Deck for the corresponding Pokémon, and then place it onto their Bench. The mechanic was meant to replace the use of Item cards that were put into play to evolve into Fossil Pokémon such as Mysterious Fossil, but this was reverted in the Sun & Moon Series.

Some Restored Pokémon feature the Prehistoric Call Ability, which moves them from the discard pile to the bottom of the player’s deck and allow for an easier setup.

List of Restored Pokémon cards

Restored Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Tirtouga		Noble Victories		25/101	Red Collection		016/066
Archen		Noble Victories		66/101	Red Collection		039/066
Aerodactyl		Dark Explorers		53/108	Dark Rush		039/069
Lileep		Plasma Blast		3/101	Megalo Cannon		003/076
Tirtouga		Plasma Blast		27/101	Megalo Cannon		021/076
Archen		Plasma Blast		53/101	Megalo Cannon		044/076
Amaura		Furious Fists		25/111	Rising Fist		025/096
Tyrunt		Furious Fists		61/111	Rising Fist		058/096
Omanyte		Fates Collide		17/124	Awakening Psychic King		015/078
Kabuto		Fates Collide		38/124	Awakening Psychic King		033/078
Aerodactyl		Fates Collide		76/124	Awakening Psychic King		056/078
Anorith		Steam Siege		56/114	Cruel Traitor		026/054
Shieldon		Steam Siege		69/114	Fever-Burst Fighter		034/054
Trainer cards used to play Restored cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Cover Fossil	I	Noble Victories		90/101	Red Collection		063/066
		Plasma Blast		79/101	Megalo Cannon		067/076
Plume Fossil	I	Noble Victories		93/101	Red Collection		062/066
		Plasma Blast		82/101	Megalo Cannon		066/076
Old Amber Aerodactyl	I	Dark Explorers		97/108	Dark Rush		066/069
		Fates Collide		106/124	Awakening Psychic King		071/078
Root Fossil Lileep	I	Plasma Blast		87/101	Megalo Cannon		065/076
Jaw Fossil	I	Furious Fists		94/111	Rising Fist		085/096
Sail Fossil	I	Furious Fists		98/111	Rising Fist		086/096
Dome Fossil Kabuto	I	Fates Collide		96/124	Awakening Psychic King		070/078
Helix Fossil Omanyte	I	Fates Collide		102/124	Awakening Psychic King		069/078
Armor Fossil Shieldon	I	Steam Siege		98/114	Fever-Burst Fighter		049/054
Claw Fossil Anorith	I	Steam Siege		100/114	Cruel Traitor		049/054

Trivia

• Cranidos is the only Fossil Pokémon introduced to the Pokémon series before the implementation of Restored Pokémon cards to have not received a Restored Pokémon stage card.
  • As an extension of this, Rampardos is the only Fossil Pokémon evolution introduced to the Pokémon series before Restored cards to never be printed as a Stage 1 Pokémon.
  • Despite being the counterpart to Cranidos in Generation IV, Shieldon was printed with a Restored Pokémon stage in Steam Siege. However, it was 'partnered' with Anorith, with Anorith's counterpart Lileep being 'partnered' with both Archen and Tirtouga in Plasma Blast.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.