13 fossil PokémonGen 8 · SinnohUpdated NOV 12, 2026

Fossil Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl’s 13 fossil Pokémon all come out of the Grand Underground. Cranidos’s Skull Fossil turns up only in Brilliant Diamond and Shieldon’s Armor Fossil only in Shining Pearl, and each can be dug before the National Pokédex. The Oreburgh Mining Museum revives every one at Lv. 1.

Dig in the Grand Underground 7
Revive: Oreburgh Mining Museum, Lv. 1

The list

All 13 fossil Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, across 7 fossil lines

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl keep the original Sinnoh lineup, with no fossil line from Unova or later, and the Kanto and Hoenn lines held back for the post-game.

Gen 1 fossil lines (Kanto)

Gen 3 fossil lines (Hoenn)

Gen 4 fossil lines (Sinnoh)

All 13 fossil Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, with types and base stats
Caught			Type
	#0138	Omanyte	Rock/Water type	35	40	100	90	55	35	355
	#0139	OmastarFossil Helix Fossil	Rock/Water type	70	60	125	115	70	55	495
	#0140	Kabuto	Rock/Water type	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
	#0141	KabutopsFossil Dome Fossil	Rock/Water type	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
	#0142	AerodactylFossil Old Amber	Rock/Flying type	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
	#0345	Lileep	Rock/Grass type	66	41	77	61	87	23	355
	#0346	CradilyFossil Root Fossil	Rock/Grass type	86	81	97	81	107	43	495
	#0347	Anorith	Rock/Bug type	45	95	50	40	50	75	355
	#0348	ArmaldoFossil Claw Fossil	Rock/Bug type	75	125	100	70	80	45	495
	#0408	Cranidos	Rock type	67	125	40	30	30	58	350
	#0409	RampardosFossil Skull Fossil	Rock type	97	165	60	65	50	58	495
	#0410	Shieldon	Rock/Steel type	30	42	118	42	88	30	350
	#0411	BastiodonFossil Armor Fossil	Rock/Steel type	60	52	168	47	138	30	495
		Average · 7		75	100	103	72	84	63	498
Base statunder 6060 to 8990 to 119120+

Where to find them

How to find and revive every fossil in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Lv. 1 revivals mean everything here starts from scratch, so dig up your version’s Sinnoh fossil as soon as you can and give it time to grow while the rest wait for the National Pokédex.

What each fossil revives into

CranidosRock type
HP
67
Attack
125
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
30
Speed
58
Skull FossilCranidosRampardos
Top stat Attack 125 Total 350 Weak to Water Grass Fighting Ground Steel
ShieldonRock/Steel type
HP
30
Attack
42
Defense
118
Sp. Atk
42
Sp. Def
88
Speed
30
Armor FossilShieldonBastiodon
Top stat Defense 118 Total 350 Weak to Water Fighting Ground
OmanyteRock/Water type
HP
35
Attack
40
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
90
Sp. Def
55
Speed
35
Helix FossilOmanyteOmastar
Top stat Defense 100 Total 355 Weak to Electric Grass Fighting Ground
KabutoRock/Water type
HP
30
Attack
80
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
45
Speed
55
Dome FossilKabutoKabutops
Top stat Defense 90 Total 355 Weak to Electric Grass Fighting Ground
LileepRock/Grass type
HP
66
Attack
41
Defense
77
Sp. Atk
61
Sp. Def
87
Speed
23
Root FossilLileepCradily
Top stat Sp. Def 87 Total 355 Weak to Ice Fighting Bug Steel
AnorithRock/Bug type
HP
45
Attack
95
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
50
Speed
75
Claw FossilAnorithArmaldo
Top stat Attack 95 Total 355 Weak to Water Rock Steel
AerodactylRock/Flying type
HP
80
Attack
105
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
75
Speed
130
Old Amber
Top stat Speed 130 Total 515 Weak to Water Electric Ice Rock Steel

Grand Underground: dig in the walls7Grand Underground digging guide

Skull FossilOnly in Brilliant Diamond
Armor FossilOnly in Shining Pearl
Helix FossilAfter the National Pokédex, more often in Brilliant Diamond
Dome FossilAfter the National Pokédex, more often in Shining Pearl
Root FossilAfter the National Pokédex, more often in Shining Pearl
Claw FossilAfter the National Pokédex, more often in Brilliant Diamond
Old AmberAfter the National Pokédex

You needExplorer Kit

Get the Explorer Kit from the Underground Man at the house next to the Eterna City Pokémon Center.
Use it to go below ground.
Look for the sparkling yellow spots on your map.

How manyA chance at a fossil each time

Eterna City’s Underground Man in Pokémon BDSP — The bald Underground Man stands just right of your trainer, in front of the yellow-roofed house with the blue door

Grand Underground map from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl — The big purple crystal room sits in the middle of the Grand Underground’s tunnel maze

The wall dig screen in Pokémon BDSP — The brown fossil peeks out near the top middle of the wall, just left of the red hammer, while gray rocks cover the lower half

Where to revive them

Oreburgh Mining MuseumRevived at Lv. 1

Hand a fossil to the scientist at the front desk.
Step outside, then come back in and talk to him again to get the Pokémon.

TipHe works on one fossil at a time

The scientist offers to revive a fossil at the Oreburgh Mining Museum in Pokémon BDSP — The purple-haired scientist in glasses waits behind the green counter, facing your trainer

Version exclusives

Brilliant Diamond is the version for Rampardos, Shining Pearl the one for Bastiodon, and the older lines show up in both.

Only in Brilliant Diamond 1

Only in Shining Pearl 1

By region

Fossil Pokémon by region in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

The Sinnoh set is the only one split by version, so it is also the only set one cartridge can’t finish without a trade.

0 of 3 complete

Kanto
0/3 caught
Hoenn
- Cradily
- Armaldo
0/2 caught
Sinnoh
- Rampardos
- Bastiodon
0/2 caught

Keep exploring

More Pokémon lists for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Fossil Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl