Fossil Pokémon in Platinum
Platinum keeps 13 fossil Pokémon, but your Trainer ID picks from the Sinnoh pair: an odd ID digs the Skull Fossil for Cranidos out of the Underground, an even one the Armor Fossil for Shieldon, with no Pokédex wait. Old Amber and the rest show up after the National Pokédex. Oreburgh Mining Museum handles revivals.
- Dig in the Underground 7
- Revive: Oreburgh Mining Museum, Lv. 20
All 13 fossil Pokémon in Platinum, across 7 fossil lines
Platinum’s grid matches Diamond & Pearl line for line, so no new fossil line arrives with the third Sinnoh version.
Gen 1 fossil lines (Kanto)
3- #0139
Omastar
Rock/Water typeHelix Fossil: Underground walls, after you get the National Pokédex (more common with an odd Trainer ID) - #0141
Kabutops
Rock/Water typeDome Fossil: Underground walls, after you get the National Pokédex (more common with an even Trainer ID) - #0142
Aerodactyl
Rock/Flying typeOld Amber: Underground walls, after you get the National Pokédex
Gen 3 fossil lines (Hoenn)
2
| Caught | Type | Details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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+ | |||||||||||
How to find and revive every fossil in Platinum
Eterna City’s Underground Man gives you the Explorer Kit, and the walls start paying out your Sinnoh fossil right away. Come back for a second round once the National Pokédex arrives.
ExplorerWhat each fossil revives into
- HP
- 67
- Attack
- 125
- Defense
- 40
- Sp. Atk
- 30
- Sp. Def
- 30
- Speed
- 58
Top stat Attack 125 Total 350 Weak to Water Grass Fighting Ground Steel
- HP
- 30
- Attack
- 42
- Defense
- 118
- Sp. Atk
- 42
- Sp. Def
- 88
- Speed
- 30
Top stat Defense 118 Total 350 Weak to Water Fighting Ground
- HP
- 35
- Attack
- 40
- Defense
- 100
- Sp. Atk
- 90
- Sp. Def
- 55
- Speed
- 35
Top stat Defense 100 Total 355 Weak to Electric Grass Fighting Ground
- HP
- 30
- Attack
- 80
- Defense
- 90
- Sp. Atk
- 55
- Sp. Def
- 45
- Speed
- 55
Top stat Defense 90 Total 355 Weak to Electric Grass Fighting Ground
- HP
- 66
- Attack
- 41
- Defense
- 77
- Sp. Atk
- 61
- Sp. Def
- 87
- Speed
- 23
Top stat Sp. Def 87 Total 355 Weak to Ice Fighting Bug Steel
- HP
- 45
- Attack
- 95
- Defense
- 50
- Sp. Atk
- 40
- Sp. Def
- 50
- Speed
- 75
Top stat Attack 95 Total 355 Weak to Water Rock Steel
- HP
- 80
- Attack
- 105
- Defense
- 65
- Sp. Atk
- 60
- Sp. Def
- 75
- Speed
- 130
Old AmberTop stat Speed 130 Total 515 Weak to Water Electric Ice Rock Steel
Skull Fossil
Armor Fossil
Helix Fossil
Dome Fossil
Root Fossil
Claw Fossil
Old AmberThe Underground: dig fossils out of the walls7
- Skull FossilOdd Trainer ID
- Armor FossilEven Trainer ID
- Helix FossilAfter the National Pokédex, more often with an odd Trainer ID
- Dome FossilAfter the National Pokédex, more often with an even Trainer ID
- Root FossilAfter the National Pokédex, more often with an even Trainer ID
- Claw FossilAfter the National Pokédex, more often with an odd Trainer ID
- Old AmberAfter the National Pokédex
You needExplorer Kit
- Get the Explorer Kit from the Underground Man in Eterna City.
- Use it to go below ground.
- Check your radar for glittering spots.
Where to revive them
- Oreburgh Mining MuseumRevived at Lv. 20
- Hand a fossil to the scientist behind the counter.
- Step outside once, then come back in to collect the Pokémon.
Fossil Pokémon by region in Platinum
Omanyte, Kabuto, Lileep and Anorith all need Lv. 40 to evolve, so the Kanto and Hoenn sets take longer to finish than Sinnoh’s pair at Lv. 30.