Pokémon Fossil Checklist: All 62 Cards With Rarities, Known Errors and Holo Guide Values

Quick answer: Fossil was the third English Pokémon set, after Base Set and Jungle. It was released on October 10, 1999 with 62 cards (Bulbapedia; Pokémon TCG Data; both accessed 2026-10-07). The Japanese original, Mystery of the Fossils (June 21, 1997), had 48 cards. As with Jungle, the English set adds a non-holo version of each holo rare.

Group	Numbers	Count
Holo Rare Pokémon	1–15	15
Rare Pokémon (non-holo): the same 15 Pokémon as the holos	16–30	15
Uncommon Pokémon	31–45	15
Common Pokémon	46–57	12
Trainers (Mr. Fuji is Uncommon; the rest are Common)	58–62	5

Fossil has no Energy cards. The Trainers include Mysterious Fossil, the card that Kabuto, Omanyte and Aerodactyl evolve from.

Cross-check: we compared all 62 numbers, names, types and rarities between Bulbapedia’s set list and the open Pokémon TCG Data dataset (accessed 2026-10-07). 0 conflicts. Evolution stages come from the dataset.

Full checklist

✓	#	Card	Type	Stage	Rarity	Notes
☐	1	Aerodactyl	Fighting	Stage 1	Holo Rare
☐	2	Articuno	Water	Basic	Holo Rare
☐	3	Ditto	Colorless	Basic	Holo Rare
☐	4	Dragonite	Colorless	Stage 2	Holo Rare
☐	5	Gengar	Psychic	Stage 2	Holo Rare	Some holos have a yellow ink spot on the back (rare error)
☐	6	Haunter	Psychic	Stage 1	Holo Rare	“Blue Stain Haunter” Unlimited holo error
☐	7	Hitmonlee	Fighting	Basic	Holo Rare	“Stainmonlee” 1st Edition holo error
☐	8	Hypno	Psychic	Stage 1	Holo Rare
☐	9	Kabutops	Fighting	Stage 2	Holo Rare
☐	10	Lapras	Water	Basic	Holo Rare
☐	11	Magneton	Lightning	Stage 1	Holo Rare
☐	12	Moltres	Fire	Basic	Holo Rare
☐	13	Muk	Grass	Stage 1	Holo Rare
☐	14	Raichu	Lightning	Stage 1	Holo Rare
☐	15	Zapdos	Lightning	Basic	Holo Rare	Holo has a non-holo patch at top left of the art (common)
☐	16	Aerodactyl	Fighting	Stage 1	Rare
☐	17	Articuno	Water	Basic	Rare
☐	18	Ditto	Colorless	Basic	Rare
☐	19	Dragonite	Colorless	Stage 2	Rare
☐	20	Gengar	Psychic	Stage 2	Rare
☐	21	Haunter	Psychic	Stage 1	Rare
☐	22	Hitmonlee	Fighting	Basic	Rare
☐	23	Hypno	Psychic	Stage 1	Rare
☐	24	Kabutops	Fighting	Stage 2	Rare
☐	25	Lapras	Water	Basic	Rare
☐	26	Magneton	Lightning	Stage 1	Rare
☐	27	Moltres	Fire	Basic	Rare
☐	28	Muk	Grass	Stage 1	Rare
☐	29	Raichu	Lightning	Stage 1	Rare
☐	30	Zapdos	Lightning	Basic	Rare
☐	31	Arbok	Grass	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	32	Cloyster	Water	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	33	Gastly	Psychic	Basic	Uncommon
☐	34	Golbat	Grass	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	35	Golduck	Water	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	36	Golem	Fighting	Stage 2	Uncommon
☐	37	Graveler	Fighting	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	38	Kingler	Water	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	39	Magmar	Fire	Basic	Uncommon
☐	40	Omastar	Water	Stage 2	Uncommon
☐	41	Sandslash	Fighting	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	42	Seadra	Water	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	43	Slowbro	Psychic	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	44	Tentacruel	Water	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	45	Weezing	Grass	Stage 1	Uncommon
☐	46	Ekans	Grass	Basic	Common
☐	47	Geodude	Fighting	Basic	Common
☐	48	Grimer	Grass	Basic	Common
☐	49	Horsea	Water	Basic	Common
☐	50	Kabuto	Fighting	Stage 1	Common
☐	51	Krabby	Water	Basic	Common	“Fossil Slash Krabby”: incomplete set symbol on some Unlimited copies
☐	52	Omanyte	Water	Stage 1	Common
☐	53	Psyduck	Water	Basic	Common
☐	54	Shellder	Water	Basic	Common
☐	55	Slowpoke	Psychic	Basic	Common	Illustrator credited as “Miki Takano”; fixed on 1999-2000 copies
☐	56	Tentacool	Water	Basic	Common
☐	57	Zubat	Grass	Basic	Common
☐	58	Mr. Fuji	Trainer	—	Uncommon	Trainer card
☐	59	Energy Search	Trainer	—	Common	Trainer card
☐	60	Gambler	Trainer	—	Common	Trainer card
☐	61	Recycle	Trainer	—	Common	Trainer card
☐	62	Mysterious Fossil	Trainer	—	Common	Trainer card

Print runs and holo pattern

Fossil was printed in a 1st Edition run, with the black “Edition 1” stamp, and then an Unlimited run with no stamp (Bulbapedia 1st Edition, accessed 2026-10-07). Bulbapedia says Fossil was the last set to use the “Starlight” holofoil pattern before Base Set 2 switched to the “cosmos” pattern, although cosmos-pattern Fossil holos have been reported. It also notes that the Australian Unlimited print used red “Pokémon” lettering on its packaging to deter counterfeits (Bulbapedia Fossil, accessed 2026-10-07).

The theme decks built around Fossil were BodyGuard and LockDown (Bulbapedia).

Known errors worth checking

All from Bulbapedia’s error card list, accessed 2026-10-07. Most are small, and some are on every copy, so they don’t add value.

• Haunter #6, “Blue Stain Haunter”: a large number of Unlimited holos have a blue ink stain near Haunter’s hand, from heavy to faint. Bulbapedia calls it one of the best-known Wizards-era ink stains.
• Hitmonlee #7, “Stainmonlee”: some 1st Edition holos have gold border-ink stains down the left side.
• Zapdos #15: every 1st Edition holo, and part of the Unlimited run, has a non-holo patch at the top left of the art where an evolution box would go. Bulbapedia says neither version is rare.
• Krabby #51, “Fossil Slash Krabby”: some Unlimited copies have an incomplete set symbol.
• Slowpoke #55: the illustrator Miki Tanaka is credited as “Miki Takano” on 1st Edition and Unlimited copies. Bulbapedia says it was fixed on the later print with a 1999-2000 copyright line.
• Gengar #5: a few holos have a yellow ink spot on the back, at the top of the “MO” in POKÉMON.

Unlike Jungle, Fossil has no set-wide “no symbol” holo run. See the Jungle no-symbol error for that one.

Holo guide values (PriceCharting, Oct 7, 2026)

PriceCharting’s Unlimited holo guide values on Oct 7, 2026 ranged from about $7 to $100 ungraded and about $530 to $12,800 in PSA 10. Gengar was highest ungraded, and Dragonite was highest in PSA 10 (PriceCharting Fossil, accessed 2026-10-07).

Card	Ungraded	“Grade 9” (blended)	PSA 10
Gengar #5	$100.00	$905.68	$3,202.95
Dragonite #4	$99.00	$688.00	$12,800.00
Moltres #12	$38.05	$157.64	$1,327.15
Lapras #10	$13.81	$175.51	$4,250.00
Muk #13	$6.81	$53.00	$532.09

These are PriceCharting’s guide values, calculated from recent sales, not individual sales. “Grade 9” blends graders. A PSA 10 figure can rest on very few sales. 1st Edition values aren’t included; PriceCharting’s 1st Edition Fossil page didn’t load for us on 2026-10-07.

FAQ

How many cards are in Pokémon Fossil? 62: 15 holo rares, 15 non-holo rares, 15 uncommons, 12 commons and 5 Trainers.

Is there a Fossil secret rare? No. Every card is numbered out of 62.

Is a Fossil card with a 1999-2000 copyright line a fake? Not necessarily. Bulbapedia lists three genuine sources of 1999-2000 copies. Non-holos from Australian red-logo Unlimited packs carry that line. Zapdos #15 (in a cosmos holo), Raichu #29, Golduck #35 and Psyduck #53 came that way in the Thunderstorm Gift Box. And the later print that fixed the Slowpoke credit has it too (Bulbapedia Fossil, accessed 2026-10-07). Compare the rest of the card with a known genuine copy before deciding.

Should I grade my Fossil holo? Only clean holos usually justify the fee. Compare the fee with the gap between ungraded and graded values, then see should I grade my card?

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