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Old Amber

ひみつのコハク

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The Old Amber (Japanese: ひみつのコハク Secret Amber) is a Fossil introduced in Generation I that can be regenerated into Aerodactyl.

The Old Amber is different from the other Fossils, being a type of fossilized substance rather than a Fossil named by its appearance; however, the Aerodactyl skeleton in Pewter City Museum implies that it does have its own fossilized remains.

In the core series games

Price

Effect

Passive effect

If brought to the one of the following locations, Old Amber can be regenerated into an Aerodactyl.

Generation I and III

In the Generation I and III games, Old Amber is a Key Item.

Generation IV onward

From Generation IV onward, Old Amber is no longer a Key Item, and is a normal item. Therefore, multiples of them can be obtained, they can be held, and sent to other players via trading.

Description

Acquisition

Appearance

In the anime

In Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!, Gary revived an Old Amber into an Aerodactyl.

In JN038, Goh found an Old Amber at a digging site at the Pewter Museum of Science and had it revived into an Aerodactyl, which he then caught.



In the manga

Old Amber in How I Became a Pokémon Card

Old Amber in Pokémon Adventures

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

The Old Amber appeared in Fossil + Pokémon = Aerodactyl!?, where it was eventually revived into an Aerodactyl in a laboratory.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Make Way for Magmar!, Red received an Old Amber from Giovanni in Pewter City. Later, in Holy Moltres, while following Blaine's instructions, he revived the Old Amber into an Aerodactyl at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island, making him one of his main team members.



In the TCG

Old Amber was introduced into the TCG in Majestic Dawn. In its abscence, Aerodactyl must be evolved from either Mysterious Fossil or Unidentified Fossil.

Trivia

Amber is fossilized tree resin commonly found with insects trapped inside of it. The Old Amber is based on the theory of extracting DNA from the blood still preserved inside the insect to bring back past lifeforms. In real life, however, amber cannot preserve DNA.

The Old Amber is the only Pokémon Fossil that does not have an alternative choice to form a pair.

The Old Amber is the only Pokémon Fossil that has appeared in Pokémon Adventures.

The mosquito seen in the Generation I artwork is a rare case of a real life animal in the Pokémon world.

While the Old Amber is the only Fossil absent from Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Aerodactyl can still be obtained when received as a gift at Seafolk Village.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 秘密琥珀 Beimaht Fúpaak Mandarin 秘密琥珀 Mìmì Hǔpò

神秘的琥珀 Shénmì-de Hǔpò * French Vieil Ambre German Altbernstein Italian Ambra Antica Korean 비밀의호박 Bimirui Hobak Brazilian Portuguese Âmbar Velho (TCG, manga)

Âmbar Antigo (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Russian Старый Янтарный Staryy Yantarnyy Spanish Ámbar Viejo Vietnamese Hổ phách bí mật

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