all fossil pokemon cards - Antique Dome 152/165 - Pokemon 151 - Reverse Foil Listed cards may have imperfections Aerodactyl 1st Edition (16) 1999

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Looking back, Im surprised that these were both rares, given how often you see blink effects at common and uncommon these days, but I also really appreciate that the blink mechanic has evolved to the point where we dont have to return creatures to our hands anymore

It's a bit clunky, but a very flavorful reference to Palafin's Zero to Hero ability in the video game

She also has a somewhat wordy ability attached to her that lets you draw a card if a creature an opponent controls dies with a toughness of zero or less

Its unfortunate that this art isnt used on regular blue drakes, because I cant imagine it'll ever see play

This is where the card stops being generic and starts being yours