Rarity breakdown
Rarest at the top.
Rare Holo16
Uncommon16
Common16
16 of the 48 cards are holo or rarer.
Mystery of the Fossils Japanese set card list
All 48 cards in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils set, rarest first, from the 16 Rare Holos down to the 16 Commons.
Mystery of the Fossils in numbers
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Most seen in this set
43 different Pokémon appear. These show up the most.
Pokémon by type
43 Pokémon cards across 7 types.
Water14
Fighting8
Grass7
Psychic7
Lightning3
Fire2
Colorless2
Which generation they come from
Different Pokémon in the set, by the generation they first appeared in.
431
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Gen 1 has the most: 43
Who drew them
5 illustrators worked on these cards.
Kagemaru Himeno16
Ken Sugimori13
Mitsuhiro Arita12
Keiji Kinebuchi6
Miki Tanaka1
What kind of cards
Pokémon 43Trainer 5
Against the rest of Original series
Cards per set, Mystery of the Fossils highlighted.
Expansion Pack102
Challenge from the Darkness98
Leaders' Stadium96
Rocket Gang65
Jungle48
Mystery of the Fossils48
Every card, rarest first
Rare Holo
16
16 cards, in the main set: 16 Pokémon cards.
Uncommon
16
16 cards, in the main set: 15 Pokémon cards and 1 Trainer or Energy card.
Common
16
16 cards, in the main set: 12 Pokémon cards and 4 Trainer or Energy cards.
| No. | Card | Rarity | Type | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.089 | Muk | Rare Holo | Grass | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.146 | Moltres | Rare Holo | Fire | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.131 | Lapras | Rare Holo | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| No.144 | Articuno | Rare Holo | Water | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.026 | Raichu | Rare Holo | Lightning | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.082 | Magneton | Rare Holo | Lightning | Ken Sugimori |
| No.145 | Zapdos | Rare Holo | Lightning | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.093 | Haunter | Rare Holo | Psychic | Ken Sugimori |
| No.094 | Gengar | Rare Holo | Psychic | Keiji Kinebuchi |
| No.097 | Hypno | Rare Holo | Psychic | Ken Sugimori |
| No.151 | Mew | Rare Holo | Psychic | Ken Sugimori |
| No.106 | Hitmonlee | Rare Holo | Fighting | Ken Sugimori |
| No.140 | Kabutops | Rare Holo | Fighting | Ken Sugimori |
| No.142 | Aerodactyl | Rare Holo | Fighting | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.132 | Ditto | Rare Holo | Colorless | Keiji Kinebuchi |
| No.149 | Dragonite | Rare Holo | Colorless | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.024 | Arbok | Uncommon | Grass | Ken Sugimori |
| No.042 | Golbat | Uncommon | Grass | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.110 | Weezing | Uncommon | Grass | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.126 | Magmar | Uncommon | Fire | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.055 | Golduck | Uncommon | Water | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.073 | Tentacruel | Uncommon | Water | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.091 | Cloyster | Uncommon | Water | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.099 | Kingler | Uncommon | Water | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.117 | Seadra | Uncommon | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| No.139 | Omastar | Uncommon | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| No.080 | Slowbro | Uncommon | Psychic | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.092 | Gastly | Uncommon | Psychic | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.028 | Sandslash | Uncommon | Fighting | Ken Sugimori |
| No.075 | Graveler | Uncommon | Fighting | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.076 | Golem | Uncommon | Fighting | Kagemaru Himeno |
| Mr. Fuji | Uncommon | Trainer | Ken Sugimori | |
| No.023 | Ekans | Common | Grass | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.041 | Zubat | Common | Grass | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.088 | Grimer | Common | Grass | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.054 | Psyduck | Common | Water | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.072 | Tentacool | Common | Water | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.090 | Shellder | Common | Water | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.098 | Krabby | Common | Water | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.116 | Horsea | Common | Water | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| No.138 | Omanyte | Common | Water | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.079 | Slowpoke | Common | Psychic | Miki Tanaka |
| No.074 | Geodude | Common | Fighting | Kagemaru Himeno |
| No.140 | Kabuto | Common | Fighting | Ken Sugimori |
| Energy Search | Common | Trainer | Keiji Kinebuchi | |
| Gambler | Common | Trainer | Keiji Kinebuchi | |
| Mysterious Fossil | Common | Trainer | Keiji Kinebuchi | |
| Recycle | Common | Trainer | Keiji Kinebuchi |
Questions about the Mystery of the Fossils card list
How many cards are in the Mystery of the Fossils set list?
48 cards in all, numbered 1 to 48. That's 43 Pokémon and 5 Trainers in the full Japanese card list.
What are the best hits in Mystery of the Fossils?
The ones everyone hopes for are the 16 Rare Holos, and the star of the show is Mew (No.151).
When did Mystery of the Fossils come out?
Mystery of the Fossils was released in Japan on 21 June 1997, in the Original era. It came out between Jungle and Rocket Gang.
Which Pokémon are in Mystery of the Fossils?
A whopping 43 different Pokémon! Water is the busiest type in the set, with 14 cards.
About this card list
Mystery of the Fossils is a Japanese Original series set released on 21 June 1997. Its card list has 48 cards: 43 Pokémon, 5 Trainers and 0 Energy cards.
Japanese rarities are shown with the letters printed on the cards (SAR, AR, SR and so on). They are not the same as the English rarities: a Japanese Ultra Rare (UR) is the gold card.
The list above starts with the rarest cards and works down to the most common. Switch to the List tab to see every card as one table with its number, rarity, type and illustrator.
