Old Amber


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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.

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.

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

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

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Acquisition

 * Pewter Museum of Science
 * Pewter Museum of Science
 * The Underground (after obtaining the National Pokédex)
 * (Ruins of Alph)
 * Twist Mountain (after obtaining the National Pokédex)
 * Twist Mountain Join Avenue s
 * (Glittering Cave)
 * (Mirage spots)
 * Pewter Museum of Science
 * Cerulean Cave
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 * (Ruins of Alph)
 * Twist Mountain (after obtaining the National Pokédex)
 * Twist Mountain Join Avenue s
 * (Glittering Cave)
 * (Mirage spots)
 * Pewter Museum of Science
 * Cerulean Cave
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 * Twist Mountain Join Avenue s
 * (Glittering Cave)
 * (Mirage spots)
 * Pewter Museum of Science
 * Cerulean Cave
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 * (Mirage spots)
 * Pewter Museum of Science
 * Cerulean Cave
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 * Pewter Museum of Science
 * Cerulean Cave
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In the anime
In Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!, revived an Old Amber into an.

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga
The Old Amber appeared in Fossil + Pokémon = Aerodactyl!?, where it was eventually revived in an Aerodactyl after Team Rocket broke into the lab.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Make Way for Magmar!, received an Old Amber from  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 it one of his main team members.

In the TCG
Old Amber was introduced into the in TCG Majestic Dawn. Prior to its introduction, must be evolved from the TCG Mysterious Fossil card.

Trivia

 * 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.
 * It is the only Pokémon Fossil that does not have an alternative choice to form a pair.
 * It is the only Pokémon Fossil that has appeared in Pokémon Adventures.
 * The mosquito seen in the first generation 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, can still be obtained when received as a gift at Seafolk Village.

In other languages
Altbernstein Ámbar viejo Vieil Ambre Ambra antica ひみつのコハク 秘密琥珀（道具）