Thanarex is the last fragment of a species that vanished long before recorded history. Scientists attempting to revive its fossil awakened not life, but a memory — a being caught between existence and extinction.
Its incomplete body fuses petrified flesh, fossil bone, and collected stones, which it instinctively embeds to “repair” itself. Though massive and imposing, it moves deliberately, its motions guided by ancient instinct rather than aggression.
Expanded Lore
Thanarex is regarded as the embodiment of extinction — the fossil that remembers. It roams barren fossil plains and petrified wastelands, where the ground itself seems frozen in time. When it moves, faint tremors echo through the stone, as if the world resists its presence.
In its wake, fossils sometimes stir and crumble, ancient Pokémon shapes flicker in the dust, and the air hums with static — a phenomenon known as Echo Fossilization, where the land briefly recalls its ancient inhabitants.
It displays no true aggression; it moves as if driven by instinct, not hunger or anger. Its constant stone-gathering is believed to be a primitive behavior tied to its incomplete revival. Observers report moments where Thanarex pauses beside fossilized remains, resting its skeletal claws on them, as if recognizing what it once was.
Folk Stories & Legends
Roar of Memory: Its roar echoes lost forests and creatures, reminding people of forgotten eras.
Stone Collector: Disturbs fossils and restores fragments with rocks, reinforcing its mystique.
Guardian of Finality: Appears silently during dust storms, disappearing hours later.
Echo of Kin: Protective of Fossil Pokémon; local myth says it recognizes ancient brethren.
Type: Rock / Ghost
Classification: “Extinction Pokémon”
Height:
At shoulders: 1.8 m
At head: 2.8 m
Weight: 220 kg
Abilities
Sturdy – Prevents being knocked out from full HP.
Fossilize – Raises Defense when hit by physical attacks.
Hidden Ability: Reconstruction – Restores HP at the end of the turn; doubles if hit by Rock-type moves.
Signature Move
Cataclysm Fang
Type: Rock | Category: Physical
Power: 100 | Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Lowers the target’s highest stat by one stage. If the target is a Fossil Pokémon, raises that Pokémon’s highest stat instead. Power increases 50% in Sandstorm.
Description: Thanarex sinks its mineralized fangs into the foe with the force of a collapsing era, weakening the living but awakening ancient kin.
Base Stats (BST: 640)
HP 115
Attack 145
Defense 120
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 100
Speed 80
Total 640
ok i supose i never explained that these are not eyes they were more intended as an evolutionary trait to help intimidate pokemon not scared off by the snaps of it's claws
