Why is Tirtouga a fossil Pokémon?

Question

Turtles aren't extinct.

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https://pokemondb.net/pokebase/343368/what-kind-of-turtle-is-carracosta-based-off-of?show=343368#q343368

This explains it too but this isn't a duplicate

Answer 1

Turtles as a whole aren't extinct, but some types of turtles are.

It also may be based on Protostega, a large, prehistoric sea turtle that was smaller than the Archelon that Carracosta may be based on.

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Hope I helped!

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Turtles aren't a species. There are hundreds of different turtle species.