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# Ancient Beginnings<\/p>\n

Ancient Beginnings is a **Cobblemon addon** that replaces the standard starter selection with **all available Fossil Pok\u00e9mon.**<\/p>\n

## Main Features<\/p>\n

– Replaces Cobblemon\u2019s default starters with **Fossil Pok\u00e9mon**
\n– Improves starter IVs so that each IV has a minimum roll of 15. This is configurable in the mods config file
\n– After selection, it immediately gives players an Archeology Kit that includes;
\n – 1 Brush
\n – 10 Ancient Poke Balls
\n – 3 Tumblestones<\/p>\n

\nSpoiler<\/summary>\n

## Choose your Fossil Pok\u00e9mon by region!<\/p>\n

### Kanto
\n– Kabuto
\n– Omanyte
\n– Aerodactyl<\/p>\n

### Hoenn
\n– Lileep
\n– Anorith<\/p>\n

### Sinnoh
\n– Cranidos
\n– Shieldon<\/p>\n

### Unova
\n– Tirtouga
\n– Archen<\/p>\n

### Kalos
\n– Tyrunt
\n– Amaura<\/p>\n

### Galar
\n– Dracozolt
\n– Arctozolt
\n– Dracovish
\n– Arctovish<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

## Required Dependency<\/p>\n

This mod requires **Cobblemon** to be installed separately. I am not affiliated with Cobblemon in any way.<\/p>\n

## Thanks to the Cobblemon Team!<\/p>\n

Special thanks to the team behind Cobblemon. I love their work, and I am so grateful to them for making such a great mod and for making it open-source so that creators like me can learn from them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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