Pokémon Fossil Museum — Chicago

Event bonuses

• Excavator Pikachu from Timed Research, Field Research, and one-star raids
• Mega Aerodactyl raids and Fossil Pokémon wild spawns
• Event research, stickers, Collection Challenge, and snapshot encounters
• Encounter Excavator Pikachu from collaboration-themed Timed Research and Field Research
• In-person raids with Excavator Pikachu and Mega Aerodactyl
• Fossil Pokemon will appear in the wild
• Spin PokeStops to obtain event-themed stickers
• Themed Collection Challenge
• Take snapshots for a surprise

Featured Pokémon

Excavator Pikachu · Omanyte · Kabuto

Shiny Pokémon

Excavator Pikachu · Omanyte · Kabuto · Mega Aerodactyl

Raid bosses

Excavator Pikachu · Mega Aerodactyl

Published event details

• Daily during Field Museum hours, normally 9:00 AM–5:00 PM local time.
• Published location: Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois.
• Featured Pokémon: Excavator Pikachu, Omanyte, Kabuto, Aerodactyl.
• Published bonuses: Excavator Pikachu from Timed Research, Field Research, and one-star raids · Mega Aerodactyl raids and Fossil Pokémon wild spawns · Event research, stickers, Collection Challenge, and snapshot encounters.

Bonuses and ticket details

• Event gameplay and bonuses are available only within the Field Museum area during active event hours and replace other Pokemon GO gameplay and bonuses while active.

Features and important details

• Pokemon Debut
• Excavator Pikachu debuts in Pokemon GO during this collaboration.
• Excavator Pikachu
• Museum Hours
• Collaboration-themed content is available at the Field Museum in Chicago during museum hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CDT (last entry at 4:00 p.m.).
• Learn more about the exhibition on the Field Museum website .

Spawns

• Fossil Pokemon will appear in the wild near the Field Museum during active event hours.
• Omanyte
• Kabuto

Raids

• One-Star Raids
• The following Pokemon will appear in raids near the Field Museum.
• Excavator Pikachu
• Mega Raids
• The following Pokemon will appear in Mega Raids near the Field Museum.
• Mega Aerodactyl

Research details

• Field Research Task Rewards
• Complete event-themed Field Research tasks to encounter Excavator Pikachu.
• Take snapshots of 5 different wild Pokémon REWARD Excavator Pikachu Max CP 402 Min CP 369
• Catch 8 Rock‑type Pokémon REWARD Excavator Pikachu Max CP 402 Min CP 369
• Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon REWARD Excavator Pikachu Max CP 402 Min CP 369
• Timed Research
• Timed Research themed around the Pokemon Fossil Museum will be available during the event.
• Pokemon Fossil Museum
• Event-exclusive Timed Research
• Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before April 11, 2027 at 5 pm local time.
• Collection Challenge
• A themed Collection Challenge will be available during the event.
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