The Pokémon Fossil Museum is officially heading to North America in May 2026, The Pokémon Company has confirmed.
For those unfamiliar, the Pokémon Fossil Museum is, quite literally, what its name suggests. Following its successful debut in Japan, this unique exhibition pairs fabricated Pokémon "fossils" with real-world ancient lifeforms. It will make its first international appearance at Chicago's Field Museum starting May 22, 2026.
During the exhibition, visitors will encounter vibrant Pokémon models displayed alongside extinct creatures from the Field Museum's own collection. This includes scientific casts of iconic dinosaurs like SUE the T. rex and the Chicago Archaeopteryx, presented next to Fossil Pokémon such as Tyrantrum and Archeops. "How many differences—and similarities—will you discover, Trainers?" the museum invites.
Pokémon Fossil Museum Virtual Tour
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Can't make it to Japan or Chicago? Not to worry. Thanks to a collaboration between The Pokémon Company and the Toyohashi Museum of Natural History, you can explore the Pokémon Fossil Museum from home. Fans can now take a comprehensive virtual tour of the exhibit, comparing fossils of creatures like the tyrannosaurus with their Pokémon counterpart, Tyrantrum.
In other Pokémon-related developments, reports emerged today of a UK man arrested after police uncovered a hoard of stolen Pokémon cards valued at approximately £250,000 (around $332,500). The discovery was made during a raid on a property in Hyde, Tameside. A police spokesperson quipped in a statement: "Gotta catch 'em all."
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