Thank You for Joining Us
– End of Japan Tour –
The Pokémon Fossil Museum's touring exhibition in Japan has concluded. In May 2025, the museum surpassed 1 million visitors. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who visited.
What is the Pokémon Fossil Museum?
Pokémon, the beloved creatures of the Pokémon video game series, are full of mystery. Some of them can only be revived from fossil-like states!
The subject of this exhibition is the so-called fossil Pokémon, which are shown as part of a unique paleontological learning experience. Visitors will be able to compare the fossil Pokémon with similar prehistoric life forms found in real-world fossils.
You can watch an official video introduction of the exhibition here.（Link to an external site）
The Exhibition Goes Global!
2026 Spring, The Field Museum, United States of America
*For inquiries, please contact the venue.
Past Exhibition
Mie Prefectural Museum (MIE)
Tokushima Prefectural Museum (TOKUSHIMA)
Benex Dinosaur Museum (Nagasaki City Dinosaur Museum) (NAGASAKI)
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (FUKUI)
Hofu Science Museum “Solar” (YAMAGUCHI)
Gifu Prefectural Museum (GIFU)
KUMAMOTO Mifune Dinosaur Museum (KUMAMOTO)
IWATE PREFECTURAL MUSEUM (IWATE)
GUNMA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (GUNMA)
NIIGATA SCIENCE MUSEUM (NIIGATA)
Oita Prefectural Art Museum (Oita)
Toyohashi Museum of Natural History (Aichi)
National Museum of Nature and Science (Tokyo)
The Shimane Nature Museum of Mt. Sanbe (Shimane)
Mikasa City Museum (Hokkaido)
Highlights of the Exhibition
Highlight １
Compare the image of this Pokémon with and that of the prehistoric life form next to it and try to identify the similarities and differences between them!
Highlight ２
Life sized conceptual skeleton models of Fossil Pokémon are featured in this exhibition, which showcases skeleton models, fossils and replicas from our world for easy comparison!
Highlight ３
Compare skeletons of Pokémon with those of real-world prehistoric life forms! How Pokémon skeleton would be like was conceptualized for this exhibition. The images will help you imagine how these creatures must have looked like if they were to be excavated like real-world fossils.
* Skeleton images of the Fossil Pokémon are only conceptual drawings.
Organizing／Cooperation
Organizing：National Museum of Nature and Science and host museums
Cooperation in planning exhibitions／production of Pokémon exhibitions： The Pokémon Company
General editor：Daisuke Aiba (Formerly of Mikasa City Museum)
Cooperation： Mikasa City Museum, Gunma Museum of Natural History, Toyohashi Museum of Natural History and The Shimane Nature Museum of Mt. Sanbe
Contact Information
Museum Cooperation and Collaborative Exhibition Group
Innovation Center for Nature and Science Museums
National Museum of Nature and Science
Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Email: junkaiten{at}kahaku.go.jp (Please replace {at} with @)