Fossil Research Day

Fossil Research Day
Event location	Worldwide
Start date	August 2nd, 2025, 2:00 p.m. (local time)
End date	August 2nd, 2025, 5:00 p.m. (local time)
Ticket	$1.99 (Tyrunt Premium Timed Research and Amaura Premium Timed Research)
Other editions of Research Day: 2019: Feebas, Clamperl, Lotad 2020: Minccino, Snubbull, Meowth, Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ 2021: Sneasel, Marill 2022: Exeggcute, Cranidos and Shieldon, Inkay 2023: Luvdisc, Stunfisk, Searching for Gold, Oddish 2024: Charged-Up, Flock Together, Oranguru and Passimian, Yamask and Galarian Yamask, Aspiring Dragons 2025: Fuzzy Buddy, Fossil, Celestial
Chronology
Season	Delightful Days
Previous event	Adventure Week 2025
Next event	Sweet Swarm

Fossil Research Day was the twenty-third Research Day event in Pokémon GO.

Features

Increased chance to encounter Shiny Tyrunt and Shiny Amaura

• Increased chance to encounter Shiny Tyrunt and Shiny Amaura

Themed Pokémon spawns increased

• Themed Pokémon spawns increased

Themed Field Research

• Themed Field Research

Timed Research available

• Timed Research available

PokéStop Showcase available

• PokéStop Showcase available

Featured Pokémon

Pokémon in wild

These Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

Omanyte

Omanyte

#0138

Omanyte

  

Kabuto

Kabuto

#0140

Kabuto

  

Lileep

Lileep

#0345

Lileep

  

Anorith

Anorith

#0347

Anorith

  

Cranidos

Cranidos

#0408

Cranidos

Shieldon

Shieldon

#0410

Shieldon

  

Tirtouga

Tirtouga

#0564

Tirtouga

  

Archen

Archen

#0566

Archen

  

Field Research event tasks

Field Research tasks

These Field Research tasks were available during the event:

Catch 5 Pokémon
Catch 3 Rock-type Pokémon
Use 3 Pinap Berries while catching Pokémon
Make 3 Nice Curveball Throws
Make 3 Great Throws
Make 5 Curveball Throws
Battle in a Gym
Use a supereffective Charged Attack
Power up Pokémon 3 times
Spin 2 PokéStops or Gyms
Earn 3 hearts with your buddy
Send 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each

Tyrunt 

Amaura 

Timed Research

Fossil Research Day

Fossil Research Day Timed Research was available during the event:

1^st Part

Complete 5 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 10 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 15 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Rewards for whole set

Tyrunt

2500 Experience

1000× Stardust

Tyrunt Premium Timed Research

Tyrunt Premium Timed Research was available during the event for US $1.99:

1^st Part

Complete a Field Research task

Tyrunt

Complete 2 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 3 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 4 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 5 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 6 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 7 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 8 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 9 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 10 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 11 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 12 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 13 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 14 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Complete 15 Field Research tasks

Tyrunt

Rewards for whole set

Tyrunt

1000× Stardust

2500 Experience

Amaura Premium Timed Research

Amaura Premium Timed Research was available during the event for US $1.99:

1^st Part

Complete a Field Research task

Amaura

Complete 2 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 3 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 4 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 5 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 6 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 7 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 8 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 9 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 10 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 11 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 12 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 13 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 14 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Complete 15 Field Research tasks

Amaura

Rewards for whole set

Amaura

1000× Stardust

2500 Experience

PokéStop Showcase

PokéStop Showcase

PokéStop Showcases were available during the event:

August 2nd, 10 a.m. - 3rd, 8 p.m.

Rock-type Pokémon All Pokémon are judged on their own relative size

Biggest Size

Gallery

Infographic Fossil Research Day

References

Events

• Recurring
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024
• 2025

Community Days • GO Fest • Safari Zone • Special Weekends • Week in Korea • Research Days • Incense Days • Friendship Days • Catch Mastery • Nest migrations • Raid Days • Special Raid Events • Legendary Raid Hours • Pokémon Spotlight Hours • GO Battle Days • Pokémon Air Adventures

Fall

Halloween • Daily Bonus Celebration • Lapras Event • Thanksgiving • Holiday

Winter

Valentine's Day • Winter with Unibail-Rodamco • Pokémon Day • Snorlax Event

Spring

Water Festival • Eggstravaganza • Golden Week • Grass Weekend • Adventure Week • Solstice Week

Summer

Pikachu Meet & Greet • 1st Anniversary • GO Fest • Chester Heritage Festival • Pikachu Outbreak (Park • Stadium) • Pokémon World Championships • Safari Zone Europe

Fall

Equinox • Halloween • Week in Korea • Global Catch Challenge • Safari Zone Japan • Holiday

Winter

Hoenn Pokémon Eggs • Hoenn Celebration • Valentine's Day • Lunar New Year • Legendary Week • Pokémon Day • Safari Zone Taiwan

Spring

Eggstravaganza • April Fools' Day • Slowpoke Prefecture • Kanto Celebration • Earth Day • Battle Showdown • Adventure Week • Alolan Exeggutor Event

Summer

Water Festival • E3 2018 • Safari Zone Dortmund • 2nd Anniversary • GO Fest • Special Weekend July • Special Trading Event • Johto Festival • Pokémon World Championships • Safari Zone Yokosuka • Ultra Bonus Event • Week in Korea • Fragment Hat Pikachu

Fall

Psychic Spectacular • Pokémon Let's Go Roadtrip • Female Day • AR Playground with Niantic • Halloween • Safari Zone Tainan • Ingress Prime Celebration • Stardust Blast • Hatchathon • Let's Go Celebration • Tottori Festival • Holiday

Winter

Hatchathon • Hoenn Celebration • Safari Zone Porto Alegre • Tokaigi Game Party • Lunar New Year • Friendship Event • Valentine's Day • Special Weekend February • Clamperl Limited Research • Convention Events • Pokémon Day • Battle Showdown • ITB Berlin

Spring

Equinox • Lotad Limited Research • April Fools • Bug Out • Special Weekend April • Eggstravaganza • Safari Zone Sentosa • Heisei Era Celebration • Tucson Heart Walk • Earth Day • Week in Korea Summer • Detective Pikachu Celebration‎‎ • Extraordinary Raid Week‎‎ • Summer Snooze • Adventure Week

Summer

GO Fest Chicago • 3rd Anniversary • Pokemon GO in Sanriku • GO Fest Dortmund • Straw Hat Pikachu • Chansey Peach Festival • Team GO Rocket Disruption • Gift Event • GO Fest Yokohama • Pokémon World Championships • Water Festival • Johto Journey • Global Challenge, Global Hatches • A Unova Unveiling • Safari Zone Montreal • Hokkaido Great Adventure

Fall

World Tourism Day • Safari Zone New Taipei City • Stardust Blast • Pokemon Center London • Lapras in Miyagi • Halloween • A Colossal Discovery • Team GO Rocket Leaders Disruption • Week in Korea Winter • Galarian Weezing Event • Supereffective Week • Friend Fest • Evolution Event • December CD • Holiday

Winter

Hatchathon • Lunar New Year • Taiwan Lantern Festival • Sinnoh Celebration • Valentine's Day • Friendship Event • February CD • Pokémon Day • Team GO Rocket Global Take-over • GO Battle League Season 1 Launch Celebration

Spring

A Drive to Investigate • Psychic Spectacular • Safari Zone St. Louis • Tricky Pokémon • Spring Event • GO Battle Day: Marill • Safari Zone Liverpool • Incense Day: Type Shuffle • Buddy Up • April CD • Throwback Challenge 2020 (Kanto • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Champion) • Safari Zone Philadelphia • Snubbull Limited Research • May CD

Summer

Galarian Farfetch'd Event • Summer Solstice • June CD • Bug Out • 4th Anniversary • Team GO Rocket Event • Summer Event • July CD • GO Fest • Dragon Week • Enigma Week • August CD • Unova Week • Mega September (Mega Raid Challenge • Mega Battle Challenge • Mega Buddy Challenge) • September CD

Fall

Fashion Week • Niantic Birthday Event • Autumn Event (Part 1 • Part 2) • Meowth Limited Research • October CD • The Crown Tundra Event • Halloween • Catch Mastery: Ghost • Day of the Dead • Animation Week • Special Weekend • November CD - Electabuzz • Pokémon HOME Event • 12 Days of Friendship • November CD - Magmar • Pokémon GO City Spotlight • Lake Legends Event • Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ Limited Research

Season of Celebration

Kalos Celebration Event • Wooper Watch • December CD • Secrets of the Jungle Event • Galarian Mr. Mime Event • Holiday

Season of Celebration

New Year's • Unova Celebration Event • Sinnoh Celebration Event • January CD • Hoenn Celebration Event • Incense Day: Electric and Dragon Type • Johto Celebration Event • Sneasel Limited Research • Team GO Rocket Celebration • February CD • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • Celebrate Carnival • Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto • Kanto Celebration Event

Season of Legends

March CD • Searching for Legends • Incense Day: Psychic and Steel Type • Charge Up • Weather Week • Festival of Colors • Tricky Pokémon • Spring into Spring • April CD • Summer Hat Pikachu Event • Rivals' Week • Sustainability Week • Friendship Day Grass • New Pokémon Snap Celebration • Luminous Legends X • Marill Limited Research • May CD • Luminous Legends Y • Special Weekend May

Season of Discovery

June CD • A Very Slow Discovery • Summer Solstice • Bidoof Breakout • July CD • 5th Anniversary • GO Fest • Part 1: Time • Part 2: Space • August CD • Part 3: Sword and Shield

Season of Mischief

Hoopa's Arrival • Psychic Spectacular • September CD • Fashion Week • Taiwan Candy Challenge • Secrets of the Jungle Event • October CD • Safari Zone Liverpool • Halloween • Safari Zone Philadelphia • Día de Muertos • Festival of Lights • Safari Zone St. Louis • Pokémon BD & SP Event • November CD • Ed Sheeran Collaboration Event • Mischief Unbound

Season of Heritage

Land of Smiles Challenge • Incense Day: Swinub • Dragonspiral Descent • Special Weekend December • Chansey in Fukushima • Holiday • December CD

Season of Heritage

New Year's • Mountains of Power • January CD • Power Plant • Back to Bulbasaur • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • February CD • GO Tour Poké Ball Prep Rally • Pokémon GO Tour: Johto • Pokémon GO Tour: Live • A Tropical Kickoff

Season of Alola

Welcome to Alola • March CD • Festival of Colors • Lush Jungle • April Fools' 2-Oh?-22 • All-Hands Rocket Retreat • Memories of Mudkip • Spring into Spring • April Splash • Sustainability Week • Pokémon Championship Series • April CD • A Mega Moment • Children's Day 2022 • Pokémon Air Adventures • Water Festival • Safari Zone Seville • May CD • Alola to Alola

Season of GO

GO Fest Global • Adventure Week • Pokémon TCG Crossover Event • June CD • GO Fest Berlin • 6th Anniversary • BIG Festival • Old Friends, New Beginnings Turkey • July CD • GO Fest Seattle • Hisuian Discoveries • Gencon • GO Fest Sapporo • Cross Shinjuku Vision • Bug Out • 2022 Seoul E-Prix • August CD • World Championships • Old Friends, New Beginnings Poland • GO Fest Finale • Lunatone and Solrock Event

Season of Light

Inkay Limited Research • Psychic Spectacular • Old Friends, New Beginnings Spain • Test Your Mettle • Pokémon GO Championship Series 2023 • GIST • September CD • EGX • Safari Zone Goyang • Fashion Week • Evolving Stars • SPIEL • Meschede NCON • Festival of Lights • October CD • Halloween • MEX • Safari Zone New Taipei City • PolarisCON • MCM London Comic Con • Día de Muertos • Dreaming of Dratini • Greedy Gluttons • MCM Birmingham Comic Con • Turkey Fall Event • November CD • Safari Zone Singapore • Astral Eclipse • TGS Occitanie Game Show

Season 9: Mythical Wishes

Waktu Indonesia Nangkep • Hoenn Mega Raid Day • Mythic Blade • DreamHackDE • Holiday • Let's Go to Hills Motoizaka • December CD

Season 9: Mythical Wishes

New Year's • January CD • Twinkling Fantasy • Lunar New Year • Let's Go to Hills Okayama • Lounging with Larvitar • Megacon Live Dublin • Crackling Voltage • February CD • Valentine's Day • Taiwan Lantern Festival • Insomnia Egypt • Let's Go to Hills Magome-juku • Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn (Las Vegas • Primal Rumblings • Global)

Season 10: Rising Heroes

Catch Mastery • Festival of Colors • March CD • Let's GO! • ExpOtaku Almería • Megacon Live Birmingham • TGS Occitanie Game Show Montpellier • London Games Festival • ExpOtaku Salamanca • Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show • Facts 2023 Belgium • April Fools' Day • Special Event in Surabaya • Spring into Spring • Insomnia Gaming Festival • April Splash • A Mystic Hero • CAGGTUS Leipzig • April CD • Sustainability Week • Stunfisk Limited Research • Manga-Comic-Con • Spring Festa • Geodude Park • April CD Classic • MondoCon • An Instinctive Hero • Kleavor Raid Day • Heroes Made in Asia • A MAZE. • A Valorous Hero • IberAnime • Wales Comic Con: Telford Takeover • Anime Central • May CD • Rising Shadows • MCM London Comic Con • Old Friends, New Beginnings Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Spain

Hidden Gems

Searching for Gold Research Day • Austria Comic Con • Water Festival: Beach Week • Summer Games Fest • June CD • Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf raid event • Solstice Horizons • Pyrkon • Arraiá • Dark Flames • Anime Expo • 7th Anniversary • July CD Classic • Catching Some Z's • Blaze New Trails • Riolu Hatch Day • Adventure Week • Air Adventures • July CD • GO Fest Osaka • GO Fest London • Glittering Garden • World Championships • August CD • GO Fest NYC • Noxious Swamp • GO Fest Global

Adventures Abound

September CD Classic • A Paldean Adventure • Pokémon Championship Series • Ultra Unlock: Paldea • Aao Khele Pokémon GO • Oddish Research Day • Psychic Spectacular • September CD • Out to Play • Azurill Hatch Day • Detective Pikachu Returns Event • City Safari Seoul • Harvest Festival • EGX • City Safari Barcelona • October CD • L'art sous toutes ses formes • Halloween • Incense Day: Skorupi • MCM London Comic Con • Día de Muertos • Mega Garchomp Raid Day • City Safari Mexico City • November CD • Festival of Lights • Fashion Week • Party Up! • November CD Classic

Timeless Travels

MCM Birmingham Comic Con • Hisuian Samurott Raid Day • Along the Routes • Catch Mastery: Ice • Adamant Time • December CD • Holiday • Kecleon Event

Timeless Travels

New Year's • Lustrous Odyssey • January CD • Dazzling Dream • Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day • Raging Battles • January CD Classic • Taken Treasures • February CD • Lunar New Year: Dragons Unleashed • Hisuian Decidueye Raid Day • Carnival of Love • Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh (Los Angeles • Road to Sinnoh • Global) • Pokémon Day

World of Wonders

Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Bali • Charged-Up Research Day • Horizons • Pokémon GO City Safari Tainan • Weather Week • March CD • Primal Kyogre Raid Day • Verdant Wonders • Primal Groudon Raid Day • World of Wonders: Taken Over • London Games Festival 2024 • An Excellent Opportunity • Sizeable Surprises • April CD Classic • April Splash • Bug Out • Mega Heracross Raid Day • April CD • Sustainability Week • Rediscover Kanto • DreamHack Melbourne 2024 • Pokémon Town 2024 • Cleffa Hatch Day • Glitz and Glam • CCXP México • Rivals Week • A New LATAM Adventure • Old Friends, New Beginnings Spring 2024 • Flock Together Research Day • Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Surabaya • Catching Wonders • May CD • Ultra Space Wonders • Incense Day: Ferroseed

Shared Skies

GO Fest Sendai • Stadium Sights • Slumbering Sands • June CD • GO Fest Madrid • Armageddon Expo Auckland Winter 2024 • UEFA Euro 2024 • Horizons India and Indonesia • Spelunker's Cove • Fashion Week et la Fête de la musique • Scorching Steps • June CD Classic • Gamescom LATAM 2024 • 8th Anniversary Party • Elite Raid: Mega Rayquaza • Supanova 2024 - Perth • GO Fest NYC • Aquatic Paradise • Inbound from Ultra Space • GO Fest Global (Early) • Ultra Unlock: Better Together • Quaxly Week • 2024 CPBL All-Star Game • July CD • Ultra Unlock: Strength of Steel • Ultra Unlock: Mega Lucario Raid Day • Gen Con • Adventure Week • World Championships • August CD Classic • Gamescon 2024 • Triumph Together • Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Yogyakarta • August CD

Max Out

Celebrating with Hawlucha in September • GO All Out • Adventures in Brazil • Pokémon GO Night - Miami Marlins • Falinks Raid Day • GO Big • Pokémon GO Night - Seattle Mariners • September CD • Psychic Spectacular • City Safari: Jakarta • Oranguru and Passimian Research Day • Legendary Heroes • Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Incheon • Galarian Expedition • October CD • Rain City Showcase • Mega Mawile Raid Day • Magnetic Study • Yamask and Galarian Yamask Research Day • Halloween • GO Bigger • Festival of Lights • Día de Muertos • Harvest Festival • November CD • Wild Area Fukuoka • Brazil Holidays 2024 • Into the Wild • Wild Area Global • Max Out Finale

Dual Destiny

Just My Cup of Tea • Pokémon Festival Jakarta: 2024 • City Safari: Hong Kong • City Safari: São Paulo • Aspiring Dragons Research Day • Gigantamax Lapras Max Battle Day • Young & Wise • Necrozma Fusion Raid Day • Holiday • December CD • Charged Embers Hatch Day

Dual Destiny

New Year's • Lucario and the Mystery of Mew Event • Fidough Fetch • January CD • Fashion Week • Mega Gallade Raid Day • Ho-Oh Shadow Raid Day • Legendary Flight • Steeled Resolve • January CD Classic • Lunar New Year • Gigantamax Kingler Max Battle Day • Small Yet Strong • February CD • Beloved Buddies • Hoopa Unbound Raid Day • Scattered to the Winds • Pokémon GO Tour: Unova (New Taipei City • Los Angeles • Road to Unova • Global) • Pokémon Day (Brazil)

Might and Mastery

Carnaval de la amistad • Powerful Potential • March CD • Pokémon Fossil Museum • PokéStop Challenge in Chile and India • Festival of Colors • Dynamax Raikou Max Battle Weekend • Catch Mastery: Archen • Deep Depths • March CD Classic • Mega Absol Raid Day • Bug Out • Fuzzy Buddy Research Day • City Safari: Singapore • City Safari: Mumbai • City Safari: Milan • City Safari: Santiago • Spring Blossom Festival 2025 • What's That Poké Ball? • Geodude Park • Stunning Styles • Mega Audino Raid Day • Tyrogue Hatch Day • Spring into Spring • Sparring Partners Raid Day • EXPO 2025 - Osaka • Horizons • Gigantamax Snorlax Max Battle Day • Sweet Discoveries • 1, 3, 2! It's Ditto Time! • Pokémon Fiesta Ahmedabad • Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Medan • Dynamax Entei Max Battle Weekend • April CD • Growing Up • Mega Kangaskhan Raid Day • Throwing Challenge • Suita City Stamp Rally • Dynamax Suicune Max Battle Weekend • Crown Clash • May CD • Regigigas Shadow Raid Day • Might and Mastery Finale: Strength in Numbers Global Challenge • Final Strike: GO Battle Week • Pokémon GO: Our Language • May CD Classic • Gigantamax Machamp Max Battle Day • GO Fest Osaka • Serene Retreat

Delightful Days

Arraiá 2025 • GO Fest Jersey City • Instrumental Wonders • GO Fest Paris • Phantom Ruins • Lotte Giants Season Event • Yamper's Paw Prints • June CD • Ancients Recovered • GO Fest Global • 9th Anniversary Party • Pokémon GO Night 2025 • July CD Classic • Ultra Unlock: Hisui Celebration • Hisuian Lilligant Raid Day • Water Festival • Road Trip • Gigantamax Lapras Max Battle Day • Summer Concert • July CD • Ultra Unlock: Steel and Scales • Dynamax Latias and Dynamax Latios Max Battle Weekend • Summer Water Festival 2025 • Adventure Week • Fossil Research Day • Sweet Swarm • Gigantamax Butterfree Max Battle Day • Goal Time with Pikachu • Cozy Companions • Munchlax Hatch Day • Ultra Unlock: Origin Raid Day • Delightful Days: Taken Over • World Championships • Dark Skies • Max Finale • Sunkissed Shores • August CD • Mega Gyarados Raid Day

Tales of Transformation

Kanto Celebration • Sweet Spooky World • Mega Sharpedo Raid Day • Pokémon Concierge Celebration Event • Pokémon Méga Évolution Paris Event • Orgulho Nerd SP 2025 • September CD • Take a GO! • Psychic Spectacular • Groudon Shadow Raid Weekend • Hawlucha Celebration • Completely Normal • City Safari: Bangkok • City Safari: Amsterdam • City Safari: Valencia • City Safari: Cancún • City Safari: Vancouver • Mega Camerupt Raid Day • Steel Skyline • Jeju Island Stamp Rally • Dancing in the Moonlight • Mega Metagross Raid Day • Golden Goal Time with Pikachu • Harvest Festival • October CD • Pokémon Legends: Z-A Celebration Event • Mega Rayquaza Raid Day • Festival of Lights • Halloween • Taipei Children's Amusement Park Stamp Rally • Día de Muertos • Pokémon Astronomical Observatory • Pokémon GO Mega Training! • Gigantamax Garbodor Max Battle Day • Enchanted Hollow • Wild Area Nagasaki • Poké Lid Stamp Rally • Pokémon TCG: Mega Lucario ex Release Celebration • Into the Wild • Wild Area Global • High Voltage • Dynamax Eevee Max Battle Weekend • Final Justice • Dynamax Lugia Max Battle Weekend • November CD

Precious Paths

Journey to Paldea • December CD