Check Out Pokémon Fossils at a… Museum. No, It’s Not a Joke

Are dinosaur skeletons in a museum not enough for you and your little ones? Well, here you go! How about Pokémon fossils?

Your kids don't like museums? Maybe this option will appeal to them. Next May, the Field Museum in Chicago will host something truly special.

The Pokémon Fossil Museum is a special Japanese exhibit that compares the skeletons of famous creatures with ancient organisms found in real fossils. It is a unique event for Pokémon trainers and fans of the cartoon of all ages.

Pokémon Fossil Museum Exhibition Poster / Promotional Materials

The exhibit was developed by the National Museum of Science and Nature of Japan in partnership with The Pokémon Company International . Its goal is to introduce visitors to paleontology by connecting Pokémon with real-life, often stranger-than-fiction creatures that actually lived on Earth thousands of years ago.

In discovering the exhibition, visitors will be accompanied not only by guides from the cartoon world, but also by scientists from the Field Museum , who will help take a closer look at fossils from both worlds.

Visitors will see colorful Pokémon models alongside extinct organisms from the Field Museum collection. These include Sue , one of the largest, most extensive, and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus fossils, and an Archaeopteryx skeleton. They can be compared to the legendary Tyrantrum and Archaeops , for example.

Do museum scientists see connections between real science and Pokémon ?

"The fact that Pokémon has its roots in real science is something that many of us don't think about on a daily basis," said Jaap Hoogstraten , head of exhibitions at the Field Museum .

However, he hopes that the scientific aspect of the story about the colorful creatures will inspire museum guests to delve into the world of science . Perhaps someone will decide after seeing such an exhibition that they want to be a paleontologist in the future?

Okay, I know that both Chicago and Japan are quite far away from us. Luckily, The Pokémon Company and the Toyohashi Museum of Natural History have made it possible to view the exhibit from the comfort of your own home with a virtual tour.

But who knows… Maybe Pokémon fossils will come to our country or at least Europe ?