There’s Going To Be A Travelling Pokémon Fossil Museum In Japan

Hold on to your butts, because palaeontology is about to get wacky. The Pokémon Company just announced a tour around Japan showing off the skeletons of real Pokémon, and how they compare to prehistoric animals, like dinosaurs, sea creatures, and weird lil reptiles.

The fact that Pikachu is dressed like Dr Alan Grant is not lost on us
The fact that Pikachu is dressed like Dr Alan Grant is not lost on us (Image: Pokémon Company)

Starting in July, the Museum tour will travel to Hokkaido, Shimane, Tokyo, and the Aichi Prefecture, with more destinations to be revealed in time. Presumably it’s Japan-only for the time being because most dinosaur skeletons cannot swim, and are not allowed on planes unless they have passports.

Ok now do the skeleton of Vanillite
Ok now do the skeleton of Vanillite (Image: Pokémon Company)

All of the Pokémon featured in the Pokémon Fossil Museum are the Fossil Pokémon (say that three times fast) which all took their design inspiration from real-life creatures, hence why they’re being shown off. It’s all very scientific, you know — and it’s all in pursuit of helping kids know more about things, which is always nice.

We have no proof that real dinosaurs weren't this cute
We have no proof that real dinosaurs weren’t this cute (Image: Pokémon Company)

The travelling exhibition will take place from July 2021 all the way through to at least 2022, with potential extensions. You can check out the locations and times on the website.

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