Overview
- The exhibition opened Friday, May 22, 2026, and will remain at the Field Museum through April 11, 2027.
- The show is a joint project by Japan’s National Museum of Nature and Science, The Pokémon Company, and the Field Museum and marks the first time the traveling exhibit has left Japan.
- Nearly 30 life‑size Pokémon fossil sculptures are displayed alongside real Field specimens and casts, including a SUE T. rex head cast, and Chicago adds an Archeops placed beside the museum’s Archaeopteryx.
- Visitors must buy a separate timed add‑on ticket to enter the special exhibition, with the Field listing the adult add‑on at $18 and the museum reporting strong online demand and queueing; related merchandise is sold through the Pokémon Center.
- The exhibit uses clear design choices to separate fact from fiction—color‑coded labels for real fossils versus Pokémon, hands‑on tools and an air scribe demo—and aims to use the Pokémon brand as a pathway to teach paleontology to new audiences.