Pokémon Go is holding its yearly fossil-themed “Adventure Week” event from Aug. 2-12. The event doesn’t debut any new fossil Pokémon, but it’ll be a good way to collect any fossils you don’t have or still need to evolve.
The event also has a few XP bonuses: doubled XP from spinning PokéStops, doubled XP from hatching Pokémon, and quintupled XP for your first PokéStop spin of the day.
The chance to find shiny Cranidos, Shieldon, Tirtouga, Archen, Tyrunt, and Amaura. These Pokémon are only available from eggs and research during this event, so you’ll need to collect eggs and get walking to find them.
Below, we list out all the perks for Pokémon Go’s “Adventure Week” event, including the Premium Timed Research, event field research, and boosted spawns.
Pokémon Go ‘Adventure Week’ Premium Timed Research and rewards
For $1.99, you can nab a premium Timed Research themed around the “Adventure Week” event. Is the “Adventure Week” premium research worth buying? For value alone, yes. You’ll nab two regular Incubators and two Super Incubators, which is a steal. However, you’ll have to walk and hatch eggs to get this reward.
Since it’s Timed Research, remember that you’ll have to finish all the steps by Aug. 12 at 11:59 p.m. in your local time in order to claim all the rewards.
‘Adventure Week’ premium research step 1 of 1
- Explore 2 km (Tyrunt encounter)
- Explore 2 km (Amaura encounter)
- Explore 4 km (Tyrunt encounter)
- Explore 4 km (Tyrunt encounter)
- Hatch an egg (Archen encounter)
- Hatch an egg (Tirtouga encounter)
- Hatch 2 eggs (Archen encounter)
- Hatch 2 eggs (Tirtouga encounter)
- Complete 10 Field Research tasks (Cranidos encounter)
- Complete 10 Field Research tasks (Shieldon encounter)
Rewards: 2 Incubators, 1 Super Incubator, and an Aerodactyl encounter
Pokémon Go ‘Adventure Week’ event Collection Challenge
There are a few Collection Challenges to complete that involve you catching and evolving specific Pokémon.
‘Ancient Discoveries’ Collection Challenge
- Catch a Kabuto
- Evolve a Kabuto into Kabutops
- Catch an Aerodactyl
- Catch an Omanyte
- Evolve an Omanyte into Omastar
Rewards: 2,500 Stardust, Anorith encounter, 25 Aerodactyl Mega Energy
‘Dig It’ Collection Challenge
- Catch a Drilbur
- Evolve a Drilbur into Excadrill
- Catch a Dunsparce
- Catch a Diglett
- Evolve a Diglett into Dugtrio
Rewards: 2,500 Stardust, Lileep encounter, 25 Aerodactyl Mega Energy
Pokémon Go ‘Adventure Week’ event Field Research and rewards
Spinning a PokéStop during the event period may yield one of these tasks:
- Catch 10 rock-type Pokémon (Dunsparce or Roggenrola encounter)
- Explore 2 km (Cranidos, Archen, or Tyrunt encounter)
- Evolve a Pokémon (Lileep or Anorith encounter, or 10 Mega Aerodactyl Energy)
- Hatch an egg (Cranidos, Tirtouga, or Amaura encounter)
- Spin 10 PokéStops or gyms (Drilbur or Bunnelby encounter)
Pokémon Go ‘Adventure Week’ event boosted spawns
These Pokémon will spawn more frequently during the event period:
- Diglett
- Omanyte
- Kabuto
- Aerodactyl
- Dunsparce
- Roggenrola
- Drilbur
- Bunnelby
Pokémon Go ‘Adventure Week’ event egg hatches
These Pokémon have a chance to hatch from any 7 km eggs obtained during the event:
- Cranidos
- Shieldon
- Tirtouga
- Archen
- Tyrunt
- Amaura
