Pokemon GO tends to feature a wide variety of different in-game events, many of which are recurring. Among these recurring events are Max Monday, Spotlight Hours, Community Days, and Research Days. As part of the Delightful Days Season in Pokemon GO, the August 2025 Research Day will be focused on Fossil Pokemon.
This is a great opportunity for players to participate, allowing them the chance to encounter Fossil Pokemon with more ease. Furthermore, certain Pokemon will also have boosted shiny encounter chances during Fossil Research Day, providing shiny hunters with the opportunity to target one of these monsters. Aside from that, there are also Field Research Tasks that can be completed to earn in-game rewards. If you’re curious about what the August 2025 Fossil Research Day entails in Pokemon GO, all relevant information has been outlined in the guide below.

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Pokemon GO Fossil Research Day August 2025 Event Guide
In Pokemon GO, the 2025 Fossil Research Day event will be available for players to participate in between August 2, 2025, at 2 PM local time, and August 2, 2025, at 5 PM local time. This is a one-day event that lasts just a few hours, so players who wish to get the most out of this opportunity should look to familiarize themselves with the event and prepare in advance.
During Fossil Research Day, players will have an increased chance of encountering the following Fossil Pokemon as wild spawns:
Pokemon GO Fossil Research Day Spawns
- Oamnyte
- Kabuto
- Lileep
- Anorith
- Cranidos
- Shieldon
- Tirtouga (rare spawn)
- Archen (rare spawn)
In addition to this, players will also have the chance to find encounters with both Tyrunt and Amaura by completing Field Research Tasks or Timed Research. The paid Timed Research costs players approximately $2.00 USD, and lets them find additional encounters with these Pokemon. The Timed Research will need to be completed and any claimable rewards snagged by August 2, at 5 PM, when the event concludes. Lastly, during the Fossil Research Day event, all players have an increased chance of encountering shiny Tyrunt or shiny Amaura, making these research encounters a nice opportunity for Trainers to try and take advantage of these lucky shiny odds.

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All Fossil Research Day Field Research Tasks & Rewards in Pokemon GO
The Fossil Research Day event, Field Research Tasks, and rewards will be revealed when the event first goes live. This section will be updated once the tasks have been publicly revealed.

Pokémon GO

- Released
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July 6, 2016
- ESRB
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e
- Engine
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Unity
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
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ios, andriod
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