Dust off your hiking boots-Pokémon Go’s Adventure Week 2024 is digging up a trove of fossil-themed surprises from August 2 to August 12, with boosted shiny encounters, exclusive research challenges, and rare ancient Pokémon waiting to be discovered at every PokéStop spin. Whether you’re chasing Shiny Cranidos, hatching prehistoric creatures, or racing to complete timed research, this year’s Adventure Week promises to turn every stroll into a thrilling excavation.
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 just $2.00 (or local equivalent), trainers can unlock the Adventure Week Premium Timed Research, offering exclusive event-themed tasks and rewards. Completing these tasks-such as walking specified distances and hatching eggs-grants encounters with sought-after Pokémon like Tyrunt, Amaura, Archen, and Tirtouga, as well as two Incubators and one Super Incubator. All rewards must be claimed before the event ends on August 12, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. local time.
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
The Pokémon Go ’Adventure Week’ 2024 event features two main Collection Challenges: the Ancient Discoveries and the Dig It challenges. The Ancient Discoveries Collection Challenge requires players to catch and evolve fossil-themed Pokémon such as Kabuto, Kabutops, Aerodactyl, Omanyte, and Omastar, rewarding 2,500 Stardust, an Anorith encounter, and 25 Aerodactyl Mega Energy upon completion. The Dig It Collection Challenge involves catching and evolving Pokémon like Drilbur, Excadrill, Dunsparce, Diglett, and Dugtrio, with rewards including 2,500 Stardust, a Lileep encounter, and 25 Aerodactyl Mega Energy. These challenges provide an excellent opportunity to collect rare fossil Pokémon, earn valuable rewards, and enhance your gameplay during the event running from August 2 to August 12, 2024.
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
During Pokémon Go’s 2024 Adventure Week event, players can complete a variety of Field Research tasks to earn special rewards. These tasks include catching 10 Rock-type Pokémon for encounters with Dunsparce or Roggenrola, hatching an Egg for a chance at Shieldon, Tirtouga, or Amaura, spinning 10 PokéStops or Gyms for Drilbur or Bunnelby, exploring 2 km for Cranidos, Archen, or Tyrunt, and evolving a Pokémon for Lileep, Anorith, or Aerodactyl Mega Energy. Each task offers unique Pokémon encounters and items, making it a great opportunity to collect rare species and event-themed 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
During the 2024 Adventure Week event in Pokémon Go, several Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild, giving players increased opportunities to catch fossil-themed species. The boosted spawns include Diglett, Omanyte, Kabuto, Dunsparce, Roggenrola, Drilbur, and Bunnelby, with some trainers also encountering Aerodactyl in the wild. This lineup focuses on classic fossil and ground-type Pokémon, making it an ideal time for players to fill out their Pokédex or hunt for shiny variants, as many of these featured Pokémon have increased shiny rates during the event.
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
During Pokémon GO’s Adventure Week 2024 event, players can hatch a variety of Fossil-themed Pokémon from 7 km Eggs. The hatchable Pokémon include Cranidos, Shieldon, Tirtouga, Archen, Tyrunt, and Amaura, each with an increased chance to appear as a Shiny variant. This event runs from August 2 to August 12, 2024, offering players double XP for hatching Pokémon and boosting the excitement of collecting these rare Fossil Pokémon through egg hatches.
What rare Shiny Pokémon can I expect to encounter during Adventure Week 2024
During Pokémon Go Adventure Week 2024, you can expect to encounter several rare Shiny Pokémon with boosted odds. The featured Shiny Pokémon for this event are:
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Cranidos
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Shieldon
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Tirtouga
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Archen
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Tyrunt
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Amaura
These Pokémon are primarily available through 7km Egg hatches and Field Research encounters, both offering increased Shiny rates for the duration of the event. Additionally, some of these Pokémon may also be found through special paid research tasks and, less commonly, in the wild if they are nesting in your area.
Other fossil Pokémon like Aerodactyl, Omanyte, Kabuto, and Lileep are also available with Shiny potential, but their odds are not boosted in the same way as the main six event Pokémon.
Which of the boosted shiny Fossil Pokémon are the rarest to find during Adventure Week 2024
The rarest boosted Shiny Fossil Pokémon to find during Adventure Week 2024 are Tirtouga, Archen, Tyrunt, and Amaura. While all six boosted Fossil Pokémon (Cranidos, Shieldon, Tirtouga, Archen, Tyrunt, Amaura) have increased shiny odds in 7km eggs and Field Research, Tirtouga, Archen, Tyrunt, and Amaura are considered the rarest because they are not available in wild spawns during the event and are only obtainable through eggs and research tasks, making them much harder to encounter compared to Cranidos and Shieldon.
Additionally, while Aerodactyl and Lileep are also rare shiny Fossil Pokémon, their shiny rates are not boosted during this event, and their encounter methods are even more limited, making them extremely challenging to find in shiny form.
In summary, among the boosted group, Tirtouga, Archen, Tyrunt, and Amaura are the rarest due to their limited availability in eggs and research only, with no wild spawns.
