The new Pokemon Sword and Shield introduces four new fossil Pokemon into its newest region. Here’s a guide on how to find all four fossil Pokemon. Pokemon Sword and Shield introduced the world of Pokemon to over 80 brand new Pokemon like Grookey, Sobble, and Scorbunny. The series also pulled from its previous generation games, Pokemon Sun and Moon, by introducing region-specific variants of older Pokemon like Galarian Weezing. There’s typically a similar type of Pokemon with every new generation of the series. There’s always the beginner bird (Pidgey, Taillow, Pidove), beginner bug (Caterpie, Wurmple, Grubbin), and the box art legendary Pokemon like Groudon, Palkia, and Zacian. It’s traditional for Pokemon games to have similar Pokemon with every generation and that tradition carries over even with its fossil Pokemon. This guide will help players find all the fossil Pokemon introduced in Pokemon Sword and Shield.

Fossil Pokemon has been a staple in the series since its beginnings with Pokemon Red and Blue back in 1996. Kabuto, Omanyte, and Aerodactly were all once Pokemon that roamed the world millions of years in the past. The player would find its fossils and bring it to Cinnabar Island’s Lab to bring the Pokemon back to the realm of the living. This has carried over to each new Pokemon game with the introduction of new fossil Pokemon. In Pokemon Sword and Shield, the tradition continues introducing 4 brand new fossil Pokemon, Dracozolt, Dracovish, Artozolt, and Artovish. Unlike previous entries, these fossil Pokemon are actually mismatched fusions of other creatures. With four Pokemon, there are four fossils players can collect in the Galar region.

Where To Find The Fish, Drake, Dino, and Bird Fossils in Pokemon Sword and Shield

There are two locations to get these fossils. The first is located in Stow-On-Side inside of the Pokemon Center. Talk to a man and depending on which version the player has, he will provide the player with a fossil. The Fossilized Bird in Pokemon Sword and the Fossilized Drake in Pokemon Shield. The second method comes from the Wild Area. Head towards the Bridge Field zone of the Wild Area and locate two brothers standing next to each other. The brother on the left will offer to dig for items for watts. He will randomly then start to dig up items, some of which can be one of the four fossils. While none of the fossils themselves are version exclusive, the likeliness of getting the fossils are increased depending on which version players have. The Bird and Dino fossils are easier to get in Pokemon Sword while the Drake and Fish Fossils are easier to get in Pokemon Shield. Once players have at least two fossils, they can bring them together to create one of the fossil Pokemon.

How To Get All 4 Fossil Pokemon in Pokemon Sword and Shield

To create the fossil Pokemon of the player choice, head into Route 6. Here, players will find the fossil professor standing next to a strange machine. Speak to the professor and they will ask for two fossils to put together to create a Pokemon. Here’s a breakdown of what fossils create which Pokemon.

  • Dracozolt: Bird Fossil and Drake Fossil Dracovish: Fish Fossil and Drake Fossil Arctozolt: Bird Fossil and Dino Fossil Arctovish: Fish Fossil and Dino Fossil

These fossils can be found multiple times through the man in the Wild Area, so if players mess up a combination, they have the option to go back and grind for more fossils. The fossil Pokemons’ original form is not available in this game.

In previous Pokemon games, the initial fossil was the only fossil players could find in their playthroughs. Although, back then players didn’t have to worry about mismatching the wrong parts together since the fossils came together in one piece. Traditional Pokemon like the fossils have been a staple of the Pokemon series since the beginning and will most likely continue for future generations. Mismatching the fossils in-game actually comes from real-world science, as a scientist would attempt to make fossils into their original forms by moving their pieces around, only to find that they were putting their heads on their tails or in other wrong locations. It’s always a treat when Pokemon pulls from real-world science for its own mythos.

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Pokemon Sword and Shield are available now on the Nintendo Switch.