Fossil Pokémon in Sword & Shield
Each of Sword & Shield’s 4 fossil Pokémon needs two fossilized halves, and Cara Liss on Route 6 joins them into a Lv. 10 Pokémon. The free pickups split by version: Sword’s Fossilized Bird from Stow-on-Side and Fossilized Dino on Route 6 make Arctozolt, while Shield’s Drake and Fish make Dracovish.
- Gift 3
- Find 3
- Dig with the Digging Duo 4
- Revive: Cara Liss, Route 6, Lv. 10
All 4 fossil Pokémon in Sword & Shield
| Caught | Type | Details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0880 |  DracozoltFossil Fossilized Bird + Fossilized Drake | Electric/Dragon type | 90 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 75 | 505 | ||
| #0881 |  ArctozoltFossil Fossilized Bird + Fossilized Dino | Electric/Ice type | 90 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 55 | 505 | ||
| #0882 |  DracovishFossil Fossilized Fish + Fossilized Drake | Water/Dragon type | 90 | 90 | 100 | 70 | 80 | 75 | 505 | ||
| #0883 |  ArctovishFossil Fossilized Fish + Fossilized Dino | Water/Ice type | 90 | 90 | 100 | 80 | 90 | 55 | 505 | ||
| Average · 4 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 80 | 80 | 65 | 505 | ||||
| Base statunder 6060 to 8990 to 119120+ | |||||||||||
How to find and revive every fossil in Sword & Shield
The Digging Duo in Bridge Field, out in the Wild Area, can dig up all four fossils, with your version’s two far more common and the other two rare. Your version also decides the Stow-on-Side gift and other finds.
What each fossil revives into
| Fossilized Drake | Fossilized Dino | |
|---|---|---|
| Fossilized Bird | Dracozolt | Arctozolt |
| Fossilized Fish | Dracovish | Arctovish |
Fossilized Drake
Fossilized Dino
Fossilized Bird
Fossilized FishStow-on-Side Pokémon Center: a fossil gift2
- Fossilized BirdOnly in Sword
- Fossilized DrakeOnly in Shield
- Talk to the man inside.
How manyTwo of the same fossil
Route 6: hidden fossils2
- Fossilized DinoOnly in Sword
- Fossilized FishOnly in Shield
- Climb the ladder near the Backpacker.
- Check the sparkle by the rock next to the ladder.
How manyTwo of the same fossil
Digging Duo: digs for hire4Digging Duo guide
- Fossilized Bird
- Fossilized Drake
- Fossilized Dino
- Fossilized Fish
You need500 Watts a dig
- Find the brothers in Bridge Field, in the Wild Area.
- Pick the Skill Brother, who finds fossils more often.
How manyA chance at a fossil each time, mostly your version’s two
Where to revive them
- Cara Liss, Route 6Revived at Lv. 10, from one top half (Bird or Fish) and one bottom half (Drake or Dino)
- Find her next to Cam’s Pokémon Camp.
More Pokémon lists for Sword & Shield
Gigantamax Pikachu and Gigantamax Gengar wait in the Gigantamax forms, with Hydreigon among the Pseudo-legendaries.
Fossil Pokémon (all games)25 fossil Pokémon
Legendary Pokémon59 in SwSh
Mythical Pokémon1 in SwSh
Pseudo-legendaries9 in SwSh
Eeveelutions8 in SwSh
Gigantamax forms33 in SwSh
Ultra Beasts11 in SwSh
Regional forms30 in SwSh
Trade evolutions23 in SwSh
Baby Pokémon18 in SwSh
Sword & Shield guides
- SwSh items
- SwSh Pokédex
- SwSh tier list
- SwSh evolutions
- SwSh moves
- SwSh type chart
- SwSh Gym Leaders
- SwSh Elite Four
- SwSh starters
- SwSh version exclusives
- SwSh catch rate calculator
- SwSh shiny odds calculator
- SwSh Pokémon locationsWeather in the Wild Area changes which Pokémon appear
- SwSh evolution itemsSpin while Milcery holds a Sweet to evolve it into Alcremie
- Crown Tundra PokémonA Dynamax Adventure in the Max Lair builds up to a final battle with a legendary
- Crown Tundra best PokémonCalyrex joins Glastrier or Spectrier to become Ice Rider or Shadow Rider