Pokemon Sleep Finally Explains What It Is

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After a couple of years, fans finally know what Pokemon Sleep is all about. This mysterious mobile phone game was announced back in 2019, but details about Pokemon Sleep’s gameplay have been scarce since. It was originally meant to release in 2020, but was since delayed.

This initially led some Pokemon fans to believe that Pokemon Sleep was canceled, but an SSL certificate registration in April 2021 indicated that this wasn’t the case. Then a Pokemon GO APK data mine from January 2022 hinted that Pokemon Sleep will have some compatibility with the upcoming Pokemon GO Plus accessory.

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The veil of secrecy surrounding Pokemon Sleep was finally lifted during the latest Pokemon Presents event. It all started with a charming and peaceful Pokemon Sleep trailer that showed many Pokemon fans setting cuddling up with their favorite Pokemon for a good night’s rest. After this, The Pokemon Company Chief Operating Officer Takato Utsunomiya explained Pokemon Sleep’s story and premise, which sees players partner with the iconic sleeping Pokemon Snorlax and a Pokemon sleep researcher named Professor Neroli to monitor the nighttime patterns of Pokemon.

To do this, Pokemon Sleep players simply have to leave their smartphone by their pillow when they go to bed at night. As they slumber, Pokemon Sleep tracks the user’s sleep patterns and classifies them under three different categories: Dozing, Snoozing, and Slumbering. Certain Pokemon are also sorted under these three sleep levels, and they will appear gathered around a sleeping Snorlax when the player wakes up in the morning. As they continue playing, Pokemon Sleep players can even