https://www.thegamer.com Pokemon Sleep is an app for Android and iOS devices that gamifies your sleep patterns. Pokemon appear depending on the length of time you sleep, and you must complete a sleep dex for Professor Neroli. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:15:21 GMT en-US hourly 60 Niantic and the Pokemon Company have partnered together once again to give us a new mobile app to obsess over — Pokemon Sleep. While Pokemon GO had us walking all over the place and getting tired, Pokemon Sleep wants to ensure you have a restful night.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:15:21 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-complete-guide/ New Pokemon games and fans finding the fastest ways to catch rare shiny variants. Name a more iconic duo, right? Luckily, Pokemon Sleep carries the time-honored tradition of including shinies. So if you find yourself hooked like a Magikarp to Niantic's rod, setting your phone down to record your sleep patterns every night without fail, you can count on catching a shiny... someday.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:01:19 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-catch-shiny-pokemon-guide/ It seems like Professor Neroli needs help observing the Pokemons' sleeping habits in Pokemon Sleep. With this funny game, developed by Select Button and Niantic, you can make your sleep pattern more efficient and enjoyable. The game takes the concept of sleep tracking and promises players points based on their sleep patterns and much more.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:30:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-diamonds-how-to-guide/ Pokemon Sleep is a weird game. After such a long wait, it’s finally here and all I have to say about it is, yep, it’s definitely here. It measures your sleep and gamifies your health, but I’m not entirely sure it’s actually a game. I have a lot of questions about what the game is doing with my sleep data, why Pokemon Go needs that data if it’s connected, and what the point of it all is, but I risk getting too philosophical for this lighthearted opinion feature.

]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:00:19 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-changing-shiny-colours/ The premise of Pokemon Sleep starts off pretty simple. You research how Pokemon sleep by turning your real-life sleep schedule into in-game rewards. The game itself builds on the premise by assigning you a special Snorlax to take care of each week that becomes the focal point of your research.

]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:15:19 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-cooking-feeding-snorlax-ingredients-guide/ I am not a big mobile gamer, but what I definitely am is easily sucked into the latest trends. Pokemon Go was the mobile game I played the longest, only losing interest after a good few years as new features were added and updates proved overwhelming, while my passion for Peridot fizzled out in mere days. The latest to hook me is Pokemon Sleep, a game I’ll gladly embrace as a serial nap-taker.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 17:00:22 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-my-husband-ruins-sleep-research-by-snoring/ What isn't more fun with friends? There's a joke here, but we're refraining. In Pokemon Sleep, you can add all your fellow Sleep-playing pals for fun and profit. But how do you add them? And what are the benefits of doing so, other than the momentary rush of pride from having people in your life who share your love for Snorlax's favorite pastime?

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 18:15:22 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-entering-friend-codes-guide/ As with most Pokemon games, the idea is that you catch 'em all in Pokemon Sleep, or at least capture as many photos of sleeping Pokemon as you can so to fill out your Sleep Style Dex. During a sleep session, the app tracks how much movement and noise you make while sleeping and will give you a Sleep Type based on the data.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 17:36:47 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-how-to-get-each-sleep-type/ If you've played one Pokemon app, you've sort of played them all - Pokemon Sleep continues the proud tradition of featuring multiple currencies with nifty-sounding names in an effort to create complex economies (and hopefully compel players to shell out a little real-world cash along the way).

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 17:30:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-dream-shards-faq-guide/ Do you get up at the crack of dawn? Are you more of a mid-morning sort? Or maybe the crack of dawn is just about your bedtime? Heck, if you're like us, your sleep schedule is sort of all over the place for one reason or another. Whatever your case may be, it might seem like Pokemon Sleep is too much of a hassle to attune to your preferences.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 17:01:18 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-bedtime-scheduling-guide/ If you're hopping on the Pokemon Sleep hype train, you may find yourself quite the longtime fan. There are real perks to having a dedicated detector of your personal sleep patterns, and besides, it's cute, and that's what really counts. Use Pokemon Sleep for long enough - or download it just before you intend to upgrade your tech - and you'll need to figure out how to transfer Pokemon Sleep accounts between devices.

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 16:45:19 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-account-transfer-separate-device-guide/ Pokemon Sleep isn't a Pokemon game in the traditional sense. However, that hasn't stopped it from being one of the hardest in the series for some. As players are sharing online, Pokemon Sleep is expecting its users to get 8.5 hours of rest a night - something that's an impossibility for so many of us. I mean, who has the time?

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 12:49:57 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-too-hard-to-get-8-hours-of-rest/ Prior to the launch of Pokemon Sleep, the Pokemon GO Plus+ accessory was primarily known for two things: its connectivity to Pokemon GO, and its patently ridiculous name. Since the Pokemon GO Plus device already existed, Nintendo figured the wisest course of action to separate this hardware refresh was to double down on the word. Classically Nintendo.

]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:00:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-pokemon-go-plus-explained-guide/ When Pokemon Sleep was revealed to feature microtransactions and a Premium Pass, many Pokemon fans chafed at the idea. "Why must everything be this way," some folks wondered. Thankfully, it's not as bad as it might sound. Think of it this way - plenty of sleeping apps exist that charge monthly subscriptions for a more premium experience. This is the only one with a Pikachu.

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:31:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-pass-premium-differences-cost-guide/ Pokemon Sleep has been a rather elusive app, with very little being known about it apart from its name since it was announced. Now, we have more details about what the app will entail. Similar to other games and apps from the series, you will be collecting Pokemon; however, this time, you'll be doing it in your sleep.

]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:22:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-details-beginner-tips-tricks-guide/ The unfortunately named Pokemon Go Plus + is a new accessory designed to enhance both Pokemon Go and the new sleep tracking game, Pokemon Sleep. Like its predecessor, the Pokemon Go Plus, the Poke Ball-shaped Plus + allows you to passively catch Pokemon in Pokemon Go without the burden of having to actually play the game. Its autocatch feature will automatically throw normal Poke Balls at wild Pokemon, even if your phone is in your pocket. It’s basically like trading your fishing rod in for a tugboat with a big net behind it that scoops up every creature that crosses your path. Remember when Pokemon were friends you would form a lifelong bond with? We let machines mass-catch them for us now. What did they do to us?

]]> Sun, 16 Jul 2023 20:00:55 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-go-plus-plus-vibration-silent-mode-break-destroy/ Pokemon Sleep finally gets its full rollout later this month. Years after it was first revealed (and never really explained), the latest way for Pokemon to tighten its stranglehold on every last aspect of our lives is almost here. Basically, it’s one of those sleep-tracking apps with a shiny coat of Pokemon paint.

]]> Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:30:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/everything-else-pokemon-gamify-after-sleep/ Years after it was announced, Pokemon Sleep has finally started to roll out in certain parts of the world. Still in beta right now, but getting a full worldwide launch later this month, we now know a lot more about how the Pokemon-themed sleep-tracking app works. If you want an even better understanding of its mechanics, you can check out an ASMR livestream of it right now.

]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:56:19 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/everyone-saying-goodnight-snorlax-pokemon-sleep-asmr-livestream/ I’ve been thinking a lot about Pokemon Sleep since my colleague Eric Switzer went hands-on with the upcoming app, which means he went to a sleepover with a bunch of other journalists. Pokemon Sleep is essentially a sleep-tracking app with gamified elements, in the vein of similar Pokemon games like Pokemon Go, which encourages daily walking, and Pokemon Smile, which encourages children to brush their teeth regularly.

]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:30:16 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-wont-actually-help-you-sleep-better-gamification-data-privacy/ The Pokemon Company invited me to a sleepover this week to try out Pokemon Sleep, its upcoming sleep tracking game for mobile. I already spent practically all of my waking hours thinking about Pokemon, so why shouldn’t I think about them in my sleep too? Pokemon Sleep is the latest attempt to gamify everyday life with Pokemon following the success of Pokemon Go, which we all know and used to love and now kinda like maybe, and Pokemon Smile, a toothbrushing app that teaches kids how to brush the Pokemon way, I assume.

]]> Sun, 09 Jul 2023 21:47:43 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-preview-hands-on/ Who came up with the idea for Pokemon Sleep? Which developer, executive, or cleaner at the Nintendo offices plucked up the courage to say, “You know what team, I think we should make a game that you play in your sleep.” And why wasn’t it shot down immediately? It’s an incredibly strange premise, and the length of time it’s taken to develop is even stranger.

]]> Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:30:24 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/what-is-pokemon-sleep-release-date-july/ Get ready to rise and shine with Pokemon Sleep. This Poke-app is designed to help insomniac trainers achieve a better bedtime by encouraging and tracking their sleep. By attaining a good night's rest, you will be able to witness and study Pokemon with unique napping styles. Though this might sound simple, there is nothing more important than catching some Pokemon Z's. However, it does make you wonder: which Pokemon should partake in this app's sleepy time?

]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:00:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-need-to-see/ Pokemon Sleep has just been re-revealed at yesterday’s Pokemon Presents after four years of radio silence, and to no one's surprise, it’s an app to monitor your sleep. There is, of course, a game aspect to it, otherwise what would the point be? In the game, you’re on an island with a Snorlax and a professor specialising in PokeNaps. To play, just go to sleep – the app captures, records and analyses your sleep patterns, and then categorises it to decide what kind of Pokemon you attract in the morning, and apparently there are more functions that use your sleep data coming.

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:45:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-scares-me/ The Poke Ball Plus Plus might be the worst named gaming peripheral in the history of gaming peripherals. Just a simple Poke Ball Plus 2 would have sufficed, or even a Poke Ball Squared or something. What will they call the next one, a Plus Plus Plus? It’s got me talking about it, I suppose. The little disc functions with Pokemon Sleep, which is finally coming out(!), acting as an alarm but not a clock, and singing you lullabies in Pikachu’s voice to lull you to sleep. It’s a weird pitch, but the device’s Pokemon Go functionality may sway some players.

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:30:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/who-is-the-poke-ball-plus-plus-even-for/ Pokemon Sleep has just been re-revealed after years of silence. This comes during today's Pokemon Presents, which also reveals exactly how the long-awaited game will work.

]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:17:29 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-revealed-pokemon-presents/ Pokemon Legends: Arceus looks amazing and Gen 9 is likely right around the corner, but if you ask me which Pokemon game I’m most excited about, it’s definitely Pokemon Sleep. There’s nothing I love more than Pokemon besides sleeping. They might be even, if I’m being honest.

]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 21:26:04 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-gamify-app-ring-fit-adventure-pokemon-go/ Do you remember Pokemon Sleep being announced? It was nearly three years ago now, so I don’t blame you if you don’t. But The Pokemon Company has been dutifully working hard on the app while it left our minds and we forgot it had ever been mentioned. Well, some of you did.

]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2022 19:30:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-waking-up/ Pokémon Presents launches in just an hour and a number of updates will be given on the upcoming fourth-generation centred games Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Pokémon Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:10:09 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/where-to-watch-todays-pokemon-presents-livestream/ A new Pokémon mobile game was released during today's Pokémon Direct: Pokémon Smile, which allows trainers to catch Pokémon while they brush their teeth. The app is available to download right now.

]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:15:37 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-smile-pokemon-presents-direct-mobile-game-teeth-brushing/ Sleep disorders affect approximately 50-70 million adults in the United States alone. Pokémon Sleep is doing something that nobody has ever done before by rewarding players for sleeping. We have yet to learn everything about Pokémon Sleep, but it's looking like it will help people with sleep. The Pokémon Company's vision to promote health while playing Pokémon is a worthy cause.

]]> Sat, 22 Feb 2020 21:30:34 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-trivia-secrets-fans-didnt-know/ Seemingly out of nowhere, the Pokémon Company has announced the development of two new apps for Android and iOS mobile devices named Pokémon Sleep and Pokémon Masters.

]]> Thu, 30 May 2019 22:10:42 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sleep-details/