WE finally have a release window for a long-awaited Pokémon mobile game.
First announced in 2019, it was originally scheduled to be released in 2020, but that release date came and went.
When the app comes it’ll be Pikachu watching you sleep.
It was shown again in the February Pokémon Presents, with a tentative release window of mid-2023.
However, now we know that it will be released around the end of July.
Pokémon Sleep is a free-to-play official app and game that will help you track your sleep.
In order to play, you need to plug in your phone and place it under your pillow with the app open when you go to bed.
It will use Pokémon to describe how your sleep was that night, such as whether you tossed and turned, and if you made a lot of noise.
Pokémon Sleep will also log how many hours you were asleep for, and will give you more bonuses the better you sleep.
Users will have their own Snorlax, a Pokémon known for taking long naps.
The more and better you sleep, the more your Snorlax will power up, and have a better chance of attracting more and rare Pokémon.
Just like the mainline games, this is a collecting game, where you try to catch different types of Pokémon.
Each Pokémon will have various sleep styles, and the app urges you to collect them all.
It is believed that like the teeth-brushing app, Pokémon Smile, Pokémon Sleep will not have in-app purchases.
Instead, it is simply meant to help encourage people to gain better sleep.
It can even record the sounds you make while you sleep, so you can tell if you snore or sleep talk, as well as how much you toss and turn.
People can pre-register for Pokémon Sleep now via the Google Play Store and App Store.
If you pre-register then the app will automatically download once it is released.
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
