Sleep monitoring has been shown to help improve sleep quality for many people. Pokémon Sleep takes it up a notch by making the process a fun gaming experience that challenges users to improve their sleeping habits in pursuit of an in-game goal.
In Pokémon Sleep, you can track your sleep at night, study the gathered Pokémon sleep styles the next morning, and raise up Snorlax nice and big during the day. The more sleep you get, and the bigger Snorlax becomes, the more Pokémon you’ll be able to meet, and the more sleep styles you’ll be able to discover.
Snorlax can be found living all over the islands in Pokémon Sleep. They exert a mysterious power called Drowsy Power which draws Pokémon near and gets them snoozing away. Using the Sleep Synchronizer invented by Professor Neroli, Snorlax’s Drowsy Power is amplified and Snorlax’s sleep is synced with your own, drawing all sorts of Pokémon to gather around Snorlax.
Pokémon Sleep categorizes sleep into three types: Dozing, Snoozing, and Slumbering. Your sleep will be classified as one of these. Pokémon whose sleeping pattern matches your sleep type will gather around Snorlax.
After you’ve studied the sleep styles of the gathered Pokémon, you’ll be able to give them Poké Biscuits. This will make them feel friendlier toward you, and they’ll become able to join you as helper Pokémon.
During daytime, your helper Pokémon will gather Berries to give to Snorlax, and can activate skills to support you in raising Snorlax. If Snorlax eats dishes made from the ingredients your helper Pokémon gathered, it will be able to build even more Strength. You can cook dishes three times a day: in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night.
Every Monday, users can choose a new site to move to and encounter a new Snorlax to raise there. That will be the start of a new week of sleep research. The Pokémon you can encounter will differ depending on the area you’re in.
In Pokémon Sleep, you’ll be assigned a “sleep score” based on how long you’ve slept. You’ll get 100 points when you sleep for at least 8.5 hours. Your sleep consistency is evaluated based on a week-long sleep-tracking period that begins every Monday.
