Pokémon Sleep

Pokémon Sleep is an upcoming sleep-tracking app for Android and iOS. It is scheduled to be released worldwide, excluding certain regions, in summer 2023.[1]

Pokémon Sleep
Developer(s)Select Button
Niantic
Publisher(s)The Pokémon Company
SeriesPokémon
Platform(s)iOS, Android
ReleaseQ2/Q3 2023
Mode(s)Single-player

Development

Pokémon Sleep is being developed by Japanese studio Select Button, with assistance by Pokémon Go developer Niantic, and is going to be published by The Pokémon Company.[2] It was announced on May 28, 2019, by Tsunekazu Ishihara, CEO of the Pokémon Company, during a press conference held in Tokyo as well as on the company's official Twitter page.[3][4] The game was planned to be released in 2020,[5] but remained unreleased, leading to speculation that the app was cancelled. However, on 5 April 2021, a fan reported on Twitter that an SSL certificate had been registered for eotxawxn.sleep.pokemon.co.jp.[6][7]

A Pokémon Go APK data mine in January 2022 revealed several additions to the Pokémon Go app to support Pokémon Sleep, including support for the Pokémon Go Plus accessory, reviewing sleep patterns, and earning in game rewards.[8] These were confirmed by the Pokémon Day 2023 Pokémon Presents, in which they officially announced the Pokémon Go Plus + (Plus Plus) Accessory.[9]

On February 27, 2023, Pokémon Sleep was showcased during the Pokémon Presents along with an official release date of summer 2023, along with connectivity with the upcoming Pokémon GO Plus+.

Gameplay

The game tracks the amount of time a user sleeps, using the accelerometer of the external Pokémon Go Plus+ accessory, and communicates the data to the user's mobile device via Bluetooth for sleep-related gameplay. Although the gameplay specifics have not been revealed, The Pokémon Company has promised it will turn "sleeping into entertainment" in a similar way to how the Pokémon franchise's other mobile games, Pokémon Go and Pokémon Smile, turned walking and oral hygiene into entertainment respectively.[10][11] The Pokémon Go Plus + (Plus Plus) Accessory functions by pressing a button when you sleep, then wake up. It features Pikachu voicelines, including a lullaby sung by Pikachu.[9]

References
  1. "Pokémon Sleep". pokemon.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. Lum, Patrick (2019-05-29). "Pokémon Sleep: game unveiled that 'turns sleeping into entertainment'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  3. Molina, Brett (May 29, 2019). "'Pokémon Sleep' is a gaming app where you earn rewards for sleeping". USA Today. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  4. Makuch, Eddie (2019-05-29). "Pokemon Sleep Is A New App To Make Sleeping Entertaining". GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  5. Browne, Ryan (2019-05-29). "A new Pokemon app that tracks your sleep is set to be released next year". CNBC. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  6. @Pokekalos (5 April 2021). "Vous vous souvenez de Pokémon Sleep ?" [Do you remember Pokémon Sleep ?] (Tweet). Archived from the original on 9 March 2023 – via Twitter. (direct link to picture)
  7. "Is Pokémon Sleep Still Coming Out?". ScreenRant. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. "PokeMiners - In-Depth APK Teardown of 0.227.0". pokeminers.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  9. "Pokémon Presents". youtube.com. 27 Feb 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  10. Lum, Patrick (2019-05-29). "Pokémon Sleep: game unveiled that 'turns sleeping into entertainment'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  11. May, Tiffany (2019-05-29). "Pokémon Sleep Wants to Make Snoozing a Game Too". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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