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Pokémon Sleep is a Pokémon app for iOS and Android mobile devices developed by Select Button and published by The Pokémon Company.
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.
The game features Snorlax as the central Pokémon, with other Pokémon appearing around Snorlax based on the player's sleeping pattern.
Development[]
It was apparently being developed by Japanese studio "Select Button", with assistance by Pokémon GO developer Niantic, and was going to be published by The Pokémon Company. 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. The game was planned to be released in 2020, but while had not officially been canceled, there had been no updates about the game's release as of 2022. However, an SSL certificate was registered in April 2021, which did raise the possibility it has not been canceled.
The game has now been released on multiple platforms worldwide on July 17, 2023, confirming that it had not been cancelled.
Other media[]
Seeds of Good Night. is a Japanese live-action mini program based on the game. It consists of 26 two-minute episodes, and stars Mario Kuroba as Kaimi. It aired on NIPPON TV in Japan, in the Kantō region, every Sunday from 9:54 PM to 10:00 PM from June 2 to December 1, 2024, with 26 episodes.
A Clefairy Bedtime Story is a 1-minute animated short based on Pokémon Sleep. It was released on the official Pokémon YouTube channels and social media accounts on September 12, 2024. It was accompanied by an in-game event making it easier to encounter Clefairy and also a distibution of a Clefairy Incense.
A Mimikyu Bedtime Story is a 1-minute animated short based on Pokémon Sleep. It was released on the official Pokémon YouTube channels and social media accounts on October 24, 2024. It was released as a promotion for the Halloween event and accompanied by an in-game event making it easier to encounter Mimikyu and also a distibution of a Mimikyu Incense.
A Sylveon Bedtime Story is a 1-minute animated short based on Pokémon Sleep. It was released on the official Pokémon YouTube channels and social media accounts on November 14, 2024, as a promotion for the Eevee Week event and accompanied by an in-game event making it easier to encounter Eeveelutions and also a distribution of a Sylveon Incense.
External links[]
- Pokémon Sleep at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Pokémon Sleep at GameFAQs