Summary
An assortment of new features and bug fixes is coming toPokemon Sleepin the game’s next round of updates. The Pokemon Company announcedPokemon Sleepway back in 2019, but further details about this then-mysterious project wouldn’t be revealed until February’s Pokemon Presents livestream.Pokemon Sleepis developed by Select Button andPokemon GOstudio Niantic and is designed to track a player’s sleep patterns using a mobile device. By getting more hours of sleep, theplayer can unlock new Pokemonwhen they wake up in the morning, which are categorized into three different levels of slumber.
Despite some concerns about a mobile app tracking players while they sleep and a possible (if unlikely) fire hazard brought on by leaving a plugged-in phone under the user’s pillow overnight,Pokemon Sleephas gathered some decent reviews since it launched last month. Fans have already started sharing the best ways tolevel upPokemon Sleep’s Snorlaxand increase the number of wild Pokemon found after each sleep session, and a series of special “Good Sleep Day” events are being planned for later this year. In the meantime, The Pokemon Company is promising to update the latest lifestyle-basedPokemonmobile game in the near future.
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Earlier today, the officialPokemon SleepTwitter account posted an announcement about the new tweaks and features being introduced in the game’s upcoming wave of updates. While there are no dates for any of these changes as of this writing, the development team willreportedly add new Pokemonand sound effects toPokemon Sleepin addition to a night mode for the game’s loading screen.
These updates will also address a few ofPokemon Sleep’s reported bugs and glitches, such as an issue that makes it difficult for the player to meet their designated bedtime and a glitch that hinderstheir ability to collect the Berriesand other helpful items that gather at the edge of the screen. There are also issues with Pokemon recovering energy while stored inside the Pokemon Box and a bug that causesPokemon Sleepto run slowly or freeze on certain devices, and reported. Finally, the development team is looking to further optimize battery usage during overnight tracking.
These future updates aren’t the only major development coming fromPokemon Sleep, as the team also announced a free gift of 10 Poke Biscuits, 30 Handy Candy S, 1 Growth Incense, and 1 Focus Incense for all players as a token for their support of the game during its launch. As for the rest of the announcements, players should stay tuned for further updates as they are released.
Pokemon Sleepis available now for Android and iOS.
