The long-awaited Pokémon game about sleep, Pokémon sleepis coming to mobile this summer, and in a new video released Thursday, The Pokémon Company explains how to “play” a game that’s all about getting a good night’s sleep.
Just like other Pokemon games Pokémon sleep it’s all about catching them all, but instead of individual Pokemon, players collect sleeper types — and yes, fill out a sleeper type dex. How long you sleep and how restful your sleep is plays a role in the collecting aspect of the game, but feeding and caring for a Snorlax also plays a role. Players receive a Relaxo each week, which they feed with berries and other foods to make it grow. Other sleeping Pokémon will be attracted to your Snorlax, and the type of sleep players get at night affects the sleep type of the Pokémon they are attracted to.
According to a press release from The Pokémon Company, once players collect a specific Pokémon, they can feed it Poké Cookies. This makes them friendlier and allows them to join players as “helper Pokémon.”
Pokémon sleep Tracks three sleep types: doze, snooze, and snooze. The app’s Pokémon also seem to have their own sleep types; Pikachu has three: lop-eared, curled up, and electrifying sleep.
Outside of the collection aspect Pokémon sleep Also works as a simple sleep tracker. Users can monitor their sleep patterns and even listen to recordings of their sleep. (While that may sound creepy and you should definitely read the app’s privacy policy carefully, it might get you a Singing Sleep Jigglypuff as a result. And who doesn’t want to hear their weird late-night babble?)
The Pokémon Company also explains how to position your mobile device (or the Pokémon Go Plus Plus accessory, if you have one). Pokémon sleep work. In short, you must have your phone with you in bed for the app to monitor your snoozing, snoring, tossing and turning, and other restlessness.
Pokémon sleep is now open for pre-registration on Android devices via the Google Play app store. An iOS version is also coming soon, but doesn’t seem to have a release date or a pre-registration option just yet.