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Pokémon Sleep Smartphone App Launches in Summer
posted on by Alex Mateo
The Pokémon Company International revealed during its Pokémon Presents stream on February 27, Pokémon Day, that it will release Pokémon Sleep, a new smartphone app by SELECT BUTTON inc., in summer.
The app records, measures, and analyzes sleep of the user who is next to the smartphone. The app then categorizes the user's sleep type as dozing, snoozing, or slumbering. Pokémon who sleep in the same way as the user will gather around Snorlax on the screen. There are rare sleep styles in-game.
The app will interact with a new "Pokémon GO Plus +" accessory, based on the original "Pokémon GO Plus" accessory for the Pokémon GO game. The device, shaped like a Pokéball, will be usable like the original "Pokémon GO Plus" during the day, with the additional ability for players to use Great Balls and Ultra Balls. The device can then be used to track a player's sleeping time, which it can send via Bluetooth to the smartphone. Pikachu's voice will play in the accessory and can sing lullabies to the user. There are future plans to add new functionality between Pokémon Sleep and Pokémon GO
The app was originally announced in 2019 and was scheduled to launch in 2020.
Source: Pokémon Presents stream
