Pokemon Sleep is weird, wonderful, and a little under-cooked
By: Alex Donaldson Posted: July 27, 2023
The internet doesn’t exactly need an excuse to mock and meme, but Pokemon Sleep was one of those games that was particularly susceptible to that reaction. With a nebulous, vague announcement at the height of Pokemon Go mania, an incredulous reaction from some was perhaps inevitable. So now they want to monetize our sleep?
Well, yes, sort of. But after a few days of toying with it, it’s plain that this is a pretty useful tool – though perhaps not the most compelling of gaming experiences.
The pitch is pretty simple. You sleep with Pokemon (not like that, for god’s sake), and in doing so you level them up, create bonds and friendships, and discover new Pokemon and their ‘sleep styles’. Like all things Pokemon, this is really about collecting – filling in a journal with different critters and the manner in which they sleep, and collecting a range of resources that allow you to speed up that process.
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