Pokemon Sleep finally resurfaces, out in Summer 2023

Nearly four years after it was originally announced, Pokemon Sleep has finally reemerged. The app was shown off during today’s Pokemon Presents live stream and it was confirmed that the app launches in 2023.

In Pokemon Sleep, users will join Professor Neroli – who studies Pokémon sleep styles – and Snorlax, to carry out research into how Pokemon sleep. Also, the new Pokemon GO Plus + accessory will be compatible to track sleep in conjunction with a smartphone. The Pokemon GO Plus + will be available on July 14, 2023.

Here’s a video for Pokemon Sleep:

And here’s a video for Pokemon GO Plus +:

Only a few details were shared as part of the initial reveal. We heard that the app was intended to “turn sleeping into entertainment by having a player’s time spent sleeping, and the time they wake up, effect the gameplay.” Pokemon GO Plus + connectivity was also confirmed, as the device would “use an embedded accelerometer to track a user’s time sleeping and send this information to their smartphone via Bluetooth.”

Pokemon Sleep was originally planned to launch in 2020.