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Since its launch, Pokemon Sleep has teased its players with possible thematic events that will help them catch better—and rarer—Pokemon. However, The Pokemon Company has finally announced the game’s first official challenge during August’s Pokemon Presents: The Good Sleep Day event.
Inspired by the moon’s effect on people’s sleep, the Good Sleep Day event will occur once a month, with its primary goal being to increase Pokemon spawn rates. But what else do Pokemon Sleep players need to know about this event? Here’s a comprehensive breakdown.
The Good Sleep Day Event Details
As Pokemon Sleep’s first in-game challenge, Good Sleep Day is a full-moon-themed event. During this occurrence, the Sleeping Snorlax will consume the full moon’s energy to maximize its Drowsy Power and lure more Pokemon.
The concept for this event is based on research that links sleep deficiency to the full moon. Essentially, Pokemon Sleep wants to help players achieve a good night's sleep by motivating them to obtain higher Sleep Scores.
While the exact date for the Good Sleep Day event hasn’t been announced, it’ll most likely happen during the next full moon night on August 30—as it would be a thematic start.
Players should note that since Pokemon Sleep has no competitive aspects, events like Good Sleep Day will only boost certain aspects of the game, such as gathering resources, catching Pokemon, or leveling up Helpers.
Possible Dates for the Good Sleep Day Event
As confirmed by Pokemon Company during the August 8 Pokemon Presents, the Good Sleep Day event will take place once per month during the moon’s actual full phase. Based on that, the following are possible dates for this thematic event in 2023.
- August 30
- September 29
- October 28
- November 27
- December 26
How to Get into the Full Moon Event in Pokemon Sleep
Good Sleep Day is a free-for-all event. Like Community Days in Pokemon GO, Good Sleep Day will affect the spawn rates during the full moon’s night for all players worldwide. So, players will not need to take any specific action to participate.
However, it would be a good idea to prepare for the event by increasing Snorlax’s Drowsy Power before the full moon night. A Snorlax with a higher rating will become even stronger with the Good Sleep Day boost and draw more Pokemon to the research camp.
Pokemon Sleep is available now for mobile devices.