Pokemon Sleep Now Available in US

Pokemon Sleep is now available to download in the United States. The new mobile app has launched in the United States as part of a staggered rollout over the past several days. The game aims to help track sleep quality with the use of Pokemon and a brand new Sleep-Style Pokedex, which not only charts various Pokemon who appear in the game but also the styles of sleep that the Pokemon partake in. Players can set a target sleep time and record their sleep noises.

Pokemon Sleep was inspired by Pokemon Go as a new lifestyle app that essentially "gamefies" healthy habits, in the same way that Pokemon Go encourages walking and Pokemon Smile encourages healthy teeth brushing. A player's sleep quality is tracked by placing the phone in close proximity to a player's pillow, with the app charting three different styles of sleep. A score is calculated and then multiplied by a partner Snorlax's strength to determine which Pokemon appear on the app. The goal is to get a healthy's night sleep and make adjustments if you need more sleep based on assumably your quality of sleep.

Pokemon Sleep also has a friends system and syncs up with Pokemon Go. The game is also compatible with the new Pokemon Go Plus+ device, with the device able to replace the phone by a player's pillow. To celebrate the game's launch, Pokemon Go held a "Catching Some ZZZs" event, which introduced an appropriate Pokemon, the sleeping Komala, to the game. 

Pokemon Sleep is available to download for free on iOS and Android devices.