Introducing Pokemon Sleep: The Ultimate Sleep-Tracking Game

Pokemon Sleep is developed by Japanese studio Select Button and Pokemon Go developer Niantic.

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Pokemon Sleep is set to be released worldwide, excluding certain regions, in summer 2023. Stay tuned for more updates and be ready to catch some Z's with Pokemon Sleep!

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