Pokemon Sleep 2nd Anniversary: Everything you need to know

Pokemon Sleep 2nd Anniversary celebration is set to go live worldwide in mid-July. Since its launch on July 19, 2023, Pokemon Sleep has brought a new and fun way of monitoring our sleep. Millions of players have since slept with Snorlax, waking up to fresh Pokemon discoveries and decking out sleep studies with rewards. Now, as the app marks its second anniversary on July 20, 2025, a big celebration awaits.

The upcoming celebrations are filled with two thrilling events full of bonuses, the return of popular favorites, and the debut of some crowd-favorite Pokemon. This article features a rundown of all the highlights of Pokemon Sleep's second anniversary.

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Pokemon Sleep 2nd Anniversary: The Prelude Event

The celebration will begin with the Pokemon Sleep 2nd Anniversary Prelude Event on Monday, July 7, and last till early morning on Monday, July 14. This prelude event brings back a few old friends from the celebration last year — Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly, and their evolutions, who will all increase their appearance rates during sleep tracking.

Players will get to enjoy the daily reward of 150 bonus sleep points, among a plethora of other in-game benefits. Here's a brief overview of what players can expect:

Event bonuses (all areas):

• Increased appearance rates for specific Pokemon in sleep research.
• 1.5x Dream Shard rewards from sleep data.
• Cooking pots will have 1.5x capacity (and 3x on Sundays).
• Pokemon of different sleep types can appear despite the player's sleep type of the day.

Pokemon with increased appearance rates:

• Sprigatito line: Sprigatito, Floragato, Meowscarada
• Fuecoco line: Fuecoco, Crocalor, Skeledirge
• Quaxly line: Quaxly, Quaxwell, Quaquaval

Where you’ll find them:

• Greengrass Isle: Sprigatito, Floragato, Meowscarada, Fuecoco, Quaxly
• Cyan Beach: Fuecoco, Crocalor, Skeledirge, Quaxly, Quaxwell, Quaquaval
• Taupe Hollow: Fuecoco, Crocalor, Skeledirge
• Lapis Lakeside: Sprigatito, Floragato, Meowscarada, Quaxly, Quaxwell, Quaquaval
• Old Gold Power Plant: All three lines appear here

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Pokemon Sleep 2nd Anniversary Fest - The main event

The flagship event — Pokemon Sleep 2nd Anniversary Fest — officially begins on Monday, July 14, at 3 pm local time and continues through Monday, July 28. The biggest news is that the fan-favorite Gen 3 starter Pokemon — Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip — will finally become part of the roster for the first time in Pokemon Sleep history.

In addition to their introduction, the event guarantees more in-game rewards at all sleep study sites. While there is further information to be disclosed in the near future, players can already look forward to some thrilling new sleep friends and enhanced gameplay rewards during the event's duration.

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Important notes for players

Torchic's Curled-Up Sleep revealed (Image via The Pokemon Company)

• Daily event reset time: 4 am local time.
• Gameplay bonuses only apply to sleep data recorded during the event duration.
• If you record your sleep before the event begins and decide to watch it after the event has begun, bonuses will not be added.
• If you record your sleep throughout the event and delay watching it once the event is over, bonuses will be added.
• Event bonuses will not be active within the tutorial.
• In the instance of overlapping events, the highest bonus value will be used.

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With Pokemon Sleep 2nd Anniversary set for July 20, the celebration is looking to be the app's largest moment so far. With the Paldea trio back and the eventual release of Hoenn's popular starters on their way, there's never been a better time to revisit your sleep schedule or begin your dream research journey.