Pokemon Sleep Adds Sinnoh Starters for Third Anniversary Festival
The addition of Sinnoh starters expands Pokemon Sleep's roster beyond the first four generations for the first time, and the promise of permanent new features suggests the game is evolving its core loop after three years.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Pokemon Sleep will hold a two-week 3rd Anniversary Festival from July 13 to July 27, 2026. The event introduces Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup from the Sinnoh region as newly encounterable Pokemon. New regularly usable features are planned, and daily Dream Gifts and other bonuses will be available during the event period.
The 3rd Anniversary Festival runs in two week-long halves. Week 1 (July 13-19) focuses on befriending helpers with a guaranteed Chance Pokemon per day, 1.5x main skill activation, and 1.5x sleep EXP. Week 2 (July 20-26) shifts to raising helpers with 1.5x final meal energy and limited-time Mini Candy Boost and Celebration Flower items. On the anniversary date itself, July 20, a celebratory gift will be distributed.
The Sinnoh starters and their evolutions-Turtwig through Torterra, Chimchar through Infernape, and Piplup through Empoleon-appear across multiple fields including Greengrass Isle, Cyan Beach, Taupe Hollow, Snowdrop Tundra, Lapis Lakeside, and Amber Valley. Their sleep-type assignments split the line: Dozing for Turtwig and Grotle, Snoozing for Chimchar, and Slumbering for the rest. Event missions offer incense and candies for the three base forms.
- Turtwig: Grass type, Dozing sleep type
- Grotle: Grass type, Dozing sleep type
- Torterra: Ground type, Slumbering sleep type
- Chimchar: Fire type, Snoozing sleep type
- Monferno: Fighting type, Slumbering sleep type
- Infernape: Fighting type, Slumbering sleep type
- Piplup: Water type, Slumbering sleep type
- Prinplup: Water type, Slumbering sleep type
- Empoleon: Steel type, Slumbering sleep type
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