{"id":20238,"date":"2023-07-21T17:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T08:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=20238"},"modified":"2023-07-26T12:06:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T03:06:58","slug":"20230721-20238","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230721-20238\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Sleep: Japanese walkthrough site lists \u201csleeping pills\u201d as a tool for real competitive sleepers, but quickly backtracks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A major Japanese video game walkthrough site had listed sleeping pills as one of their recommended methods to excel in <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Sleep<\/strong>. Japanese users didn&#8217;t fail to notice the outrageous detail and in no time, the topic of Pok\u00e9mon Sleep doping went viral on social media. The mention of sleeping pills has since been deleted from the site.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Sleep, developed by Select Studio and published by The Pok\u00e9mon Company on July 20, is a sleep-tracking app based on the Pok\u00e9mon series. The plot takes place on a small island where large Snorlax slumber, and the player takes part in the research of Professor Neroli, a Pok\u00e9mon sleep researcher. The app analyzes and measures how much the user sleeps each night, and the user can receive rewards and encounter various different Pok\u00e9mon by sleeping well and continuously recording their sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721-20238-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721-20238-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721-20238-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721-20238-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721-20238-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721-20238-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721-20238-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721-20238-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721-20238-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230721-20238-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the app seems at first glance to be the definition of \u201ccasual,\u201d unsurprisingly, a lot of players are dead-serious about it, being firmly set to rack up their sleep game or even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TheSilphRoad\/comments\/1518v6d\/exclusive_special_research_for_pok%C3%A9mon_go_plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cheat the game<\/a> into rewarding them with Pok\u00e9mon GO goodies such as Snorlax nightcaps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/game8.jp\/pokemonsleep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This<\/a> major Japanese video game walkthrough site seemed eager to respond to users\u2019 ambition to become the best competitive sleepers out there, and ended up going several steps too far by essentially suggesting people use sleeping pills to earn high sleep scores in the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u653b\u7565\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u898b\u305f\u3089\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u30b9\u30ea\u30fc\u30d7\u3067\u30cf\u30a4\u30b9\u30b3\u30a2\u3092\u51fa\u3059\u30b3\u30c4\u304c\u66f8\u3044\u3066\u3042\u3063\u305f\uff01<br><br>\u7761\u7720\u5c0e\u5165\u5264\uff08\u8ab2\u91d1\u30a2\u30a4\u30c6\u30e0\uff09 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m2h9NZPzJ4\">pic.twitter.com\/m2h9NZPzJ4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30df\u30c9\u30ea\u30ab\u30ef\u30bb\u30df (@alcedogreen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alcedogreen\/status\/1681886188783955968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation: <\/strong>This walkthrough site I was looking at had tips on how to get a high score in Pok\u00e9mon Sleep!&nbsp;<br>It was sleeping pills. (Paid item)&nbsp;<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The site lists up various tips on the game, such as the fact that the target sleep time in the game is 8.5 hours, and that sleeping for any amount of time over that period is going to reflect on your Drowsy Power the same as if you slept for 8.5 hours, as 8.5 hours seems to be the maximum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then, they go on to list their \u201ctips on sleeping\u201d (not the heading you\u2019d expect in a game walkthrough), the first of which is healthy and harmless, albeit slightly obvious \u2013 light exercise. They explain that doing light exercise during the day and getting some sunshine will make you nice and drowsy by nightfall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the second \u201ctip\u201d is what made users do a double take \u2013 the site recommended none other than the use of sleep-inducing agents. The supplementary explanation said, \u201cThey can be bought in pharmacies. Be sure to follow the terms of use and dosage decided upon consultation with a pharmacist.\u201d The warning to follow the terms of use rings a bit hollow when coming from the same source that suggests knocking yourself out with sleeping aid for the sake of a game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tweet pointing out the absurd detail quickly blew up, reaching over 46k likes in a day, with people comparing the idea to doping and \u201chardware cheating\u201d and joking about sleeping medication going out of stock due to Pok\u00e9mon Sleep. Many also pointed out the irony of an app envisioned to encourage healthy sleeping habits causing the opposite effect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u7761\u7720\u5c0e\u5165\u5264www<br>\u5065\u5eb7\u306b\u306a\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u306a\u306e\u306b\u3001\u4e0d\u5065\u5eb7\u306b\u306a\u308a\u306b\u884c\u3063\u3066\u308b\u2026\uff1f<br>\u30d1\u30ef\u30fc\u30ef\u30fc\u30c9\u904e\u304e\u308bw <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ah7DkqiSc9\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ah7DkqiSc9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3089\u3044 (@mmo_0209) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmo_0209\/status\/1682043781309423623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation:<\/strong> Sleeping pills lmao &nbsp;<br>It\u2019s game meant to make you healthy, but it seems it\u2019s going to become the opposite&#8230;? Incredible.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The site has since deleted any mention of sleeping aid, and the same walkthrough now recommends \u201cbathing in lukewarm water\u201d and \u201crelaxing footbaths\u201d instead.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Japanese video game walkthrough listing sleeping pills as one of their recommended methods to get high scores in Pok\u00e9mon Sleep has gone viral on Japanese Twitter recently. 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