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Getting started
- Start here— Pick your path: topic or tools.
- How to Play Pokémon Sleep— Core loop, team, catching, cooking.
- How to catch and befriend Pokémon— Biscuits, hungry, pips.
- Your first week in Pokémon Sleep— Day-by-day guide; you can't mess anything up.
- How progression works— Leveling, candy, evolution, research rank.
- Things Pokémon Sleep doesn't tell you— Hidden mechanics and a few mysteries.
RNG & scoring
- How Pokémon Sleep stats are determined— Ingredients, subskills, nature.
- What "Good" vs "Amazing" means— How we score and tier.
- Is RNG out to get you?— Why it feels unfair and why we hunt.
- How to tell if a Pokémon is good— What to look for.
Cooking & dishes
- Dish strength— How dish strength is calculated, step by step.
- How big dishes work (200k+)— Big-dish mechanics and tips.
- Ingredients— List and where to get them.
- What ingredients might be added next?— Data-driven prediction: Rousing Coffee, Plump Pumpkin, Glossy Avocado.
Team & goals
- How to reach Master 20— Reaching high weekly ranks.
- Area bonus— Weekly growth, cap, spillover, and strategy.
- Berries & area favorites— Berries by area and snorlax.
Production & skills
- How production works— How Pokémon gather and help.
- Main skills— Main-skill reference.
- Best use of Main Skill Seed (Gold)— When and where to use main skill seeds.
- Best subskill combinations by role— BFS on berry specialists, Skill Level Up on skill specialists, BFS Sceptile.
- Pokémon profiles— Roles, where to hunt, similar Pokémon for every species.
- Best use of Sub Skill Seed (Silver)— When and how to use subskill seeds.
- Darkrai guide— Best subskills, eureka seeds, and whether it's worth the biscuits.
- Skillsgate: the hidden skill trigger cap— The hidden daily cap on main skill triggers, explained.
Areas
- Greengrass Isle— First area; mix of berries and dishes.
- Cyan Beach— Water-themed; good for water types.
- Taupe Hollow— Cave area; ground and fire.
- Snowdrop Tundra— Ice-themed; late-game.
- Lapis Lakeside— Lake area; expanded roster.
- Old Gold Power Plant— Electric-themed area.
- Amber Canyon— Rock and ground focus.
- Greengrass Isle (Expert)— Harder Greengrass; more variety.
- Species by area over time— Compare area rosters across versions.
Meta & updates
- Meta snapshot— Current top species, subskill combos, event meta, datamine.
- Patch notes & update digest— Structured changelog from datamine and maintenance.
Reference
- Glossary— Quick definitions (help, frequency, subskill, etc.).
- Community terms & abbreviations— WIP, BFS, E4E and more.
- Pokémon Sleep timeline— Every event, update, and new Pokémon since launch.