Community terms and abbreviations

Reddit, Discord, and YouTube comments use a lot of shorthand. This guide explains the main terms and abbreviations the Pokémon Sleep community uses so you can follow along—and use them yourself when you want.

Areas

GG — Greengrass Isle: The first area. Snorlax's favorite berries change randomly each week. Sometimes used in event names (e.g. GGEX = Greengrass event / Greengrass incense rewards).
Cyan — Cyan Beach: Second area. Fixed favorite berries: Oran, Pecha, Pamtre.
Taupe — Taupe Hollow: Third area. Fixed favorites: Leppa, Figy, Sitrus.
Snowdrop — Snowdrop Tundra: Fourth area. Fixed favorites: Rawst, Persim, Wiki.
Lapis — Lapis Lakeside: Fifth area. Fixed favorites: Durin, Mago, Cheri.

For which berries to match on each area, see Berries and favorite berry matching.

Subskill abbreviations

Players often shorten subskill names when discussing builds or rating Pokémon.

BFS — Berry Finding S: Gold subskill: +1 berry per help. Berry specialists get 3 berries per help instead of 2; non-berry get 2 instead of 1. Highly valued.
HSS / HSM — Helping Speed S / Helping Speed M: White and blue: more helps per day (~+7% and +14%).
IFS / IFM — Ingredient Finder S / Ingredient Finder M: Increases chance to find ingredients instead of berries when a help rolls ingredient.
Inv S/M/L — Inventory Up S / M / L: Increases your ingredient bag capacity.
SLU S / SLU M — Skill Level Up S / M: Raises main skill level (+1 or +2). Blue and gold.
STS / STM — Skill Trigger S / Skill Trigger M: Increases how often the main skill triggers.
HB — Helping Bonus: Gold, sleep-only: +5% helps for the whole team. Stacks if multiple Pokémon have it.
Helping Bonus: Sometimes written out; same as HB.

Full list and effects: Glossary — Subskills.

Production and goals

Proc (verb: "proc", "procced"): One help or one production cycle. Often used when the main skill triggers: "My Wigglytuff procced" = its main skill (e.g. Energy for Everyone) went off.
Pips: Friendship points—the bars you fill with biscuits to befriend a Pokémon. "5 pip" = needs 5 points to catch.
M20 / Master 20: Snorlax rank Master 20. A common weekly goal; determines spawn quality and is a benchmark in guides.
Fav / Favorites: Snorlax's favorite berries for the week. Matching your team's berries to favs = 2× strength.
Berry specialist / Ingredient specialist / Skill specialist: A Pokémon's specialty: berries (2 per help, 3 with BFS), ingredients (extra ingredient focus), or skill (can hold 2 skill procs).
Pity proc: After many main-skill misses in a row, the game guarantees a trigger. Community term for that safety net.

Mechanics: Glossary — Core mechanics · How to reach Master 20.

Ingredient spreads (AAA, AAB, …)

Each species has fixed ingredient slots: slot 1 (always), slot 2 (unlocks L30), slot 3 (unlocks L60). The community uses letters to describe which ingredient is in each slot—A, B, and sometimes C—so you'll see:

AAA, AAB, AAC, ABA, ABB, ABC: First letter = slot 1, second = slot 2, third = slot 3. E.g. AAA = all three slots the same ingredient; ABC = three different ingredients. Many species have no C slot.

Full explanation: Glossary — Ingredient spread · How stats are determined (ingredient spread per species).

Catching shorthand

Big hit: Feeding a biscuit to a hungry Pokémon. That biscuit counts 3× (e.g. one Great = 9 points).
Mega hit: When feeding a hungry Pokémon, sometimes you get an instant catch (like a Master Ball). Community estimates suggest roughly 10% chance, but this is unconfirmed. Shinies are always mega hit—use a regular Poké Biscuit, not Great or Ultra.

Full catching terms: Glossary — Catching and befriending · How to catch and befriend.

Other common terms

F2P: Free to play—no paid subscription (e.g. no Premium Pass).
Pot / Pot size: How many ingredients fit in one cook. Bigger pot = stronger dishes.
Tasty / Extra Tasty: Random cooking bonus that multiplies dish strength. "Tasty week" or "1.5× cooking" = event or bonus that boosts this.
Drowsy power: From Snorlax strength + sleep score. Higher = more and sometimes rarer Pokémon after sleep.
Sleep type (Dozing / Snoozing / Slumbering): How your session is classified. Affects which species can appear. "Sleep style strategy" = guides that target specific types.

More: Glossary (full game terms) · r/PokemonSleep Guide to the Guides

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