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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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurtwig\u003c/strong\u003e: Grass type, Dozing sleep type\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrotle\u003c/strong\u003e: Grass type, Dozing sleep type\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTorterra\u003c/strong\u003e: Ground type, Slumbering sleep type\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChimchar\u003c/strong\u003e: Fire type, Snoozing sleep type\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonferno\u003c/strong\u003e: Fighting type, Slumbering sleep type\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfernape\u003c/strong\u003e: Fighting type, Slumbering sleep type\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePiplup\u003c/strong\u003e: Water type, Slumbering sleep type\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinplup\u003c/strong\u003e: Water type, Slumbering sleep type\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmpoleon\u003c/strong\u003e: Steel type, Slumbering sleep type\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Pokemon Sleep introducing Sinnoh starters for the 3rd anniversary signals a shift from event-only content toward permanent features, which could change how players engage between festivals.","twitterPost":"Pokemon Sleep's Sinnoh starter event hints at a permanent feature pipeline, shifting the game's engagement model beyond limited-time festivals.","threadsPost":"Pokemon Sleep is bringing Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup for its 3rd anniversary, but the bigger news is the promise of regularly usable new features. That suggests the game is moving beyond pure event-driven engagement toward a more persistent content loop.","newsletterBlurb":"Pokemon Sleep announced its 3rd Anniversary Festival, a two-week event starting July 13 that introduces Sinnoh starters Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup as encounterable Pokemon. 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