How to Get Night Cap Snorlax

You can get a special Night Cap Snorlax in Pokemon GO by connecting your Pokemon Go Plus Plus (+) device to your Pokemon GO app. Read on for more information on Night Cap Snorlax, future availability, and the Pokemon GO Special Research for this bonus.

How to Get Night Cap Snorlax

Pokemon GO Plus Plus (+) Device Required

You can only get the special Night Cap Snorlax in your Pokemon GO game if you have a Pokemon GO Plus Plus (+) device. This device is an accessory that is compatible with both Pokemon Sleep and Pokemon GO.

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Connect Your Pokemon GO Plus Plus (+) to Pokemon GO

Night Cap Snorlax is Only Available in Pokemon GO

You will be able to take on Special Research that will allow you to encounter Night Cap Snorlax after you've paired your Pokemon GO Plus Plus (+) to Pokemon GO.

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More Night Cap Snorlax Encounters Possible in the Future

If you miss out on this event, do not despair! The Pokemon GO Plus Plus (+) website mentions that there may be more chances to encounter Night Cap Snorlax in the future.

How to Complete the Special Research

Talk to Professor Willow

After connecting your Pokemon GO Plus Plus (+) device, tap the icon of Professor Willow on the bottom right portion of the map screen in order to see the Special Research request.

Complete the Research Tasks

Night Cap Snorlax Research Tasks (1st Set)
Catch 20 Pokemon in Poke Balls using the Pokemon GO Plus Plus (+) Catch 10 Pokemon in Great Balls or Ultra Balls using the Pokemon GO Plus Plus (+) Spin 15 PokeStops using the Pokemon GO Plus Plus Track sleep using the Pokemon GO Plus Plus for 7 days

The research tasks for this Special Research all involve using the Pokemon GO Plus Plus(+) device.

Once you have completed both pages of Special Research, you should be able to encounter Night Cap Snorlax!

Nightcap Snorlax Date Skip Trick

Move Your Phone's Date and Time One Day Forward to Complete the Snorlax Special Research Quicker

A total of 35 days of sleep sessions must be tracked in order to get Snorlax in a nightcap. Despite that, players can get Nightcap Snorlax much earlier. Follow the instructions below, and you should be able to get Nightcap Snorlax within a day or two!

However, do take note that this only works on iOS so far. We are still researching ways on how to make this work on Android devices, so please stay tuned!

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