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Pokemon Sleep - Cresselia vs. Darkrai Event

Cresselia vs. Darkrai is a new event that will run from March 31, 2025 to April 14, 2025 in Pokemon Sleep! This event makes Psychic-type Pokemon more effective for the week and introduces Cresselia to the game, with the potential to get Darkrai. Read on for more information about this event and tips on the best island and Pokemon for this event!

List of Contents

Event Dates
Event Mechanics
Event Exchange Shop Items
Event Missions
Best Island for the Event
Best Pokemon for Cresselia vs. Darkrai
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Cresselia vs. Darkrai Event Dates

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Cresselia vs. Darkrai is from March 31 to April 14


Event Dates	Start Date: March 31, 2025, 4:00 AM End Date: April 14, 2025, 3:59 AM
Event Islands	All Fixed favorite Berry: Mago Berry
Event Mechanics and Bonuses	Accumulate limited-time Event Drowsy Power and receive rewards based on your event rank Collect Cresselia Down and get event-exclusive items from the Event Exchange Psychic-type Pokemon pick up more ingredients (1 extra) Psychic-type Pokemon have increased main skill chance (1.5x) Main skill levels of Psychic-type Pokemon increase by 1 during first week Main skill levels of Psychic-type Pokemon increase by 3 during second week Drowsy Power will be multiplied by 1.2 if you have Cresselia on your team A big Snorlax will appear on Week 2 Psychic-type Pokemon are more likely to appear Pokemon of various sleep types appear during sleep research Limited-time missions

The new Pokemon Sleep event Cresselia vs. Darkrai has been confirmed for March 31 to April 7, 2025!

This two-week event makes Psychic-type Pokemon more helpful and allows you to recieve bonus Drowsy Power from Cresselia.

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New Pokemon: Cresselia!

New Pokemon Cresselia

Cresselia will become available in the game starting from 3 PM local time on March 31!

The Cresselia vs. Darkrai event will also give us an opportunity to obtain Darkrai at a later date if enough players participate in the event.

Cresselia Sleep Type, Helping Stats, and All Sleep Styles

Cresselia vs. Darkrai Event Mechanics

Event Drowsy Power and Event Rank

Pokemon Sleep - Drowsy Power

During Cresselia vs. Darkrai, all players' sleep sessions during the event will contribute to a shared Global Drowsy Power, which, when added to your own Drowsy Power, becomes your Event Drowsy Power. Global Drowsy Power is based on the average Drowsy Power of Pokemon Sleep players from two days before the particular date.

Your Event Drowsy Power will determine your event rank, and different rewards will be available depending on your rank. There are 15 event ranks, but you can only reach until Rank 8 during the first week.

There will likely be a Global Drowsy Power goal that we must meet if we want Darkrai to become available in the game.

Collect Cresselia Down for Cresselia Incense

Suicune Mane Collection Methods
Researching Pokemon after sleep sessions Completing event missions Receiving research from friends Purchasing event bundles

This is based on the previous Suicune Research event.

Collecting Cresselia Down should be possible through your first sleep research of the day, event missions, Research Community reports, and event bundles during the Cresselia vs. Darkrai event. Cresselia Down can then be used at the Event Exchange to get items such as Cresselia Incense and Cresselia Biscuits.

Cresselia Down should also be available as event rank rewards.

Younger Pokemon Sleep players that do not have access to a Research Community can also receive a special gift of Suicune Mane to make up for having one less source of this event item.

Psychic-Type Pokemon are Better Helpers

Mime Jr. and Mr. Mime

Psychic-type Pokemon in the game will be better helpers for this event. They will get boosted helping stats, ingredients, and main skill chance.

Psychic-Type Pokemon Bonuses

	Week 1	Week 2
Extra Ingredients	1	1
Main Skill Chance	x1.5	x1.5
Main Skill Level	+1	+3

During the research events for the Legendary Pokemon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, Pokemon matching the featured Legendary’s type would get to obtain an extra ingredient, have an increased main skill chance, and an increased main skill level.

The Cresselia vs. Darkrai event has the same bonuses as those other events, this time for Psychic-type Pokemon.

Cresselia Gives Bonus Drowsy Power

In addition to the Psychic-type Pokemon bonuses, having Cresselia on your team also gives you 1.2x bonus Drowsy Power during your sleep session.

A Big Snorlax Appears on Week 2

Pokemon Sleep - Big Snorlax on Raikou Event Week 2

Following the format of previous Research events, a large Snorlax will appear during the start of the second week of the Cresselia vs. Darkrai event. This allows players to start at a higher Snorlax rating and potentially make it easier to encounter Suicune's rarer Sleep Styles.

Snorlax Starts at Ultra 4 on Greengrass Isle

If you choose Greengrass Isle as your research area on April 7, you can expect Snorlax to start at an Ultra 4 rating, similar to past research events.

Lower Rating Expected on Other Islands

The Cyan Beach Snorlax started at an Ultra 1 Rating during the Suicune Research event. Research areas with higher Snorlax Strength requirements per Snorlax Rating will likely start off at Great Snorlax Ratings to make it more balanced.

Event Exchange Shop for Cresselia vs. Darkrai

Cresselia vs. Darkrai Event Exchange Items and Prices

Item	Cresselia Down Required	Limit
Cresselia Incense	80	2
Cresselia Incense	160	7
Cresselia Incense (Week 2)	70	2
Cresselia Biscuit	60	2
Cresselia Biscuit	120	10
Cresselia Biscuit (Week 2)	50	2
Handy Candy S	12	10
Water-Type Candy S	12	10
Dream Cluster S	12	15
Main Skill Seed	350	1
Moon Stone	120	1
Cresselia Candy	2	100
Cresselia Candy	6	999

This table is based on the Suicune Research Event Exchange. It will be updated after the Cresselia vs. Darkrai event begins.

A special event store called the Event Exchange will be open during the Cresselia vs. Darkrai event. This is where you can exchange your Cresselia Down for items such as Cresselia Incense.

Additional Cresselia Incense and Cresselia Biscuits are expected to be added to the Event Exchange during the second week of the event, at lower prices.

Event Exchange Store Items and Prices

Cresselia Incense

Cresselia Incense cannot be purchased if you already have one in your bag. You can only have a maximum of one Cresselia Incense in your inventory at a time. Placing the Incense on a stump still counts as having it in your inventory until it is consumed after a completed sleep session.

Cresselia Biscuits

Cresselia Biscuits will only be usable during the Cresselia vs. Darkrai event. Once the event is over, any Cresselia Biscuits you have in your inventory will turn into Great Biscuits.

Cresselia vs. Darkrai Event Missions and Rewards

Week 1 Suicune Research Event Missions

Mission	Week 1 Reward
Get Snorlax to Basic 2	Cresselia Down x15
Get Snorlax to Ultra 1	Cresselia Down x25
Get Snorlax to Ultra 4	Cresselia Down x40
Give out 15 Biscuits	Cresselia Down x50
Use 7 Incenses	Cresselia Down x50
Stick to your bedtime 3 times	Cresselia Down x50

This table is based on the Suicune Research event missions. It will be updated after the Cresselia vs. Darkrai event begins.

There are two sets of missions during the Suicune Research event, one for each week. These are the expected missions and rewards based on previous Legendary Pokemon Research events.

Cresselia Down of varying amounts are the expected rewards for the missions during this event. Week 1 missions will be available for the entirety of the event, from March 31 at 4:00 AM until April 14 at 3:59 AM local time.

Week 2 Suicune Research Event Missions

Mission	Week 2 Reward
Get Snorlax to Ultra 5	Cresselia Down x20
Get Snorlax to Master 2	Cresselia Down x30
Get Snorlax to Master 5	Cresselia Down x40
Use 100 Candies	Cresselia Down x50
Stick to your bedtime 3 times	Cresselia Down x50
Cook 12 times	Cresselia Down x50

This table is based on the Suicune Research event missions. It will be updated after the Cresselia vs. Darkrai event begins.

Since Snorlax starts at a higher rating for the second week, the Snorlax Strength missions are higher for this week. Rewards will still be Cresselia Down of varying amounts.

Week 2 missions will be available from April 7, 4:00 AM until April 14, 3:59 AM local time.

All Weekly Missions and Rewards

Best Island for Cresselia vs. Darkrai

Psychic-Type Pokemon Per Island

Research Area	Featured Pokemon
Greengrass Isle
Cyan Beach
Taupe Hollow
Snowdrop Tundra
Lapis Lakeside
Old Gold Power Plant

Cresselia is available on all islands during the event, so you can use your Cresselia Incense regardless of which island you decide to go to.

List of Psychic-type Pokemon

Lapis Lakeside for Most Psychich Types

Pokemon Sleep - Lapis Lakeside.png

Lapis Lakeside has the most amount of Psychic-type Pokemon, so it's the best island to go to if you have a strong enough team to get Snorlax Strength here. Since it's the home of most Psychic types, you have a good chance of gathering more Cresselia Down in this area.

Lapis Lakeside Area Dex and How to Unlock

Greengrass Isle for Beginners

Pokemon Sleep - Greengrass Isle Snorlax

For those who have not yet unlocked Lapis Lakeside or have not yet built a team that can sufficiently increase the rank of the Lapis Lakeside Snorlax, you may want to go to Greengrass Isle instead.

It still has a decent amount of Psychic-type Pokemon, and you can rise through the Snorlax ratings more quickly compared to other areas.

Greengrass Isle Map and Area Dex

Best Pokemon for Cresselia vs. Darkrai

Psychic Type Pokemon

No.	Pokemon Type \| Sleep Type	Specialty Berry \| Ingredients
196	Espeon	Skills x1 \|
202	Wobbuffet	Skills x1 \|
360	Wynaut	Skills x1 \|
439	Mime Jr.	Ingredients x1 \|
122	Mr. Mime	Ingredients x1 \|
280	Ralts	Skills x1 \|
281	Kirlia	Skills x1 \|
282	Gardevoir	Skills x1 \|
488	Cresselia	TBD x? \| TBD
517	Munna	Berries x2 \|
518	Musharna	Berries x2 \| TBD

These Psychic-type Pokemon will be good to add to your helper team during the Cresselia vs. Darkrai event. It's recommended to catch Cresselia early on, so that you can get bonus Drowsy Power for the majority of the event.

Espeon, Mr. Mime, and Gardevoir in particular are pretty good helper Pokemon when it comes to their skills, helping stats, and ingredients.

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Cresselia vs. Darkrai	Start Date: Mar. 31, 4:00 AM End Date: Apr. 14, 3:59 AM
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