Among all the new features in Pokemon Sleep, one particularly stands out from the get-go: Pokemon Specialties. While having different Natures and Skills is not a fresh concept in the franchise, being specialized in one specific task is uncommon for Pokemon. Therefore, this guide will clarify this new feature and explain how it works, along with listing all Specialties in Pokemon Sleep.
What Are Specialties in Pokemon Sleep
In Pokemon Sleep, Specialties are the Helpers’ area of expertise. By default, each Pokemon has three daily tasks: Gather Berries, find Ingredients, and trigger Main Skills. Specialties determine which of these three tasks a Pokemon is likelier to complete per day.
List of All Pokemon Sleep Specialties
Berries Specialty encourages the Pokemon to collect more Berries, Ingredient Specialty increases the chance of getting more cooking materials, and Skills Specialty makes it likelier for a Pokemon to activate its Main Skill.
Berries Specialty
Having the largest Pokemon pool, Berries Specialty is the most common ability in Pokemon Sleep. Creatures with this expertise will feed the Sleeping Snorlax faster and help it grow stronger in a shorter period. Currently, there are 35 Pokemon in Pokemon Sleep with Berries Specialty; here’s the complete list of them:
- Pikachu
- Caterpie
- Walrein
- Spheal
- Sealeo
- Altaria
- Slaking
- Swablu
- Vigoroth
- Slakoth
- Pichu
- Houndoom
- Houndour
- Feraligatr
- Croconaw
- Typhlosion
- Totodile
- Quilava
- Meganium
- Cyndaquil
- Bayleef
- Cyndaquil
- Cubone
- Marowak
- Chikorita
- Dodrio
- Doduo
- Primeape
- Mankey
- Raichu
- Arbok
- Ekans
- Raticate
- Rattata
- Butterfree
- Metapod
Ingredients Specialty
Ingredient Specialty tasks the Pokemon with finding extra cooking stuff per session. However, it won’t limit the creature to one particular item, and the Pokemon will still gather Berries as well. Here’s a list of Pokemon with Ingredient Specialty:
- Toxicroak
- Croagunk
- Tyranitar
- Pupitar
- Larvitar
- Gengar
- Weepinbell
- Victreebel
- Geodude
- Graveler
- Golem
- Gastly
- Haunter
- Bellsprout
- Dugtrio
- Diglett
- Blastoise
- Wartortle
- Squirtle
- Charizard
- Charmeleon
- Charmander
- Venusaur
- Ivysaur
- Bulbasaur
Skills Specialty
The least common Specialty in Pokemon Sleep is Skills. This ability boosts the chances of Main Skill occurrences per gathering session. For those unfamiliar, the Main Skills are unique attributes that maximize a Pokemon’s performance. Here’s a list of Pokemon with Skills Specialty:
- Sylveon
- Glaceon
- Leafeon
- Togekiss
- Magnezone
- Lucario
- Slowking
- Wobbuffet
- Gulpin
- Swalot
- Wynaut
- Bonsly
- Riolu
- Espeon
- Sudowoodo
- Ampharos
- Flaaffy
- Mareep
- Togetic
- Slowbro
- Magnemite
- Magneton
- Eevee
- Vaporeon
- Igglybuff
- Togepi
- Meowth
- Persian
- Psyduck
- Golduck
- Growlithe
- Arcanine
- Slowpoke
- Wigglytuff
- Jigglypuff
How to Make the Most of Specialties in Pokemon Sleep
The ideal way to benefit from Specialties is by creating expert Helper teams. Players can create specialized Berries, Ingredients, and Skills squads to top-up their inventories and focus on collecting specific items.
Can Pokemon Specialties Change?
Unlike Natures in other Pokemon games, Specialties cannot be modified with items like Mint. The only way to catch Pokemon with different Specialties is by maximizing Snorlax’s Drowsy Power and luring more creatures into one location.
Pokemon Sleep is available now for mobile devices.