The New Moon Day event is back for March in Pokémon Sleep. This is the eleventh New Moon Day event, and the third of 2026! This event is held once a month for a total of three days—on the day of the new moon and the days before and after it. This event will have special appearance rates and it will be harder for Pokémon to become full.
Every time you encounter a Pokémon with a special appearance rate during your New Moon Day sleep research, its friendship points will increase by 3 even if you don’t give it Poké Biscuits.
New Moon Day Details
The next Good Sleep Day event will be held from March 18th, to March 21st. You can take part in this event in any research area.
| Starts | Ends |
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| Day 1 – Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 4:00am local time |
Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 3:59am local time |
| Day 2 – Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 4:00am local time |
Friday, March 20, 2026 at 3:59am local time |
| Day 3 – Friday, March 20, 2026 at 4:00am local time |
Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 3:59am local time |
Bonuses
Darkrai will have a special appearance rate
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Pokémon won’t get full easily during the first snack time of the day.
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Every time you encounter a Pokémon with a special appearance rate during your New Moon Day sleep research, its friendship points will increase by 3 even if you don’t give it Poké Biscuits
You may even meet Shiny Pokémon!
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If you encounter a Pokémon with a special appearance rate, the number of Pokémon you encounter during that sleep research will increase by one.
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Up to a maximum of 11 Pokémon can be encountered if you also use Pokémon incense or Good Camp Tickets.
Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon are more likely to appear during this event on all days of the event:
Special Appearance Rate
- Darkrai
Darkrai
A special appearance rate is a bonus that gives you an opportunity to encounter Pokémon you normally wouldn’t meet.
During the New Moon Day event, you’ll be able to encounter Darkrai in all areas, regardless of your sleep type.
Darkrai will sometimes appear during the first sleep research of the day, but will never appear during the second sleep research of the day.
Additionally, each time you don’t encounter Darkrai during sleep research, your chances of encountering Darkrai during New Moon Day sleep research will increase a little.
New Moon Day Bundle Vol. 11
The New Moon Day Bundle Vol. 11 is available from March 17th, 2026, at 4:00 a.m. to March 22nd, 2026, at 3:59 a.m.
New Moon Day Bundle Vol. 11 (1,200 diamonds)
- Ultra Biscuit ×1
- Great Biscuit ×3
- Poké Biscuit ×10
- Friend Incense ×3
Note: One available per user.
You can set up your incense on the stump by your tent or via the pop-up that appears when you tap the Sleep button.
Friend Incense ensures that at least one random Pokémon will appear feeling particularly hungry.
Notes on the Event
- Each day of the New Moon Day event rolls over at 4:00 a.m.
- After the event ends, you’ll no longer be able to encounter Darkrai in any area.
- Event bonuses apply only to sleep data tracked during the event.
- If you wait to report sleep data tracked before the event began and select “Review Later” during the event, event bonuses will not be applied.
- If you wait to report sleep data tracked during the event and select “Review Later” after the event has ended, event bonuses will be applied.
- Event bonuses do not apply to sleep tracking during the tutorial.
- Event bonuses will trigger regardless of which site you conduct your sleep research in.
- If overlapping events trigger more than one of the same type of bonus, the larger bonus will be applied.
- If there are multiple bonuses from different events that increase your chance to encounter Shiny Pokémon and apply to the same Pokémon, the bonus with the largest effect will be applied.
- Normally, if you conduct sleep research twice in one day and research at least 11 Pokémon in a single day, the research rewards for the eleventh and any subsequent Pokémon will be less. However, if you encounter a Pokémon with a special appearance rate, the research rewards will be less starting with the twelfth—and any subsequent—Pokémon.
