Sleep in Pokémon TCG Pocket — officially named Asleep in the game — is a special condition which makes Pokémon unable to attack or retreat until the player successfully flips a coin landing on heads.
Depending on your luck, your opponent’s or your Pokémon might be asleep the entire game — making Asleep decks one of the most fun or aggravating decks to play in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
As of the Celestial Guardians expansion’s release, there are 15 cards that can put other Pokémon to sleep, so there aren’t many options to choose from.
Below, we’ve created a table outlining every Pokémon card with the Asleep ability along with their card number, typing, HP, attack/ability, and which pack you can get them from. And if you’re constantly losing the coin flip, here are a few ways to cure the Asleep condition.
Update (April 30): Added four A3 cards with the arrival of Celestial Guardians and added a new way to cure sleep.
All sleep cards in Pokémon card list in Pokémon TCG Pocket
Here’s every Pokémon TCG Pocket card that can put other Pokémon to sleep with the Asleep condition, laid out in a handy table:
| Card # | Card | Type | HP | Attack/Ability | Obtained from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 13 | Vileplume | Grass | 140 | Soothing Scent (80) — Your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Genetic Apex Charizard pack |
| A1 93 | Frosmoth | Water | 90 | Powder Snow (40) — Your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Any Genetic Apex pack |
| A1 125 | Hypno | Psychic | 100 | Psypunch (50) Sleep Pendulum (Ability) — Once during your turn, you may flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Genetic Apex Pikachu pack |
| A1 195 | Wigglytuff ex | Colorless | 140 | Sleep Song (80) — Your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Genetic Apex Pikachu pack |
| A1a 8 | Shiinotic | Grass | 90 | Flickering Spores (50) — Your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Mythical Island pack |
| A1a 36 | Flabébé | Psychic | 40 | Hypnotic Gaze — Your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Mythical Island pack |
| A2 109 | Darkrai | Darkness | 110 | Dark Void (60) — Your opponent' active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Space-Time Smackdown Dialga pack |
| A2a 24 | Phione | Water | 60 | Water Pulse (40) — Your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Triumphant Light pack |
| A2a 33 | Gengar | Psychic | 140 | Hypnoblast (70) — Your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Triumphant Light pack |
| A2a 63 | Snorlax | Colorless | 140 | Collapse (100) — This Pokémon is now Asleep. | Triumphant Light pack |
| A3 45 | Popplio | Water | 60 | Sing — Your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Celestial Guardians pack |
| A3 111 | Alolan Muk ex | Dark | 160 | Chemical Panic (80) — 1 special condition from among Asleep, Burned, Confused, Paralyzed, and Poisoned is chosen at random, and your opponent's active Pokémon is now affected by that special condition. Any special conditions already affecting that Pokémon will not be chosen. | Celestial Guardians pack |
| A3 141 | Komala | Colorless | 90 | Rolling Tackle (70) Comatose (Ability) — As long as this Pokémon is in the active spot, whenever you attach an energy from your energy zone to it, it is now Asleep. | Celestial Guardians pack |
| A3 237 | Wigglytuff ex | Colorless | 140 | Sleep Song (80) — Your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Celestial Guardians pack |
| P-A 22 | Jigglypuff | Colorless | 50 | Sing — Your opponent's active Pokémon is now Asleep. | Venusaur Drop Event |
How to cure the Asleep condition in Pokémon TCG Pocket
There are five ways to cure Asleep in Pokémon TCG Pocket:
- Land heads on the coin toss — Each time the turn passes from one player to the other, you’ll flip a coin. If it lands on heads, your active Pokémon will wake up. If it lands on tails, your Pokémon will stay asleep.
- Evolve your active Pokémon — Evolving your active Pokémon removes all special conditions.
- Return your active Pokémon to the bench — Returning your active Pokémon to your bench will remove any special condition the Pokémon has, but retreating your sleeping Pokémon is not possible. However, there are Supporter cards, such as Koga, that can return your active Pokémon to your bench.
- Attach a Lum Berry to the active Pokémon — The Lum Berry Pokémon Tool can recover any special condition that is affecting the Pokémon it’s attached to.
- Use a Big Malasada — The Big Malasada item will remove a random special condition from your active Pokémon.
If you’re looking for more to collect, we have a list of all available Promo A cards in the game.