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Pokemon TCG Pocket: Understanding Sleep Status

Author : Riley

Apr 09,2025

In *Pokemon TCG Pocket*, the Sleep status condition can be a significant setback, as it leaves your Pokemon vulnerable and unable to take any action. Here's a detailed look at Sleep in *Pokemon TCG Pocket* and the ways to cure it.

What Does Sleep Mean in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

When a Pokemon in *Pokemon TCG Pocket* is afflicted with Sleep, it cannot attack, use abilities, or retreat to the bench. The affected Pokemon remains a sitting duck in the active spot until the Sleep status is lifted.

How to Cure Sleep

There are primarily two ways to cure Sleep in *Pokemon TCG Pocket*: a coin toss each turn or evolving the Pokemon. During each turn, a coin toss is performed for both players. If you get Heads, your Pokemon wakes up; if not, it remains asleep. This means your Pokemon could potentially be cured in just one turn, but consecutive unlucky flips could leave it useless for several turns.

While waiting for the coin toss, you might set up alternative attackers on your bench or hope to evolve the sleeping Pokemon. However, your opponent could use this time to set up their strategy or even knock out your Pokemon for an extra point.

A lesser-known third method to cure Sleep involves using the Koga Trainer card, which can return a sleeping Weezing or Muk to your hand. Note that this method is specific to those two Pokemon.

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All Sleep Cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket

Hypno from Pokemon TCG Pocket, the best card that can inflict the Sleep status

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Currently, eight cards in *Pokemon TCG Pocket* can inflict the Sleep status, including Darkai, Wigglytuff, and Hypno, with Hypno being the most competitive. Below is a comprehensive list of these cards, their methods of inflicting Sleep, and how to obtain them:

Sleep Card	Method	How to Get
Darkrai (A2 109)	Through its attack, Dark Void, as a guaranteed effect	Space-Time Smackdown (Dialga)
Flabebe (A1a 036)	Using its move, Hypnotic Gaze, as a guaranteed effect	Mythical Island
Frosmoth (A1 093)	With its Powder Snow attack, also a guaranteed status effect	Genetic Apex
Hypno (A1 125)	Using its ability, Sleep Pendulum, based on a coin flip	Genetic Apex (Pikachu)
Jigglypuff (P-A 022)	The guaranteed effect of its Sing attack	Promo-A
Shiinotic (A1a 008)	A guaranteed secondary effect of its Flickering Spores attack	Mythical Island
Vileplume (A1 013)	A side effect of using Soothing Scent	Genetic Apex (Charizard)
Wigglytuff ex (A1 195)	An additional effect of its Sleepy Song attack	Genetic Apex (Pikachu)

Among these, Hypno stands out as the most formidable due to its ability to inflict Sleep from the bench without needing Energy. This makes Hypno an excellent support card for Psychic decks, allowing you to quickly set up powerful attackers like Mewtwo ex with Psydrive, especially when paired with Gardevoir's accelerating ability.

While Frosmoth and Wigglytuff ex can be integrated into various decks, Hypno remains the most competitive Sleep card in the current *Pokemon TCG Pocket* meta, not slowing down your overall strategy.

Now that you understand the Sleep status and its remedies, explore the best Palkia ex deck in *Pokemon TCG Pocket* to discover other potent combinations with the latest cards.