Garmin on the 16th unveiled a new watch face, "Pokémon CIQ," created in collaboration with The Pokémon Company. It is designed to help users manage their sleep habits more enjoyably and systematically.
Pokémon CIQ is available for free from the Garmin Connect IQ Store and is supported on select Garmin smartwatches, including the fēnix, Forerunner, Venu, and vívoactive. The watch faces come in two types: "Pokémon Sleep Snorlax and Friends" and "Pokémon Sleep I Choose You!" The former features popular Pokémon such as Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, and Snorlax against a Greengrass Isle backdrop, while the latter lets users choose one character from among 48 Pokémon.
In particular, the expressions and poses of the Pokémon on the watch face change with the user's Body Battery energy level, ranging from lively to tired and sleepy. It automatically switches to night mode 1 hour and 30 minutes before the user's scheduled sleep time, helping build a pre-bed routine.
Some Garmin devices connect with the mobile game Pokémon Sleep. After installing the Garmin Connect app and the Pokémon Sleep app and enabling the sharing feature, users can sync sleep data collected by the wearable with the game app.