Pokémon Sleep to receive maintenance on April 30th ahead of Version 1.6.0 update, adding a range of new Pokémon to Greengrass Isle and Taupe Hollow

Pokémon Sleep will enter a maintenance period early next week on Tuesday April 30th, ahead of a planned update of the software to Version 1.6.0. This maintenance period is expected to go for roughly 4 and a half hours, from 1:00am until 5:30am (UTC). The update includes the addition of Fire-Type Candy; plus additional Pokémon sleeping in Greengrass Isle and Taupe Hollow, and to prepare the game for the Fire Type Week event starting May 6th, and the Entei Research event later in the month.

According to the patch notes, the following changes will be made in Version 1.6.0:

New Features​

• Preparation for new events
  For details, please see the announcements that will be posted at a later date.
• Addition of a new item, “Fire-Type Candy”
  Using a Fire-Type Candy on a Fire-type Pokémon—either from your bag’s items pocket or from the Pokémon details screen—will exchange it for that Pokémon’s candies.
  
  Examples using a Fire-Type Candy S:
  • Used on Charizard → Charmander Candy ×4
  • Used on Flareon → Eevee Candy ×4
  Note: Additions of other types of candy are scheduled for later updates.
• Addition of a new Relaxing Sound, “Waves”

Game Contents​

• Partial adjustment to helper Pokémon’s Energy recovery from cooking
  The following change will be made to the Energy recovery of helper Pokémon who already have 100 or more Energy.
  • Energy recovery before change: 0 → Energy recovery after change: +1
• Adjustments to which Pokémon appear in some areas
  You’ll be able to encounter the following Pokémon in the listed areas.
  Greengrass Isle
  • Vaporeon, Flareon, Bayleef, Meganium, Quilava, Typhlosion, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Espeon, Umbreon, Glaceon
  Taupe Hollow
  • Arcanine, Quilava, Typhlosion, Houndoom