Pokémon Sleep to undergo maintenance this week for Version 3.0.0 update, with max ingredient capacity upped to 800, plus multiple balance adjustments

Pokémon Sleep will enter a maintenance period this week for an update of the software to Version 3.0.0. This update is expected to run for roughly four and a half hours, commencing Thursday October 16th at 4:30am (UTC), and continuing through until 9:00am (UTC). In addition to preparing the game for as-yet-unannounced upcoming events, the update also increases the maximum capacity of the bag's ingredients pocket to 800, and introduces balance adjustments for several Pokémon and skills.

Pokémon that will benefit most from these changes include Darkrai, which has had the max level of its main skill improved by 1 along with adjustments to the friendship points Sleep Researchers will receive when encountering it during New Moon Day; and Drifloon and Driblim, whose Stockpile Main Skill will now have an increased chance of triggering and will gain additional power if it triggers sufficient times in a week.

The full patch notes can be found below:

New Features​

• Preparation for new events
  For details, please see the event announcements posted at a later date.

Limits to Be Unlocked​

• Max expanded capacity of the bag’s ingredients pocket: 700 → 800

Balance Adjustments​

• Max levels of certain main skills unlocked
  • Bad Dreams (Charge Strength M): 6 → 7
• Adjustments to friendship points when encountering Pokémon with a special appearance rate during the New Moon Day event
  During the New Moon Day event, just encountering a Pokémon with a special appearance rate during your sleep research will increase its friendship points by 3.
  Poké Biscuits and other similar items can also be used to further increase friendship points, as per usual.
  We plan to make additional adjustments related to Pokémon with special appearance rates in future updates.
• Certain main skills strengthened
  • Energizing Cheer S
    In exchange for decreased effectiveness, Pokémon with Energizing Cheer S will have an increased chance of their main skill triggering. In most cases, this will slightly increase the total amount of Energy recovered per day.
    • The probability of this main skill targeting the helper Pokémon with the lowest Energy on your team has been raised a bit more.
  • Stockpile (Charge Strength S)
    If Stockpile is triggered 8 times or more, Strength gains will greatly increase.
    Pokémon with Stockpile (Charge Strength S)—Drifloon and Drifblim—will have an increased chance of their main skill triggering.

Other​

• Fixes to a bug that occurs in the Research Community under very specific conditions
  Fixes to a bug that sometimes caused friends’ sleep results and rewards to not be delivered if those friends used the “Review All at Once” function.
  Note: This may occur when a friend uses “Review All at Once” with a Pokémon GO Plus + or a smartwatch.
• Some text adjusted or unified
• Other small bug fixes and adjustments