Fitbit Air just picked up a Pokémon-themed sibling, aimed squarely at the people who wear their tracker to bed. Google is launching the Fitbit Air Special Edition Pokémon Sleep at $129.99, a band that turns your overnight data into progress in a game, and it works whether your phone is a Pixel 11 Pro or an iPhone.
Pokémon Sleep gets its own Sleepy Blue Fitbit Air band
Google announced the special edition today, and the whole thing is built around a serene Sleepy Blue colorway with a custom silk print label of a sleeping Pikachu sitting right on the strap. It arrives during Pokémon's 30th anniversary year, and the hardware underneath is the same screenless pebble with the same micro-adjustable fit.
Pricing is $129.99 in the US, which is $30 over the standard Fitbit Air's $99.99 and the exact same premium Google charged for the Stephen Curry edition it put out alongside the tracker back in May. Every purchase includes a three-month trial of Google Health Premium, which renews at $9.99 a month unless you cancel.
Preorders open today online and in store at the Google Store and Target, with shipping starting September 15. It should be noted that this is a US and Japan release only, and Google lists the product for ages 13 and up.
Pokémon Sleep already works with the Fitbit you own
We asked Google whether the Pokémon Sleep integration was exclusive to this edition, or whether it would reach the original Fitbit Air at some point. A Google spokesperson told us the app is compatible with all Pixel Watch and Fitbit wearables, so the tie-in is not locked behind the Pikachu strap.
That makes the extra $30 a design premium and a Premium trial rather than a feature gate, which I think is the honest way to read it. If you already own a Fitbit Air, you can sync it to the game tonight without spending anything.
The app's own device list runs wider than Google's wearables, too. Pokémon Sleep supports the Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Ring, along with every Apple Watch from the Series 3 onward, all syncing through Health Connect on Android or Apple Health on iOS.
So if you wear a Galaxy Ring, there is nothing to act on here, because the game already meets you where you are. The Fitbit Air's pitch stays exactly what it was, which is the cheapest way into decent sleep tracking without a monthly bill, and that is a big part of why it turns up on our roundup of the best budget smartwatches.
