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There's an official Pokémon watchface in the Connect IQ Store with 48 Pokémon. It ties your body battery to your Pokémon's energy state. Here's how it works.
Day 24: The Official Pokémon Watchface
There's an official, free Pokémon watchface on the Garmin Connect IQ Store. 48 Pokémon. Body battery integration. And yes — it works.
How it works
- Choose from 48 Pokémon as your watchface character
- Body Battery integration: When your Body Battery is high, your Pokémon is active and energetic. When it's low (you're tired), your Pokémon sleeps
- Shows time, steps, heart rate, and battery
Why the Body Battery tie-in is clever
Body Battery is Garmin's proprietary energy measurement — it uses HRV, sleep data, and activity to estimate your readiness level (0–100). Linking it to your Pokémon's behaviour makes a dry metric feel alive. When your Pikachu is slumped over asleep, you know you need rest.
How to get it
Connect IQ Store → search "Pokémon" → Install. Free. Installation takes a minute or two as it downloads the Pokémon assets.
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