I Caught a Charizard on My Garmin
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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