Sleep was suspect tested on the 5'th of February 2026, with the suspect ending on the 13'th. With 46 total votals, 33 BAN, and 13 DNB; Sleep was banned by 71.7%.

The ban itself does not affect any metagames before February 2026, meaning that sleep moves are legal for July 2023 all the way to January 2026. Months February 2026 and beyond ban all sleep moves, excluding Yawn which remains legal.

Sleep had been a topic of discussion pretty much for the entire tier's life span, but had not had action taken against it because of how divided it was. The first instance of a majority being tired of sleep had been in October 2024, where Spore Amoongus ran the tier and often forced pp stalling wars or forced people to run suboptimal sets like Safety Goggles Bisharp. While a Sleep suspect was discussed, it never came to fruition.

However fasting forward all the way into January 2026, a survey was posted concerning Light Clay, Trapping, and of course Sleep. What broke the camels back were the relevant sleep abusers in Lilligant, and Vivillion which fueled the early Dual Screens meta. After the survey was posted with a result of 62.5% (25/40) of responders wanting action on sleep. And the rest is history.