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Nintendo Switch Online members can redeem Pokopia characters, backgrounds and frames—including Expansion Pass designs—on Switch or Switch 2 until September 1.
Opening Ceremonies stream at 9 a.m. PDT Aug. 28, launching a Pokopia Cloud Island; competition and panels run through Aug. 30 in San Francisco, with Twitch viewers eligible for digital rewards.
The free update adds underwater exploration and building, while Expansion Pass owners gain access to Bubbly Basin; unlocking the new Dive ability requires additional progression.
It’s time to dive in — Pokémon Pokopia has been updated and players can now start exploring and building underwater! The DLC Pokopia Expansion Pass is not required for that functionality, but the new area, Bubbly Basin, is only accessible to those who have bought the pass. To unlock the new Dive ability, you’ll need
Nintendo Switch Online members can redeem returning Pokopia icons featuring a diving Ditto protagonist and Manaphy, plus backgrounds and frames, on Switch and Switch 2.
The second reward wave adds new and returning character icons, backgrounds and frames, claimable with Platinum Points through the Switch or Switch 2 Online app.
Bubbly Basin, Pack 1 of Pokopia’s Expansion Pass, has been live for three days; Serebii added a complete Basin Pokédex, Habitatdex and item listings.
Serebii added a full Basin Pokédex, Habitatdex, item data, ripple and whirlpool locations, and Pokémon Center details three days after the Bubbly Basin expansion launched.
Bubbly Basin has been live for three days, with Serebii adding its complete Basin Pokédex, Habitatdex, item listings, and further coverage throughout the day.
The Bubbly Basin expansion has been live for two days, with Serebii adding its full Basin Pokédex, Habitatdex and item listings as coverage continues.
The Bubbly Basin Expansion is now live worldwide, adding new items and a final new cooking dish while Serebii continues compiling its Pokopia guide.
The free update adds underwater exploration and building, while Expansion Pass owners gain access to Bubbly Basin; unlocking the new Dive ability requires additional progression.
Part 1 adds the underwater Bubbly Basin area, while the free version 2.0.0 update introduces Manaphy, Dive, underwater construction, and swimming with Water-type Pokémon.
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can exchange Platinum Coins for the first Pokopia Expansion Pass icon wave, featuring Ditto using Dive and Popplio.
The Bubbly Basin Expansion is live worldwide, adding 50 Pokémon and 36 habitats to Pokopia, with Serebii compiling locations in a new Basin Pokédex page.
Famitsu previewed Bubbly Basin’s underwater areas, new Pokédex, shared storage holding up to 140 items, frameless glass and newly confirmed Wiglett and Mareanie.
Four weekly waves of Pokémon Pokopia and Expansion Pass icons will be available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers from August 5 through September 2.
Fetching Scales for Feebas runs August 13–28, letting Pokopia players meet Feebas outside rebuilt Pokémon Centers except in Bubbly Basin.
Part 1 adds the underwater Bubbly Basin area, new Pokémon, outfits and building options on August 5; Part 2 follows in late 2026 with wearable accessories.
Feebas will appear at in-game Pokémon Centers from August 13–28, with Prism Scales exchangeable for new habitat furniture themed around Feebas and Milotic.
The first DLC arrives August 5 with a Sharpedo submarine, new Pokémon and outfits, upgraded Surf, smoothies and watermelons; a second pack featuring Ditto accessories follows in late 2026.
The August 5 expansion adds Bubbly Basin, new Pokémon to befriend, outfits and furniture, likely alongside a free underwater-exploration update.