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.
A Japanese commercial briefly listed August 5, 2026, for Pokopia’s Bubbly Basin DLC before the release-date post was made private, suggesting an accidental early reveal.
A Hide-and-Sneak Contest runs July 19 at 05:00 through July 27 at 04:59 local time, awarding players a special trophy that displays their high score.
The Nintendo Switch 2 event runs July 19–27, 2026, letting Pokémon Pokopia players befriend Zorua and earn prizes and a hide-and-seek trophy.
The August lineup adds Mon Colle figures, Poké Peace goods and a Kimi Ni Kimeta plush alongside the previously announced Pokopia merchandise.
The roundup highlights Lego’s 2,050-piece Pikachu build, May’s Pokémon Pokopia release and January’s sought-after Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Box.
Mega Rayquaza headlines the digital-only MEGA Expansion Pack Storm Emeralda, first shown in a Japanese trailer on June 18 and launching worldwide in Pokémon TCG Pocket on July 31.
Version 1.1.1 fixes decorating and photo-taking issues in Pokémon Pokopia, with a new Jirachi event also arriving soon.
The June 23 event lets players collect wish notes and exchange them for new star-themed items featuring Jirachi.
Retail artwork hints at Part 2 of Pokémon Pokopia’s DLC, which is due later in 2026 after Part 1; the expansion’s second-part title remains unannounced.
Takara Tomy’s summer merchandise wave arrives in July, followed in August by goods featuring characters from the life-simulation game Pokémon Pokopia, with international ordering available.