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4 clusters · 66 sources · 9 days · First seen 9 days ago · Last updated about 9 hours ago

Categories: CULTURE · TECHNOLOGY

Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Launch

Entities: Manaphy · Ditto · The Pokémon Company · Pokémon Pokopia · Nintendo

Overview

Version 2.0.0 of Pokémon Pokopia rolled out on 4‑5 August 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, adding the free Dive move and expanding the Build specialty to allow underwater house construction. The patch also introduced quality‑of‑life tools—Portal Pod, Safe, a Dynamic Ditto Print pattern, extra emotes, five new hair colours, bulk‑item transfer, item‑deletion options, and motion‑sickness camera settings. The mythical Water Pokémon Manaphy appears, teaching Dive, and the Surf move receives upgrades.

The first paid segment of the three‑part Expansion Pass, titled Fondare Bolleblub (also known as Bubbly Basin or Cuenca Coralina), launched simultaneously. It provides an underwater city populated by new Water‑type Pokémon, marine‑themed furniture and outfits, floating building blocks, and water‑specialty Pokémon that power machines and grow watermelons. A Sharpedo‑inspired submarine and the ability to build floating structures using electric‑type Pokémon are also included. Players can raise Palette Town’s environment level to unlock new recipes.

A guide released on 6 August 2026 details how to obtain Dive. After installing the 2.0.0 update, players must already have Surf and reach level 5 at Bleak Beach. Speaking with Professor Tangrowth and feeding the mythical Manaphy five seaweed on a nearby offshore island unlocks Dive as a traversal ability rather than an HM, and it does not require the paid Expansion Pass. Controls involve holding B to swim, using R/L to adjust depth, and ZL to hover.

The release confirms Part 2 of the Expansion Pass is planned for late 2026 and Part 3 for early 2027, with coordinated in‑game events running from 6 August to 3 September 2026.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 21 SOURCES] Part 2 of the Expansion Pass is scheduled for late 2026 and will focus on accessories. (All articles mention the upcoming Part 2.)
[● 20 SOURCES] Version 2.0.0 of Pokémon Pokopia was released on 4‑5 August 2026. (multiple sources)
[● 20 SOURCES] The 2.0.0 update adds the Dive move, allowing players to move freely underwater. (multiple sources)
[● 20 SOURCES] The Build specialty now lets players construct houses underwater. (multiple sources)
[● 20 SOURCES] The update adds new items such as a portal pod and a safe. (multiple sources)
[● 20 SOURCES] New emotes, five hair colours, and a dynamic Ditto‑print pattern were added. (multiple sources)
[● 20 SOURCES] Bulk item transfer between storage and bag and item deletion in containers were added. (multiple sources)
[● 20 SOURCES] The first part of the Expansion Pass, titled Bubbly Basin, was released as paid DLC. (multiple sources)
[● 20 SOURCES] Bubbly Basin adds an underwater city with new Water‑type Pokémon, floating building blocks, and water‑specialty Pokémon for construction and farming. (multiple sources)
[● 19 SOURCES] Part 1 of the Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass, titled Bubbly Basin, will be released on August 5, 2026. (The Pokémon Company)
[● 18 SOURCES] Part 3 is planned for 2027 and will add a new neighborhood. (The Pokémon Company)
[● 17 SOURCES] A free version 2.0.0 update releasing on August 5, 2026 adds the Dive move taught by Manaphy. (The Pokémon Company)

Timeline

about 9 hours ago

[CULTURE] 2 sources
Pokémon Pokopia Dive Ability Unlock Guide
Pokémon Pokopia’s free 2.0 update adds Dive for Ditto. Unlock Surf, reach Bleak Beach level 5, feed Manaphy five seaweed on a nearby island, and receive Dive—no Expansion Pass needed.
3 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 25 sources
Pokémon Pokopia adds Dive move and Bubbly Basin DLC in 2.0.0 update
Pokémon Pokopia’s 2.0.0 update adds Dive, underwater building and new items, while the Bubbly Basin DLC launches an underwater city with fresh Pokémon and features.
7 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 5 sources
The Pokémon Company rolls out August 2026 events and Pokopia DLC for Scarlet & Violet
The Pokémon Company announced August‑September 2026 events featuring four special Pokémon and a 5 August release of Pokémon Pokopia Part 1 DLC for Switch, adding an underwater city, new Pokémon and a free Dive‑
9 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 39 sources
Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass Part 1 launches August 5, 2026
Pokémon Pokopia’s Expansion Pass Part 1 drops on 5 Aug 2026 for Switch 2, adding the underwater Bubbly Basin city, free Dive update, new Pokémon, outfits and a Sharpedo submarine; Part 2 arrives late 2026, Part

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