Pokopia Expansion Pass Guide
The Expansion Pass is the clearest current-news destination for Pokopia players. Pokemon.com's official expansion page, Nintendo's regional preparation articles, and Nintendo's store pages list Part 1: Bubbly Basin for August 5, 2026. Ver. 2.0.0 remains the feature update tied to Bubbly Basin and Dive, while the official Japanese Ver. 2.0.1 note is a later bug-fix patch. The confirmed pieces are the paid DLC roadmap, buyer bonuses, unlock conditions, free Dive access, underwater building, and new Bubbly Basin building materials such as watermelons, buoyant blocks, and bubble machines.
Quick answer
The official June 9, 2026 announcement confirms paid Pokopia DLC, Bubbly Basin access requirements, and purchase bonuses including a dynamic Ditto print recipe plus 30 rare Pokemetal ingots. Current official pages align on August 5, 2026 for Part 1: Bubbly Basin, Nintendo Support confirms Ver. 2.0.0 adds Dive, underwater building, bulk storage movement, new emotes, new hair colors, and multiple fixes, and the official Japanese site now lists Ver. 2.0.1 as a stability patch.
What is confirmed
Pokemon.com confirms the Expansion Pass exists, that Bubbly Basin is the first named release on August 5, 2026, that later parts extend into late 2026 and 2027, and that the purchase bonuses include a dynamic Ditto print recipe plus a code for 30 rare Pokemetal ingots. Nintendo's regional preparation articles, store pages, and support update history now align on Bubbly Basin plus Ver. 2.0.0 being available.
How Bubbly Basin unlocks
Official prep guidance says players should complete Bleak Beach's 'Raise the environment level!' mission, reach environment level 5 there, know Jump and Surf, and then learn Dive from Manaphy in the Version 2.0.0 free update before entering Bubbly Basin.
What remains provisional
Current official copy names Version 2.0.0, Dive, Bubbly Basin, underwater building, Smoothies, Surf power-up uses, Manaphy, watermelons, buoyant blocks, bubble machines, Popplio, Mudkip, and Chinchou. The September 8 official Japanese Ver. 2.0.1 note only adds bug-fix context. Serebii and Nintendo Life now have guide-backed Bubbly Basin Pokedex, habitat, and material tables, while Serebii and Vandal support provisional recipe rows for six smoothies plus Explosive Hamburger Steak. Official recipe IDs and later-part details are still pending.
How to check DLC access
Nintendo Support's Pokopia DLC article keeps the roadmap at Part 1 in August 2026, Part 2 in late 2026, and Part 3 in 2027. Its access troubleshooting page says the dynamic Ditto print recipe bonus is available now, while unreleased DLC parts should not appear until their release windows. Use the newer Nintendo regional articles, Nintendo store page, and Pokemon expansion page for the Aug. 5 Part 1 date.
How to use this now
Use this page as the current roadmap anchor, then branch into patch notes, evergreen guides, or archive event pages depending on the question the player actually has.
Sources checked
This page only states roadmap and update items supported by official, support, or aligned guide coverage. The Aug. 5 Part 1 date, Ver. 2.0.0 feature update, named Bubbly Basin examples, and official help-video page are official-source-backed; Ver. 2.0.1 is sourced from the official Japanese note and secondary English recap; Basin tables and new recipe rows are guide-backed provisional data, while official recipe IDs and later-part details remain pending.
Sources
- Pokemon.com Expansion Pass announcement
- Pokemon.com Expansion Pass press release
- Pokemon.com official Expansion Pass page
- Pokemon.com Bubbly Basin help videos
- Nintendo US Aug. 5 preparation article
- Nintendo US Bubbly Basin launch-prep article
- Nintendo US Bubbly Basin store page
- Nintendo Singapore Bubbly Basin preparation article
- Nintendo Life Expansion Pass recap
- Nintendo Support Pokopia DLC availability
- Nintendo Support Pokopia DLC access help
- Nintendo Support update history
- Official Japanese Pokopia Ver. 2.0.1 patch note
- Nintendo Life Ver. 2.0.1 recap
- Serebii Bubbly Basin expansion page
- Serebii Bubbly Basin location page
- Nintendo Life Bubbly Basin Pokedex and habitats guide
- GameSpot Bubbly Basin smoothie guide
- Vandal Bubbly Basin smoothie guide
FAQ
- Is the Expansion Pass paid DLC?
- Yes. Pokemon.com's June 9, 2026 post presents it as paid DLC, while official Nintendo and Pokemon pages point to a Version 2.0.0 free Dive update arriving alongside the first content wave on August 5, 2026.
- When is Bubbly Basin releasing?
- Part 1: Bubbly Basin is listed for August 5, 2026 on Pokemon.com's official expansion page, Nintendo's regional preparation articles, and Nintendo's US store page.
- What do you need to enter Bubbly Basin?
- Pokemon.com's current Expansion Pass page says you need to finish Bleak Beach's 'Raise the environment level!' request and learn Dive from the Version 2.0.0 free update before you can go there.
- Are there Expansion Pass purchase bonuses?
- Yes. The official page currently advertises a dynamic Ditto print recipe and a serial-code bonus for 30 rare Pokemetal ingots.
- Why can I claim the bonus but not enter Bubbly Basin yet?
- Nintendo Support separates the currently available dynamic Ditto print recipe bonus from DLC-part access. On or after Aug. 5, check the purchased DLC, system update, game update, Ver. 2.0.0, and latest store or announcement page before treating missing Bubbly Basin access as a bug.