{"id":6746,"date":"2026-07-30T00:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-pokopia-bubbly-basin-august-5-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T00:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:27:23","slug":"pokemon-pokopia-bubbly-basin-august-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-pokopia-bubbly-basin-august-5-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia \u2014 Bubbly Basin Launches 5 August With 14 New Pok\u00e9mon and a Free Dive Move"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bubbly Basin now has a date.<\/strong> Nintendo confirmed during last month’s Nintendo Direct that Pokémon Pokopia<\/em> Expansion Pass Part 1 — Bubbly Basin — launches on 5 August 2026<\/strong>. A seven-minute trailer released this week fills in everything fans were waiting for: the full Pokémon roster, a brand-new field move, and an extended look at the underwater world beneath Pokopia’s surface.<\/p>\n

We first covered Bubbly Basin in June when The Pokémon Company announced the Expansion Pass<\/a> with only a broad “August” window. Now we have the date — and considerably more detail.<\/p>\n

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The Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass covers three DLC parts. Part 1, Bubbly Basin, arrives 5 August 2026. © The Pokémon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fourteen Pokémon Join the Roster<\/h2>\n

The trailer confirms 14 returning Pokémon making their Pokopia<\/em> debut in Bubbly Basin — an appropriately aquatic lineup anchored by mythical and Water-type fan favourites:<\/p>\n

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  • Manaphy, Popplio, Mudkip, Chinchou, Lanturn<\/li>\n
  • Buizel, Corphish, Totodile, Dhelmise<\/li>\n
  • Golisopod, Corsola, Frillish, Lumineon, Sharpedo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Sharpedo earns a starring role beyond its spot on the roster: the Brutal Pokémon doubles as a rideable submarine, letting you pilot it through underwater passages into a dedicated deep-sea chamber.<\/p>\n

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    The new Dive field move opens up a fully explorable underwater layer of Bubbly Basin. © The Pokémon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Dive: Free for Everyone in Version 2.0<\/h2>\n

    One of the bigger reveals is the new Dive<\/strong> field move, which lets your Pokémon plunge beneath the surface to explore Bubbly Basin’s underwater zones. Dive arrives as part of the free Version 2.0 update<\/strong> launching alongside the DLC — so all Pokopia<\/em> players can access it, Expansion Pass or not.<\/p>\n

    Smoothies and the Sharpedo Sub Room<\/h2>\n

    Bubbly Basin adds two new mechanics to the mix. Smoothies<\/strong> are a crafting and food system built around ingredients found throughout the aquatic biome. The Sharpedo Submarine Room<\/strong> is a deep-sea area exclusively accessible by riding Sharpedo through the underwater tunnel network — a new type of secret area for Pokopia<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    Official Trailer<\/h2>\n
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