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Pokémon Pokopia update adds quest to unlock Dive from Manaphy
Developed over time first seen 3 months ago
Polygon has published a guide explaining how to unlock the Dive move in Pokémon Pokopia following the game's free 2.0 update, which is available to all players regardless of whether they own the Bubbly Basin DLC. Dive allows players to explore and build underwater, but it can only be learned after completing a specific chain of quests culminating in an encounter with Manaphy, a creature also introduced in the update.
To reach Manaphy, players must first learn Surf from Lapras and raise Bleak Beach's Environment Level to 5 by building suitable habitats for the area's Pokémon. Doing so prompts Professor Tangrowth to reveal a previously hidden island near the Sparkling Skylands gate, where a hungry Manaphy teaches Dive in exchange for five bundles of seaweed. Getting Lapras to appear beforehand requires constructing a habitat using a large palm tree and four hedges next to ocean tiles, then cleaning 80 muddy spots around Bleak Beach.
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In short
- Pokémon Pokopia's free 2.0 update lets all players unlock Dive
- Requires learning Surf and reaching Environment Level 5 first
- Manaphy teaches Dive after being given five seaweed bundles
How this story developed
- 3 months ago A Polygon guide details the free Pokémon Pokopia 2.0 update's Dive move, explaining that players must first learn Surf from Lapras, raise Bleak Beach's Environment Level to 5 by building suitable habitats, cultivate a Lapras-attracting habitat with a large palm tree and four hedges beside ocean tiles, clear 80 muddy spots around the beach, then supply five bundles of seaweed to a hungry Manaphy revealed by Professor Tangrowth near the Sparkling Skylands gate in order to learn Dive regardless of Bubbly Basin DLC ownership.
Explained simply
Pokémon Pokopia is a life-sim spin-off in the Pokémon franchise, where players build and manage a settlement alongside Pokémon rather than battling. The game recently received a free update, meaning the new content is open to everyone, not just those who bought the paid Bubbly Basin expansion.
The update introduces Manaphy, a Pokémon known for its watery, ocean-guardian associations, and ties it to Dive, a move that lets players explore and build underwater areas. Unlocking Dive is not automatic: it requires progressing through earlier stages, including learning the move Surf and improving conditions in an area called Bleak Beach, before Manaphy will teach it.
This matters mainly to players trying to progress through the game, since underwater building and exploration open up new areas that were previously inaccessible. The story is essentially a walkthrough explaining the steps needed to reach that point.
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Originally published by Polygon as “How to learn Dive from Manaphy in Pokémon Pokopia”.