# Pokémon Pokopia’s first DLC hits next week, looks like a wet and wild fun time

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pokemon-pokopias-first-dlc-hits-next-week-looks-like-a-wet-and-wild-fun-time/
- Published: 2026-07-29T14:26:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-29T15:22:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Destructoid
- Original article: https://www.destructoid.com/pokemon-pokopia-first-dlc-wet-wild-fun/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Pokémon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC launches 5 August 2026.
- Adds underwater area, Water-type Pokémon and new Dive ability.
- First of three Expansion Pass drops, with more planned through 2027.

## Summary

Pokémon Pokopia's first paid downloadable content, called Bubbly Basin, launches next week for the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, introducing an underwater theme to the life-sim game. The expansion adds a new area, additional Pokémon, new abilities and further town-building opportunities, marking the first of three planned content drops in the game's Expansion Pass and giving existing players fresh reasons to return.

Bubbly Basin arrives on 5 August and focuses heavily on Water-type Pokémon, including Totodile and Popplio, who greet players in a town that has sunk beneath the waves. Access to the new areas requires the Dive ability, granted through a free update tied to Manaphy, and players will once again build up a settlement from scratch to support the new Pokémon. A second DLC drop, adding cosmetic accessories, is due by the end of 2026, with a third instalment planned for 2027 ahead of the anticipated Pokémon Wind and Waves.

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