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Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia is getting loads of new content, both in the form of a free update and a paid, three-part expansion pass.<\/p>\n
As announced during today\u2019s June 2026 Nintendo Direct, fans of the social sim sandbox spin-off were told they can look forward to jumping into new, underwater-themed content starting with a free update in August 2026. Additionally, DLC is coming by way of a paid expansion.<\/p>\n
The expansion pass itself, which is available to purchase via the Nintendo eShop today, will cover three releases. Part 1: Bubbly Basin is also due out in August 2026, with Part 2 expected in late 2026, and Part 3 set for 2027. You can see the first teaser trailer for everything yet to come to Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia below.<\/p>\n
“The Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia experience continues under the sea with a free update arriving this August!” an officila description from Nintendo said. “Players will be able to explore the ocean floor using the new move Dive to plant grass, build structures, and create their own underwater towns alongside Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n
“The Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia Expansion Pass paid DLC is also on the way, introducing three parts of additional content. Part 1 of the Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia Expansion Pass paid DLC, Bubbly Basin, will launch this August and invite players to ‘Dive’ into a new underwater town filled with new furniture, outfits, and Pok\u00e9mon friends.”<\/p>\n
Fotoage from today’s Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia DLC reveal trailer showed how players can use the new dive mechanic introduced with the upcoming free 2.0 update to reach previously unexplored, submerged parts of the game. That comes with a trove of possibilities, with Bubbly Basin, specifically, introducing an underwater town with ocean Pok\u00e9mon, new themed furniture, and new outfits. For now, all we know about Part 2 is that it will come with another new town, with Nintendo currently keeping its cards close to its chest when it comes to Part 3.<\/p>\n
The Pok\u00e9mon Company has told players that committing to all three DLCs with by purchasing the expansion pass, which is now confirmed to be $34.99, that they’ll be able to claim a recipe for dynamic Ditto print blocks and wallpaper. Those who pick up the pass by Tuesday, August 31, 2026, will also receive a code for 30 rare Pok\u00e9metal ingots.<\/p>\n
It’s unclear when Nintendo will have more Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia news to share, but for now, it looks like Pok\u00e9mon fans will have a lot to look forward to in August. For all of the biggest news from today\u2019s presentation, you can see everything announced at the June 2026 Nintendo Direct here.<\/p>\n
Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He’s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia is getting loads of new content, both in the form of a free update and a paid, three-part expansion pass. As announced during today\u2019s June 2026 Nintendo Direct, fans of the social sim sandbox spin-off were told they can look forward to jumping into new, underwater-themed content starting with a free update in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8852,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[614,78,389,1811,1071],"class_list":{"0":"post-8851","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-releases","8":"tag-dlc","9":"tag-free","10":"tag-pokemon","11":"tag-pokopia","12":"tag-update"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}