How many habitats does Bubbly Basin add?

It adds 36 new habitat patterns. Each one can be placed in Bubbly Basin or on Cloud Island, and they use basin-specific elements like coral, seaweed and sunken treasure.

What is the Scrub specialty in Pokopia?

Scrub is the new specialty introduced with Bubbly Basin. Pokémon with the Scrub specialty will clean grubby pearls into shiny pearls. Five of the new Pokémon have it.

How do you get Phione in Pokopia?

Phione is obtained through the Dream Islands using the Starmie doll, rather than by building a habitat. Manaphy, the other Mythical in the pack, is attracted with a habitat like any other Pokémon.

When did the Bubbly Basin DLC come out?

Bubbly Basin released on August 5, 2026.

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Bubbly BasinReleased August 5, 2026

Pokopia Bubbly Basin DLC

The underwater expansion — 52 new Pokémon, 36 new habitats, and a new specialty.

Bubbly Basin is the first expansion for Pokémon Pokopia, and it takes Ditto's world underwater. It adds a new location of the same name, 52 Pokémon, 36 habitat patterns and one new specialty — the biggest single content drop the game has had.

What Bubbly Basin adds

The roster leans hard into Water: 47 of the 52 new Pokémon are Water-type, from starter lines like Mudkip, Totodile and Popplio through to Kingdra, Toxapex and Golisopod. Two Mythical Pokémon arrive with it — Manaphy, and Phione, which is obtained through the Dream Islands using the Starmie doll rather than from a habitat. The 36 new habitats are built from basin-specific elements like coral, seaweed and sunken treasure, and every one of them can be placed in Bubbly Basin or on Cloud Island.

The Scrub specialty

Bubbly Basin introduces Scrub, the game's newest specialty. Pokémon with Scrub clean grubby pearls into shiny pearls — five of the new Pokémon have it. It's the first new specialty added since launch.