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Nintendo Launches Bubbly Basin DLC, Adds 50 Water Pokémon

8/9/2026

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Nintendo released the first Pokémon Pokopia DLC, Bubbly Basin, for the Switch 2.
Bubbly Basin adds a new town that unlocks after Bleak Beach reaches Level 5.
The DLC introduces underwater diving with a spin-plus B + L button press to descend quickly.
It adds 50 new Water-type Pokémon, bundles the $34.99/£29.99 Expansion Pass with two future DLCs, and fixes a bug that let players lose items.

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Story summary

Nintendo released the first Pokémon Pokopia DLC, Bubbly Basin, for the Switch 2.
Bubbly Basin adds a new town that unlocks after Bleak Beach reaches Level 5.
The DLC introduces underwater diving with a spin-plus B + L button press to descend quickly.
It adds 50 new Water-type Pokémon, bundles the $34.99/£29.99 Expansion Pass with two future DLCs, and fixes a bug that let players lose items.