Overview
- The Bubbly Basin Expansion Pass and free v2.0.0 update, which launch Wednesday, add underwater exploration and a paid region that contains dozens of new and region‑exclusive Pokémon.
- The free update introduces a shared cross‑town storage container that players can craft and place in multiple towns to access the same items from any placed box, reportedly offering up to 140 slots to address the base game’s inventory fragmentation.
- All players gain the Dive move (learnable from Manaphy) and the update lets several moves work underwater while upgrading Surf with increased speed and the ability to break underwater blocks, plus new underwater items such as frameless glass and an electricity generator.
- Bubbly Basin is a paid Expansion Pass part 1 priced around $34.99/£29.99 and adds habitats, underwater building tools, crops and many Water‑type Pokémon exclusive to the DLC; Parts 2 and 3 are included with the pass and arrive in late 2026 and 2027 respectively.
- Publishers began real‑world promotion in Japan with a themed train and station decorations, and outlets note releases usually follow Japan time so some regions may see earlier access even though The Pokémon Company had not published an exact launch clock time at the time of reporting.