All New Pokemon in the Pokémon Pokopia Bubbly Basin DLC & How to Find Them

If you needed an excuse to spend more time in Pokémon Pokopia, it’s here! The first new expansion for the game, Bubbly Basin, has arrived. It adds a brand-new underwater area called Bubbly Basin, as well as a ton of new Pokemon to befriend. With those new Pokemon come new habitats to uncover, which means it’s going to take some time to welcome them all to your Pokemon paradise. That’s where our guide to every new Pokemon in the Bubbly Basin DLC comes in.

Bubbly Basin adds 50 new Pokemon to Pokemon Pokopia. Because the Bubbly Basin area is mostly underwater, the majority of the new additions are Water-type Pokemon. Of course, meeting all of them will mean building new, unique underwater habitats for each. And before all of that, you’ll need to learn Dive and find the Bubbly Basin area. So if you’re trying to fill that Pokopia dex, we’re here to help.

**This guide is in progress. Last updated 8/10/2026**

How to Find Manaphy in Pokémon Pokopia‘s Free 2.0 Update

The majority of the new Pokemon in Pokopia are part of the paid Expansion Pass. However, there’s one new, free arrival as part of the 2.0 update: Manaphy. This Pokemon teaches you how to learn Dive, so meeting it is essential for getting any of the other new Pokemon in the DLC.

Thankfully, the game guides you to finding Manaphy pretty quickly. The first time you log into Pokopia after installing the 2.0 update, you’ll get a pop-up suggesting you go talk to Professor Tangrowth in Bleak Beach. They’ll be outside the Pokemon Center there per usual. Talk to them, and they’ll ask you to go check out a mysterious new island nearby. Using Surf, go to the island, and you’ll find Manaphy there. Though it’s your first encounter with Manaphy, this doesn’t seem to add it to your Poédex.

Manaphy disappears after teaching you Dive, but you’ll be able to find it again in the Bubbly Basin DLC by progressing through the main story.

All New Bubbly Basin Pokémon in Pokopia and How to Find Them

Once you learn Dive from Manaphy, you’ll be able to start the new content from the Bubbly Basin DLC, so long as you’ve bought the Expansion Pass. After you first talk to Popplio, you will unlock the new Pokédex (Basin) menu where you’ll be able to collect info on your new friends. That’s where the real fun of meeting new Pokémon begins!

Here are all the Pokémon we’ve found in the Bubbly Basin so far, including how to find them and details for their habitats. They’re listed in alphabetical order to make it easier to find the one you’re searching for.

Pokemon	Habitat(s)	Specialities	Notes/Special Details
Barboach	Ocean Rest Spot (1 Small Coral, 1 Seashell Seat, 1 Lampion) Sandy Speech (1 Sandpile, 1 Table, 1 Tabletop Mic)	Search	Once you reach Environment Level 3, you will automatically encounter Barboach as part of Popplio’s Important Request.
Bruxish	Molten Mossy Rest Spot (1 Molten Rock, 4 Sea Moss)	Gather Teleport	Head into the depths to find molten rock and use your powered-up Leafage to sprout Sea Moss.
Buizel	Basin Tall Grass (4 Seabed Tall Grass) Smoothie Making Spot (1 Blender, 1 Plated Food, 1 Table)	Chop Trade	The Blender Recipe unlocks as part of a request from Mudkip.
Carvanha	Seaweed and Netting (4 Netting, 2 Lush Seaweed)	Chop	Corsola will ask you to find this Pokemon & give you a hint about its habitat. There’s an area near the watermelon patch they show you with 2 Lush Seaweed & 3 Netting, plus a recipe to make more netting.
Chewtle	Smoothie Making Spot (1 Blender, 1 Plated Food, 1 Table)	Chop	The Blender Recipe unlocks as part of a request from Mudkip.
Chinchou	Fluffy Relaxation (1 Cushion Bed, 1 Lighting, 1 Doll)	Generate	Non-electric light sources like the Lampents count for this habitat. You’ll find everything you need in a house that Totodile shows you once you reach Environment Level 3.
Corphish	Sandy Basin Tall Grass (1 Sandpile, 4 Seabed Tall Grass) Sandy Digging Spot (1 Sandpile, 1 Sand Toys)	Build	N/A
Corsola	Basin Tall Grass and Coral (4 Seabed Tall Grass, 1 Small Coral, 1 Tall Coral) Coral Congregation (1 Colorful Corals, 1 Small Coral, 1 Tall Coral)	Grow	Finding Corsola early will help guide you to several habitats!
Cloyster	Swaying Flower Bed and Seaweed (1 Chimney Rocks, 4 Seabed Flowers, 2 Lush Seaweed)	Scrub	N/A
Crawdaunt	Sandy Digging Spot (1 Sandpile, 1 Sand Toys)	Build Crush	N/A
Croconaw	Chimey Rocks Dig Site (1 Chimey Rocks, 1 Wheelbarrow, 1 Excavation Tools, 1 Traffic Cone) Canoe Dock (1 Canoe, 2 Floating Logs, 2 Water)	Chop Crush	Head above the waterline to find an abandoned canoe and floating logs you can use to make the Canoe Dock habitat.
Drednaw	Canoe Dock (1 Canoe, 2 Floating Logs, 2 Water)	Bulldoze Chop	N/A
Finneon	Marine Mossy Rest Spot (4 Sea Moss) Swaying Flower Bed (4 Seabed Flowers)	Hype	N/A
Frillish	TBD	Burn Search	You will meet Female Form Frillish as part of Popplio’s buld request after hitting Environment Level 3. To get the blue, Male Form Frillish, you’ll need to build a Habitat to draw it like usual.
Golisopod	Swaying Flower Bed and Coral (1 Colorful Corals, 4 Seabed Flowers) Discarded Treasure (1 Big Treasure Chest, 1 Waste Bin, 1 Garbage Bags)	Chop Recycle	You’ll unlock the Big Treasure Chest recipe as a Pokedex reward after finding 25 Poke Pals.
Horsea	Coral Congregation (1 Colorful Corals, 1 Small Coral, 1 Tall Coral)	Water	N/A
Kingdra	Coral Congregation (1 Colorful Corals, 1 Small Coral, 1 Tall Coral)	Litter Water	N/A
Luvdisc	Swaying Flower Bed and Coral (1 Colorful Corals, 4 Seabed Flowers) Fluffy Relaxation (1 Cushion Bed, 1 Lighting, 1 Doll)	Hype	N/A
Malamar	Topsy Turvy (3 Lampions, hung upside down)	Gather Teleport	You’ll need to hang the Lampions from a ceiling; just putting them upside down in the open water doesn’t work.
Mareanie	Swaying Flower Bed and Coral (1 Colorful Corals, 4 Seabed Flowers)	Recycle	N/A
Mudkip	Basin Tall Grass (4 Seabed Tall Grass) Fluffy Relaxation (1 Cushion Bed, 1 Lighting, 1 Doll)	Water	Corsola will ask you to find this Pokemon and give you a hint for its habitat.
Marshtomp	Creepy Chimney Rocks (1 Chimney Rocks, 4 Sea Moss, 1 Barrel, 1 Lantern, with electricity) Muddy Playtime (1 Windup Inkay, 1 Floating Logs, 1 Towel Rack, 2 Muddy Water)	Build Water	You can get Muddy Water by drinking Moomoo Milk Coffee, which spawns in vending machines.
Pincurchin	Creepy Chimney Rocks (1 Chimney Rocks, 4 Sea Moss, 1 Barrel, 1 Lantern, with electricity)	Generate	N/A
Popplio	Swaying Flower Bed (4 Seabed Flowers)	Hype Water	Shows up at Bleak Beach near the Pokemon Center after you learn Dive. Key to starting the DLC.
Seadra	Coral Congregation (1 Colorful Corals, 1 Small Coral, 1 Tall Coral)	Litter Water	N/A
Sharpedo	Chimney Rocks Dig Site (1 Chimney Rocks, 1 Wheelbarrow, 1 Excavation Tools, 1 Traffic Cone)	Chop Scrub	Corphish will ask you to help find this Pokemon and give you a hint to its habitat.
Shellder	Basin Tall Grass and Coral (4 Seabed Tall Grass, 1 Small Coral, 1 Tall Coral) Sandy Digging Spot (1 Sandpile, 1 Sand Toys)	Litter Scrub	N/A
Staryu	Swaying Flower Bed (4 Seabed Flowers)	Teleport	N/A
Starmie	Mermaid’s Gym (1 Marine Sofa, 6 Pedestals, 1 Each of Decorative Great Ball, Heal Ball, Dive Ball, Net Ball, Lure Ball, and Quick Ball)	Gather Teleport	You will find the ruined gym while exploring Bubbly Basin, with the pedestals and sofa already lined up.
Stunfisk	Swaying Flower Bed (4 Seabed Flowers) Seaweed and Netting (4 Netting, 2 Lush Seaweed)	Bulldoze Generate	N/A
Swampert	Muddy Spa (1 Wide Seat, 1 Gyarados Fountain, 1 Bathtime Set, 2 Muddy Water)	Build Bulldoze	N/A
Totodile	Bubbly Bathtub (1 Bathtub, 1 Bubble Machine, powered by electricity)	Chop	You will meet Totodile as part of Popplio’s Request after hitting Environment Level 3. Totodile will ask you to build its preferred habitat after you meet.
Veluza	Marine Mossy Rest Spot (4 Sea Moss)	Gather Teleport	N/A
Wiglett	Sandy Speech (1 Sandpile, 1 Table, 1 Tabletop Mic)	Bulldoze	N/A
Wimpod	Discarded Treasure (1 Big Treasure Chest, 1 Waste Bin, 1 Garbage Bags)	Recycle	You’ll unlock the Big Treasure Chest recipe as a Pokedex reward after finding 25 Poke Pals.

TIP: To make certain habitats, you’ll need to move coral and undersea plants around! You can move coral and seaweed using the Rototiller move just like you would move patches of flowers.

We’ll keep adding Pokemon and habitats as we find them while playing the Pokopia: Bubbly Basin DLC.

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