Overview
- Retailer and promotional artwork that circulated on Tuesday, June 16, shows Pokémon not in the base game including Manaphy, Popplio, and Snubbull and highlights Pokémon wearing accessories.
- Nintendo has officially announced a three‑part Expansion Pass with Part 1, Bubbly Basin, scheduled for August 2026 and requiring a free Dive update to access the new underwater area.
- The Expansion Pass is listed for pre‑order on the Nintendo eShop with the full pass reported at $34.99 and Parts 2 and 3 slated for late 2026 and 2027 without detailed contents.
- A small sparkle icon in the art matches the shiny indicator used in recent mainline Pokémon games and has prompted speculation that shiny variants or other cosmetic systems could arrive in a later DLC wave, but Nintendo has not confirmed this.
- Manaphy’s appearance is notable because it is historically rare and Pokopia’s base design limits players to one of each species, so adding duplicates, eggs, hatching, or shiny mechanics would materially change how players collect and customize Pokémon.