Pokemon Pokopia Bubbly Basin Pokemon Guide

Our Pokemon Pokopia Bubbly Basin Guide details all the new Pokemon that you can find in the new Bubbly Basin expansion. The expansion adds 50 new Pokemon, most of which are Water-type Pokemon, along with new underwater habitats that will have to be constructed before you can invite them into your Pokemon paradise.

Bubbly Basin Guide—Pokemon Pokopia

Before exploring the new Bubbly Basin content, you need to learn how to. It is taught by Manaphy, which is not included in the paid Expansion Pass, but rather in the free 2.0 update. Once you have installed the update and have started playing Pokemon Poképedia, you will get a message to visit Professor Tangrowth at Bleak Beach, who you will find in his usual spot, which is outside the Pokémon Center.

After you talk with the Professor, he will ask you to go and investigate a mysterious island that has popped up nearby. Go to the island using Surf and find Manaphy. This will be our first encounter with Manaphy, but this meeting won’t be added to your Pokedex. During this stage, Manaphy’s job is to teach you the ability to Dive, and after doing so, he will leave the area.

You will encounter Manaphy at a later point as you keep progressing through the main story of the Bubbly Basin DLC.

Once you have learned the ability to Dive, you can now start to delve into some new underwater content if you have the Expansion Pass. Once you have entered the new content and spoken with Popplio for the first time, you’ll unlock a new Pokedex (Basin) menu, which is used to track the Pokémon you find across the Bubbly Basin Area.

All New Pokemon in Pokemon Pokopia Bubbly Basin

Below are all the Pokemon that can be found in Bubbly Basin as of now, including their habitats and how you can find them:

Pokemon	Habitat(s)	Specialities	Details
Alomomola	#21 Ocean Treasures	Water Scrub	N/A
Barboach	#19 Ocean Rest Spot #10 Sandy Speech (Common) #25 Muddy Playtime (Common)	Search	Once you reach Environment Level 3, you will automatically encounter Barboach as part of Popplio’s Important Request.
Brionne	#29 Bubbly Stage	Hype Trade	Get the recipe for Bubble Machine at Environment Level 6 in Bubbly Basin
Bruxish	13 Molten Mossy Rest Spot	Gather Teleport	Head into the depths to find molten rock and use your powered-up Leafage to sprout Sea Moss.
Buizel	#1 Basin Tall Grass #22 Smoothie Making Spot	Chop Trade	The Blender Recipe unlocks as part of a request from Mudkip.
Carvanha	#6 Seaweed and Netting	Chop Trade	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	#22 Smoothie Making Spot	Chop Trade	The Blender Recipe unlocks as part of a request from Mudkip.
Chinchou	#23 Fluffy Relaxation	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	#8 Sandy Basin Tall Grass #9 Sandy Digging Spot	Build	N/A
Corsola	#2 Basin Tall Grass and Coral #7 Coral Congregation	Grow	Finding Corsola early will help guide you to several habitats!
Cloyster	#5 Swaying Flower Bed and Seaweed	Scrub	N/A
Crawdaunt	#9 Sandy Digging Spot	Build Crush	N/A
Croconaw	#15 Chimey Rocks Dig Site #24 Canoe Dock	Chop Crush	Head above the waterline to find an abandoned canoe and floating logs you can use to make the Canoe Dock habitat.
Dhelmise	#17 Playing Sailor	Chop Crush	N/A
Drednaw	#24 Canoe Dock	Bulldoze Chop	N/A
Feraligatr	#1 Basin Tall Grass #11 Biteable Punching Bag	Chop Crush	N/A
Finneon	#12 Marine Mossy Rest Spot #3 Swaying Flower Bed	Hype	N/A
Floatzel	#20 Marine Shop	Trade Build	N/A
Frillish (Female)	#17 Playing Sailor #21 Ocean Treasures	Burn Search	You will meet Female Form Frillish as part of Popplio’s build request after hitting Environment Level 3.
Frillish (Male)	#17 Playing Sailor #21 Ocean Treasures	Burn Search	To get the male Frillish, you will need to build one of its two habitats. It will not appear as part of the story.
Golisopod	#4 Swaying Flower Bed and Coral #16 Discarded Treasure	Chop Recycle	You’ll unlock the Big Treasure Chest recipe as a Pokedex reward after finding 25 Poke Pals.
Horsea	#7 Coral Congregation	Water	N/A
Inkay	#25 Muddy Playtime	Gather Teleport	N/A
Jellicent (Female)	#32 Maritime Teatime	Burn Search	Tea set had to be on cart – bottled ship on table
Jellicent (Male)	#32 Maritime Teatime	Burn Search	Pokemon hint by Bottled Ship in Dhelmise’s home
Kingdra	#7 Coral Congregation #34 Marine Makeup Stand	Litter Water	N/A
Lanturn	#33 Nostalgic Zone	Generate Water	Receive Music Box for completing Professor’s 2nd Environment (Level 5) Important Task
Lumineon	#5 Swaying Seabed & Seaweed #12 Marine Mossy Rest Spot	Hype Water	N/A
Luvdisc	#4 Swaying Flower Bed & Coral #18 Treasure Chest & Sparkling Jewels #23 Fluffy Relaxation	Hype	Sparkling Jewelry available to purchase in the shop after Environment Level 4. Can also be found in shining whirlpools.
Malamar	#27 Topsy Turvy	Gather Teleport	You’ll need to hang the Lampions from a ceiling; just putting them upside down in the open water doesn’t work.
Manaphy		Trade Hype	Found inside the Temple when you complete Popplio’s Important Request
Mareanie	#4 Swaying Flower Bed and Coral	Recycle	N/A
Mudkip	#1 Basin Tall Grass #23 Fluffy Relaxation	Water	Corsola will ask you to find this Pokemon and give you a hint for its habitat.
Marshtomp	#14 Creepy Chimney Rocks #25 Muddy Playtime	Build Water	You can get Muddy Water by drinking Moomoo Milk Coffee, which spawns in vending machines. You can use the Muddy Water & Floating Logs found by the destroyed Basin Pokémon Center; turn left just past the breakroom area – add a towel rack and the Inkay toy. The toy can be found in a Pokeball in the deep caves in the north of Bubbly Basin
Pincurchin	#14 Creepy Chimney Rocks	Generate	N/A
Popplio	#3 Swaying Flower Bed #29 Bubbly Stage	Hype Water	Shows up at Bleak Beach near the Pokemon Center after you learn Dive. Key to starting the DLC.
Primarina	#31 Elegant Concert	Hype Scrub	Random habitat info during gameplay – I don’t remember if there was a specific prompt for it. Harp is available at Environment Level 9 in the shop.
Seadra	#7 Coral Congregation	Litter Water	N/A
Sharpedo	#15 Chimney Rocks Dig Site	Chop Scrub	Corphish will ask you to help find this Pokemon and give you a hint to its habitat.
Shellder	#2 Basin Tall Grass and Coral #9 Sandy Digging Spot	Litter Scrub	N/A
Staryu	#3 Swaying Flower Bed	Teleport	N/A
Starmie	#36 Mermaid’s Gym	Gather Teleport	You will find the ruined gym while exploring Bubbly Basin, with the pedestals and sofa already lined up. Decorative Dive Ball found buried in the ground in front of the ruined gym – expecting to find the others there too. The Great Ball is down a hidden staircase behind the table in the breakroom area by the PokeCenter. The treasure maps you find as you explore lead you to all of them.
Stunfisk	#3 Swaying Flower Bed #6 Seaweed and Netting	Bulldoze Generate	N/A
Swampert	#26 Muddy Spa #2 Basin Tall Grass & Coral	Build Bulldoze	Gyarados Fountain can be found on the wall behind the pavilion in the garden area in the northwest quadrant of the basin, just left of the building/cave entrance where you meet Frillish (near the topside island with the waterwheel).
Totodile	#28 Bubbly Bathtub #1 Basin Tall Grass #24 Canoe Dock	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.
Toxapex	#18 Treasure Chest & Sparkling Jewels	Recycle Build	N/A
Veluza	#12 Marine Mossy Rest Spot	Gather Teleport	N/A
Wishcash	#35 Gorgeous Sleeping Area	Bulldoze Search	Ornate Partition Recipe available at Environment Level 9
Wiglett	#10 Sandy Speech	Bulldoze	N/A
Wimpod	#16 Discarded Treasure	Recycle	You’ll unlock the Big Treasure Chest recipe as a Pokedex reward after finding 25 Poke Pals.
Wugtrio	#30 Glowing Stage for Three	Bulldoze Search	Use the waterwheel near the Basin Pokémon Center, go down in the water caves just beyond the waterwheel, add transmitters, and light. Mics are already set up. A non-wireless power transmitter will also allow the Wugtrio to spawn, but the habitat is not considered complete unless there are 3 Wireless Power Transmitter Posts.

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