How to Unlock Dive and Enter Bubbly Basin in Pokemon Pokopia
Dive is one of the main additions in version 2.0.0 of Pokemon Pokopia de Switch 2. The ability lets you swim below the surface and explore the seabed. Learning it is free, although entering the underwater town of Bubbly Basin requires the Expansion Pass.
Requirements for unlocking Dive
Before heading to Manaphy, make sure the game is updated to version 2.0.0. You must also know Jump and Surf, and finish the Raise the Environment Level! request in Bleak Beach by reaching Environment Level 5.
You do not need the Expansion Pass to learn or use Dive. The paid pass is only required when you try to enter Bubbly Basin.
Where to find Manaphy and learn Dive
- Go to the Bleak Beach Pokémon Center and speak with Professor Tangrowth outside the building.
- Use Surf to reach the mysterious island directly north of the coast.
- Talk to Manaphy and bring it five bunches of Seaweed.
- After the delivery, Manaphy teaches you Dive and sends you into the nearby cave.
- Take the decorative Poké Ball from the pedestal, then return to Manaphy to finish the short tutorial.
The whole sequence takes about five minutes once the requirements are complete. From then on, Dive can be used freely whenever you enter deep enough water.
Dive controls
Walk into the water to activate the swimming state automatically. These are the controls used below the surface:
| Control | Action |
|---|---|
| Hold B | Swim underwater |
| L | Descend |
| R | Ascend |
| ZL | Stay still and float |
| Rotate the left stick quickly | Drop rapidly to the seabed |
How to enter the Bubbly Basin DLC
Once Dive is unlocked, return to the Pokémon Center in Bleak Beach. If the Pokemon Pokopia Expansion Pass is active, Popplio will be waiting there. Speak with Popplio to learn about Bubbly Basin and register it in your new Bubbly Basin Pokédex.
- Make sure Popplio is following you after the conversation.
- Enter the water and use Dive.
- Swim west until you reach the Bubbly Basin gate.
- Interact with the gate to enter the underwater town and begin the DLC story.
If the event does not start
Check the three progression gates in order: version 2.0.0 must be installed, Bleak Beach must be at Environment Level 5, and Manaphy's Dive tutorial must be complete. If Dive works but Popplio is not at the Pokémon Center, confirm that the Expansion Pass is installed for the active profile. Manaphy also cannot join your team until you own and advance through the Expansion Pass.