Pokémon Pokopia Bubbly Basin Pokédex: Every Pokémon and Habitat

Bubbly Basin adds 50 brand-new Pokémon to Pokémon Pokopia, and every one of them is a Water-type that lives in the underwater town introduced with Part One of the Expansion Pass. To register them all, you build the right underwater Habitats and, in a few cases, follow the storyline. Most are available at any time of day and in any weather, with only a handful tied to specific hours.

Quick answer: Build nearly every Bubbly Basin Habitat to attract all 50 Pokémon into the Basin Pokédex. Registering all 50 unlocks the Party Ball recipe.

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How to reach Bubbly Basin first

Bubbly Basin is paid content. It arrived with the Part One drop of the Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass, which launched on August 5, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2. Every owner of the base game also received a free update the same day that lets Ditto go underwater.

To dive, Ditto has to learn the Dive move from Manaphy. Before that unlocks, you need to raise the environment level in Bleak Beach, already know how to jump, and know the move Surf. Once Dive is available, you can explore the underwater areas that were sealed off in the base game and start filling the Basin Pokédex. You can find full details on the paid content on the official Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass page.

The Basin Pokédex is separate from the main game’s Pokédex. It opens the first time you talk to Popplio at the start of the Bubbly Basin content, then fills out as you unlock new underwater Habitats.

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Full Bubbly Basin Pokédex with Habitats and specialties

The table below lists all 50 entries in dex order, the Habitat or Habitats where each Pokémon appears, the time of day it shows up, and its work specialties. Weather is “All” for every entry. Popplio is met through the storyline, while Phione and Manaphy are tied to progress rather than a standard Habitat.

No.	Pokémon	Habitat(s)	Time	Specialties
1	Shellder	Basin Tall Grass & Coral; Sandy Digging Spot	All	Scrub, Litter
2	Cloyster	Swaying Flower Bed & Seaweed	All	Scrub, Litter
3	Horsea	Coral Congregation	All	Water
4	Seadra	Coral Congregation	All	Water, Litter
5	Kingdra	Marine Makeup Stand; Coral Congregation	All	Water, Litter
6	Staryu	Swaying Flower Bed	Night	Teleport
7	Starmie	Mermaid’s Gym	All	Teleport, Gather
8	Totodile	Basin Tall Grass; Canoe Dock; Bubbly Bathtub	All	Chop
9	Croconaw	Chimney Rocks Dig Site; Canoe Dock	All	Chop, Crush
10	Feraligatr	Biteable Punching Bag; Basin Tall Grass	All	Chop, Crush
11	Chinchou	Fluffy Relaxation	All	Generate
12	Lanturn	Nostalgia Zone	All	Generate, Water
13	Corsola	Basin Tall Grass & Coral; Coral Congregation	All	Grow
14	Mudkip	Basin Tall Grass; Fluffy Relaxation	All	Water
15	Marshtomp	Muddy Playtime; Creepy Chimney Rocks	All	Water, Build
16	Swampert	Muddy Spa; Basin Tall Grass & Coral	All	Build, Bulldoze
17	Carvanha	Seaweed & Netting	All	Chop
18	Sharpedo	Chimney Rocks Dig Site	All	Crush, Scrub
19	Barboach	Ocean Rest Spot; Sandy Speech; Muddy Playtime	All	Search
20	Whiscash	Gorgeous Sleeping Area	All	Search, Bulldoze
21	Corphish	Sandy Basin Tall Grass; Sandy Digging Spot	All	Build
22	Crawdaunt	Sandy Digging Spot	All	Build, Crush
23	Luvdisc	Treasure Chest & Sparkling Jewels; Swaying Flower Bed & Coral; Fluffy Relaxation	All	Hype
24	Buizel	Smoothie-making Spot; Basin Tall Grass	All	Chop, Trade
25	Floatzel	Marine Shop	All	Trade, Build
26	Finneon	Marine Mossy Rest Spot; Swaying Flower Bed	All	Hype
27	Lumineon	Swaying Flower Bed & Seaweed; Marine Mossy Rest Spot	All	Hype, Water
28	Frillish (male and female)	Ocean Treasures; Playing Sailor	All	Search, Burn
29	Jellicent (male and female)	Maritime Teatime	All	Search, Burn
30	Alomomola	Ocean Treasures	All	Water, Scrub
31	Stunfisk	Swaying Flower Bed; Seaweed & Netting	All	Generate, Bulldoze
32	Inkay	Muddy Playtime	All	Gather, Teleport
33	Malamar	Topsy-turvy	All	Gather, Teleport
34	Popplio	Bubbly Stage; Swaying Flower Bed (also met via story)	All	Hype, Water
35	Brionne	Bubbly Stage	All	Hype, Trade
36	Primarina	Elegant Concert	All	Hype, Scrub
37	Mareanie	Swaying Flower Bed & Coral	All	Recycle
38	Toxapex	Treasure Chest & Sparkling Jewels	All	Recycle, Build
39	Wimpod	Discarded Treasure	All	Recycle
40	Golisopod	Discarded Treasure; Swaying Flower Bed & Coral	All	Recycle, Chop
41	Bruxish	Molten Mossy Rest Spot	All	Gather, Teleport
42	Dhelmise	Playing Sailor	All	Grow, Litter
43	Chewtle	Smoothie-making Spot	Morning, Day, Evening	Chop
44	Drednaw	Canoe Dock	Morning, Day, Evening	Crush, Bulldoze
45	Pincurchin	Creepy Chimney Rocks	All	Generate
46	Wiglett	Sandy Speech	All	Bulldoze
47	Wugtrio	Glowing Stage For Three	All	Bulldoze, Search
48	Veluza	Marine Mossy Rest Spot	Morning, Day, Evening	Gather, Teleport
49	Phione	Found via Starmie Doll	—	Trade
50	Manaphy	Progress the story	—	Trade, Hype

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Bubbly Basin Habitat requirements and who they attract

Each Habitat is built from a specific set of underwater items. Place the exact items, and the listed Pokémon will settle in. If you prefer to plan by Habitat rather than by Pokémon, this table shows what to place and which Pokémon each spot draws.

Habitat	Requirements	Pokémon
Basin Tall Grass	Seabed Tall Grass x4	Totodile, Feraligatr, Mudkip, Buizel
Basin Tall Grass & Coral	Seabed Tall Grass x4, Small Coral x1, Tall Coral x1	Shellder, Corsola, Swampert
Swaying Flower Bed	Seabed Flowers x4	Staryu, Finneon, Stunfisk, Popplio
Swaying Flower Bed & Coral	Colorful Corals x1, Seabed Flowers x4	Luvdisc, Mareanie, Golisopod
Swaying Flower Bed & Seaweed	Chimney Rocks x1, Seabed Flowers x4, Lush Seaweed x2	Cloyster, Lumineon
Seaweed & Netting	Netting x4, Lush Seaweed x2	Carvanha, Stunfisk
Coral Congregation	Colorful Corals x1, Tall Coral x1, Small Coral x1	Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Corsola
Sandy Basin Tall Grass	Sandpile x1, Seabed Tall Grass x4	Corphish
Sandy Digging Spot	Sandpile x1, Sand Toys x1	Shellder, Corphish, Crawdaunt
Sandy Speech	Sandpile x1, Table (any) x1, Tabletop Mic x1	Barboach, Wiglett
Biteable Punching Bag	Sandpile x1, Punching Bag x1, Table (any) x1, Gold Teeth x1	Feraligatr
Marine Mossy Rest Spot	Sea Moss x4	Finneon, Lumineon, Veluza
Molten Mossy Rest Spot	Molten Rock x1, Sea Moss x4	Bruxish
Creepy Chimney Rocks	Chimney Rocks x1, Sea Moss x4, Barrel x1, Lantern (lit) x1	Marshtomp, Pincurchin
Chimney Rocks Dig Site	Chimney Rocks x1, Wheelbarrow x1, Excavation Tools x1, Traffic Cone x1	Croconaw, Marshtomp, Sharpedo, Pincurchin
Discarded Treasure	Big Treasure Chest x1, Waste Bin (any), Garbage Bags x1	Wimpod, Golisopod
Playing Sailor	Big Treasure Chest x1, Ship’s Wheel x1, Wooden Crate x1, Bottled Ship x1	Frillish, Dhelmise
Treasure Chest & Sparkling Jewels	Big Treasure Chest x1, Sparkling Jewelry x1, Lantern (lit) x1	Luvdisc, Toxapex
Ocean Rest Spot	Small Coral x1, Seashell Seat x1, Lampion x1	Barboach
Ocean Treasures	Marine Chest x1, Bottled Ship x1, Sparkling Jewelry x1	Frillish, Alomomola
Marine Shop	Cash Register (lit) x1, Table (any) x2, Water x1	Floatzel
Marine Makeup Stand	Marine Closet x1, Marine Dresser x1, Marine Chair x1	Kingdra
Mermaid’s Gym	Marine Sofa x1, Pedestal/Exhibition Stand x6, Decorative Great Ball, Heal Ball, Dive Ball, Net Ball, Lure Ball, Quick Ball x1 each	Starmie
Fluffy Relaxation	Cushion Bed x1, Lighting (any) x1, Doll (any) x1	Chinchou, Mudkip, Luvdisc
Nostalgia Zone	Antique Chest x1, Music Box x1, Photo Frame x1, Sea Moss x2, Wooden Crate x1, Lantern (lit) x1	Lanturn
Muddy Playtime	Windup Inkay x1, Towel Rack x1, Floating Logs x1, Muddy Water x2	Marshtomp, Barboach, Inkay
Muddy Spa	Seat (wide) x1, Gyarados Fountain x1, Bathtime Set x1, Muddy Water x2	Swampert
Canoe Dock	Canoe x1, Floating Logs x2, Water x2	Totodile, Croconaw, Drednaw
Bubbly Bathtub	Bathtub x1, Bubble Machine (lit) x1	Totodile
Smoothie-making Spot	Blender x1, Plated Food x1, Table (any) x1	Buizel, Chewtle
Gorgeous Sleeping Area	Ornate Partition x1, Ornate Bed x1, Ornate Stand x1	Whiscash
Maritime Teatime	Chic Table x1, Chic Chair x2, Push Cart x1, Tea Set (any) x1, Bottled Ship x1	Jellicent
Topsy-turvy	Lampion x3	Malamar
Bubbly Stage	Small Stage (lit) x1, Bubble Machine (lit) x2	Popplio, Brionne
Elegant Concert	Harp x1, Marine Chair x1, Shell Lamp (lit) x2	Primarina
Glowing Stage For Three	Standing Mic x3, Wireless Power-Transmitter Post (lit) x3	Wugtrio

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Phione and Manaphy don’t use a normal Habitat

The final two entries work differently from the rest of the dex. Manaphy is the Mythic-type Water Pokémon that teaches Ditto the Dive move, and it registers through story progress rather than any built spot. Phione is reached using the Starmie Doll instead of a placed Habitat. Both share the Trade specialty, and Manaphy also has Hype.

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Basin Pokédex completion rewards

Registering Pokémon in the Basin dex hands out recipes at set milestones. You’ll know each reward has unlocked when the new recipe appears in your crafting list. Filling the whole dex to 50 doesn’t send you on a side quest the way the base game does, but it does grant the Party Ball recipe as a finishing prize.

Pokémon registered	Recipe unlocked
5	Dangling Streetlight
10	Sleek Steps
15	Arch Fencing
25	Big Treasure Chest
35	Fanned-Ditto Print
50	Party Ball

Work through the Habitat list in the order that suits the items you already have, keep an eye on the few time-limited spawns like Staryu at night and the morning-to-evening turtles, and the count will climb toward 50 as you rebuild the underwater town for Popplio.