Pokémon Pokopia update 2.0.0 brings underwater exploration and smarter building

Pokémon Pokopia update 2.0.0 expands Ditto’s abilities, adds a major new region for Expansion Pass owners and delivers a long list of practical improvements for everyday play.

The headline feature is Dive, which lets Ditto move freely underwater. Players with the Pokopia Expansion Pass can also explore Bubbly Basin, a new region containing its own storyline and additional Pokémon.

Storage, travel and town management have also received useful attention. The new portal pod works as a shared chest that remains accessible across regions, while several smaller changes reduce unnecessary trips and menu friction. These additions should appeal to players who enjoy detailed building and customisation, much like the careful planning involved with an well-planned arcade machine setup.

For the complete Nintendo-issued details, consult the official Nintendo support page.

Pokémon Pokopia update 2.0.0 highlights

• Dive has been added, allowing Ditto to travel underwater.
• The Build specialty can now be used to construct houses below the water.
• New items include the portal pod and safe.
• Recipes become available for purchase after Palette Town’s environment level increases.
• The dynamic Ditto print pattern has been added.
• After obtaining the diploma, players can learn the pattern by speaking with Smearguru.
• New emotes are available: Lie Down and Ready, Set, Go!
• These emotes can be obtained in Bleak Beach and on Dream Islands.
• Five hair colours have been added: orange, light pink, yellow-green, blue-green and brown.
• Items can now be moved in bulk between the storage box and bag.
• Items placed inside objects such as the garbage bin can now be deleted.
• Windows, doors and similar objects now support more precise depth placement.
• Settings now includes an option to hide the confirmation prompt that appears when cancelling Magnet Rise.
• A new setting allows movement while the move wheel is open.
• Camera settings have been added to reduce motion sickness.
• The stylish stool, handrail, metal chain, workbench, vending machine, bike, bookcase, Pokémon Center counter, arrow sign and rope can now be painted.

Quality-of-life improvements

The portal pod is particularly useful for players who regularly run short of building materials in the wrong region. It provides a persistent, universal storage point, removing the need to travel home simply to retrieve an item.

• Destroyed Pokémon habitats will attract their occupants again when rebuilt within the same area.
• Pokémon upset by removed furniture recognise its replacement sooner.
• Pokémon that taught the player an emote now respond with that same emote when it is used.
• When a Pokédex search finds a Pokémon in another town, Return Home can now take the player directly to that town.
• Ordinary conversation indicators have been reduced, making special conversations and Ditto-related requests easier to identify.
• Up to 10 lost relics can now be appraised at once.
• Paint, Gather Honey and Collect can be repeated during one interaction.
• When crafting, materials in the storage box beside the workbench are used before materials in the bag.
• The placement limit for power generators, excluding furnaces, has increased from 64 to 128.
• A town can now display 40 different photos instead of 10.
• When Ditto sucks up liquid, briefly pressing the move button can hold the liquid in Ditto’s mouth without removing it from the environment.
• Released water now automatically matches nearby water levels after adjustments.
• Smearguru can learn patterns from photos saved in References.
• Paint balloons now make the target item easier to see.
• More treasure can be found with the Dowsing Machine on Dream Islands.
• Pokémon companions can follow the player while using Surf, Glide, Rollout or Magnet Rise.
• Items can be inhaled and the bag can be opened while rolling with Rollout.
• Rollout can break certain natural objects, including large boulders.
• Surf can be activated on land by pressing its button while holding the focus button.
• Surf and Waterfall now activate under improved conditions and feel smoother to use.
• Leafage can return farm soil to an ordinary soil block.
• Strength can now be used underwater.
• An All tab has been added to both the Pokédex and Habitat Dex.
• The game now makes it clearer that buildings can be remodelled even when objects such as the Ditto Flag are attached to their roofs or walls.
• During construction, Pokémon not assigned to the Build role can help with cooking.
• Treasures in Sparkling Skylands will no longer appear in Dowsing Machine locations where breaking terrain would make them fall.
• Messages about insufficient materials when copying items with the 3D Printer have been improved.
• Items can now be placed on square plants.
• Hide-and-sneak can be cancelled before it ends.
• Startup event notifications now appear only during relevant remaining-day periods.
• Certain roof items now stop water from passing through.
• Crafting curved eaves now produces 10 at a time.
• Tidal Bell and Clear Bell can now be activated with laser sensors and switches.
• Sound effects for the camping chair and sleeping bag have been adjusted.
• Performance has been improved for selected rendering processes.

Bug fixes in update 2.0.0

• Fixed an issue where options such as “Follow me!” could disappear when speaking to a Pokémon assigned to construction.
• Addressed problems that could prevent Suicune and Gholdengo from crossing water.
• Fixed Pokémon occasionally falling into the ocean or from cliffs when emerging from habitats.
• Resolved cases where Pokémon failed to return to their habitats even after honey was used.
• Fixed Magnet Rise sometimes causing Pokémon to scold or warn the player.
• Addressed movement problems for Pokémon that dislike water when crossing duckweed or flowering duckweed.
• Fixed requests occasionally asking for items disliked by the Pokémon making the request.
• Corrected an issue where processing berries in the community box could fail to produce paint properly.
• Fixed the timing of the high Do note on the music mat.
• Resolved an exploit allowing certain furniture to be painted on sections that should not change colour.
• Fixed some items consuming more paint than intended.
• Corrected cases where a painted surface light did not change colour properly.
• Fixed circumstances that could allow multiple party cooking pots in one town.
• Improved the appearance of some items when viewed from a distance.
• Fixed visual effects disappearing behind glass for certain items.
• Addressed multiplayer situations where building could become impossible to finish or cancel.
• Improved explanations for why actions such as building or relocation may be unavailable.
• Fixed a Cloud Islands issue that could let non-administrators place a relocation kit.
• Addressed situations where a building kit could become unrecoverable while remodelling a house.
• Fixed painted sections of the sand house sometimes resetting.
• Corrected major position or height displacement caused by using Rock Smash while falling.
• Fixed Slowpoke sometimes stopping during the Withered Wasteland request “Clear the path!”.
• Addressed actions that could stop the Sparkling Skylands request “Follow Tinkmaster!” from progressing.
• Corrected Pokédex guidance during the Sparkling Skylands request “Pokémon Center tour guide!”, where searching for Tinkmaster could lead to the habitat town instead of the town where Tinkmaster was located.
• Fixed Dream Island loading occasionally failing to finish.
• Addressed cases where returning from a Dream Island incorrectly sent the player to Palette Town.
• Fixed some online-session endings that could transport the player to a Dream Island.
• Corrected incorrect gender pronouns that could appear in some languages on the Cloud Island loading screen.
• Several additional adjustments and bug fixes have been made to improve the overall gameplay experience.

A broader update for builders

From cross-region storage and batch relic appraisal to underwater construction, flexible movement and expanded painting options, update 2.0.0 affects nearly every part of Pokémon Pokopia. The new exploration tools are the most visible addition, but the smaller changes should make town design and daily resource management considerably easier.

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