A free DLC release for Pokémon is scheduled for August 2026 and was confirmed at Pokémon Worlds.

The Pokémon Company’s official press material confirms that Pokémon Pokopia Version 2.0 will launch at no cost in August 2026. The update adds the Dive move and underwater exploration. This supports the claim’s core point that a free Pokémon update is planned for August, although the official announcement does not specify an exact release date for the free update.pokemon.gamespress.compokemon.gamespress.com" Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass DLC Available for Purchase, With New Paid... The evidence does not support the claim that the update was confirmed at Pokémon Worlds. IGN reports that the free update and the separate paid expansion pass were announced during a June 2026 Nintendo Direct. CBR and GoNintendo likewise describe the August free update as part of the June 9 announcement. None of those sources identifies Pokémon Worlds as the venue for the confirmation.ign.comign.comPokémon Pokopia Free Update and 3-Part Expansion Pass DLC Revealed+2 more

Several reports also distinguish the free update from the paid Bubbly Basin expansion. The paid content was reported as launching on August 5, while the free Version 2.0 update was described more generally as coming in August. A Vice report gives August 26 as a DLC release date, but the supplied material does not clearly establish that date as the release date for the free update itself.vice.comvice.comPokémon Pokopia DLC Release Date Announced and Is Freeeurogamer.neteurogamer.netPokémon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC and underwater-themed free update is coming...+2 more

The ScreenRant result concerns Pokémon Legends: Z-A rewards rather than the Pokopia Version 2.0 update, and the ComicBook report is based on a leak about the paid expansion’s date. Neither supports the Pokémon Worlds attribution. The accurate portion is therefore the planned free August update, while the stated confirmation venue is contradicted or unsupported by the stronger sources.