Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass Part 2: Dazzling Decorations arrives December 9, 2026 on Switch 2: accessories, version 3.0.0, requirements and the Apples to Applin event

• Accessories to wear with your Pokémon friends: the official screenshots show sunglasses, bows and ribbons, on Pokémon such as Dedenne, Squirtle and Braixen.
• More Pokémon to meet and new furniture to decorate your surroundings.
• No new town in Part 2. Part 3, planned for 2027, will add another town to explore and rebuild.

What you need before you can play it

• The Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass, on the Nintendo eShop: one purchase covers Part 1 (Bubbly Basin, out since August 5, 2026), Part 2 and Part 3. Nintendo Life lists it at $34.99 / £29.99; the euro price was not checked.
• The free version 3.0.0 software update. Its release date has not been announced.
• Progress in the base game: complete the important requests “Raise the environment level!” and “Rebuild the Pokémon Center!” in Withered Wasteland, plus Drifloon’s request “Find a doll!”.

Expansion Pass purchase bonuses

• A recipe for dynamic Ditto print blocks and wallpaper (main menu > Downloadable Content > Check Items > Receive).
• A code for 30 rare Pokémetal ingots, sent by email to your Nintendo Account if you buy the pass by August 31, 2027. The code is valid until September 30, 2027 and is redeemed via Mystery Gift (internet connection required).

Free for everyone: the Apples to Applin event

• From November 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. to December 1, 2026 at 4:59 a.m. (times given by The Pokémon Company, without a time zone), all players can help Applin.
• Collect Syrupy Apples, exchange them for apple-themed furniture, and build habitats that can attract Flapple, Appletun, Dipplin and Hydrapple.
• Software version 2.0.1 or later is required (check it on the HOME Menu, in the Options tab).

• The Pokémon Company, “Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass—Part 2: Dazzling Decorations Available December 9”, November 4, 2026 (https://www.pokemon.com/us/news/pokemon-pokopia-expansion-pass-part-2-dazzling-decorations-available-december-9).
• Official Pokémon Pokopia site, Expansion page (requirements, bonuses, Part 3), checked on November 11, 2026 (https://pokopia.pokemon.com/en-us/expansion/).
• The Pokémon Company, “Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass—Part 1: Bubbly Basin is Available Today”, August 5, 2026 (https://www.pokemon.com/us/news/pokemon-pokopia-expansion-pass-part-1-bubbly-basin-is-available-today).
• Gematsu, November 4, 2026 (https://www.gematsu.com/2026/11/pokemon-pokopia-dlc-expansion-pass-part-2-dazzling-decorations-launches-december-9) ; Nintendo Life, Expansion Pass page (price) (https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch-2/pokemon-pokopia-expansion-pass).