A beginner route for New Pokemon Snap to get sub-2:50 times, adapted from my PB https://youtu.be/0LC8Q-rzRcY BEFORE GAME Definitely use no voiceover - Japanese text may be faster as well but is more marginal Speed tips Cart speed is slowed by zooming and by looking backwards Dpad down/up can be used to spin directly backwards/forwards to look back as little as possible Tutorial Take a picture of Vivillon Wiggle around when you gain control of the camera Hover on Pika Take a picture of Pika Take a zoomed picture of Pika Mash A on Map Park Day 1 Grookey Bouffalant Dodrio Bidoof Vivillon first instance where it could matter to intentionally scuff a photo Getting a better picture of an already registered poke loses time Emolga Swanna Pichu Magikarp Hoothoot Wurmple Taillow Comfey Florges On every picture select from here, hit - then + to submit all photos Finishing Park Day 1 unlocks Scan regardless of whether you hit research lvl 2 You ideally hit lvl 2 research (40,000 points) in Day 1 as well so that you can quit instantly in day 2 Early exit tutorial (+ -> Up -> A) Mash A to repeat Park Day Park Day 2 Once you have enough points for lvl 2 research (hopefully have it already) Menu, press up twice to enter settings R->Scroll right to 10 and press A, press down and scroll right to 10 and press A Doesn't need to be that high speed, can be adjusted for preference, but the defaults are slow Press B to back out, up twice and A to exit the stage Hitting lvl 2 research in Park Day unlocks Park Night - if you hit lvl 2 research at the same time as scan, entering and exiting the stage progresses the story Map Menu: A->Down->A Park Night Do -NOT- take a picture of the crystabloom, florio pesters are never needed Bouffalant Bidoof Tangrowth Caterpie Murkrow Swanna Torterra Pidgeot Ducklett Grookey Pichu Hoothoot Pinsir Combee Scorbunny sleeping on torterra Backup strat: since you have sleeping scorbunny, if you need a couple more points you can repeat and instant snap the early scorbunny Finishing Park Night regardless of research level unlocks the Illumina Spot You want to aim just under the 50,000 point requirement so you can hit lvl 2 research on a second go Map Menu: A->Down->A Illumina Spot (Meganium) Take a picture of Meganium when it glows after smelling the crystabloom Early exit tutorial Registering an illumina pic of Meganium unlocks apples Park Night 2 Take a pic of scorbunny and anything else needed to hit 50,000 points for lvl 2 research lvl 2 research in Park Night unlocks Jungle Day Make sure to return to camp and not retry, this will now start the Todd cutscene for unlocking Jungle Map menu: Up->Mash A Jungle Day Aipom Slaking (behind beautifly) Beautifly Arbok Pikipek Bounsweet Liepard Metapod (next to a tree backwards from sleeping liepard) Magikarp Quagsire Getting Jungle Day to lvl 2 research (35,000 points) unlocks Jungle Night Map Menu: A->Down->A Jungle Night Liepard Arbok Metapod Ariados Morilull Bounsweet (higher star pose preferably) Ledian Toucannon Pikipek Wooper Magikarp Yanmega (eating an apple pose preferably) Quagsire Crystabloom Registering a photo of the illumina phenomenon (Crystabloom) unlocks orbs for Florio and Belusylva island Aiming for just under 45,000 points so you can unlock research lvl 2 on the second go Map Menu: Mash A Jungle Night 2 Early exit options for new photos (best to worst): Basic Yanmega, Flying Bounsweet, hit Liepard with an apple Having orbs and hitting lvl 2 research in Jungle night unlocks the Voluca and Maricopia islands (or registering a new pic if you hit lvl 2 research on the same trip as unlocking orbs) Map Menu: Right->A->A Sands Day Heliolisk Cacnea Skorupi flying in the tornado Mandibuzz Lycanroc Torchic Hippowdon Trapinch Vivillon Pinsir Getting lvl 2 research (30,000 points) in Sands Day unlocks Sands Night Map Menu: A->Down->A Sands Night Kangaskhan Trapinch Cacnea Skorupi (hit it with an apple) Lycanroc Mandibuzz Magikarp Crystabloom Onix Sandshrew The pink floaty pokemon by Sandshrew Registering a photo of the illumina phenomenon (Crystabloom) unlocks Voluca orbs Aiming for just under 30,000 points to hit lvl 2 research on the 2nd go Map Menu: Mash A Sands Night 2 Silicobra and early exit- it may be detected as Skorupi which is why the previous poses matter Having Voluca orbs and hitting lvl 2 research in Sands Night unlocks Volcano If you hit lvl 2 research at the same time as unlocking orbs, registering a new pic unlocks Volcano Map Menu: Right->A->A Volcano Altaria Luxray Aerodactyl Monferno Tyrantrum (hit him with an apple for a speed boost) Archeops Graveler Charmander Slugma Htting lvl 2 research in Volcano (30,000 points) is necessary for a new exit in lvl 2 Volcano and unlocks Betusylva Forest Map Menu: Mash A Volcano 2 No pictures Simply getting to the special exit in Volcano 2 unlocks the Illumina Spot for Volcarona Map Menu: A->Down->A Illumina Spot (Volcarona) Hit Volcarona with 2 apples then an orb to get glowing pic Finishing this contributes towards unlocking Durice Map Menu: Down->A->A Beach Day Crab thing Exeggutor Wingull Pikachu Bellossom Finneon Vivillon Pyukumuku Scan and use X to take the left path Stunfisk Machamp Octillery Getting lvl 2 research (30,000 points) in Beach Day unlocks Reef Day Map Menu: Right->A->A Reef Day Finneon Sharpedo Magikarp Wingull Wailord Mantine Machamp Pelipper Pyukumuku in Pelipper's mouth Mareanie Corsola Getting lvl 2 research (35,000 points) in Reef Day unlocks Seafloor Map Menu: Right->A->A Seafloor Finneon Luvdisc Magikarp Corsola Crystabloom Lumineon Octillery Wailmer Sharpedo Qwilfish Tentacruel Mantine Taking a picture of the illumina phenomenon (Crystabloom or Frillish) in Seafloor unlocks Maricopia orbs Getting lvl 2 research (35,000 points) in Seafloor unlocks a Clawitzer battle in Seafloor Map Menu: Mash A Seafloor 2 Sit tight until the Clawitzer battle, quit after one of them loses and runs off Watching one of the clawitzers defeat the other unlocks a clawitzer at the beginning of Seafloor lvl 2 research Retry the stage, no need to return to camp Seafloor 3 Orb Clawitzer repeatedly then take the alternate path that gets blown up Taking the alternate path through Seafloor unlocks the WishiWashi Illumina Spot Map Menu: A->Down->A Illumina Spot: Wishiwashi Hit Wishiwashi with orbs until they turn into big Wishiwashi Hit big Wishiwashi with orbs until he glows for Illumina pic Take your dog for a walk, order some chipotle, etc, it's going to be a good 5 minutes+ doing nothing Finishing this contributes towards unlocking Durice Map Menu: Up->Left->Left->Mash A Forest Trevenant Shiftry Kecleon Deerling Pancham Sawsbuck Unfezant Espurr Bewear Drampa Bulbasaur Lotad Magikarp Hitting lvl 2 research (40,000 points) in Forest unlocks the Milotic Illumina Spot Map Menu: A->Down->A Illumina Spot (Milotic) Hit Milotic with an apple then orb it when it gets out of the water and take a glowing picture Hitting lvl 2 research in all of the first four Illumina Spots unlocks Durice/Snowfields Day and cart Turbo Hold the turbo button for the rest of the run during stages Map Menu: Right->Right->Up->A->A Snowfields Day You will likely go way over on points and be able to cut a ton here Furret Beartic Cubchoo Mamoswine Swinub Skarmory Snom Snorunt Glalie Spheal Magikarp Piplup Hitting lvl 2 research (25,000 points) in Snowfields Day unlocks Snowfields Night Map Menu: A->Down->A Snowfields Night Mightyena Snorunt Furret Frosmoth Crystabloom (in the crevice) Sandslash underground Braviary Delibird Jynx Vanilluxe Piplup Abomasnow Spheal Mamoswine Taking a picture of the illumina phenomenon (Crystabloom) on Snowfields Night unlocks Durice orbs Aim for just under 45,000 points to hit lvl 2 research quickly on Snowfields Night 2 Map Menu: Mash A Snowfields Night 2 New Delibird/Piplup poses Backup strat - Sandslash buried to the left just ahead of the start is a different pose Having durice orbs and hitting lvl 2 research in Snowfields Night unlocks Cave Map Menu: Right->A->A Cave Carbink Joltik Glalie Braviary Magikarp (orb crystabloom right of braviary to trigger) Croagunk Gengar Sableye Rampardos Crobat Geodude BACKUP STRATS If you need to retry, apple a Joltik for a new pose Hitting lvl 2 research (35,000 points) in Cave is necessary for a new default exit in lvl 2 Map Menu: Mash A Cave 2 Hold turbo and do nothing Using the lvl 2 Cave exit unlocks the Illumina Spot for Steelix Map Menu: A->Down->A Illumina Spot: Steelix Scan, throw apples where the scan reads and then spam orb as Steelix arrives Scanning is required here to get Steelix to spawn, and he requires multiple orbs to get fully glowing Getting lvl 2 research in the Steelix illumina spot unlocks ruins Map Menu: Down->A->A Ruins Turbo and take a picture of Crystabloom Registering a photo of the illumina phenomenon in the ruins (Crystabloom or glowing woobat) unlocks orbs for Aurus Island (the ruins) Map Menu: Mash A Ruins 2 Use orbs to activate all 5 crystabloom - first 3 are free 4th requires orbing Eldegoss to have a path to hit it 5th requires orbing Golurk Activate the center crystabloom where there's 6 together Activating all 6 crystabloom in Ruins unlocks the Xerneas Illumina Spot Map Menu: A->Down->A Illumina Spot: Xerneas Orb the glowing ball in the pool, then orb Xerneas next to the painting and take plenty of pictures IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE MASHING AND CUTSCENES!!! ---- Story unlock conditions only Finish Park Day 1 -> Scan Park Day lvl 2 research (40,000 points) -> Park Night If you hit lvl 2 research at the same time as scan, entering and exiting the stage progresses the story without new pics Finish Park Night -> Illumina Spot Illumina Spot (Meganium) lvl 2 -> apples Park Night lvl 2 research (50,000 points) -> Jungle Day Jungle Day lvl 2 research (35,000 points) -> Jungle Night Register a photo of the illumina phenomenon (Crystabloom) -> orbs for Florio and Belusylva island Have orbs and hit Jungle Night lvl 2 research (45,000 points) -> Voluca and Maricopia islands (or register a new pic if you hit lvl 2 research on the same trip as unlocking orbs) Sands Day lvl 2 research (30,000 points) -> Sands Night Register a photo of the illumina phenomenon (Crystabloom) -> Voluca orbs Having Voluca orbs and Sands Night lvl 2 research (30,000 points) -> Volcano Volcano lvl 2 research (30,000 points) -> lvl 2 Volcano new exit and Betusylva Forest Beach Day lvl 2 research (30,000 points) -> Reef Day Reef Day lvl 2 research (35,000 points) -> Seafloor Register a photo of the illumina phenomenon (Crystabloom or Frillish) in Seafloor -> Maricopia orbs Seafloor lvl 2 research (35,000 points) -> Seafloor lvl 2 research has a Clawitzer battle Clawitzer's alternate path through Seafloor -> WishiWashi Illumina Spot Forest lvl 2 research (40,000 points) -> Milotic Illumina Spot lvl 2 research in Meganium, Wishiwashi, Milotic, and Volcarona illumina spots -> Durice Island Register a photo of the illumina phenomenon (Crystabloom) on Snowfields Night -> Durice orbs Have durice orbs and hit Snowfields Night lvl 2 research (45,000 points) -> Cave Cave lvl 2 research (35,000 points) -> new default exit in Cave lvl 2 Use the lvl 2 Cave exit -> Illumina Spot (Steelix) Illumina Spot (Steelix) lvl 2 research -> ruins Register a photo of the illumina phenomenon in the ruins (Crystabloom or glowing woobat) -> Aurus Island orbs Activate all 6 crystabloom in Ruins -> Illumina Spot (Xerneas) Register a picture of Xerneas in the Illumina phenomenon -> Credits