History VideoGame / NewPokemonSnap

* FourSeasonsLevel: Elsewhere Forest, foggy woods in which the directions you take change the season, allowing the player to see the seasonal variants of Deerling and Sawsbuck.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Not only are there a ''lot'' of Pokémon to photograph, every Pokémon has at least four different poses to record in your Photo-dex (with some poses ranked the same amount of stars), and photographs can get up to a Diamond rank depending on their quality. And then there are the LoadsAndLoadsOfSidequests, of which there are ''234''-- one for ''every single Pokémon in the game''.

* FakeLongevity: Despite every Pokémon having at least four poses that must be photographed for OneHundredPercentCompletion, you can only submit one picture per species at the end of a stage, which means that a BossOnlyLevel must be played at least four times to complete an Illumina Pokémon's Photo-dex entry.

* GottaCatchThemAll: Once again, catch them ''on film''. One achievement has this go further in snapping all twenty of the Vivillon wing patterns when just three or four will do for its Photodex entry.

* GuideDangIt: There are a few alternate routes and Pokémon appearances that can be hard to figure out because you aren't given hints during the course. One of the biggest examples of this early on is the path behind the waterfall in the Jungle stage at night, which requires you to use the Melody to chase the Pikipek away, then take a picture so the Liepard follows them. It's even worse during the day, where you have to hit it with multiple Illumina Orbs ''before'' it gets comfy and settles down to nap, which means ''as soon as you see it''.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Not only are there a ''lot'' of Pokémon to photograph, every Pokémon has at least four different poses to record in your Photo-dex (with some poses ranked the same amount of stars), and photographs can get up to a Diamond rank depending on their quality. And then there are the LoadsAndLoadsOfSidequests, of which there are over ''two hundred''.

** The Psyduck in the first update swims in the river as it did in the Nintendo 64 title. The update also has Metapod who hang down from trees like in the original as well.

** Certain Pokémon are incredibly difficult to get certain star rankings on, requiring strange or unusual conditions to see. Most notably is Vespiquen’s three star pose, where advice is more or less “meet these conditions on the rank 1 night course and use your entire film reel in hopes even one of them is three stars.”

* PokemonSpeak: While the original game had all the Pokémon use their anime voices, this game mostly averts it except for [[SeriesMascot Pikachu]]. All other Pokémon make realistic animal sounds.

Like ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'', the game comes with free updates with new content after launch; the first update being released on August 3.

** In terms of Pokémon who were in the first game but did not appear at launch, Psyduck, Gyarados, and Snorlax return in the game’s first update.

* PutOnABus: In terms of the previous ''Pokémon Snap'' game, some Pokémon didn't return or had other members of their evolution lines featured in their place. These are Charmeleon, Butterfree, Kakuna, Pidgey, Kantonian Sandslash, Kantonian Vulpix, Jigglypuff, Zubat, Vileplume, Mankey, the Growlithe line, Poliwag, Weepinbell and Victreebel, Rapidash, the first-gen Slowpoke line, the first-gen Magnemite line, Doduo, the Grimer line, the Shellder line, Haunter, Electrode, Koffing, Chansey, Goldeen, Staryu, Scyther, Electabuzz, Magmar, Ditto, Porygon, the Legendary Birds, and Dratini and Dragonite.

* PutOnABus: In terms of the previous ''Pokémon Snap'' game, some Pokémon didn't return or had other members of their evolution lines featured in their place. These are Charmeleon, Butterfree, Kakuna, Pidgey, Kantonian Sandslash, Kantonian Vulpix, Jigglypuff, Zubat, Vileplume, the Diglett line, Mankey, the Growlithe line, Poliwag, Weepinbell and Victreebel, Rapidash, the first-gen Slowpoke line, the first-gen Magnemite line, Doduo, the Grimer line, the Shellder line, Haunter, Electrode, Koffing, Chansey, Goldeen, Staryu, Scyther, Electabuzz, Magmar, Ditto, Porygon, the Legendary Birds, and Dratini and Dragonite.
** TheBusCameBack: Diglett is brought back in the free update.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Shiver Snowfields at night features a lone female Weavile sleeping in a tree. Hitting her with a fluffruit will cause her to fall out of the tree and get buried headfirst in the snow with her legs flailing comedically.

** In terms of Pokémon who were in the first game but did not appear at launch, Psyduck, Gyarados, and Snorlax are returning in the game’s first update.

Like ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'', the game comes with free updates after launch; the first update being released on August 3.

** A couple of Jynx can work together to revive a rare Ice type Pokemon -- this time, an Aurorus.

* PutOnABus: In terms of the previous ''Pokémon Snap'' game, some Pokémon didn't return or had other members of their evolution lines featured in their place. These are Charmeleon, Butterfree, Kakuna, Pidgey, Kantonian Sandslash, Kantonian Vulpix, Jigglypuff, Zubat, Vileplume, the Diglett line, Psyduck, Mankey, the Growlithe line, Poliwag, Weepinbell and Victreebel, Rapidash, the first-gen Slowpoke line, the first-gen Magnemite line, Doduo, the Grimer line, the Shellder line, Haunter, Electrode, Koffing, Chansey, Goldeen, Staryu, Scyther, Electabuzz, Magmar, Gyarados, Ditto, Porygon, Snorlax, the Legendary Birds, and Dratini and Dragonite.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: Fluffruit, used to feed Pokémon, look more or less indistinguishable from an apple, though Rita makes a point of noting that compared to regular apples they're lighter and softer.

* LegacyCharacter: More like legacy ''vehicle'', your ride this time is the NEO-ONE instead of the ZERO-ONE from the original ''Snap''.

* NotSoExtinct: Fireflow Volcano is home to a few Tyrantrum, an Aerodactyl flock, and a pack of Archeops, while across Durice Island's two courses the player can encounter Aurorus and Rampardos, as well as several Cradily in the Maricopia sea, all of whom ''should'' be extinct. Whether they are naturally occurring or perhaps revived specimens who were released into the wild is unclear, though given the nature of the region, the former is more likely.

* SwallowedWhole: [[spoiler:One scenario during the Maricopia Illumina Spot involves the player getting eaten by a School Form Wishiwashi. Fortunately, GettingEatenIsHarmless thanks to being protected by the NEO-ONE (plus the fact that it's TheWormThatWalks and lacks teeth or a digestive tract).]]

* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: In the game's climax, [[spoiler:Professor Mirror is puzzled why their research only progressed after the player joined the team. Rita states that it's because the Pokémon could sense how much love the player had for them, and Todd tells Mirror he needs to get out of his lab more often]].

* ButtMonkey: In the Sweltering Sands, Skorupi is subjected to a great deal of punishment, such as being crashed into by a falling Minior, sucked into a sandstorm, and crushed underneath a sleeping Onix.

* NotSoExtinct: Fireflow Volcano is home to a Tyrantrum, an Aerodactyl and a pack of Archeops, while across Durice Island's two courses the player can encounter Aurorus and Rampardos, as well as several Cradily in the Maricopia sea, all of whom ''should'' be extinct. Whether they are naturally occurring or perhaps revived specimens who were released into the wild is unclear, though given the nature of the region, the former is more likely.

** Pokémon that are known to have canon natural enemies or predators can meet and fight/hunt each other. It's the case with Pinsir vs. Heracross, Pidgeot vs. Magikarp, Zangoose vs. Seviper and Corsola vs. Mareanie.

* AnimalJingoism: Pokémon that are known to have canon natural enemies or predators can meet and fight/hunt each other. It's the case with Pinsir vs. Heracross, Pidgeot vs. Magikarp, Zangoose vs. Seviper and Corsola vs. Mareanie.

* FourSeasonsLevel: Elsewhere Forest, foggy woods in which the directions you take change the season, allowing the player to see the seasonal variants of Deerling and Sawsbuck in addition to changing whether it's Bewear or Beartic that's hibernating.

* NotSoExtinct: Fireflow Volcano is home to a Tyrantrum, an Aerodactyl and a pack of Archeops, while across Durice Island's two courses the player can encounter Aurorus and Rampardos, all of whom ''should'' be extinct. Whether they are naturally occurring or perhaps revived specimens who were released into the wild is unclear, though given the nature of the region, the former is more likely.

* NotSoExtinct: Fireflow Volcano is home to a Tyrantrum, an Aerodactyl and a pack of Archeops, all of whom ''should'' be extinct. Whether they are naturally occurring or perhaps revived specimens who were released into the wild is unclear, though given the nature of the region, the former is more likely.

* PutOnABus: In terms of the previous ''Pokémon Snap'' game, some Pokémon didn't return. These are Charmeleon, Butterfree, Kakuna, Pidgey, Kantonian Sandslash, Kantonian Vulpix, Jigglypuff, Zubat, Vileplume, the Diglett line, Psyduck, Mankey, the Growlithe line, Poliwag, Weepinbell and Victreebel, Rapidash, the first-gen Slowpoke line, the first-gen Magnemite line, Doduo, the Grimer line, the Shellder line, Haunter, Electrode, Koffing, Chansey, Goldeen, Staryu, Scyther, Electabuzz, Magmar, Gyarados, Ditto, Porygon, Snorlax, the Legendary Birds, and Dratini and Dragonite.

* TempleOfDoom: The Ruins of Rememberance, which is guarded by several Dark and Psychic types, and also houses the game's final boss.

* WarmupBoss: The first Illumina Pokémon, Meganium, can be encountered within the first hour of gameplay and is the simplest of the Illumina Pokémon to snap pictures of as it grants itself the Illumina phenomenon by touching Crystabloom flowers and leaves itself wide open for photos instead of requiring a combination of Fluffruit and Illumina Orbs to expose the Pokémon and enchant the Illumina phenomenon onto them.

* BossOnlyLevel: After certain research milestones, the player gains access to an "Illumina" stage, in which the focus is on a single large creature (or multiples of the same species) that [[PuzzleBoss takes some effort to get a clear picture of]]. However, this only applies to the Level 1 version of the stage; after "beating" the boss once, a variant of the area with other Pokémon becomes available.

** If you throw a Fluffruit at Cacnea, it gets stuck on its spines, instead of bouncing off like it would any other Pokémon.

* FakeLongevity: Despite every Pokémon having at least four poses that must be photographed for OneHundredPercentCompletion, you can only submit one picture per species at the end of a stage, which means that a BossOnlyLevel must be played at least four times to complete a boss's Photo-dex entry.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: Bewear is capable of breaking human spines with its bare paws. One request you're given is to throw objects at one until it and several of its friends start chasing you.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Zig-zagged. Unlike the first game where every photo of [[spoiler:Mew]] gets an astonished remark and a credits roll, legendary and even mythical Pokémon go without comment most of the time, whether if they're actively showing off their powers or casually relaxing in the open. The closest anyone gets to acknowledging their status is with [[spoiler:Xerneas]], and even then only because of its direct impact on local history. They're also mentioned in [=LenTalk=], but it's still treated on par with relatively mundane requests and sometimes implies the requester already knows they exist. Though in spite of that, you still get an obscene amount of points (on par with Illumina Pokemon) simply from photographing them to make up for the lack of comments.

* GuideDangIt: There are a few alternate routes and Pokémon appearances that can be hard to figure out because you aren't given hints during the course. One of the biggest examples of this early on is the path behind the waterfall in the Jungle stage at night, which requires you to use the Melody to chase the Pikipeks away, then take a picture so the Liepard follows them. It's even worse during the day, where you have to hit it with multiple Illumina Orbs ''before'' it gets comfy and settles down to nap, which means ''as soon as you see it''.

** In relation to the Snap spin-off series itself, many of the Gen I Pokémon featured are ones that were excluded from the original game. These Pokémon are Venusaur, Blastoise, Caterpie, Pidgeot, Ratatta, Arbok, Clefairy, Ninetales, Machamp, Tentacruel, Dodrio, Dewgong, Gengar, Onix, Exeggutor, Pinsir, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon and Aerodactyl. An Alolan Raichu also appears; the original did not include the standard variety.