History VideoGame / NewPokemonSnap

* TropicalIslandAdventure: The whole game takes place in the Lentil region, which is an island region full of tropical rainforests, volcanoes, and ancient temples.

* TropicalIslandAdventure: The whole game takes place in the lentil region, which is an islands region full of tropical rainforests, volcanoes, and ancient temples.

** One of the Volcano requests has a nod to the Charmander group shot. If you want, you can knock a Graveler down to buy you some extra time getting a good picture like the Moltres egg did.

* ContinuityNod: The cave level ends with a Gengar staring in confusion at the hologram that marks the end of your route. Gengar's tendency to notice such game interfaces and attempt to interact with them was first established in Creator/BandaiNamco's previous Pokémon spinoff, ''VideoGame/PokkenTournament''.

* MythologyGag: There are several nods to the original ''Snap'':
** The Graveler in this game are hanging onto cliffs, and the player must hit them with Fluffruit to get them down.
** Hit Kangaskhan with a Fluffruit and she'll make the same pose as the original game to intimidate you.
** One of the Volcano requests has a nod to the Charmander group shot. If you want, you can knock a Graveler down to buy you some extra time getting a good picture like the Moltres egg did.
** A couple of Jynx can work together to revive a rare Ice type Pokémon -- this time, an Aurorus.
** The Mightywide River level is basically designed as a huge, combined call-back to the River and Valley levels from the first game, with similar layouts and elements and even a few photo opportunities very similar to ones from the first game.[[labelnote:*]]There's a Psyduck that swims in the river as it did in the Nintendo 64 title -- hit it a few times while it's doing this and you'll get the same jumping up reaction. The update also has Metapod who hang down from trees like in the original, and brings a scene where you can knock Magikarp into a waterfall and Gyarados comes out.[[/labelnote]] Todd, the player character from the first game, even alludes to this when revealing the level to you and mentions that it makes him feel nostalgic for some reason.
** The first level, Florio Nature Park, also features a few light similarities with the Beach, the first level from the ''64'' game. Some of the first Pokémon you encounter in the first game are Pidgey, Doduo, Pikachu, and Butterfree, while in this game, the first level prominently features the first two's final evolutions, Pidgeot and Dodrio, and the latter two's unevolved forms, Pichu and Caterpie. The DLC level, technically in the same area, just miniaturized, also feature a few similar elements to the Beach from the first game, like a sleeping Snorlax that can be woken up for high-scoring photos and Pidgeot chasing a flock of Murkrow away from its nest, similar to the first game's Pidgey attacking the Meowth for the same reason.
* 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 precedent from [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield the Crown Tundra]], the latter is more likely.

* BallBalancingSeal: A Dewgong can be seen doing this with a Spheal in Shiver Snowfields.

* 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, Dugtrio, 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, Chansey, Goldeen, Staryu, Scyther, Electabuzz, Magmar, Ditto, Porygon, the Legendary Birds, and Dratini and Dragonite.

* TheBusCameBack:
** A lot of Pokémon that were excluded from ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' such as Aipom, Pidgeot, and Toucannon return in this game.
** 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.
** Also returning is Todd Snap, from the original game.
** After all ''Pokémon'' games after ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' had made the non-Spring forms of Deerling and Sawsbuck unobtainable without importing them due to the removal of seasons, all seasonal forms can be found and caught on camera, in appropriate environments.
** In terms of Pokémon who were in the first game but did not appear at launch, Diglett, Psyduck, Koffing, Gyarados, and Snorlax return in the game’s first update.

* 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 (and precedent from [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield the Crown Tundra]]), the former is more likely.

* MythologyGag: The Graveler in this game are hanging onto cliffs, and the player must hit them with Fluffruit to get them down.

** The first level, Florio Nature Park, also features a few light similarities with the Beach, the first level from the ''64'' game. Some of the first Pokémon you encounter in the first game are Pidgey, Doduo, Pikachu, and Butterfree, while in this game, the first level prominently features the first two's final evolutions, Pidgeot and Dodrio, and the latter two's first evolutions, Pichu and Caterpie. The DLC level, technically in the same area, just miniaturized, also feature a few similar elements to the Beach from the first game, like a sleeping Snorlax that can be woken up for high-scoring photos and Pidgeot chasing a flock of Murkrow away from its nest, similar to the first game's Pidgey attacking the Meowth for the same reason.

* CallBack:
** The Graveler in this game are hanging onto cliffs, and the player must hit them with Fluffruit to get them down.
** Some of the {{Puzzle Boss}}es have a barrier that must be hit in order to take a proper picture of it within a short window, much like the FinalBoss of the original game. [[spoiler:''Snap's'' boss, Mew, also returns in this game with its barrier, but hidden in a regular stage instead of having its own.]]
** Hit Kangaskhan with a Fluffruit and she'll make the same pose as the original game to intimidate you.
** One of the Volcano requests has a nod to the Charmander group shot. If you want, you can knock a Graveler down to buy you some extra time getting a good picture like the Moltres egg did.
** A couple of Jynx can work together to revive a rare Ice type Pokémon -- this time, an Aurorus.
** The Psyduck in the first update swims in the river as it did in the Nintendo 64 title -- hit it a few times while it's doing this and you'll get the same jumping up reaction. The update also has Metapod who hang down from trees like in the original as well.
** The update also brings a scene where you can knock Magikarp into a waterfall and Gyarados comes out.

* 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.

* AngerBornOfWorry: After the first expedition using the shrink feature of the [=NEO-ONE=], Professor Mirror chews out the three kids for using a feature in testing without telling him. Todd tells him to cut them some slack since they DID manage to get shots that otherwise would be impossible (and reveals he also knew about the trip).

The game also has a photo editing feature ''à la'' ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', where players can adjust the contrast and focus as well as add stickers. Players can share photos online and rank their favorites. Other new features include a day and night system not unlike the main series games and optional paths for the player to take during courses.

* BrickJoke: At the start of the beach level at night, you can lure a Crabrawler over to a sleeping Exeggutor; Crabrawler will mistake it for a regular tree and punch it, only to quickly learn its mistake and be sent fleeing. At the very end of the level, that same Exeggutor will suddenly come crashing through the trees in pursuit of that same Crabrawler.

* PalmtreePanic: The Blushing Beach of Maricopia Islands. There's also the Maricopia Reef that's an extension of the beach.* 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, though a few (like [[HellIsThatNoise Bewear]]) sound quite close to the anime voices.

* PalmtreePanic: The Blushing Beach of Maricopia Islands. There's also the Maricopia Reef that's an extension of the beach.

* 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, though a few (like [[HellIsThatNoise Bewear]]) sound quite close to the anime voices.

* CastingGag: Creator/EricaMendez gives her voice to the character Phil, who looks pretty much like [[Manga/HunterXHunter Gon Freecss]] that it seemed like the choice for his voice was on purpose.

* TheLostWoods: Elsewhere Forest, full of fog and mist, with lots of Trevenant walking around and giving the ominous impression of dangerous living trees, and you’ll go through an area that changes seasons on a whim.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Mirror may be ditzy, but the moment you sneak out to the Secret Side Area, he ''will'' call you out for using experimental technology workout his approval. He still accepts and rates the photos you took and your big punishment is an AngerBornOfWorry lecture.