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Pokémon Snap

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First release
Mar 21, 1999
Genres
Simulator · Action, Fantasy
Platforms
Nintendo 64, Wii, Wii U, 64DD

Traverse various areas and take photographs of different types of Pokémon by discovering their secrets. Capture the perfect frame to gain bonus points from Professor Oak in order to unlock helpful items and locate and photograph the elusive Mew, a legendary Pokémon whose existence has never been recorded.

Also known as Pokemon Snap, Pocket Monsters' Snap

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Storyline
Todd Snap, a fledgling Pokémon photographer, is summoned by Professor Oak to Pokémon Island to help him with a report. Oak needs quality pictures to accompany his scientific findings, and knows from past experience that Todd is the right person for the job. Pokémon Island, which contains a variety of climatic and geographic regions, is a place where Pokémon live relatively undisturbed by humans. Using a motorized, amphibious buggy named the ZERO-ONE, Todd explores the island and takes photographs of the wide variety of Pokémon that inhabit its environments.Read more

Todd Snap, a fledgling Pokémon photographer, is summoned by Professor Oak to Pokémon Island to help him with a report. Oak needs quality pictures to accompany his scientific findings, and knows from past experience that Todd is the right person for the job. Pokémon Island, which contains a variety of climatic and geographic regions, is a place where Pokémon live relatively undisturbed by humans. Using a motorized, amphibious buggy named the ZERO-ONE, Todd explores the island and takes photographs of the wide variety of Pokémon that inhabit its environments.

Release dates
Nintendo 64
Mar 21, 1999
Nintendo 64
Jun 30, 1999
Nintendo 64
Mar 23, 2000
All 12 release dates
Nintendo 64
Sep 15, 2000
Wii
Dec 04, 2007
Wii
Dec 10, 2007
Wii
Dec 11, 2007
Wii U
Apr 04, 2016
Wii U
Aug 18, 2016
Wii U
Jan 05, 2017
Nintendo 64
Date to be confirmed
64DD
1998
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Where to buy
Keywords
anime, evolution, pikachu, photography, on-rails
… All 30, kid friendly, camera, silent protagonist, bats, explosion, based on - anime, platform exclusive, polygonal 3d, virtual console, auto-scrolling levels, book adaptation, journalist, clefable, parasect, fictional currencies, greatest hits, interactive achievement awards 2000, unknown species, wii console message board interaction, retroachievements, wii virtual console, wii u virtual console, nintendo switch online - expansion pack, nintendo gateway system, nintendo 64 exclusive
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  • Englishinterface, audio
  • Deutschinterface
IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
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Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026