Pokémon Snap/Course 6: Valley

In this course, the Zero-One moves down a rapid river that goes through a valley.
 * Challenge Score: 1,510,000
 * Unlock requirements: Take pictures of 40 different kinds of Pokémon over all of the courses.

Pokémon
At the beginning of the course you will see shells pop up. Use Pester Balls to knock one onto the shore and take a photograph of it. Pokémon Sign: Dugtrio Mountain Just after Zero-One stops near the river, look up to see a strange large mountain, that looks eerily like a Dugtrio. You'll see a Magikarp splashing around. Use a Pester Ball to launch it towards the Mankey nearby. This pokémon will appear off to the side from time to time. Goldeen can be found from time to time by throwing Pokémon Food or Pester Balls into the river. You have to be quick to take a picture of it. You will see a geodude grappling on the side of a cliff. You can knock it down using a Pester Ball. Found near the first set of Geodudes, but hidden underground. They jump out if a nearby Geodude is knocked down by a Pester Ball. Try grouping them with Pokémon Food for extra points. Found after the first turn. It will dive as you approach, but you can call it out by knocking down the Geodude. Also after the first turn but facing away. Use the Poké Flute to attract them. Special Picture: Graveler's Group Dance After the rapid section, use the Poké Flute when you see the three Gravelers on the cliff. If you hit the Magikarp at the start of the track. You encounter it again beside the three Gravelers, flopping on dry ground. Throw a Pester Ball to launch it into the waterfall, where it will evolve into Gyrados. After another rapid section you will see it floating in the air ahead of your vessel. If you take a picture of Staryu it will begin to circle the Zero-One. When you get to the whirlpool near the end it will fly into it, evolving into Starmie. You can evolve more than one for extra points, but be quick since they fly away fairly fast. It is first visible at the start, but you get a second chance to see it to the left of the whirlpool. If you throw items at the water, there's a chance of Dratini coming out. Throw four Pester Balls into the whirlpool to get Dragonite out of its hiding place. It will fly above. Special Picture: Mankey in the Sky As you're exiting the whirlpool area, there are three Squirtles beneath a Mankey on the top of a cliff. Two will slide away. Hit the third with a Pester Ball to knock the Mankey down next to a switch. Quickly take a picture of it before it hits the switch. This will also allow you to take photographs of Pokémon signs.

Unlockable items
Dash Engine - When you open the alternative path on Valley you'll receive this item which will allow you to make the ZERO-ONE move faster. This can be used to get better shots of some fast-moving Pokémon, or to just hurry through a course to a particular Pokémon you want to photograph.

Poké Flute - At 130,000 points, and after unlocking the Dash Engine, you'll unlock this item which is known for waking sleeping Pokémon up. In this game it also causes many Pokémon to dance which will give you more interesting poses to take photos of. This item will be needed to see some of the Pokémon Signs to unlock the final level.