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At the end of each course, you have to pick one picture of each Pokémon that you will show to Oak. He judges them by 5 categories and gives you the score:
At the end of each course, you have to pick one picture of each Pokémon that you will show to Oak. He judges them by the following five categories and gives you the total score.


'''Special Pictures''' - Some pictures are special pictures that Oak gives a name to.
'''Special Pictures''': Some pictures are special pictures that Oak gives a name to. Examples: "Surfing Pikachu", "Pikachu on a Stump", "Graveler's Group Dance", etc. Unlocking these special photos usually requires precise timing and the use of [[Pokémon Snap/Getting Started#Unlockable tools|unlockable tools]]. To find how to snap these, review each course in the walkthrough.
Examples: "Surfing Pikachu", "Pikachu on a Stump", "Graveler's Group
Dance", "Rare Pokémon Mew", etc.


'''Size''' - The bigger the Pokémon, the higher your score will be. But don't make it go out of the screen, that would reduce your score. 1000 is the best score you can get for size.
'''Size''': The bigger the Pokémon is in the photo, the higher your score will be. However, be careful not to be too close to the Pokémon, because if part of the Pokémon sticks out the edge of the photo then the score will be lower. 1000 is the best score you can get for size.


'''Action''' - Don't take a picture of a Pokémon doing nothing at all. Try to make it do something - items will trigger a reaction. Never take a picture of a Pokémon from behind.
'''Action''': Idle Pokémon are worth little. Try to influence its behavior by using one or more of the [[Pokémon Snap/Getting Started#Unlockable tools|unlockable tools]] to get a reaction.


'''Position''' - Your score is doubled if the Pokémon is in the center of the frame.
'''Position''': the score is doubled if the Pokémon is in the center of the frame.


'''Same Pokémon''' - If you get more than one of the same Pokémon in the picture,  Oak gives you a small bonus depending on how big or how many extra Pokémon are present.
'''Same Pokémon''': If you get more than one of the same Pokémon in the picture,  Oak gives you a small bonus depending on how big or how many extra Pokémon are present.
 
'''Extra rules''': Never take a picture of a Pokémon from behind as it will either not be identified at all, or score very little.


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Revision as of 09:34, 20 January 2021

At the end of each course, you have to pick one picture of each Pokémon that you will show to Oak. He judges them by the following five categories and gives you the total score.

Special Pictures: Some pictures are special pictures that Oak gives a name to. Examples: "Surfing Pikachu", "Pikachu on a Stump", "Graveler's Group Dance", etc. Unlocking these special photos usually requires precise timing and the use of unlockable tools. To find how to snap these, review each course in the walkthrough.

Size: The bigger the Pokémon is in the photo, the higher your score will be. However, be careful not to be too close to the Pokémon, because if part of the Pokémon sticks out the edge of the photo then the score will be lower. 1000 is the best score you can get for size.

Action: Idle Pokémon are worth little. Try to influence its behavior by using one or more of the unlockable tools to get a reaction.

Position: the score is doubled if the Pokémon is in the center of the frame.

Same Pokémon: If you get more than one of the same Pokémon in the picture, Oak gives you a small bonus depending on how big or how many extra Pokémon are present.

Extra rules: Never take a picture of a Pokémon from behind as it will either not be identified at all, or score very little.