New Pokémon Snap: How to unlock all islands and stages

The map of the Lental region within New Pokémon Snap is divided into six islands, in which you can find all kinds of Pokémon in different habitats and locations, with which you can interact and capture with your camera.

Initially, only Florio Island, where Professor Mirror's laboratory is located, will be available, so you will have to use your skills in photography to be able to unlock the next available islands and stages.

New Pokémon Snap: Research Level & Expedition Points

In order to advance in the game, you will have to take into account two important concepts: Research Level and Expedition Points. The Research Level is responsible for measuring your effort and skill within the game, being something like your level of experience acquired.

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To increase your Research Level, you will have to obtain Expedition Points through the photos you take on your expeditions, but be careful with this, since the game’s system will only allow you to earn points for the photos you have registered in your album.

For this reason, it is always advisable to use the best photographs within your expeditions, as well as it is important to improve the quality of your photos, so here you can check our guide on how to take the best photos and obtain a better rank in them.

How to unlock all islands in New Pokémon Snap

Once you have understood all of the above, below you will see all the objectives that you must meet to complete each scenario within the six islands, as well as the features that you can obtain as soon as you complete them. Also, just in case, the following info contains big spoilers of the game.

Florio Island

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Florio Island only contains one main area called the Florio Nature Park, a lush, green park, where you can see Pokémon up close in their natural habitat. You can also visit the Research Camp, the facility which serves as a home base as you explore Lental.

• Park (Day): Unlocked at the beginning
• Park (Night): Reach Research Level 2 on Park (Day)
• Illumina Spot: Complete the Park (Night) course once and take a photo of the glowing Illumina Bulb

Upon completing the available zones, the Fluffruit and LenTalk Requests will be unlocked.

Belusylva Island

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Belusylva Island is composed of two main parts: Founja Jungle, a place enveloped with the sweet scent of fruits and plants, and Elsewhere Forest, a foggy forest at the top of a mountain, hidden by the clouds.

• Founja Jungle (Day): Reach Research Level 2 on all Florio Nature Park levels and take a photo of an Illumina Meganium
• Founja Jungle (Night): Reach Research Level 2 on Founja Jungle (Day)
• Elsewhere Forest: Reach Research Level 2 on Fireflow Volcano
• Elsewhere Forest (Illumina Spot): Reach Research Level 2 on Elsewhere Forest

Upon completing the available zones, you will unlock the Melody Player and the ability to go inside the lab while taking pictures at the Research Camp.

Voluca Island

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The Voluca Island is made up of two areas: Sweltering Sands, a vast desert where Pokémon gather at a small oasis to relax, and the Fireflow Volcano, where Pokémon have thrived since prehistoric times.

• Sweltering Sands (Day): Reach Research Level 2 on both Founja Jungle levels
• Sweltering Sands (Night): Reach Research Level 2 on Sweltering Sands (Day)
• Fireflow Volcano: Reach Research Level 2 on Sweltering Sands (Night)
• Fireflow Volcano (Illumina Spot): Reach Research Level 2 on Fireflow Volcano

By completing these, you will unlock the Turbo function for the Neo-One, allowing you to move faster.

Maricopia Islands

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The Maricopia Islands are one of the largest areas in the game, made up of three areas: Blushing Beach, where pristine sands and pastel tones make for a serene shoreline, the Maricopia Reef, a place that echoes with the pleasant sounds of waves and singing, and the Lental Seafloor, a wondrous underwater world that awaits just beyond a blue hole.

• Blushing Beach (Day): Reach Research Level 2 on both Founja Jungle levels
• Blushing Beach (Night): Reach Research Level 2 on Shiver Snowfields (Night)
• Maricopia Reef (Day): Reach Research Level 2 on Blushing Beach (Day)
• Maricopia Reef (Evening): Complete the main story
• Lental Seafloor (Undersea): Reach Research Level 2 on Maricopia Reef (Day)
• Lental Seafloor (Illumina Spot): Reach Research Level 3 on Lental Seafloor (Undersea), then take an alternate route by following Clawitzer, use an Illumina Orb on it and then use your scanner

Completing these will unlock the ability to take pictures at the Research Camp, accessible from the main menu.

Durice Island

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One of the most difficult islands to access, with two main areas to explore: Shiver Snowfields, a shimmering, frigid landscape encased in perpetual ice and snow, and the Outaway Cave, an extensive cave system that stretches far into the depths of the earth.

• Shiver Snowfields (Day): Take photos of Meganium, Volcarona, Milotic, and Whishiwashi in Illumina forms
• Shiver Snowfields (Night): Reach Research Level 2 on Shiver Snowfields (Day)
• Outaway Cave: Reach Research Level 2 on Shiver Snowfields (Night)
• Outaway Cave (Illumina Spot): Take the alternative route on the Outaway Cave Research Level 2 exploration

Aurus Island

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This is the last island in the game and keeps a big secret in its only mysterious location, the Ruins of Remembrance.

• Ruins of Remembrance: Reach Research Level 2 on Outaway Cave, play again, take the new alternate path, and take a photo of the Ancient Ruins at the start of the course
• Ruins of Remembrance (Illumina Spot): Throw Illumina Orbs at every unlit Crystabloom in the final area of the Ruins of Remembrance

Once you have completed each level and taken a photo of the Legendary Xerneas in its Illumina Form, you will have finished the game completely and will unlock your camera's Burst Mode, which will allow you to take multiple photos with one click.

And that’s all. This is how you can unlock all the available areas to capture Pokémon photos and explore the Lental region, which while it may take you some time and a lot of practice, we are sure you will enjoy your entire adventure.

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