Pokémon Snap features 63 photographable species out of the 151 of the first generation. Each one has a page in our site’s Pokédex, and this list takes you there. It also tells you which course or courses to find it on, the item that triggers its best pose and, when useful, the details of the scene. For the full method, there is one walkthrough page per course; here, you can find everything in a single table.
How to read this list
Each course has its Pokémon sheet, followed by a note for each species. The short label indicates the most useful item for the best pose: “Apple”, “Pester Ball”, “Flute” or “Dash Engine”. A species without a label can be photographed without an item, or at least without a decisive one. Species that evolve on screen (Slowpoke, Magnemite, Grimer, Magikarp, Charmeleon, etc.) are each listed in their own right, because the game counts them as distinct species in the Report. See the page on on-screen evolutions on this topic.
| Course | Species | To find them |
|---|---|---|
| Beach | 12 | Beach walkthrough |
| Tunnel | 12 | Tunnel walkthrough |
| Volcano | 10 | Volcano walkthrough |
| River | 12 | River walkthrough |
| Cave | 13 | Cave walkthrough |
| Valley | 13 | Valley walkthrough |
| Rainbow Cloud | 1 | Rainbow Cloud walkthrough |
The columns add up to 73 appearances for 63 species: ten of them show up on several courses. Magikarp is everywhere except the Rainbow Cloud, Pikachu appears on the Beach, in the Tunnel, on the River and in the Cave, and Zubat and Bulbasaur each appear on two courses.
The Pokémon, course by course
Beach
12 species. The starting course, accessible without an item, designed for your first contact with the game.
#0016PidgeyNormalFlyingAt the start, then chased by Meowth; Gust near the end
#0084DoduoPester BallNormalFlyingPops out from a corner; the Pester Ball stuns it
#0025PikachuAppleElectricSurfer with the Apple; stumps with the Flute
#0012ButterfreeDash EngineBugFlyingFour near the bridge, spotted with the Dash Engine
#0131LaprasWaterIceOut at sea: photograph the first three groups
#0143SnorlaxFluteNormalIt wakes up and dances
#0052MeowthPester BallNormalFalls off the ledge and strikes a pose
#0123ScytherPester BallBugFlyingHides in the rustling grass
#0133EeveeAppleNormalPlays among the rocks
#0113ChanseyNormalThe pink ball, revealed by an item
#0129MagikarpWaterItem thrown into the water
#0115KangaskhanFluteNormalBack turned; Pester Ball then Flute
Tunnel
12 species. A disused power plant, a giant egg and Electric-type Pokémon.
#0101ElectrodeElectricExplodes if hit while stationary
#0125ElectabuzzPester BallElectricDrops in front of the ZERO-ONE
- #0025PikachuFluteElectric
Jumps onto an Electrode; electrifies the egg
#0014KakunaBugPoisonHang at the entrance, fall at the explosion
#0145ZapdosFluteElectricFlyingHatches from the giant egg: Apple and Flute
- #0129MagikarpWater
In the pool after the egg
#0041ZubatPoisonFlyingPasses through when the doors open
#0093HaunterPoisonGhostPurple sphere, revealed when the photo is developed
#0050DiglettGroundPlays with Pikachu
#0051DugtrioGroundOne shot per Diglett, up to three
#0081MagnemiteAppleSteelElectricSupersonic soothed by the Apple
#0082MagnetonAppleSteelElectricThree Magnemite that merge
Volcano
10 species. Almost all Fire types, with Moltres’s egg in the middle of the ride.
#0078RapidashAppleFireRears up when you throw an Apple at it
#0037VulpixAppleFireIt plays, then two more further on
#0004CharmanderAppleFirePack of six with the Apple and the Flute
#0126MagmarAppleFireFight with the Apple, 800 bonus points
#0005CharmeleonFireA Magmar sets Charmander ablaze: evolution
#0146MoltresPester BallFireFlyingHatches when the egg falls into the lava
#0058GrowlithePester BallFireIn the craters at the end of the course
#0059ArcaninePester BallFireSometimes in place of Growlithe
#0006CharizardFireFlyingCharmeleon pushed into the lava
- #0129MagikarpWater
In the pond, near the end
River
12 species. A calm river through a forest, floating mode.
#0060PoliwagPester BallWaterDive one after another when hit
#0001BulbasaurPester BallGrassPoisonBulbasaur on stumps; another in a log
#0079SlowpokeAppleWaterPsychicLed toward a sign of Shellder
#0090ShellderWaterFloats out of the water
#0080SlowbroAppleWaterPsychicA Shellder bites Slowpoke's tail
#0045VileplumeFluteGrassPoisonIt dances, the spore cloud clears
#0011MetapodPester BallBugHanging from the branches
#0054PsyduckPester BallWaterSinks then bounces out of the water
#0137PorygonPester BallNormalCamouflaged in the bushes
#0091CloysterWaterIceRare, with the Shellder
- #0129MagikarpWater
Item thrown into the water
- #0025PikachuAppleElectric
In a pile of logs; race
Cave
13 species. Aerial mode, nocturnal or Poison Pokémon and two disguises.
#0088GrimerApplePoisonIn the walls, right from the start
#0089MukPester BallPoisonThree Pester Balls, spaced out
- #0041ZubatPester BallPoisonFlying
In swarms; one carries off Pikachu
- #0001BulbasaurGrassPoison
On the ledge: actually Ditto
#0132DittoPester BallNormalUnmasks when hit
#0109KoffingPester BallPoisonHarasses Jigglypuff
#0039JigglypuffPester BallFairyNormalThree to save; final concert
#0070WeepinbellPester BallGrassPoisonFloats around a pond
#0071VictreebelPester BallGrassPoisonWeepinbell pushed into the water
#0124JynxFluteIcePsychicDance around the ice egg
#0144ArticunoFluteIceFlyingHatches from the ice egg
- #0129MagikarpWater
Item thrown into the water
- #0025PikachuPester BallElectric
Balloons, then Articuno's back
Valley
13 species. Fast water, floating mode, and Oak’s cabin at the end.
#0007SquirtlePester BallWaterShells pushed toward the bank
#0118GoldeenWaterJumps if you throw an item into the water
#0147DratiniDragonJumps near the whirlpool
#0056MankeyPester BallFightingFour appearances, the last at the top
#0027SandshrewPester BallGroundHit by the falling Geodude
#0028SandslashPester BallGroundAfter the Graveler falls
#0074GeodudePester BallRockGroundClinging to the walls
#0075GravelerFluteRockGroundTribal dance with the Flute
- #0129MagikarpPester BallWater
The first one becomes Gyarados
#0130GyaradosPester BallWaterFlyingMagikarp sent back into the water
#0120StaryuWaterThree float in the rapids
#0121StarmieWaterPsychicStaryu plunged into the whirlpool
#0149DragonitePester BallDragonFlyingSeveral balls into the whirlpool
Rainbow Cloud
1 species. The secret course: the whole ride is an encounter with Mew.
#0151MewPester BallPsychicSix item hits, then the photo
The complete list by Pokédex number
| No. | Pokémon | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulbasaur | River, Cave |
| 4 | Charmander | Volcano |
| 5 | Charmeleon | Volcano |
| 6 | Charizard | Volcano |
| 7 | Squirtle | Valley |
| 11 | Metapod | River |
| 12 | Butterfree | Beach |
| 14 | Kakuna | Tunnel |
| 16 | Pidgey | Beach |
| 25 | Pikachu | Beach, Tunnel, River, Cave |
| 27 | Sandshrew | Valley |
| 28 | Sandslash | Valley |
| 37 | Vulpix | Volcano |
| 39 | Jigglypuff | Cave |
| 41 | Zubat | Tunnel, Cave |
| 45 | Vileplume | River |
| 50 | Diglett | Tunnel |
| 51 | Dugtrio | Tunnel |
| 52 | Meowth | Beach |
| 54 | Psyduck | River |
| 56 | Mankey | Valley |
| 58 | Growlithe | Volcano |
| 59 | Arcanine | Volcano |
| 60 | Poliwag | River |
| 70 | Weepinbell | Cave |
| 71 | Victreebel | Cave |
| 74 | Geodude | Valley |
| 75 | Graveler | Valley |
| 78 | Rapidash | Volcano |
| 79 | Slowpoke | River |
| 80 | Slowbro | River |
| 81 | Magnemite | Tunnel |
| 82 | Magneton | Tunnel |
| 84 | Doduo | Beach |
| 88 | Grimer | Cave |
| 89 | Muk | Cave |
| 90 | Shellder | River |
| 91 | Cloyster | River |
| 93 | Haunter | Tunnel |
| 101 | Electrode | Tunnel |
| 109 | Koffing | Cave |
| 113 | Chansey | Beach |
| 115 | Kangaskhan | Beach |
| 118 | Goldeen | Valley |
| 120 | Staryu | Valley |
| 121 | Starmie | Valley |
| 123 | Scyther | Beach |
| 124 | Jynx | Cave |
| 125 | Electabuzz | Tunnel |
| 126 | Magmar | Volcano |
| 129 | Magikarp | Beach, Tunnel, Volcano, River, Cave, Valley |
| 130 | Gyarados | Valley |
| 131 | Lapras | Beach |
| 132 | Ditto | Cave |
| 133 | Eevee | Beach |
| 137 | Porygon | River |
| 143 | Snorlax | Beach |
| 144 | Articuno | Cave |
| 145 | Zapdos | Tunnel |
| 146 | Moltres | Volcano |
| 147 | Dratini | Valley |
| 149 | Dragonite | Valley |
| 151 | Mew | Rainbow Cloud |
The absentees and the curiosities
88 species of the first generation do not appear in the game. Critics at the time regretted this selection: N64 Magazine and IGN noted that Pokémon fans could only be disappointed by the chosen list, and several outlets lamented the absence of nearly a hundred species. Bulbapedia, citing the documentation site The Cutting Room Floor, states that Ekans was planned but was ultimately removed. Our page on the behind-the-scenes of development covers it.
Six other species are indirectly present, in the form of the six Pokémon Signs: Kingler, Pinsir, Cubone and Mewtwo can only be photographed that way; Koffing and Dugtrio, on the other hand, also exist as real species on the island. The Pokémon Signs have their own page.
For the three legendary birds, Mew and the other rarities, see the page on legendaries and rarities. And for Pokémon that hide under another appearance, see disguised and hidden Pokémon.
