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'''Pokémon Snap''' by [[Jason R. Rich]] is the second Pokémon book to be published in the [[Pathways to Adventure]] series | '''Pokémon Snap''' by [[Jason R. Rich]] is the second Pokémon book to be published in the [[Pathways to Adventure]] series. It was published by Sybex, Inc. in 1999 and is 101 pages in length. This book retells the plot of the game [[Pokémon Snap]], including gameplay hints within the story. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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The story begins with Todd Snap arriving at Professor Oak's lab. The story's narrative explains that Professor Oak has hired Todd, a photographer, to come to [[Pokémon Island]], a sanctuary for wild Pokémon, and photograph the various Pokémon inhabiting the island for his {{OBP|Pokémon Report|Pokémon Snap}}, a photographic guide to the characteristics and behaviour of the wild Pokémon inhabiting the island. Professor Oak equips Todd with the [[ZERO-ONE]], an all-terrain vehicle resistant to flame and water, allowing Todd to safely travel the island and search for Pokémon. Oak also promises to reward Todd with more tools as his photography skills improve. | |||
Todd sets out for his first destination: the [[Pokémon Island Beach]]. As he begins his exploration, he takes his first pictures as a flock of {{p|Pidgey}} pass by. Todd remarks that having more than one of the same Pokémon in the photo will improve his score with Professor Oak. He takes pictures of more Pokémon, including {{p|Doduo}} and {{p|Pikachu}}. Todd notices a surfboard nearby to where he saw Pikachu, and wonders how he could possibly get Pikachu to get on the surfboard, as that would be an amusing photo. He takes pictures of {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Lapras}} and {{p|Meowth}}; noticing a sleeping Pokémon along the way. Unable to identify the sleeping Pokémon, Todd remarks that he would have to come back when he thought of a way to wake it up. He also noticed a rustling in the bushes, not sure what was there, either. He encounters Lapras again, noticing that it had come closer since he took its picture last time, now allowing him to take a closer shot than before. He continued on the ZERO-ONE's route, taking a picture of an {{p|Eevee}} chasing another wild Pokémon which he was not able to identify. After seeing Eevee, Todd looked to his other side and noticed yet another Lapras, closer than ever before and with another behind it. This allowed him his best picture of Lapras yet. His last picture before reaching the Goal Gate was of a {{p|Kangaskhan}} with its back turned. Despite that it was from behind, he took the picture anyway knowing that having a low-scoring picture was better than nothing. | |||
After returning to the Beach a few times and getting progressively better pictures, Professor Oak allowed Todd to access a new area: the [[Pokémon Island Tunnel]]. At first seeing only familiar Pokémon, like {{p|Pikachu}}, Todd gradually came to discover and photograph new Pokémon, such as {{p|Electrode}}, {{p|Electabuzz}} and {{p|Kakuna}}. While frantically looking around trying to take pictures of all these new Pokémon, Todd discovers that the ZERO-ONE slowed down a little when he was facing backward, allowing him to take more pictures of a Pokémon he had already passed by. He discovers and photographs more Pokémon: a {{p|Zubat}}, another Pikachu, which was hanging out next to an odd Egg, and a floating purple Pokémon which he could not readily identify. When Todd arrived to Oak's Lab, he was pleased to discover that the purple Pokémon was easily identifiable in his photos as {{p|Haunter}}. He presented his photos to Professor Oak, who promised that with a few more high-scoring photos, he would receive a new item. After traveling back through the Tunnel one more time, Professor Oak rewarded Todd with Pokémon Food, which could be used to lure Pokémon closer to the camera. With the Pokémon Food as bait, Todd was able to take better photos of several Pokémon. When he threw some Pokémon Food at an Electrode blocking a cave, it blew up, opening a previously unseen entrance to the [[Pokémon Island Volcano]]. He reported this new information to Professor Oak, who encouraged him to explore this new area right away. | |||
==Errors== | |||
* In chapter three, {{p|Haunter}} is mistakenly identified as a {{type|Flying}} Pokémon. Whether this is a genunine oversight or an intentional error to illustrate Todd's lack of knowledge is unknown. | |||
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