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'''Todd Snap''' (Japanese: '''トオル''' ''Tōru''), is a professional [[Pokémon]] photographer. He is one of the few fairly major characters in the Pokémon franchise who has no Pokémon of his own. | '''Todd Snap''' (Japanese: '''トオル''' ''Tōru''), is a professional [[Pokémon]] photographer. He is one of the few fairly major characters in the Pokémon franchise who has no Pokémon of his own. | ||
He has two seperate names in the English-language dub. He is known as '''Todd''' in the [[Kids WB!|Kids WB]] and the newly produced [[Cartoon Network]] version and '''Snap''' in the DVD/VHS version. When [[Pokémon.com]] announced the release of Snap on the vitual console in December 2007, this | He has two seperate names in the English-language dub. He is known as '''Todd''' in the [[Kids WB!|Kids WB]] and the newly produced [[Cartoon Network]] version and '''Snap''' in the DVD/VHS version. When [[Pokémon.com]] announced the release of Pokémon Snap on the vitual console in December 2007, this received a retcon by making Snap his surname.<!-- CN aired the Kids WB version seen today 9/15/07 at 2PM ET. They don't have they Snap version, but the Todd version. --> | ||
==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
Todd first appeared in ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]''. He had recently become famous after he took a picture of a supposedly extinct {{p|Aerodactyl}}. He was hailed for being able to "capture any Pokémon on film" After seeing the article in a magazine, [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]] misunderstood the wording, not seeing the "on film" part. Team Rocket disguised themselves and hired Todd to capture [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]]. | |||
Todd set out to capture the perfect picture of Pikachu, which irritated [[Ash]] - the two boys eventually settled their differences, however. Todd traveled with the group for some time, but left at the end of ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]'' before Ash, [[Misty]], and [[Brock]] boarded the ship for [[Cinnabar Island]]. | |||
Later, | Later, Todd showed up again in ''[[EP187|Moving Pictures]]'' up in the mountains of [[Johto]], trying to capture a picture of the [[Legendary Birds|Legendary Bird]], {{p|Articuno}}. After successfully photographing the Legendary Pokémon in ''[[EP189|Freeze Frame]]'', Todd went his own way once again. | ||
His Japanese voice actor is 山口勝平 ''[[Kappei Yamaguchi]]'' and his English voice actor is [[Jimmy Zoppi]]. | His Japanese voice actor is 山口勝平 ''[[Kappei Yamaguchi]]'' and his English voice actor is [[Jimmy Zoppi]]. | ||
==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||
[[Image:ToddinSnap.jpg|frame|left| | [[Image:ToddinSnap.jpg|frame|left|Todd in the opening of [[Pokémon Snap]]]] | ||
Todd is the protagonist of [[Pokémon Snap]], a photography game. [[Professor Oak]] hired him to go to [[Pokémon Island]] with the [[ZERO-ONE]] to take pictures of wild Pokémon behaving naturally for a [[Pokémon Report]]. He traveled all over the island getting pictures of all the species, and received [[Pokémon food]], [[Pester Ball]]s, a [[Poké Flute]], and the [[Dash Engine]] upgrade to help him capture the best images possible. While there, he also took pictures of the [[Pokémon Signs]], and Professor Oak used them to discern the location of the rarest Pokémon, {{p|Mew}}. | |||
==In the Pokémon Special manga== | ==In the Pokémon Special manga== | ||
In [[Pokémon Special]], | In [[Pokémon Special]], Todd is a reporter and photographer on assignment at the [[Battle Frontier]]. There, he encountered the eccentric young {{Special|Emerald}} - the strange young man ended up saving Todd from a wild {{p|Sudowoodo}}. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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| Both are references to the Japanese name; "Snap" is similar in meaning while "Todd" sounds similar to Tōru. | | Both names are references to the Japanese name; "Snap" is similar in meaning while "Todd" sounds similar to Tōru. | ||
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