GO Snapshot

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The Camera

GO Snapshot is a feature in Pokémon GO that allows Trainers to take photos of Pokémon in their collection. The feature can be activated when viewing a specific Pokémon or accessing the camera from the bag.

Contents

Taking photos

Gold Cameraman medal

A Trainer must first select a Pokémon to be the subject of the photographs. The Trainer may then tap on the screen to throw its Poké Ball to their spot of interest. Once the Pokémon is situated in the ideal spot, the Trainer may move around it to find the best angle for the photo. If the Pokémon is distracted or looking the wrong way, the Trainer may brush across it to get its attention.^[1] Trainers will notice that the Pokémon that they take photos of have a sense of presence and weight to them. GO Snapshot utilizes new shadows for each Pokémon, displaying a sense of size and motion as they arrive into a scene. Scale is also key, and GO Snapshot will subtly guide Trainers to find the perfect setting for Pokémon of all sizes.^[2]

Saving and sharing photos

Trainers may take as many photos as they wish during their session. Once finished, all photos are saved to the device automatically (if previously Storage permission given for the Pokémon GO app). Trainers who link their accounts to a social channel e.g. Facebook, may share their photos in posts.^[1]

Photobombs

Example of photobomb

Once a day, a Smeargle may photobomb a random photo. Once this occurs, the Smeargle will spawn next to the Trainer, on the Map View. ^[3] Smeargle photobombs tend to occur rarely, so it may take snapshots of plenty of different Pokémon, until Smeargle appears. With special events both photobomb and the Pokémon that spawns from it may be changed. With such change, there is higher or even guaranteed probability of being photobombed and encountered by specific Pokémon a number of times during the day, however Smeargle is then unavailable.

Special events

These are all special events involving event exclusive photobombs in GO Snapshot.

Event and date	Photobomb	Pokémon	Quantity
April Fools 2019 April 1st - 2nd, 2019		Ash Pikachu	5
Detective Pikachu Celebration May 7th - 17th, 2019		Detective Pikachu	1
Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago June 13th - 16th, 2019		Meowth	1
3rd Anniversary June 28th - July 6th, 2019		Party Hat Pikachu	1
Chansey Peach Festival July 22nd - August 4th, 2019		Chansey	1
New York Invasion July 26th, 2019		Meowth	1
Pokémon Day 2020 February 25th - March 2nd, 2020		Clone Pikachu	1
Tricky Pokémon 2020 April 1st - 7th, 2020		Aipom	5
		Croagunk
April 2020 Community Day April 25th, 2020		Abra	5
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Philadelphia May 8th - 10th, 2020		Rufflet	1
May 2020 Community Day May 24th, 2020		Seedot	5
June 2020 Community Day June 20th, 2020		Weedle	5
4th Anniversary July 3rd - 8th, 2020		Flying Pikachu	5
Summer Event July 17th - 22nd, 2020		Slowpoke	5
		Krabby
		Petilil
July 2020 Community Day July 19th, 2020		Gastly	5
Pokémon GO Fest 2020 July 25th - 26th, 2020		Wash Rotom	5
August 2020 Community Day August 8th, 2020		Magikarp	5
September 2020 Community Day September 20th, 2020		Porygon	5
Mega Buddy Challenge September 22nd - 28th, 2020		Venusaur	1
		Charizard
		Blastoise
		Pidgeot
Fashion Week 2020 October 2nd - 8th, 2020		Backwards cap Croagunk	3
The Seasons Change: Part 2 October 12th - 19th, 2020		Nidoran♀	2
		Nidoran♂
		Vulpix
		Oddish
		Seedot
October 2020 Community Day October 17th, 2020		Charmander	5
Halloween 2020 October 23rd - November 3rd, 2020		Misdreavus	3
		Yamask
Animation Week November 6th - 12th, 2020		Scyther	5
November 2020 Community Day November 15th, 2020		Electabuzz	5
November 2020 Community Day November 21st, 2020		Magmar	5
Secrets of the Jungle Event 2020 December 14th - 21st, 2020		Meowth	5
		Wobbuffet
January 2021 Community Day January 16th, 2021		Machop	5
February 2021 Community Day February 7th, 2021		Roselia	5
Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto February 20th, 2021		Snorlax	1
March 2021 Community Day March 6th, 2021		Fletchling	5
Tricky Pokémon 2021 April 1st, 2021		Aipom	5
		Croagunk
April 2021 Community Day April 11th, 2021		Snivy	5
New Pokémon Snap Celebration April 29th - May 2nd, 2021		Smeargle	15
May 2021 Community Day May 15th, 2021		Swablu	5
June 2021 Community Day June 6th, 2021		Gible	5
Summer Solstice 2021 June 17th - 20th, 2021		Lunatone	4
		Solrock
Bidoof Day July 1st, 2021		Bidoof	4
July 2021 Community Day July 3rd, 2021		Tepig	5
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 - Day 1 July 17th, 2021		Pikachu	2
		Pikachu
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 - Day 2 July 18th, 2021		Gardevoir	2
		Flygon
August 2021 Community Day August 14th - 15th, 2021		Eevee	5
Psychic Spectacular 2021 September 8th - 13th, 2021		Inkay	1
September 2021 Community Day September 19th, 2021		Oshawott	5
Fashion Week 2021 September 21st - 28th, 2021		Furfrou	3
Secrets of the Jungle Event 2021 October 1st - 10th, 2021		Meowth	5
		Wobbuffet
October 2021 Community Day October 9th, 2021		Duskull	5
November 2021 Community Day November 21st, 2021		Shinx	5
Ed Sheeran Collaboration Event November 22nd - 30th, 2021		Squirtle	1
Chansey in Fukushima December 11th - December 12th, 2021		Chansey	1
January 2022 Community Day January 16th, 2022		Spheal	5
Community Day Classic: Back to Bulbasaur January 22nd, 2022		Bulbasaur	5
February 2022 Community Day February 12th, 2022		Hoppip	5
Pokémon GO Tour: Johto February 26th, 2022		Smeargle	5
Pokémon GO Tour: Live February 27th, 2022		Snorlax	5
March 2022 Community Day March 13th, 2022		Sandshrew	5
		Alolan Sandshrew
Festival of Colors 2022 March 15th - 20th, 2022		Smeargle	5
Community Day Classic: Memories of Mudkip April 10th, 2022		Mudkip	5
April 2022 Community Day April 23rd, 2022		Stufful	5
Pokémon Air Adventures 2022 May 3rd - 8th, 2022		Pikachu	1
Pokémon Air Adventures: Okinawa May 7th, 2022		Latias	1
Pokémon Air Adventures: Okinawa May 8th, 2022		Latios	1
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Seville May 13th - 15th, 2022		Pikachu	5
May 2022 Community Day May 21st, 2022		Alolan Geodude	5
Alola to Alola May 25th - 31st, 2022		Rowlet	3
		Litten
		Popplio
Pokémon GO Fest 2022 June 4th - 5th, 2022		Pikachu	1 5 (ticket holder)
June 2022 Community Day June 25th, 2022		Deino	5
Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Berlin July 1st - 3rd, 2022 Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Seattle July 22nd - 24th, 2022 Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Sapporo August 5th - 7th, 2022		Mow Rotom	5
July 2022 Community Day July 17th, 2022		Starly	5
Bug Out 2022 August 10th - 16th, 2022		Caterpie	5
		Weedle
		Wurmple
		Combee
August 2022 Community Day August 13th, 2022		Galarian Zigzagoon	5
Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Finale August 27th, 2022		Pikachu	1 5 (ticket holder)
September 2022 Community Day September 18th, 2022		Roggenrola	5
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Goyang September 23rd - 25th, 2022		Pikachu	5
Fashion Week 2022 September 27th - October 3rd, 2022		Diglett	5
		Furfrou
October 2022 Community Day October 15th, 2022		Litwick	5
Pokémon GO Safari Zone New Taipei City 2022 October 21st - 23rd, 2022		Pikachu	5
		Corsola
Community Day Classic: Dreaming of Dratini November 5th, 2022		Dratini	5
November 2022 Community Day November 12th, 2022		Teddiursa	5
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Singapore November 18th - 20th, 2022		Pikachu	5
		Corsola
Waktu Indonesia Nangkep November 30th, 2022 - January 8th, 2023		Oranguru	5
January 2023 Community Day January 7th, 2023		Chespin	5
Twinkling Fantasy January 10th - 16th, 2023		Jigglypuff	2
		Dratini
Community Day Classic: Lounging with Larvitar January 21st, 2023		Larvitar	5
February 2023 Community Day February 5th, 2023		Noibat	5
Unreleased

Gallery

General

Smeargle Photobombing

Announcement

Smeargle announcement

Tutorial

Find a flat plane

Move around the Pokémon

Swipe the Pokémon to grab its attention

Take the photo

Share the photos

Trivia

• GO Snapshot was introduced on February 25^th, 2019.
• During Tricky Pokémon 2020 and Abra Community Day, if Pokémon were shiny, the shiny color would be shown in the Map View.^[4][5] This feature turned out to be unintended issue and it was fixed on Seedot Community Day.^[6]

References

1. ↑ ^{Jump up to:1.0 1.1} Snap off the lens cap on your inner photographer!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2019-02-12.
2. ↑ Dev Insights: Creating Delightful Artistic Immersion with GO Snapshot. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2019-02-15.
3. ↑ PokemonGoApp. (2019, February 26). Trainers, Smeargle has arrived in Pokémon GO!. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019-02-26.
4. ↑ Photobomb Croagunk can be shiny in the overworld. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2020-04-01.
5. ↑ Shiny Aipom from Photobomb shows in overworld. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2020-04-01.
6. ↑ PSA: Seedot does NOT appear shiny in overworld from Snapshot.. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2020-05-24.

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