Elsewhere Forest Course Guide: How to Unlock All Season Routes in Pokemon Snap

This page also includes a completed course map so you can see exactly where every Pokemon appears in Elsewhere Forest, along with several tips and tricks for capturing the best photographs of each Pokemon.

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How to Unlock Elsewhere Forest

The Elsewhere Forest can be unlocked by increasing Fireflow Volcano to Research Level 2.

Elsewhere Forest Level 1 Pokemon List

While exploring the Level 1 Elsewhere Forest course, you’ll find the following Pokemon. You can find all the details on everything you need to know about the Elsewhere Forest Level 1 Pokemon below!

Espurr

• For more on Espurr, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Espurr‘s PhotoDex page.

Trevenant

• For more on Trevenant, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Trevenant‘s PhotoDex page.

Kecleon

• For more on Kecleon, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Kecleon‘s PhotoDex page.

Unfezant

• For more on Unfezant, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Unfezant‘s PhotoDex page.

Deerling

• For more on Deerling, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Deerling‘s PhotoDex page.

Shiftry

• For more on Shiftry, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Shiftry‘s PhotoDex page.

Pancham

• For more on Pancham, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Pancham‘s PhotoDex page.

Sawsbuck

• For more on Sawsbuck, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Sawsbuck‘s PhotoDex page.

Bulbasaur

• For more on Bulbasaur, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Bulbasaur‘s PhotoDex page.

Drampa

• For more on Drampa, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Drampa‘s PhotoDex page.

Bewear

• For more on Bewear, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Bewear‘s PhotoDex page.

Lotad

• For more on Lotad, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Lotad‘s PhotoDex page.

Magikarp

• For more on Magikarp, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Magikarp‘s PhotoDex page.

Elsewhere Forest Level 2 Pokemon List

The following Pokemon join the Elsewhere Forest course in Level 2, along with a several different variations in the Pokemon’s behavior. You can find a complete list of all notable changes for all returning Pokemon below.

Serperior

• For more on Serperior, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Serperior‘s PhotoDex page.

Applin

• For more on Applin, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Applin‘s PhotoDex page.

New Behaviors and Notable Variations for All Returning Pokemon in Elsewhere Forest Level 2

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Elsewhere Forest Level 3 Pokemon List

The following Pokemon join the Elsewhere Forest course in Level 3, along with a several different variations in the Pokemon’s behavior. You can find a complete list of all notable changes for all returning Pokemon below.

Espeon

• For more on Espeon, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Espeon‘s PhotoDex page.

Gardevoir

• For more on Gardevoir, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Gardevoir‘s PhotoDex page.

Ninetales

• For more on Ninetales, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Ninetales‘s PhotoDex page.

Vivillon

• For more on Vivillon, its locations, and examples of star-ranked photos, visit Vivillon‘s PhotoDex page.

New Behaviors and Notable Variations for All Returning Pokemon in Elsewhere Forest Level 3

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How to Unlock All Elsewhere Forest Alternate Routes

The Elsewhere Forest is one of the more confusing courses to navigate in New Pokemon Snap, as the foggy course offers up to four different routes that each represent a different season – Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. In addition to the four seasonal areas, there are also two unique final areas that can be unlocked if you meet certain conditions.

It is also important to note that Elsewhere Forest will always follow the same course layout, no matter which seasonal route you decide to take. You can find the order in which the course will always follow below:

• Foggy Area 1
• Seasonal Area 1
• Foggy Area 2
• Seasonal Area 2

So, you’re probably wondering, how do you unlock each of these four seasonal routes? Well, first, you must unlock Research Level 3, as this will allow you to start your interactions with Espeon, who happens to be the key to unlocking each alternate route.

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How to Unlock the Summer Route in Elsewhere Forest

To unlock the Summer Alternate Route in Elsewhere Forest, you will need to follow the steps below:

• At the beginning of the course, follow Espeon and wait for it to stop by Espurr and Trevenant, who are located nearby.
  

• As you near the area, throw an Illumina Orb at Espeon. It’s very important to remember that no other interactions should be made, as this could risk your chances of spawning the desired season.
• Once you’ve hit Espeon with an Illumina Orb, simply follow the path normally and you will eventually reach the Summer Route.

You will encounter the following Pokemon when visiting the Summer Route: Deerling, Unfezant, Drampa, Shiftry, Pancham, Sawbsbuck, and Bulbasaur.

How to Unlock the Fall Route in Elsewhere Forest

To unlock the Fall Alternate Route in Elsewhere Forest, you will need to follow the steps below:

• At the beginning of the course, follow Espeon and wait for it to stop by Espurr and Trevenant, who are located nearby.
• As you near the area, begin playing a Melody and watch as Trevenant moves out of the way.
  

• Now that the path is clear, scan the area and select the newly unlocked secret route.
• As you start heading down the new path, watch as Espeon follows along and stops nearby.
  

• Throw down some Fluffruit and watch as Espeon attempts to eat it. It’s very important to remember that no other interactions should be made, as this could risk your chances of spawning the desired season.
• Before Espeon can begin eating the Fluffruit, it will become startled and will run off down the path. Follow Espeon and you will eventually reach the Fall Route.

You will encounter the following Pokemon when visiting the Fall Route: Deerling, Applin, Unfezant, Sawsbuck, and Serperior.

How to Unlock the Winter Route in Elsewhere Forest

To unlock the Winter Alternate Route in Elsewhere Forest, you will need to follow the steps below:

• At the beginning of the course, follow Espeon and wait for it to stop by Espurr and Trevenant, who are located nearby.
  

• As you near the area, begin playing a Melody and watch as Trevenant moves out of the way.
• Now that the path is clear, scan the area and select the newly unlocked secret route.
• As you begin traveling down the path, watch as Espeon runs ahead and stops nearby.
  

• Throw an Illumina Orb at Espeon and follow them as they continue further down the path, where you will eventually reach the Winter Route.

You will encounter the following Pokemon when visiting the Winter Route: Deerling, Sawsbuck, Gardevoir, Bewear, Unfezant, and Ninetails.

How to Unlock the Spring Route in Elsewhere Forest

To unlock the Spring Alternate Route in Elsewhere Forest, you will need to follow the steps below:

• At the beginning of the course, follow Espeon and wait for it to stop by Espurr and Trevenant, who are located nearby.
  

• As you near the area, throw a Fluffruit down and wait for Espeon to eat it. It’s very important to remember that no other interactions should be made, as this could risk your chances of spawning the desired season.
• As Espeon begins to eat the Fluffruit, it will stop and begin to run away down the path.
• As you reach the end of the path, you’ll eventually reach the Spring Route.

You will encounter the following Pokemon when visiting the Spring Route: Deerling, Kecleon, Sawsbuck, Unfezant, Bulbasaur, and Shiftry.

How to Unlock The Forest Ruins in Elsewhere Forest

To unlock The Forest Ruins Alternate Route in Elsewhere Forest, you will need to follow the steps below:

• Complete the Foggy Area 2 as normal. There are no special conditions that you need to meet.
• This particular area could be defined as the default path for this course.

You will encounter the following Pokemon when visiting the The Forest Ruins Route: Unfezant, Serperior, Drampa, Bewear, Pancham, Applin, Celebi, Kecleon, Bulbasaur, Lotad, and Magikarp.

How to Unlock the Valley in Elsewhere Forest

To unlock the Valley Alternate Route in Elsewhere Forest, you will need to follow the steps below:

• At the start of the Foggy Area 2, turn right and throw an Illumina Orb at the Crystabloom on the ledge. As it glows, a Deerling will approach it.

• Once Deerling has appeared, use an Illumina Orb on the next Crystabloom, that’s located on the same ledge, not too far away.

• As you continue along the course, you’ll find an opening on the right that features two Crystabloom. Throw an Illumina Orb at the Crystabloom that’s located the furthest away. Hitting the Crystabloom closest to the NEO-ONE will result in you having to restart the course.

• Continuing along the course, you’ll encounter yet another opening on your right, that features a single Crystabloom. Throw and Illumina Orb and watch as the Espeon, Deerling, and Sawsbuck appear. Be sure to snap plenty of photos, as this will result in a four-star photo opportunity.

• As you continue forward, scan the opening by the two Espurr and you will have permanently unlocked the path that leads to the secret Valley.

When travelling through the Valley, you will encounter every Pokemon that you have discovered throughout the course.

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Elsewhere Forest Complete Pokemon Map

Once you’ve gone through all course level and captured every Pokemon’s location in Elsewhere Forest, your map should look like the following image:

Complete Elsewhere Forest Pokemon List