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New Pokemon Snap (Switch)

How to Use Auto Select Efficiently

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New Pokemon Snap - How to Use Auto Select Efficiently

This is a guide to the Auto Select feature in New Pokemon Snap (Pokemon Snap 2) for the Nintendo Switch. Learn how to auto-select photos for evaluations, how to use this feature efficiently, and more!

How to Use Auto Select

Selects the Best Snap

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The Auto Select feature helps players choose photos for Professor Mirror's evaluation at the end of each course. Simply press the "—" button or the button below the screen and the game will automatically choose the snap with the highest score for each Pokemon.

Camera Guide: Camera Features and How to Use

Prioritizes New Poses

New Pokemon Snap Star Rating

If you already have existing snaps for a Pokemon, using the Auto Select feature will submit new poses, starting from the highest star rating. This means that, if possible, the feature will select a new 4-star Bronze snap over a 2-star Diamond snap, regardless of their scores.

Photo Scoring Guide: Star Meaning and How to Get a High Star Rating

Manual Select or Auto Select?

Manual Select for First Run and Requests

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If it's your first time running through a course, it's best to manually choose the snaps you submit for the evaluation. This lets you pick a high scoring snap instead of letting the Auto Select feature submit a higher star rating but with a lower score, since Diamond snaps are hard to come by.

You should also manually select snaps if you're aiming to complete a specific request. Using the Auto Select feature sometimes disregards snaps needed for requests and submits whichever is new or has the highest score.

Remember that you can only submit one snap of the same Pokemon per evaluation and only submitted snaps count for requests.

LenTalk Guide and List of Requests

Auto Select for Increasing Research Levels

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Use the Auto Select feature when you already have most poses for each Pokemon and are just trying to rack up more expedition points to reach the max Research Level. The Auto Select feature submits the snap with the highest score (if no new poses are taken) so if you're unsure of what to pick, use this feature instead.

How to Raise Your Research Level and Reach the Max Research Level Quickly

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New Pokemon Snap Tips and Tricks

Guides
How to Raise Your Research Level Quickly How to Get a High Star Ranking
All Secrets and Easter Eggs Post Game Contents and 100 Percent Guide
How to Use Auto Select Efficiently How to Unlock Burst Mode
All Ancient Ruin Locations All Crystabloom Locations
Hidden Paths Guide: All Branching Route Locations How to Get Behind the Waterfall
How to Get 10 3-Star Photos in One Run How to Get 10 4-Star Photos in One Run
All Research Spot Locations How to Get a High Course Score
Unlockables
How to Unlock All Research Titles How to Unlock All Profile Icons
How to Unlock All Stickers How to Unlock All Filters
How to Unlock All Frames List of Unlockables
FAQs
How Long is New Pokemon Snap? Is New Pokemon Snap Multiplayer?
Amiibo Compatibility Are There Shinies? Color Variation Guide
How to Change Your Name How to Speed Up the Neo-One
How to Save Evolutions Guide: How Do Evolutions Work?
What is in the Whirlpool in Maricopia Reef? -
Online Play
How Does Online Play Work? How to Get a High Ranking Online
How to Get Sweet! Medals -
Mechanics and Game Controls
Controls and Best Settings How to Print New Pokemon Snap Photos
Camera Guide: Camera Features and How to Use Photo Editing Mode Guide
How to Change Your Language Settings How to Use Re-Snap

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1 Anonymous Anonymous over 4 years

the auto select does not just pick your best photo once you have all the poses unlocked. had it numerous times pick a middle of the road photo instead.

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