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New Pokemon Snap (Switch)

Silicobra Locations and How to Get All Stars

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This is a guide to Silicobra's Photodex entry in New Pokemon Snap (Pokemon Snap 2) for the Nintendo Switch. Here you can find out how to take one star, two star, three star, and four star photos for Silicobra, and how to get a diamond star rating!

Where to Find Silicobra

Photodex No. 131
SilicobraSilicobra
Type 1 Type 2
Pokemon Ground Image -

Levels Silicobra Appears In

Sands (Night) Lv. 2 Sands (Day) Lv. 3
Badlands (Day) Lv. 1 Badlands (Day) Lv. 2
Badlands (Day) Lv. 3

Photodex Entry for Silicobra

1★ Photo Example 2★ Photo Example
1 Star Photo 1★ (Nighty night) 2 Star Photo 2★ (Noteworthy behavior)
3★ Photo Example 4★ Photo Example
3 Star Photo 3★ (In one gulp!) 4 Star Photo 4★ (Go away! )

1~4 ★ Photos taken by the Game8 Walkthrough Team

Lental Region Photodex: List of All Pokemon

How to Get All Stars for Silicobra

How to Take Silicobra 1 Star Photo

Caption Name Nighty night

Sleeping Silicobra

You can take a photo of a sleeping Silicobra near the start of Sands (Night) at Research Level 2 after taking your first right near the two climbing Skorupi. Take a photo of the Silicobra as it sleeps on the sand dune.

How to Take Silicobra 2 Star Photo

Caption Name Noteworthy behavior

Digging into the Sand

Near the start of Sands (Night) at Research Level 2, you can find a sleeping Silicobra to the right of the path near the two climbing Skorupi. Toss a Fluffruit at the Silicobra to wake it up and make it dig into the ground. Take a photo of the Silicobra while it is digging to get a 2 Star photo.

How to Take Silicobra 3 Star Photo

Caption Name In one gulp!

Tossing Fluffruit in the Air

To capture a 3 Star photo of Silicobra, follow the steps in the table below while in Sands (Day) at Research Level 3.

1
Throw a Fluffruit into the shaking shrubs at the oasis to make Silicobra come out. You can use your scanner to help you find the spot where Silicobra is hiding.
2
After Silicobra comes out of the shrubs, it will dig underground and reappear partially hidden in one of two locations. Toss a Fluffruit at Silicobra's snout to make it come out of the ground.
3
Once Silicobra is out of the ground, toss an Illumina Orb at it and wait for it to approach the fruit you just tossed. Take a photo of the Pokemon as it tosses the fruit into the air before swallowing it.
4
If you missed the first shot when Silicobra tossed the fruit, you can make the Pokemon repeat this action by throwing another Fluffruit near it and tossing an Illumina Orb before Silicobra picks it up.

How to Take Silicobra 4 Star Photo

Caption Name Go away!

Silicobra fighting Lycanroc

Snap a photo of Silicobra fighting Lycanroc to get its 4 Star photo! Follow the steps below to set up this encounter.

1 Throw a fluffruit at the snoozing Silicobra near the start of Sands (Night).
2 Silicobra will burrow into the ground and pop its snout back up out of the sand to the left of the Skorupi that gets hit by the Minior. Throw another fluffruit at Silicobra's snout.
3 You'll see the Silicobra again after crossing over the sand dune. Take the alternate route to the left side of the oasis, where a Lycanroc is walking around.
4 Silicobra, again, has its snout sticking out of the sand, near to Lycanroc. Throw another fluffruit at its snout and it will come out of the sand.
5 Lycanroc will run towards Silicobra and the 2 Pokemon will have a very quick fight. Snap a photo of Silicobra blowing sand at Lycanroc for the 4 Star photo.

This photo can be taken while completing the request Revenge of Silicobra.

Star Meaning and How to Get a High Star Rating

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