New Pokemon Snap (Switch)

Pumpkaboo Locations and How to Get All Stars

This is a guide to Pumpkaboo'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 Pumpkaboo, and how to get a diamond star rating!

Where to Find Pumpkaboo

Photodex No. 189
PumpkabooPumpkaboo
Type 1 Type 2
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Levels Pumpkaboo Appears In

Cave Lv. 3

Photodex Entry for Pumpkaboo

1★ Photo Example 2★ Photo Example
1 Star Photo 1★ (Nothing unusual...) 2 Star Photo 2★ (On alert)
3★ Photo Example 4★ Photo Example
3 Star Photo 3★ (What a prankster!) 4 Star Photo 4★ (You don't see this every day)

1~4 ★ Photos taken by the Game8 Walkthrough Team

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How to Get All Stars for Pumpkaboo

How to Take Pumpkaboo 1 Star Photo

Caption Name Nothing unusual...

Two Pumpkaboo

To take a 1 Star photo of Pumpkaboo, go to the Cave course research-level 3 and follow the steps below.

1
At the begining of the course, look to the left side and you'll find Pumpkaboo together with Carbinks. Throw an Illumina Orb at Pumpkaboo for it to leave the area and appear at the Rimstone Formation.
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Right after step 1, look to the right side and you'll find another Pumpkaboo on top of a cliff. Throw an Illumina Orb at that Pumpkaboo for it to also leave the area.
3 Take the third alternate path (Rimstone Formation), and wait till you get closer to the two Pumpkaboo.
4 Zoom in on your camera, scan the Pumpkaboos and take a close-up photo of them with one facing right to achieve 4 Star Diamond.

How to Take Pumpkaboo 2 Star Photo

Caption Name On alert

Reacting to Scanner

To take a 2 Star Photo of Pumpkaboo, start Cave at Research Level 3 and follow the steps below.

1
At the begining of the course, look to the left side and you'll find Pumpkaboo together with Carbinks. Throw an Illumina Orb at Pumpkaboo for it to leave the area and appear at the Rimstone Formation.
2
Right after step 1, look to the right side and you'll find another Pumpkaboo on top of a cliff. Throw an Illumina Orb at that Pumpkaboo for it to also leave the area.
3
As you start to descend down to the cave, look up and to your left to find a Pumpkaboo on a cliff. Throw an Illumina Orb at it.
4
Follow the Hydreigon to the main path. Look to your left and throw an Illumina Orb at the sleeping Crobat.
5
Look to your upper right and play the Melody at the sleeping Crobat.
6
As you reach the area with a Rampardos, run a scan and head to the Rimstone Formation alternate route.
7
Wait for the Neo-One to descend down the area. Look to your right to find a single Pumpkaboo on a corner. Zoom in and run a scan to make the Pumpkaboo react to it. Take a photo of Pumpkaboo reacting to the scanner to get its 2 Star Diamond Photo.

You can also light up the Crystabloom nearby before descending down to earn points on the Background criteria and boost your overall score.

How to Take Pumpkaboo 3 Star Photo

Caption Name What a prankster!

Pumpkaboo Shaking Its Body

Near the end of the Cave course after taking the first alternate route, you can find a Pumpkaboo floating over the grassy cave floor. Toss an Illumina Orb at the Pumpkaboo to make it shake and take a photo of it.

How to Take Pumpkaboo 4 Star Photo

Caption Name You don't see this every day

The Biggest Pumpkaboo of All

To take a 4 Star photo of Pumpkaboo, you need to follow the steps to completing The Biggest Pumpkaboo of All request and capture a photo of super-sized Pumpkaboo in the lush cave section of the course.

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