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New Pokemon Snap (Switch)

How to Clear Clefairy by Moonlight Request Walkthrough

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This is a guide to completing Clefairy by Moonlight, a request in New Pokemon Snap (Pokemon Snap 2) for the Nintendo Switch. Here you can find what kind of photo you need, and how to take it, in order to clear Clefairy by Moonlight, as well as the reward!

Clefairy by Moonlight Map and Request Information

General Info

Course Cave Lv. 3
Target Pokemon New Pokemon Snap ClefairyClefairy
Quest Giver Todd
How to Unlock ・After reaching Research Level 3 in Cave
Request Text ・“At a moonlit spot like this, there's a good chance you'll get to see Clefairy floating about.”

Course and Map Information

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Cave Walkthrough: List of Pokemon and How to Unlock

How to Clear Clefairy by Moonlight

Throw an Illumina Orb at the Crystabloom

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In the second area where you descend down an open cave, find a group of Clefairy gathering around a crystabloom. Throw an Illumina orb at the crystabloom to illuminate the three Clefairy.

Play the Melody

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While they are illuminated, play the Melody to make them dance. Wait for them to float before taking the 4-star snap.

Note that you may need to keep throwing Illumina Orbs at the Crystabloom to maintain the three Pokemon's illuminated state long enough for them to float around.

Reward for Clearing Clefairy by Moonlight

No Reward

There are no obtainable rewards for completing this request.

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1 Anonymous Anonymous over 4 years

For us, following the instructions as-is didn't make the Clefairy float. We had to throw an Illumina orb at them (not the flower) while they were dancing after throwing the orb at the flower.

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