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New Pokemon Snap (Switch)

How to Clear Whirlpool Blast Off Request Walkthrough

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This is a guide to completing Whirlpool Blast Off, 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 Whirlpool Blast Off, as well as the reward!

Whirlpool Blast Off Map and Request Information

General Info

Course Reef (Evening) Lv. 1 or higher
Target Pokemon New Pokemon Snap BlastoiseBlastoise
Quest Giver Professor Mirror
How to Unlock ・After your first expedition in Reef (Evening)
Request Text ・“I'm certain there's something lurking in the whirlpool. Could you maybe go take a look and find out what is?”

Course and Map Information

Whirpool Blast Off Map.png
Reef (Evening) Walkthrough: List of Pokemon and How to Unlock

How to Clear Whirlpool Blast Off

1. Throw Illumina Orbs at the Whirlpool

Start Reef (Evening) at Research Level 1. Throw Illumina Orbs at the whirlpool until Blastoise appears.

2. Take a Photo of Blastoise Blasting Off

Take a photo of Blastoise as soon as its rockets appear and propels the Pokemon away to complete the request.

Reward for Clearing Whirlpool Blast Off

Comic 5

New Pokemon Snap - Whirlpool Blast Off Reward
Completing this request will reward you with the following collectible: Comic 5.

How to Unlock All Frames

New Pokemon Snap Request Walkthroughs

Lentalk Requests Guide

Maricopia Island Lentalk Requests Walkthrough

Reef (Evening) LenTalk Requests
Drifting Drifblim The Dancing Songstress Practice Makes Perfect
Round and Round Whirlpool Blast Off Take One, Please
A Mighty Rolling Leap Mareanie's a Meanie Voracious Vaporeon
Myth of the Sea

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1 Tainaru Tainaru over 4 years

Throw 10 Illumina orbs into the whirlpool, then Blastoise will get out and rockets himself away. If Swuirtle got there before this happened, they both will rocket away. Blastoise will then be at the end in its shell.

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