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New Pokemon Snap (Switch)

How to Clear Whiteout Request Walkthrough

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This is a guide to completing Whiteout, 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 Whiteout, as well as the reward!

Whiteout Map and Request Information

General Info

Course Snowfields (Night) Lv. 2
Target Pokemon New Pokemon Snap AbomasnowAbomasnow
Quest Giver Rita
How to Unlock ・After discovering a route that leads to an ice cave
Request Text ・“The sky was totally clear until a blizzard suddenly blew in out of nowhere! All I could see was white! What happened!”

Course and Map Information

Whiteout Map.jpg
Snowfields (Night) Walkthrough: List of Pokemon and How to Unlock

How to Clear Whiteout

1. Unlock the First Branching Route at Snowfields (Day)

Start Snowfields (Day) at Reseach Level 2. From the starting point, look to your left to find a Sandslash and take a photo of it.

2. Follow the Sandslash and Take Its Photo

Follow the Sandslash's trail and take a photo of it on a hill just above the Beartic and Cubchoo.

3. Wait for the Sandslash to Dig through the Snow

Look to your right and wait for Sandslash to reappear again. After it digs through the snow, run a scan to head through the snow and reveal the first Branching Route.

4. Start Snowfields (Night) and Head to the Branching Route

After unlocking this Branching Route, start Snowfields (Night) and set the Research Level to 2. Follow the same route leading through a snow.

5. Throw an Illumina Orb at Crabominable

Throw an Illumina Orb at the Crabominable and wait for it to wake up the Abomasnow.

6. Take a Photo of Abomasnow Creating a Blizzard

Wait for the Abomasnow to get angry and create a blizzard. Take a photo of it creating a blizzard to complete the request.

Reward for Clearing Whiteout

Design 8

New Pokemon Snap - Whiteout Reward Design 8

Completing this request will reward you with the Design 8 frame.

How to Unlock All Frames

New Pokemon Snap Request Walkthroughs

Lentalk Requests Guide

Durice Island Lentalk Requests Walkthrough

Snowfields (Night) LenTalk Requests
Howling at the Heavens Proud Warrior Whiteout
A Safe Place to Sleep Present for a Friend Like Powder Snow
Beyond the Wall of Snow With Their Powers Combined A Sheer Face
Shades of Aurorus Wish Upon a Shining Sky

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1 Anonymous Anonymous over 4 years

I've done this multiple times and got request complete...but when you look in the requests page I still have to do it. Might be a bug but this does work, be interesting if anyone else is having this issue.

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