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

Where to Find Gyarados

Photodex No. 224
Gyarados
Type 1	Type 2

Levels Gyarados Appears In

Photodex Entry for Gyarados

1★ Photo Example	2★ Photo Example
1★ (Pretty common behavior)	2★ (On alert)
3★ Photo Example	4★ Photo Example
3★ (You don't see this every day)	4★ (Watch for sudden Gyarados!)

1~4 ★ Photos taken by the Game8 Walkthrough Team

Lental Region Photodex: List of All Pokemon

How to Get All Stars for Gyarados

How to Take Gyarados 1 Star Photo

Caption Name	Pretty common behavior

At the end of the course

Taking a 1 Star Photo of Gyarados requires a few steps listed on the table. After following the steps, take a photo of the Gyarados calmy swimming in the water.

See the table below to learn how to get Gyarados's 1 Star Photo!

1	Start River (Day) at Research Level 2. Look for the waterfall behind the sleeping Arbok and throw an Illumina Orb in the middle to hit the Crystabloom hidden behind the waterfall.
2	If done correctly, the waterfall will turn orange and a Gyarados will surface briefly before disappearing underwater.
3	Proceed through the course until you reach the area with a Crystabloom on the right. Throw an Illumina Orb at it.
4	As you reach the end of the course, Gyarados will appear from behind and land on the right side of the area. Take its photo without interacting with it to obtain its 1 Star Photo.

How to Take Gyarados 2 Star Photo

Caption Name	On alert

Reacting to a Fluffruit

To take Gyarados's 2 Star photo, you need to activate two Crystablooms in River (Day) for it to show up at the end of the course. Once it lands on the right side of the water, throw a Fluffruit and take a photo of it reacting.

See the table below to learn how to get Gyarados's 2 Star Photo!

1	Start River (Day) at Research Level 2. Look for the waterfall behind the sleeping Arbok and throw an Illumina Orb in the middle to hit the Crystabloom hidden behind the waterfall.
2	If done correctly, the waterfall will turn orange and a Gyarados will surface briefly before disappearing underwater.
3	Proceed through the course until you reach the area with a Crystabloom on the right. Throw an Illumina Orb at it.
4	As you reach the end of the course, Gyarados will appear from behind and land on the right side of the area.
5	Once Gyarados settles in the water, throw a Fluffruit near it and wait for the Pokemon to react. Take a photo of Gyarados reacting to the Fluffruit to obtain its 2 Star photo.

How to Take Gyarados 3 Star Photo

Caption Name	You don't see this every day

Hit with an Illumina Orb

Taking a 4 Star Photo of Gyarados requires a few steps. You need to activate two Crystablooms for the Pokemon to appear near the end of the course.

See the table below to learn how to get Gyarados's 3 Star Photo!

1	Start River (Day) at Research Level 2. Look for the waterfall behind the sleeping Arbok and throw an Illumina Orb in the middle to hit the Crystabloom hidden behind the waterfall.
2	If done correctly, the waterfall will turn orange and a Gyarados will surface briefly before disappearing underwater.
3	Proceed through the course until you reach the area with a Crystabloom on the right. Throw an Illumina Orb at it.
4	As you reach the end of the course, Gyarados will appear from behind and lands on the right side of the area.
5	Once Gyarados appears near the end of the course, throw an Illumina Orb at it and it will roar as a reaction. Take a photo of it roaring to obtain its 3 Star photo.

How to Take Gyarados 4 Star Photo

Caption Name	Watch for sudden Gyarados!

Jumping Towards You

Taking a 4 Star Photo of Gyarados requires a few steps, as well as quick reflexes.

See the table below to learn how to get Gyarados's 4 Star Photo!

1	Start River (Day) at Research Level 2. Look for the waterfall behind the sleeping Arbok and throw an Illumina Orb in the middle to hit the Crystabloom hidden behind the waterfall.
2	If done correctly, the waterfall will turn orange and a Gyarados will surface briefly before disappearing underwater.
3	Proceed through the course until you reach the area with a Crystabloom on the right. Throw an Illumina Orb at it.
4	As you reach the end of the course, press Down on the D-Pad to quickly turn around and wait for Gyarados to jump towards you. Use Burst Mode to take this photo and obtain its 4 Star photo.

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