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New Pokemon Snap (Switch)

How to Clear Crust-side Down Request Walkthrough

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This is a guide to completing Crust-side Down, 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 Crust-side Down, as well as the reward!

Crust-side Down Map and Request Information

General Info

Course Badlands (Night) Lv. 2
Target Pokemon New Pokemon Snap CrustleCrustle
Target Pokemon 2 New Pokemon Snap TyranitarTyranitar
Quest Giver Professor Mirror
How to Unlock ・After reaching Research Level 2 in Badlands (Night).
Request Text ・“That boulder Crustle carries on its back is solid and has quite a bit of weight. I imagine it'd be tough for it to right itself if it's ever flipped on its back.”

Course and Map Information

Crust-side Down Map.jpg

Badlands (Night) Walkthrough: List of Pokemon and How to Unlock

How to Clear Crust-side Down

Hit Tyranitar with a Fluffruit

Start Badlands (Night) at Research Level 2. Look to your right to find a sleeping Tyranitar. Throw a Fluffruit at it to wake it up. Note that you need to wake up Tyranitar with its back turned.

If it starts chasing you after throwing the fruit, restart the course and try again.

Take a Photo of Crustle Upside Down

If done correctly, Tyranitar will wake up and attack the nearby Crustle. Take a photo of Crustle upside down to complete the request and obtain its 4 Star photo.

Reward for Clearing Crust-side Down

Glasses 6

New Pokemon Snap - Crust-side Down Request Reward
Completing this request will reward you with the following collectible: Glasses 6.

List of Unlockables

New Pokemon Snap Request Walkthroughs

Lentalk Requests Guide

Voluca Island Lentalk Requests Walkthrough

Badlands (Night) LenTalk Requests
Guardian of Friends Crust-side Down Gassy Swamp Battle
Sleepy Gliscor Illusion of the Badlands Valley of Vivillon

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1 Anonymousalmost 4 years

1. DON’T throw a fluffruit at Zeraora 2. Throw a fluffruit at the sleeping Tyranitar 3. Take a picture of Crustle after Tyranitar attacks it

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