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How to Clear Drilbur Propeller Request Walkthrough

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

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Drilbur Propeller Map and Request Information

General Info

Course River (Day) Lv. 3
Target Pokemon New Pokemon Snap DrilburDrilbur
Quest Giver Todd
How to Unlock ・After adding Drilbur to your Photodex.
Request Text ・“Drilbur dig underground at extremely high speeds. Maybe you can snap a shot of one the moment it jumps out from the wall.”

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River (Day) Walkthrough: List of Pokemon and How to Unlock

How to Clear Drilbur Propeller

Play the Melody to Make the Drilbur Dig

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Near the entrance of the glowing cave, you can spot a few Drilbur on the cliffs above the sleeping Swampert. Play the Melody to make the three Drilbur dance and dig underground.

Wait for the Drilbur to Pop Out of the Wall

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Before going down the rapids, the Drilbur will start drilling out of the rock wall to your left. After the first Drilbur comes out, we recommend using Turbo Boost to speed up the Neo-One and get a better angle of the rest of the Drilbur.

Reward for Clearing Drilbur Propeller

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Design 21

Completing this request will reward you with the following collectible: Design 21.

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Overhead Friend Psychic Sidekick Drilbur Propeller
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5 Anonymous Anonymous over 2 years

Couldn’t pinpoint where they flew out from, but taking a picture as they hit the wall on the right worked fine

4 Anonymous Anonymous about 4 years

The ones popping out of the ground are not the ones you need to focus on. You need to travel further down the River past some bushes and they pop out of the wall

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