New Pokemon Snap 4-Star Photo Guide: How to Get All Interactions on Durice and Aurus

Here's how to get New Pokemon Snap 4-star photo interactions with every Pokemon on Durice & Aurus.
Here's how to get New Pokemon Snap 4-star photo interactions with every Pokemon on Durice & Aurus.

You’ll be unlocking new courses in New Pokemon Snap by Professor Mirror scoring your photos. Each Pokemon can grat points in four different ways, each given a star grade that matches up with different interactions you can initiate using the various tools you have available.

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The most complex and hardest to discover are the 4-Star interactions are the hardest to come across and snap, and sometimes they can take several steps to unlock. Most often they can only be taken later on in the game as well.

For this New Pokemon Snap guide, we will discuss how to unlock these 4-Star interactions with every Pokémon. This is the third part of this guide, check out our guide on 4-Star interactions for Pokemon on Florio or Belusylva and our one for 4-Star interactions for Pokemon on Maricopia and Voluca.

New Pokemon Snap: All Pokémon 4-Star Interactions

4-Star Interactions List

  • #155 – Furret – Snowfield (Day) – At the start of the course, hit the Furret on your left with a Fluffruit. Hit the Crystabloom on the right with an Illumina Orb to release the Furret from the holes. Capture the Furret’s interactions. 
  • #156 – Cubchoo – Snowfield (Day) – At the start of the course as you come around the corner, you’ll see a rock with snow on it to your left. Throw a Fluffruit at the top to get a Cubchoo to poke its head out. If you do this soon enough, the wandering Beartic will grab it and set it on the ground. Capture Cubchoo when Beartic grabs it. 
  • #157 – Beartic – Snowfield (Day) Level 2 – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, then to your right take another alternate route through another snowbank. Go through the cave to the water and then hit the Beartic that chases the Dewgong with a Fluffruit after it chases it away. Then hit it with an Illumina Orb after it roars at you. Capture it yelling at the Mamoswine. 
  • #158 – Mightyena – Snowfield (Night) – When crawling up the steep hill, Illumina Orb the Furret waiting at the top. Furret will lead the Mightyena to the top of the snow peak in front of you, where it will jump off. Capture Mightyena howling at the top.
  • #159 – Weavile – Snowfield (Day) – At the start of the course, lead the Weavile on your right all the way to the tree with scratch marks by the Crystabloom. Throw an Illumina Orb at the Weavile and the tree. Go up the steep hill. Hit the first Swinub you see at the top on your left with a Fluffruit. Illumina Orb both the Weavile that run to the Mamoswine. Capture it attacking the Mamoswine. 
  • #160 – Braviary – Snowfield (Night) – To your left at the start of the course is a second Sandslash hiding behind the hill to the right. Hit it with an Illumina Orb. Capture the Braviary squawking at it. 
  • #161 – Swinub – Snowfield (Day) – At the end of the course, hit the Crystabloom on your left with an Illumina Orb and then lead one of the Swinub over to it with Fluffruit. Capture it riding on the geyser. 
  • #162 – Mamoswine – Snowfield (Day) – At the start of the course, lead the Weavile on your right all the way to the tree with scratch marks by the Crystabloom. Throw an Illumina Orb at the Weavile and the tree. Go up the steep hill. Hit the first Swinub you see at the top on your left with a Fluffruit. Illumina Orb the Mamoswine. Capture it pushing snow at the Weavile. 
  • #163 – Skarmory – Snowfield (Day) – Go up the steep hill and keep an eye on the Skarmory flying around. As it swoops down, capture it doing a flying barrel roll. 
  • #164 – Sandslash – Snowfield (Day) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area. Once in the blizzard area, scan repeatedly to get the Sandslash on your right to jump out of the snow and hit it with an Illumina Orb. Once hit, it will stay on the ground, look at you, and smile. Capture this. 
  • #165 – Abomasnow – Snowfield (Night) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, and hit the Crabominable with an Illumina Orb as it tries to punch the second tree. Capture Abomasnow using Blizzard. 
  • #166 – Vulpix – Snowfield (Night) – At the end of the course, wake up the sleeping Spheal with a Fluffruit. After the Piplup race, capture Vulpix crowning the winner of the race. 
  • #167 – Delibird – Snowfield (Night) – In the cave towards the end of the course, throw a Fluffruit by the hole on the right to summon Delibird. Then throw it multiple Fluffruit until it sticks two in his bag. Play some music and capture it showing you a Fluffruit. 
  • #168 – Snom – Snowfield (Day) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, take photos of the Snom on your left, right, and in the tree on your right. Then hit the Crystabloom on your right to summon the Frosmoth. Hit the Frosmoth with an Illumina Orb when it stops. Capture the Snom as they rise out of the snow. 
  • #169 – Frosmoth – Snowfield (Night) – Hit at least one of the three Frosmoth clinging to walls throughout the course with a Fluffruit and then make it to the end of the course. After the cave, hit a flying Frosmoth with an Illumina Orb. Capture it using Powder Snow. 
  • #170 – Crabominable – Snowfield (Day) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, and move a little bit through the blizzard, and scan to your left. Capture the Crabominable jumping out at you from between the two trees. 
  • #171 – Snorunt – Snowfield (Day) – In the cave near the end of the course, hit the stalactite to your right by the edge of the cave that looks shiny with a Fluffruit so the tip drops between the Snorunt. Capture it jumping. 
  • #172 – Glalie – Snowfield (Day) – In the cave near the end of the course, wait for the Froslass to disappear and then hit the Glalie with a Fluffruit. After it yells at you, capture it covered in ice. 
  • #173 – Froslass – Snowfield (Day) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, then to your right take another alternate route through another snowbank. While in the cave, hit Froslass with Illumina Orbs repeatedly while it keeps disappearing. At the end of the cave, it’ll spawn to your right. Hit it with an Illumina Orb. Capture it showing off to Vanilluxe. 
  • #174 – Jynx – Snowfield (Night) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, then to your right take another alternate route through another snowbank. In the cave, play music to wake up the sleeping Jynx. Capture it blowing you a kiss. 
  • #175 – Spheal – Snowfield (Day) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, then to your right take another alternate route through another snowbank. Exit the cave and throw a Fluffruit at the Spheal rolling around a hole in the ice to knock it in. Use your scan to get Dewgong to bounce it out of the hole. Capture the Spheal. 
  • #176 – Piplup – Snowfield (Day) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, then to your right take another alternate route through another snowbank. Exit the cave and throw an Illumina Orb between the Piplup looking into the water. Capture Piplup holding a shell. 
  • #177 – Vanilluxe – Snowfield (Night) – At the cave near the end of the course, hit the Crystabloom with an Illumina Orb. After it stops glowing, hit the Jynx near the exit with an Illumina Orb to get it to jump down by the Vanilluxe. Capture Vanilluxe letting off a ring of steam. 
  • #178 – Avalugg – Snowfield (Night) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, then to your right take another alternate route through another snowbank. Play music in the cave to get Glalie to dance. Hit the Glalie with an Illumina Orb. Capture Avalugg yelling as Glalie bites its tail. 
  • #179 – Dewgong – Snowfield (Day) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, then to your right take another alternate route through another snowbank. Exit the cave and throw a Fluffruit at the Spheal rolling around a hole in the ice to knock it in. Use your scan to get Dewgong to bounce it out of the hole. Capture the Spheal. 
  • #180 – Aurorus – Snowfield (Night) – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, then to your right take another alternate route through another snowbank. In the cave, wake up the sleeping Jynx with a Fluffruit and then lead it to the right. Once it’s at the Crystabloom, hit the flower with an Illumina Orb. Capture Aurorus breaking out of the ice. 
  • #181 – Glaceon – Snowfield (Day) – In the Mamoswine section in the middle of the course, take a picture of Glaceon on the ridge above the hole down. At the end of the course, throw Fluffruit on the island in the water to get Glaceon to jump down. Hit it with an Illumina Orb. Capture its reaction. 
  • #182 – Suicune – Snowfield (Night) Post Credits – Take the alternate route through the snowbank in the first area, then to your right take another alternate route through another snowbank. Go through the cave and Illumina Orb the Jynx immediately to your right on the Avalugg’s back. Suicune will run over from the same direction, hit it with Illumina Orbs until it unleashes a flurry of snow and ice. Capture this. 
  • #183 – Crobat – Cave – Near the end of the course, hit the Crobat flying around on your right with a Fluffruit. Later you’ll see the Crobat on the ground, feed it a Fluffruit. Capture it eating. 
  • #184 – Joltik – Cave – Take the alternate route in the crater than the other alternate route in the crystal area. Lure a Joltik to Jolteon using Fluffruit. Capture it on Jolteon’s back. 
  • #185 – Geodude – Cave – At the end of the course, lead the Rampardos to the Gengar portal. It will charge at the portal, knocking Geodude down. Capture it angry. 
  • #186 – Carbink – Cave – Take the alternate route in the crater and as you enter the crystal area, hit the Crystabloom across the room to alert a couple of the Carbink. Hit the remaining ones with Illumina Orbs, including the one hiding behind the ruins, so there are four out front. Play music. Capture them dancing. 
  • #187 – Gengar – Cave – As you go down into the crater, throw an Illumina Orb at the black portal under you, causing it to leap out. Illumina Orb the Croagunk in front of it. Capture Gengar with its tongue out. 
  • #188 – Noibat – Cave – Take the alternate route in the crater and make your way to the garden area. In here, you’ll see Noibat walking around. Capture them eating Fluffruit. 
  • #189 – Pumpkaboo – Cave – At the start of the course, hit the Pumpkaboo hiding to your left behind a stalagmite with an Illumina Orb. Shortly thereafter, you’ll see a Pumpkaboo to your right far away—hit it with an Illumina Orb. As you enter the crater, look to the top left and you’ll see the next Pumpkaboo that you need to Illumina Orb. Take the alternate route in the crater and look underneath you to see the last Pumpkaboo, which you’ll also hit with an Illumina Orb. In the garden area, you’ll now have the Super Size Pumpkaboo spawned. Capture it. 
  • #190 – Croagunk – Cave – As you go down into the crater, you’ll see three Croagunk—hit the middle one, then the upper one, then the lower one—all with Fluffruit. Capture them laughing and levitating. 
  • #191 – Drifloon – Cave – Go down the crater, through the main route, and take the alternate route on the left. Hit the Crystabloom to get the Drifloon to blow up. Capture this. 
  • #192 – Clefairy – Cave – As you go down into the crater, look to your left to see three Clefairy sitting around a Crystabloom. Hit the flower with an Illumina Orb, play some music, and throw an Illumina Orb at the Clefairy. Capture them dancing and levitating. 
  • #193 – Sableye – Cave – Take the alternate route in the crater, and on the righthand side of the crystal area you’ll see a sleeping Sableye. Capture this. 
  • #194 – Rampardos – Cave – At the end of the course, lead the Rampardos to the Gengar portal. Capture it charging at the portal. 
  • #195 – Hydreigon – Cave – At the end of the course, play music to get the attention of the Hydreigon. It will land in the pool on the right. Capture it eating. 
  • #196 – Goodra – Cave – Go down the crater, through the main route, and take the alternate route on the left. Use your scan when prompted and throw Fluffruit at the question mark, which will cause a Magikarp to jump. Follow the Magikarp and hit it with an Illumina Orb so it jumps down. Then again so it jumps over a wall. Hit Goodra with an Illumina Orb to get it to smack the Magikarp. Capture this. 
  • #197 – Mawhile – Cave – Take the alternate route in the crater and feed the Mawhile on the rock in the crystal area a Fluffruit. Capture it eating. 
  • #198 – Jolteon – Cave – Take the alternate route in the crater than the other alternate route in the crystal area. Lure a Joltik to the Jolteon using Fluffruit. Capture Jolteon using electricity. 
  • #199 – Diancie – Cave Post Credits – Take the alternate route in the crater and as you enter the crystal area, hit the two Carbink and Mawhile standing together to summon Diancie. Hit it with an Illumina Orb. Capture it glowing. 
  • #200 – Steelix – Cave Illumina Spot – In the blue crystal area, look to your right and hit the hanging Crobat with an Illumina Orb.  At the end of the course, capture Steelix fighting the Crobat. 
  • #201 – Houndoom – Aurus Illumina Spot – Hit the glowing ball of light by the pond area with an Illumina Orb. Continue to hit Xerneas with Illumina Orbs after it spawns so it’s glowing. Hit the sleeping Houndoom with a Fluffruit until they both wake up. Lure them in front of Xerneas and hit the scan button. Capture Houndoom howling. 
  • #202 – Eldegoss – Ruins – At the start of the course, throw a Fluffruit at the ruins in front of you to get a Natu to pop out. Hit it with a Fluffruit. As it runs past the Eldegoss, the Eldegoss will release sports. Capture this. 
  • #203 – Natu – Ruins Level 1 – At the start of the course, throw a Fluffruit at the ruins in front of you to get a Natu to pop out. Capture Natu perching on the Fluffruit. 
  • #204 – Absol – Ruins – As you enter the cave, play music to get Noivern to move. Then throw Fluffruit where Noivern was to summon Salandit, who will call for Umbreon. In the tree area, hit the Absol standing on the roots with a Fluffruit. At the end of the course, hit the sleeping Umbreon with an Illumina Orb. Absol will run over to Umbreon. Capture Absol nodding at Umbreon. 
  • #205 – Salandit – Ruins – In the tree area, throw Fluffruit into the area on your right with the scratch marks on the ground. Capture Salandit shooting poison at the Noivern. 
  • #206 – Noivern – Ruins Level 1 – As you enter the cave, Noivern will appear. Hit it with an Illumina Orb. Capture its reaction. 
  • #207 – Woobat – Ruins – In the tree area, you’ll see a Woobat hanging on the tree. Hit it with a Fluffruit to disturb it and then use your scan to get it to use Supersonic. Capture this. 
  • #208 – Sigilyph – Ruins – As you enter the tree area, look immediately to your left and hit the sleeping Sigilyph with a Fluffruit. Feed Sigilyph a Fluffruit. Capture its reaction. 
  • #209 – Beheeyem – Ruins – Towards the end of the tree area, you will see a Golurk blocking a Crystabloom. Behind it is a Beheeyem floating through the air while sleeping. Capture this. 
  • #210 – Golurk – Ruins – As you enter the tree area, hit the Beheeyem in front of you with a Fluffruit. As you come around the tree, hit the second Beheeyem with a Fluffruit on your left. Capture Golurk in rocket form. 
  • #211 – Chandelure – Ruins – As you enter the tree area, look immediately down to your left and throw an Illumina Orb at the Chandelure. At the end of the course, feed the Chandelure a Fluffruit. Hit it with an Illumina Orb and then play music after the animation. Capture it with its arm out. 
  • #212 – Umbreon – Ruins – As you enter the cave, play music to get Noivern to move. Then throw Fluffruit where Noivern was to summon Salandit, who will call for Umbreon. In the tree area, hit the Absol standing on the roots with a Fluffruit. At the end of the course, hit the sleeping Umbreon with an Illumina Orb. Absol will run over to Umbreon. Capture Umbreon jumping for joy. 
  • #213 – Jirachi – Ruins Post Credits – Activate all the totems on your way through the tree area. Hit Jirachi with an Illumina Orb while it’s sitting on the third totem so it flies off. Activate the final Crystabloom along with the others and follow Jirachi. Play music until Jirachi uses Wish. Capture this. 
  • #214 – Xerneas – Aurus Illumina Spot – Hit the glowing ball of light by the pond area with an Illumina Orb. Continue to hit Xerneas with Illumina Orbs after it spawns so it’s glowing. Hit the sleeping Houndoom with a Fluffruit until they both wake up. Lure them in front of Xerneas and hit the scan button. Capture Xerneas’ color show.

That’s every 4-Star interaction for each Pokemon on Durice and Aurus Islands. If you’re looking for more interactions, be sure to check out the interactions for Florio and Belusylva Islands or Maricopia and Voluca, and our guide for Maricopia and Voluca Islands. For more on New Pokemon Snap, check out our other guides.


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