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|name=Todd Snap
|jname=トオル
|tmname=Toru
|image=Todd Snap New Pokémon Snap.png
|size=100px
|caption=Todd in [[New Pokémon Snap]]
|gender=Male
|age=10 ({{pkmn|anime}}, {{pkmn|Snap}})
|eyes=Black
|hair=Brown
|region=[[Kanto]]
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|debut=''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]''
|enva=[[Carter Cathcart|Jimmy Zoppi]]
|jpva=[[Kappei Yamaguchi]]
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|series=''[[Pokémon Adventures]]''
|debut=''[[PS303|Never Spritz a Knotty Sudowoodo]]''
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'''Todd Snap''' (Japanese: '''トオル''' ''Toru'') is a professional {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} [[photography|photographer]]. Making his debut in the {{pkmn|anime}}, he is most notable as the [[player character]] of {{g|Snap}}.

==In the games==
[[File:Todd Snap sprite.png|thumb|left|Todd's sprite from [[Pokémon Snap]]]]
[[File:Todd Snap Pokémon Snap opening.png|thumb|left|180px|Todd in the opening of Pokémon Snap]]
===Pokémon Snap===
Todd is the protagonist of {{g|Snap}}. [[Professor Oak]] hires him to go to [[Pokémon Island]] with the [[ZERO-ONE]] vehicle to take pictures of [[wild Pokémon]] behaving naturally for the [[Pokémon Report]]. He travels all over the island, getting pictures of all the 63 {{OBP|Pokémon|species|species}} present on it, including the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{p|Mew}}.

===New Pokémon Snap===
Years after the events of Pokémon Snap, Todd appears in [[New Pokémon Snap]] to assist the {{player}} in conducting an ecological survey of the [[Lental]] region. He also worked with [[Professor Mirror]] to design the player's vehicle, the [[NEO-ONE]], which is based on the ZERO-ONE. Prior to the events of the game, [[Phil]] was astonished by his pictures and asked Todd to become his mentor.

===Super Smash Bros. series===
The ZERO-ONE appears as a trophy in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]. Todd is mentioned in the trophy description.
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==In the anime==
===History===
====[[Original series]]====
[[File:Todd Snap.png|thumb|250px|left|Todd Snap in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Todd debuted in ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]'', where he began traveling with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} until ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]''. He had recently become famous after he took a picture of a supposedly extinct {{p|Aerodactyl}} — namely, the very same one that tried to eat Ash, who also appeared in the photo but was blurred out, in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]''. He was hailed for being able to "capture any Pokémon on film". After seeing the article in a magazine, {{MTR}} misunderstood the wording, not seeing the "on film" part. {{TRT}} [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguised themselves]] and hired Todd to capture {{AP|Pikachu}}. The Japanese version of his debut episode has his resume revealing that he is 10 years old, although this was omitted from the English [[dub]] due to it zooming in on the picture and not translating his resume.

While Ash and his friends were taking a break, Ash suddenly spotted what he thought was a gun. Todd promptly emerged from the bushes, fearing that his camera would be damaged, and explained that he was trying to get a shot of Pikachu. Todd went on to invite Ash and his friends over to his home, which was filled with albums and wall hangings of many of his proudest shots. Todd's insistence on getting the perfect shot of Pikachu and show-off behavior continued to annoy Ash. However, after he and Ash became trapped in an underground pipe and defeated Team Rocket, the two boys eventually settled their differences.

In ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]'', when {{an|Misty}} mentioned that it had been a while since {{Ash}} had earned a [[Gym]] [[Badge]] and mocked his skills as a Trainer, Todd suggested that Ash should take the [[Pokémon League Admissions Exam]] if he wanted to prove his skills. During the exam, Todd used his camera to capture Ash's disappointing results in the theory test, and also his reactions while battling [[Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|one of the instructors]] in the practice skills exam.

In ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]'', Todd's photography helped expose [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]]'s Pokémon theft scheme and led to their arrest by [[Officer Jenny]]. Todd later left the trio to continue taking pictures in the mountains.

In ''[[EP187|Moving Pictures]]'', Todd rejoined Ash's group while they were up in the mountains of [[Johto]]. He was trying to capture a picture of the [[legendary birds|Legendary bird]] {{OBP|Articuno|Johto}}. After successfully photographing the [[Legendary Pokémon]] in ''[[EP189|Freeze Frame]]'', Todd decided to remain at [[Snowtop Mountain]] to continue taking photos of the local [[wild Pokémon]].

====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Todd briefly appeared outside [[Wyndon Stadium]], witnessing how {{TP|Leon|Eternatus}} stabilized the unstable [[Galar particle]]s around it during Ash and {{an|Leon}}'s battle in the [[Masters Eight Tournament]] finals.

===Character===
[[File:Todd Snap home.png|thumb|250px|Todd's home]]
Todd is an enthusiastic photographer who enjoys adventuring through the mountains. He prefers to take natural shots to capture a Pokémon's true nature, and dislikes posed shots. His persistence and ambitious goals have helped him in his quick rise to fame.

In his debut appearance, Todd was more concerned with his camera equipment and getting a good shot. For example, in ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]'', he attempted to take {{AP|Pikachu}}'s photograph while {{Ash}} remained stuck in one of {{TRT}}'s pitfall traps. He seems to have matured in his later appearances, since he was more aware of the surrounding situations and less prone to looking at the world through his camera lens.

He is also kindhearted, offering to take [[Sophia]] and [[Marcello]]'s 50th anniversary photograph in ''[[EP187|Moving Pictures]]''.

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{electric color light}}
|ja=山口勝平 ''[[Kappei Yamaguchi]]''
|ar=امال سعد الدين ''Amal Saad Eddin'' ([[EP055]]-[[EP057]])
|it=Luca Bottale ([[EP055]]-[[EP057]]; Mediaset dub)<br>Renato Novara ([[EP055]]-[[EP057]]; {{TPCi}} dub)<br>Luca Sandri ([[EP187]]-[[EP189]])
|en=[[Carter Cathcart|Jimmy Zoppi]]
|he=יובל סגל ''Yuval Segal'' ([[EP055]]-[[EP057]])
|cs=Daniel Tůma ([[EP055]]-[[EP057]])<br>Vojtěch Kotek ([[EP187]]-[[EP189]])
|fi=Arto Nieminen
|hu=Péter Szokol
|nl=Edward Reekers ([[EP055]]-[[EP057]])<br>Pepijn Gunneweg ([[EP187]]-[[EP189]])
|de=Clemens Ostermann ([[EP055]]-[[EP057]])<br>Johannes Wolko ([[EP187]]-[[EP189]])
|pl=Artur Krajewski
|es_la=Víctor Ugarte
|es_eu=Alicia Sainz de la Maza ([[EP055]]-[[EP057]])<br>Amelia Jara ([[EP187]]-[[EP189]])
|sv=Kim Sulocki
|pt_br=Rafael Barioni ([[EP055]]-[[EP057]])<br>Carlos Falat ([[EP187]]-[[EP189]])
|vi=Anh Tuấn
|fr_eu=Fanny Roy}}

==In the manga==
[[File:Todd Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Todd in Pokémon Adventures]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
Todd appears as a recurring character in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, years after his debut appearances in other [[canon]]s. He is never referred to by name in this canon.

===={{MangaArc|Emerald}}====
Todd debuted in ''[[PS303|Never Spritz a Knotty Sudowoodo]]'', having come to the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} as a reporter assigned to cover the area's seven-day opening ceremony. There, he encountered the eccentric young {{adv|Emerald}}, who ended up saving Todd from a wild {{TP|Emerald|Sudowoodo}}. Throughout the arc, he followed the events in the Battle Frontier, aiding Emerald along with {{adv|Eon duo|Latias and Latios}} during the crisis caused by [[Guile Hideout]]. In ''[[PS337|Epilogue]]'', {{adv|Professor Oak}}, impressed by Todd's photos, asked him if he would like to work with him by going to [[Pokémon Island|an island populated by a variety of Pokémon]] and [[Pokémon Snap|taking photos of them]]. He gladly accepted the offer.

===={{MangaArc|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}====
Todd made a cameo appearance in ''[[PS605|Swampert Smashes]]'', where he was seen riding the [[ZERO-ONE]] while hearing the news about the [[Grand Meteor Delta|meteoroid]] that was about to hit the planet in several days.
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==Trivia==
* Todd is the first male player character to meet Ash.
* Todd is the only spin-off game character to appear in [[Pokémon Adventures]] proper, and, due to his introduction in the {{pkmn|anime}} long before Pokémon Snap was released, the only anime-introduced character to appear in Pokémon Adventures.
* He had two separate names in the English-language dub. He is known as '''Todd''' in the {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}}, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}}, and [[Pokémon TV]] versions and '''Snap''' in the DVD/VHS version. When [[Pokémon.com]] announced that the episodes featuring him would air on {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Toonami Jetstream}} to celebrate the release of Pokémon Snap on [[Virtual Console]] in December 2007, they remedied the conflict by making Snap his surname.<!--CN aired the Kids' WB version seen today 9/15/07 at 2PM ET. They don't have they Snap version, but the Todd version.-->
* Including spin-off games, [[Kellyn]] and Todd Snap are the only human player characters who don't wear any sort of headwear.

==Names==
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|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}};" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}};" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| トオル ''Toru''
| From 撮る ''toru'' (to take a photo)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Todd Snap
| From ''snap'' (onomatopoeic sound of a camera shutter) and similar to his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| German, Spanish,<br>French, Italian
| Todd
| From his English name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 찰칵 ''Chalkak''
| From 찰칵 ''chalkak'' (onomatopoeic sound of a camera shutter)
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| rowspan="2" | Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 阿徹 / 阿彻 ''Ā Chè''{{tt|*|Games, anime}}
| From the Japanese name 徹 ''Tōru''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| 小透 ''Xiǎo Tòu''{{tt|*|21st Century Publishing}}
| From the Japanese name 透 ''Tōru''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 阿徹 ''A Chit''
| From Japanese name 徹 ''Tōru''
|}
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* [[a:Category:Todd Snap|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]
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