River

If you were looking for the a location in Pokémon Snap, see River (Snap).

River ルイ Rui
River in New Pokémon Snap
Age	Unknown
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown, Blue*
Hair color	Brown, Black, Blonde*
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Trainer class	Player character
Generation	VIII
Games	New Snap

River (Japanese: ルイ Rui) is the female player character of New Pokémon Snap. Her male counterpart is Jamie.

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• Appearance
• In the games
  • New Pokémon Snap
• Gallery
  • Character models
  • Artwork
  • Concept art
  • Game assets
• Names
• References

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Appearance

River's outfit consists of yellow-and-white visor cap, orange-and-yellow jacket with white short sleeves, black sleeved undershirt, navy blue shorts, multicolored striped socks, and a pair of white shoes with pink highlights. She wears a shoulder strap on her neck to carry her camera and a pinkish-brown backpack by her back.

In the games

New Pokémon Snap

River is the protagonist of New Pokémon Snap. She arrives at the Laboratory of Ecology and Natural Sciences and meets Professor Mirror and his assistant Rita, who both task her with going across Lental using the NEO-ONE vehicle to take pictures of wild Pokémon in their natural habitat. River is gifted a camera by Professor Mirror and is first sent to Florio Nature Park.

Gallery

Character models

Model from New Pokémon Snap	Model from New Pokémon Snap

Artwork

Artwork from New Pokémon Snap	Artwork from New Pokémon Snap

Concept art

Concept art for New Pokémon Snap

Game assets

Sticker from New Pokémon Snap
Frame from New Pokémon Snap	Frame from New Pokémon Snap	Frame from New Pokémon Snap	Frame from New Pokémon Snap

Names

River (Japanese ルイ Rui) is the name given to this character in pre-release media for New Pokémon Snap. River is never directly named in-game.

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ルイ Rui	From レンティル Lentil (Lental) or イルミナ現象 Illumina genshō (Illumina phenomenon)
English, German, European Spanish, French, Italian	River	Possibly from reversal film (slide film) and similar to her Japanese name
Korean	루이 Rui	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Traditional)	小霓 Xiǎo Ní / Síu Ngàih	From 霓光現象 / 霓光现象 Níguāng xiànxiàng / Ngàihgwōng yihnjeuhng (Illumina phenomenon) and the diminutive prefix 小 xiǎo / síu
Chinese (Simplified)	小霓 Xiǎo Ní

References

New Pokémon Snap

Characters

Jamie • River • Professor Mirror • Phil • Rita • Todd Snap • Captain Vince

Locations

Lental (Florio Island • Belusylva Island • Maricopia Islands • Voluca Island • Durice Island • Aurus Island)

Pokémon

Photodex (Lental Pokémon • Research level) • Illumina phenomenon

Equipment

NEO-ONE • Research camera • Fluffruit • Illumina orb

Environment

Crystabloom • Ancient ruins • Research spot

Lore

Tellur Meteorite • Lental Travelogue

Misc.

Photo editing • LenTalk • My Space (Research title • Research Log • Profile) • Online (Rankings • Sweet! Medal)

Player characters

Core series Red • Leaf • Ethan • Kris • Lyra • Brendan • May • Lucas • Dawn Hilbert • Hilda • Nate • Rosa • Calem • Serena • Elio • Selene Chase • Elaine • Victor • Gloria • Rei • Akari • Florian • Juliana Paxton • Harmony Side series Wes • Michael • Nate • Cyndy • Willem • Becca Spin-off games Mark • Mint • Todd Snap • Lucy Fleetfoot Lunick • Solana • Kellyn • Kate • Ben • Summer Pikachu (PokéPark) • Hero • Heroine • Tim Goodman Player (Quest) • Scottie • Bettie • Jamie • River • Ditto (Pokopia)

This article is part of both Project CharacterDex and Project Sidegames, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on characters in the spin-off games.