Poi
25 Achievements
12-15h
Steam
Creature Biologist
Take a picture of ALL the creatures.
7.5%
How to unlock the Creature Biologist achievement in Poi - Definitive Guide
This achievement requires you to take a picture of all the enemy types in the game.
First thing's first, you're going to need to purchase the camera from the master explorer, which costs 100 coins. Once you have that, you can start taking pictures of enemies. You need to be decently close to them, otherwise they will not count. You'll know when a picture counts when you see the name of the enemy above the picture after you've taken it and it appears in your photo album. You can check your photo album by hitting select and navigating over to the photo tab.
Below are images of all the enemies in the game and the earliest places you can find them:
Berry Monster
These are the most basic enemy in the game. They can be found in different variations in Cozy Canyon, Mount Magma, and on the Moon. Earliest place you'll find these is Cozy Canyon close to the start.
Bucket Head
These are the most common enemy in the game. You can find their variants in every world, but the easiest place to get this would be Cozy Canyon close to the start.
Whack Mole
The most annoying enemy in the game. Comes in two variants: normal burrowing ones that will chase you, and ones that stay in place and throw rocks at you. They are on all levels, but earliest and easiest place to get it is Cozy Canyon. I would suggest going for the ones that stay still and throw rocks as they're much easier to take a picture of.
Honey Bee
These guys aren't much of an issue. You can find them on Cozy Canyon and Sinking Sands. The earliest you can find them is once you're able to advance to the lighthouse area in Cozy Canyon, so you need at least 2 explorer medallions there.
Slimey Crawler
These guys are pretty harmless and only hang out on ropes. You can find them in all worlds, as well as the challenge level with ropes. Earliest place you can get them is Cozy Canyon close to the start.
Buoy Bob
These guys are harmless and you can find them swimming in Cozy Canyon as well as the area where the fossil minigame is. Earliest place you can get them is in Cozy Canyon right at the start.
iBug Z1
These guys like to crawl on the climbable fences in the game. You can find them in all worlds, including the challenge level with the fences. The earliest you can find them is once you're able to advance to the lighthouse area in Cozy Canyon, so you need at least 2 explorer medallions there.
Batula
These guys are kind of annoying. They send out sonic blasts and if you get hit by it, it reverses your controls. You can find these guys in the cave in Mount Magma and Crystal Cavern. Earliest place you can find them is in Mount Magma when you go in the dark tunnel towards the obstacle course.
Spiralo
These guys are very annoying to get a pic of, because when you get close they lunge at you. You can find them in Mount Magma, Sinking Sands, and Crystal Cavern. Earliest place you can find them is in Mount Magma when you go in the dark tunnel towards the obstacle course.
Flash Mop
These guys can be found in either Snowland or Crystal Cavern. The earliest you'd be able to find them is in Snowland as I believe it unlocks after you get 20ish medallions. Simply fly over to the island and warp through either floating snowflake and you'll see plenty.
Rooty Boy
This is an NPC. They can be found in Cozy Canyon, Sinking Sands, and one on the ship in The Sky which takes you back to the forest. The earliest and easiest place you can get this is the first medallion in Cozy Canyon. You are greeted by one of these when you first arrive.
Lavasarus Rex
This is an NPC. You can find them in either Mount Magma or the flying minigame through the red ring in The Sky. The earliest and easiest place you can get this is the first medallion in Mount Magma. You are greeted by one of these when you first arrive.
Green Lady
This is an NPC. You can find them in either Sinking Sands or the maze minigame on the desert area in The Sky. The earliest and easiest place you can get this is the first medallion in Sinking Sands. You'll be greeted by one of these when you first arrive.
Ghouly
This is an NPC and they are only found in Crystal Cavern. The earliest you can get this is the first medallion in Crystal Cavern. You can walk forward a few feet and you'll see an orange one.
Pin Bird
These are the little children you're supposed to get for their mother. They are only found in Snowland and there are three per area (two areas). The easiest way to do this is to run and catch one first, then take a picture of it as it will be standing still and they run away decently fast.
Mother Pin Bird
She can only be found on the snowland island (not in the actual levels). Once you've unlocked it, fly over and you'll see her (she's hard to miss).
Mr. Octo
This is the "boss" of Cozy Canyon. You must earn the 5 previous medallions in Cozy Canyon to unlock this challenge. Head to the lighthouse and drop in and you'll be put into a boss battle with him. Wait until he gets close to you and snap a pic.
Lord Bucket Head
This is the "boss" of Mount Magma. You must earn the 5 previous medallions in Mount Magma to unlock this challenge. Climb all the way up the mountain and at the top you'll be thrown into a boss fight with him. Wait until one of the platforms at the edge of the arena drops down, then jump onto one and snap a pic.
Mike the Mole
This is the "boss" of Crystal Cavern. You must earn the 5 previous medallions in Crystal Cavern to unlock this challenge. You need to drop down into the pit and navigate your way through the maze to get to the boss room. Once there, get nice and close to him and wait for him to throw a rock. Dodge it and quickly snap a pic before he goes underground.
Mr. Stein
These guys can only be found after you've opened the mysterious gate. Once you've opened the gate and proceed through, you'll see one of them in front of you standing still (for now). Take a picture of him now because when you press all 4 buttons activating the lights they will start moving and attack you.
Mr. Stein will most likely be your last one, and once you snap a pic of him you'll get your achievement.
First thing's first, you're going to need to purchase the camera from the master explorer, which costs 100 coins. Once you have that, you can start taking pictures of enemies. You need to be decently close to them, otherwise they will not count. You'll know when a picture counts when you see the name of the enemy above the picture after you've taken it and it appears in your photo album. You can check your photo album by hitting select and navigating over to the photo tab.
Below are images of all the enemies in the game and the earliest places you can find them:
Berry Monster
These are the most basic enemy in the game. They can be found in different variations in Cozy Canyon, Mount Magma, and on the Moon. Earliest place you'll find these is Cozy Canyon close to the start.
Bucket Head
These are the most common enemy in the game. You can find their variants in every world, but the easiest place to get this would be Cozy Canyon close to the start.
Whack Mole
The most annoying enemy in the game. Comes in two variants: normal burrowing ones that will chase you, and ones that stay in place and throw rocks at you. They are on all levels, but earliest and easiest place to get it is Cozy Canyon. I would suggest going for the ones that stay still and throw rocks as they're much easier to take a picture of.
Honey Bee
These guys aren't much of an issue. You can find them on Cozy Canyon and Sinking Sands. The earliest you can find them is once you're able to advance to the lighthouse area in Cozy Canyon, so you need at least 2 explorer medallions there.
Slimey Crawler
These guys are pretty harmless and only hang out on ropes. You can find them in all worlds, as well as the challenge level with ropes. Earliest place you can get them is Cozy Canyon close to the start.
Buoy Bob
These guys are harmless and you can find them swimming in Cozy Canyon as well as the area where the fossil minigame is. Earliest place you can get them is in Cozy Canyon right at the start.
iBug Z1
These guys like to crawl on the climbable fences in the game. You can find them in all worlds, including the challenge level with the fences. The earliest you can find them is once you're able to advance to the lighthouse area in Cozy Canyon, so you need at least 2 explorer medallions there.
Batula
These guys are kind of annoying. They send out sonic blasts and if you get hit by it, it reverses your controls. You can find these guys in the cave in Mount Magma and Crystal Cavern. Earliest place you can find them is in Mount Magma when you go in the dark tunnel towards the obstacle course.
Spiralo
These guys are very annoying to get a pic of, because when you get close they lunge at you. You can find them in Mount Magma, Sinking Sands, and Crystal Cavern. Earliest place you can find them is in Mount Magma when you go in the dark tunnel towards the obstacle course.
Flash Mop
These guys can be found in either Snowland or Crystal Cavern. The earliest you'd be able to find them is in Snowland as I believe it unlocks after you get 20ish medallions. Simply fly over to the island and warp through either floating snowflake and you'll see plenty.
Rooty Boy
This is an NPC. They can be found in Cozy Canyon, Sinking Sands, and one on the ship in The Sky which takes you back to the forest. The earliest and easiest place you can get this is the first medallion in Cozy Canyon. You are greeted by one of these when you first arrive.
Lavasarus Rex
This is an NPC. You can find them in either Mount Magma or the flying minigame through the red ring in The Sky. The earliest and easiest place you can get this is the first medallion in Mount Magma. You are greeted by one of these when you first arrive.
Green Lady
This is an NPC. You can find them in either Sinking Sands or the maze minigame on the desert area in The Sky. The earliest and easiest place you can get this is the first medallion in Sinking Sands. You'll be greeted by one of these when you first arrive.
Ghouly
This is an NPC and they are only found in Crystal Cavern. The earliest you can get this is the first medallion in Crystal Cavern. You can walk forward a few feet and you'll see an orange one.
Pin Bird
These are the little children you're supposed to get for their mother. They are only found in Snowland and there are three per area (two areas). The easiest way to do this is to run and catch one first, then take a picture of it as it will be standing still and they run away decently fast.
Mother Pin Bird
She can only be found on the snowland island (not in the actual levels). Once you've unlocked it, fly over and you'll see her (she's hard to miss).
Mr. Octo
This is the "boss" of Cozy Canyon. You must earn the 5 previous medallions in Cozy Canyon to unlock this challenge. Head to the lighthouse and drop in and you'll be put into a boss battle with him. Wait until he gets close to you and snap a pic.
Lord Bucket Head
This is the "boss" of Mount Magma. You must earn the 5 previous medallions in Mount Magma to unlock this challenge. Climb all the way up the mountain and at the top you'll be thrown into a boss fight with him. Wait until one of the platforms at the edge of the arena drops down, then jump onto one and snap a pic.
Mike the Mole
This is the "boss" of Crystal Cavern. You must earn the 5 previous medallions in Crystal Cavern to unlock this challenge. You need to drop down into the pit and navigate your way through the maze to get to the boss room. Once there, get nice and close to him and wait for him to throw a rock. Dodge it and quickly snap a pic before he goes underground.
Mr. Stein
These guys can only be found after you've opened the mysterious gate. Once you've opened the gate and proceed through, you'll see one of them in front of you standing still (for now). Take a picture of him now because when you press all 4 buttons activating the lights they will start moving and attack you.
Mr. Stein will most likely be your last one, and once you snap a pic of him you'll get your achievement.
You must take pictures of all the bosses but the final boss, the Master Explorer, the NPCs who talk to you in each of the four major hub areas, the normal enemies (not the spike balls), and an enemy type who only appears beyond the Mysterious Gate (the final photo in the book).
In order to take pictures, you will need to buy the camera from the Master Explorer, who sells it for 100 coins. You can see which creatures you have taken a picture of by checking the Explorer Book. Most of these creatures can be found in numerous areas. Note that all creatures are in the order of the first area you can find them in instead of the Explorer Book order.
Cozy Canyon
- Berry Monster – The berry enemies
- Bucket Head – The enemies with a bucket on their head
- Buoy Bob – The turtles in the water
- Honey Bee – The bee creatures flying around on the way to the lighthouse
- iBug Z1 – The little robotic bugs that crawl on metal grates in the lighthouse area. To get an easy picture of one, jump on the first blue platform and look behind you to see one clinging to the grate next to you.
- Mr. Octo – The octopus boss found in the lighthouse
- Rooty Boy – The friendly forest creatures
- Slimy Crawler – The snail-like creatures on the ropes
- Whack Mole – The moles that pop out of the ground and throw rocks at you right next to the windmill
Mount Magma
- Lavasaurus Rex – The friendly dinosaurs found wandering around
- Batula – The bat flying in the cave
- Spiralo – The snakes in the cave and on the obstacle course
- Lord Bucket Head – The giant bucket head you fight in the volcano
Sinking Sands
- Green Lady – The friendly cactus creatures wandering around
Crystal Cavern
- Flash Mop – The blue furry enemy wandering around certain areas of the cavern. There should be one wandering around the entrance to The Pit.
- Ghouly – The friendly orange and green creatures floating around
- Mike the Mole – The gigantic mole that you have to fight in The Pit
The Sky
- Mother Pin Bird – The giant penguin-like creature wandering around near the entrance to Snowland
- Pin Bird – The baby penguin-like creatures found wandering around by the Snowland entrance once you have rescued them. Please see the Pin Bird Protector trophy for more information on rescuing the baby Pin Birds.
The Mysterious Gate
- Mr. Stein – The large ancient rock-like creature with a red symbol on its head that is roaming around behind the Mysterious Gate. It is much easier to take a photo of them while they are deactivated, so I recommend taking a picture of the one that is asleep straight ahead of you as soon as you go past the gate.