Pokemon Snap helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Flexibility: Adapting and adjusting to changing conditions and expectations. 

As you move through the environments of the game, there are countless opportunities to take pictures of Pokemon in their natural habitats. The Pokemon may be out in the open or they may be hiding and require some special item to bring them out into the open. They are also constantly moving and interacting with one another, meaning that the player needs to adapt and use flexibility to get the best possible pictures. Because the NEO-ONE is on a track, the player cannot go back and retake the photo unless they start the level over completely. So being flexible can help get the best possible picture each time without having to repeat levels unnecessarily. 

Focus: Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks. 

As mentioned above, the player is riding in the NEO-ONE, a vehicle that does not stop at any point in the level. This means that the player needs to focus and block out distractions in order to get the best picture possible. If the player struggles with focus, they might be distracted and hit the button too slowly, causing them to miss a picture with a higher star rating.