Super Rod

The Super Rod (Japanese: すごいつりざお Amazing Fishing Rod) is a Key Item introduced in Generation I. It allows the player to fish from bodies of water.

Super Rod すごいつりざお Amazing Fishing Rod

Artwork from Pokémon Red and Green

Introduced in Generation I Pocket Generation I Key items Generation II Key items Generation III Key items Generation IV Key items Generation V Key items Generation VI Key items Generation VII Key items Generation VIII Key items (BDSP)

The Old Rod and Good Rod are weaker versions of this item.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RBY/RGBY GSC RSEFRLG DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE BDSP N/A N/A

Effect

The Super Rod allows the player to fish for Pokémon in bodies of water. It allows the player to encounter wild Pokémon that are at a higher level than those found using the Old Rod or Good Rod.

Description

Games Description Stad Use in front of the sea, a river, etc., to fish for Pokémon. GSC The best Rod for catching Pokémon. RSE The best fishing rod for catching wild Pokémon. FRLG An awesome, high-tech fishing rod. Use it by any body of water to fish for wild Pokémon. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA An awesome, high-tech fishing rod. Use it at any body of water to fish for wild aquatic Pokémon. SV An awesome, high-spec fishing rod. Use it at bodies of water to fish for Pokémon.

Acquisition

Games Method RBY/RGBY Route 12 (from the Silence Bridge Fishing Guru) GSC Route 12 (from the Silence Bridge Fishing Guru) RSE Mossdeep City (from the Fisherman in the house east of the Gym) FRLG Route 12 (from the Silence Bridge Fishing Guru) DPPt Fight Area (from the Fisherman near the Route 225 gate) HGSS Route 12 (from the Silence Bridge Fishing Guru) BW Nuvema Town (from Looker after defeating Ghetsis) B2W2 Juniper Pokémon Lab (from Cedric Juniper) XY Route 16 (from a Fisherman in the Fishing Shack) ORAS Mossdeep City (from the Fisherman in the house east of the Gym) BDSP Fight Area (from the Fisher near the Route 225 gate)

Appearance

Obtain sprite from Generation V	Model from Generation VI	Obtain sprite from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

In animation

A Super Rod in Pokémon the Series: Black & White

A Super Rod in Pokémon Origins

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In Climbing the Tower of Success!, a Super Rod appeared as an item Iris had to find during the Wishing Bell Festival scavenger hunt.

Pokémon Origins

Red obtained a Super Rod from the Silence Bridge Fishing Guru in File 3: Giovanni. Soon after obtaining it, he was seen using it to capture himself a Psyduck.

Red was also seen fishing with the Super Rod in File 4: Charizard, although he did so merely to get some time to think about the mysterious Pokémon in Cerulean Cave.

In the manga

A Super Rod in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

The Super Rod has appeared in Pokémon Pocket Monsters.

In the TCG

Regular Paldea Evolved print of Super Rod

Main article: Super Rod (Neo Genesis 103)

The Super Rod was introduced as a Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Neo Series (the Japanese Neo Era). It was first released in the Japanese Gold, Silver, to a New World... expansion and the English Neo Genesis expansion, with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi. It let a player flip a coin. If heads, the player could put an Evolution card from their discard pile into their hand. If tails, the player could put a Basic Pokémon into their hand instead. Super Rod was later reclassified as an Item card during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese Black & White Era) with a completely different effect. Now, it let players shuffle 3 in any combination of Pokémon and Basic Energy cards from their discard pile back into their deck. During the Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era) the card received a slight text change to include the phrase up to, in order to give players the option to take fewer than the maximum number of cards.

Trivia

• The Super Rod is the only fishing rod that is obtainable in Generation V. The Old and Good Rods, while still existent in the game's programming, cannot be obtained without hacking and cannot be used; if hacked in, they can be held by a Pokémon unlike legitimate Key Items.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 厲害釣竿 Laihhoih Diugōn * 超強釣竿 Chīukèuhng Diugōn * 特級釣餌 Dahkkāp Diuneih * Mandarin 厲害釣竿 / 厉害钓竿 Lìhài Diàogān * 超強釣竿 Chāoqiáng Diàogān * 超級釣竿 Chāojí Diàogān * 上等釣竿 Shàngděng Diàogān * Finnish Supervapa French Méga Canne German Superangel Indonesian Kail Hiper Italian Super Amo Korean 대단한낚싯대 Daedanhan Naksitdae Polish Superwędka Brazilian Portuguese Supervara* Super Bastão * Russian Супер-Удочка Super-Udochka Spanish Supercaña Súper Caña*

See also

• List of Key Items in Generation I
• List of Key Items in Generation II
• List of Key Items in Generation III
• List of Key Items in Generation IV
• List of Key Items in Generation V
• List of Key Items in Generation VI
• List of Key Items in Generation VIII

Fishing rods

Old Rod

Good Rod

Super Rod

Fishing Rod

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