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The '''Fishing Brothers''', or more commonly called the  '''Fishing Gurus''' in the Pokémon fandom, are characters in [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}} and {{gen|III}} who give out different types of [[Fishing|Rods]]. They are all related to each other as brothers, and are spread out through [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]]. Other characters who give out Fishing Rods appear in [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]].
[[File:Silence Bridge Fishing Guru PO.png|thumb|250px|Fishing Guru's younger brother in Pokémon Origins]]
The '''Fishing Brothers''' (Japanese: '''つりずききょうだい''' ''Fishing Brothers''), or more commonly called the  '''Fishing Gurus''', are characters in [[Generation]]s {{Gen|I}}, {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, and {{Gen|IV}} who give out different types of [[Fishing|Rods]]. They are all related to each other as brothers, and are spread out through [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]]. Other characters who give out Fishing Rods appear in [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]].


==The Fishing Brothers==
==The Fishing Brothers==
===Vermilion Fishing Guru===
===Vermilion City brother===
In [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]], a man known as the "Fishing Guru" can be found in [[Vermilion City]], of [[Kanto]], who gives away an [[Old Rod]] to the player. Later, in [[Generation II]], he is known as the Fishing Dude and claims to be the eldest of the Fishing Brothers.
In the Generation I and III games, a man known as the '''Fishing Guru''' (Japanese: '''つりおやじ''' ''Fishing Guy'') lives in [[Vermilion City]] in the [[Kanto]] region. He gives away an [[Old Rod]]. In Generations II and IV, he is known as the '''Fishing Guru'''{{sup/2|GS}}/'''Fishing Dude'''{{sup/2|C}}{{sup/4|HGSS}} (Japanese: '''つりオヤジ''' ''Fishing Guy'') and claims to be the eldest of the Fishing Brothers. He is located in the house to the left of the Pokémon Center.


===Lake of Rage Fishing Guru===
===Lake of Rage Fishing Guru===
In the [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]] games, a man known as the Fishing Guru lives at [[Lake of Rage]], in [[Johto]]. His greatest dream is to see the world's largest {{p|Magikarp}}, and he regularly measures those brought to him in order to realize it. If the player brings him a large enough Magikarp, he will give the player an [[Ether]] as a prize.
In the Generation II and IV games, a man known as the '''Fishing Guru''' (Japanese: '''つりめいじん''' ''Fishing Master'') lives at the [[Lake of Rage]] in the [[Johto]] region. His greatest dream is to see the world's largest {{p|Magikarp}}, and he regularly measures those brought to him in order to realize it. If the player brings him a large enough Magikarp, he will give the player an [[Ether]]{{sup/2|GS}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}/[[Elixer]]{{sup/2|C}} as a prize.


===Silence Bridge Fishing Guru===
===Silence Bridge brother===
In [[Generation I]], [[Generation II]], [[Generation III]], and [[Generation IV]] a brother of the Fishing Guru lives on [[Silence Bridge]]. He gives [[Super Rod]]s to those in whom he detects a love of fishing. In [[Generation II]], he claims to be a younger brother of the Fishing Guru of Lake of Rage. In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, he is one of the few sources of balls introduced in {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, rewarding players with a {{DL|Poké Ball|Net Ball}} for showing him a record-breaking {{p|Magikarp}}.
In the Generation I, II, III, and IV games, '''Fishing Guru's younger brother''' (Japanese: '''つりおやじのおとうと'''{{sup/1|RGBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}} / '''つりオヤジおとうと'''{{sup/2|GSC}}{{sup/4|HGSS}} ''Fishing Guy's younger brother'') lives on {{DL|Kanto Route 12|Silence Bridge}} in the [[Kanto]] region. He gives away a [[Super Rod]]. In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, if the player shows him a {{p|Magikarp}} larger than any he has seen before, he gives the player a [[Net Ball]].


===Fuchsia City Fishing Guru===
===Fuchsia City brother===
In [[Generation I]] and [[Generation III]], the Fuchsia City Fishing Guru lives in [[Fuchsia City]], in [[Kanto]] and gives away a [[Good Rod]]. He says he is the older brother of the Vermilion Fishing Guru. There is also a small pond at the back of his house, where people can fish.
In Generation I and III, '''Fishing Guru's older brother''' (Japanese: '''つりおやじのあに''' ''Fishing Guy's older brother'') lives in [[Fuchsia City]] in the [[Kanto]] region. He gives away a [[Good Rod]]. He claims to be the older brother of the Vermilion Fishing Guru, which effectively makes him the oldest of the three brothers in these games. There is also a small pond at the back of his house, where people can fish.


==Other "Fishing Gurus"==
==In the anime==
Many other characters give fishing rods to players. In the Pokémon fandom, these have all become unofficially known as fishing gurus, even though they are not referred to as such in-game.
[[File:Fishing Guru PO.png|thumb|250px|The Vermilion Fishing Guru in Pokémon Origins]]
===Pokémon Origins===
Two of the three Fishing Brothers appeared briefly in [[Pokémon Origins]]. The Vermilion Fishing Guru appeared in ''[[PO02|File 2: Cubone]]'', where he gave {{OBP|Red|Origins}} an Old Rod. In ''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]'', Red was seen obtaining a Super Rod from Fishing Guru's younger brother at Silence Bridge.
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* In Generation II, a man in the {{rt|32|Johto}} Pokémon Center gives the player an Old Rod.
==Trivia==
* In Generation II, a man who has fished in Olivine City for 30 years gives the player a Good Rod in the Olivine Cafe.
* In the English version of [[Pokémon Gold and Silver]], there are two characters known as the '''Fishing Guru''' (the brothers at Vermilion City and Lake of Rage), despite differing Japanese names. To disambiguate, the Vermilion brother is renamed to '''Fishing Dude''' in {{game|Crystal}}. However, this creates a naming inconsistency with the Generation I games, where the same brother was known as the Fishing Guru.
* In Generation III, a man near the [[Dewford Gym|Gym]] in [[Dewford Town]] gives the player an Old Rod.
* The Fuchsia brother claims to be eldest of the three in Kanto-based games, while in Johto-based games the Vermilion brother claims to be the eldest (who previously claimed to be the middle one).
* In the Generation III games, a man is on {{rt|118|Hoenn}} gives the player a Good Rod.
** While in the English version this could be explained by brothers moving houses (with the Lake of Rage Fishing Guru being the same character who previously lived in Vermilion in Generation I, while the oldest brother, the Fishing Dude, moved from Fuchsia to his brother's house in Vermilion), this is not true in the Japanese version, in which the brother known as the Fishing Guy makes contradicting claims about his seniority.
* In the Generation III games, a man who is in a house by the [[Mossdeep Space Center]] gives the player a Super Rod.
** The only brother whose seniority stays the same throughout all generations and language versions is the one at Silence Bridge, who is consistently referred to as the Fishing Guru's (Fishing Guy's) younger brother (although the English versions of Generation I games do not state his seniority). He is also the only brother to never get a title of his own.
* In [[Generation IV]], a man on {{rt|209|Sinnoh}} gives the player a Good Rod.
* In the [[Generation IV]] games, a man who is in the [[gate]] connected to [[Jubilife City]] and {{rt|218|Sinnoh}} gives the player an Old Rod.
* In [[Generation IV]], a man who is found only after the player receives the [[National Pokédex]] in the [[Fight Area]] gives the player a Super Rod.


==Trivia==
==In other languages==
* Although in Generation I the Fuchsia Guru claims to be older than the Vermilion Guru, in Generation II the Guru in Vermilion claims to be the eldest of the brothers. This could perhaps be explained by the brothers moving around—in fact, it could be that there is only one Fishing Guru (from Vermilion in Generations I and III and from Lake of Rage in Generation II and IV).
''Fishing Brothers''
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''Fishing Dude''
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Latest revision as of 22:59, 27 March 2024

Fishing Guru's younger brother in Pokémon Origins

The Fishing Brothers (Japanese: つりずききょうだい Fishing Brothers), or more commonly called the Fishing Gurus, are characters in Generations I, II, III, and IV who give out different types of Rods. They are all related to each other as brothers, and are spread out through Kanto and Johto. Other characters who give out Fishing Rods appear in Hoenn and Sinnoh.

The Fishing Brothers

Vermilion City brother

In the Generation I and III games, a man known as the Fishing Guru (Japanese: つりおやじ Fishing Guy) lives in Vermilion City in the Kanto region. He gives away an Old Rod. In Generations II and IV, he is known as the Fishing GuruGS/Fishing DudeCHGSS (Japanese: つりオヤジ Fishing Guy) and claims to be the eldest of the Fishing Brothers. He is located in the house to the left of the Pokémon Center.

Lake of Rage Fishing Guru

In the Generation II and IV games, a man known as the Fishing Guru (Japanese: つりめいじん Fishing Master) lives at the Lake of Rage in the Johto region. His greatest dream is to see the world's largest Magikarp, and he regularly measures those brought to him in order to realize it. If the player brings him a large enough Magikarp, he will give the player an EtherGSHGSS/ElixerC as a prize.

Silence Bridge brother

In the Generation I, II, III, and IV games, Fishing Guru's younger brother (Japanese: つりおやじのおとうとRGBYFRLG / つりオヤジおとうとGSCHGSS Fishing Guy's younger brother) lives on Silence Bridge in the Kanto region. He gives away a Super Rod. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, if the player shows him a Magikarp larger than any he has seen before, he gives the player a Net Ball.

Fuchsia City brother

In Generation I and III, Fishing Guru's older brother (Japanese: つりおやじのあに Fishing Guy's older brother) lives in Fuchsia City in the Kanto region. He gives away a Good Rod. He claims to be the older brother of the Vermilion Fishing Guru, which effectively makes him the oldest of the three brothers in these games. There is also a small pond at the back of his house, where people can fish.

In the anime

The Vermilion Fishing Guru in Pokémon Origins

Pokémon Origins

Two of the three Fishing Brothers appeared briefly in Pokémon Origins. The Vermilion Fishing Guru appeared in File 2: Cubone, where he gave Red an Old Rod. In File 3: Giovanni, Red was seen obtaining a Super Rod from Fishing Guru's younger brother at Silence Bridge.

Trivia

  • In the English version of Pokémon Gold and Silver, there are two characters known as the Fishing Guru (the brothers at Vermilion City and Lake of Rage), despite differing Japanese names. To disambiguate, the Vermilion brother is renamed to Fishing Dude in Pokémon Crystal. However, this creates a naming inconsistency with the Generation I games, where the same brother was known as the Fishing Guru.
  • The Fuchsia brother claims to be eldest of the three in Kanto-based games, while in Johto-based games the Vermilion brother claims to be the eldest (who previously claimed to be the middle one).
    • While in the English version this could be explained by brothers moving houses (with the Lake of Rage Fishing Guru being the same character who previously lived in Vermilion in Generation I, while the oldest brother, the Fishing Dude, moved from Fuchsia to his brother's house in Vermilion), this is not true in the Japanese version, in which the brother known as the Fishing Guy makes contradicting claims about his seniority.
    • The only brother whose seniority stays the same throughout all generations and language versions is the one at Silence Bridge, who is consistently referred to as the Fishing Guru's (Fishing Guy's) younger brother (although the English versions of Generation I games do not state his seniority). He is also the only brother to never get a title of his own.

In other languages

Fishing Brothers

Language Title
France Flag.png French Frères Pêcheurs
Germany Flag.png German Gebrüder AnglerGS
AnglerbrüderCHGSS
Italy Flag.png Italian Fratelli Pescatori
South Korea Flag.png Korean 낚시 형제 Naksi Hyeongje
Spain Flag.png Spanish Hermanos Pescadores

Fishing Guru

Language Title
France Flag.png French Maître Pêcheur
Germany Flag.png German Profi-Angler
Italy Flag.png Italian Guru Pescatore
South Korea Flag.png Korean 낚시명인 Naksi Myeong-in*
Spain Flag.png Spanish Gurú Pescador

Fishing Dude

Language Title
France Flag.png French Gars qui pêche
Germany Flag.png German Senior-Angler
Italy Flag.png Italian Pescatore Gentile
South Korea Flag.png Korean 낚시아저씨 Naksi Ajeossi*
Spain Flag.png Spanish Tío Pescador


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