Super Rod

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 VI Key items Generation VII Key items

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.

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

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• In the core series games
  • Price
  • Effect
  • Description
  • Acquisition
  • Appearance
• In the anime
  • In the main series
  • In Pokémon Origins
• In the manga
  • In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
• Trivia
• In other languages
• See also

Contents

In the core series games

Price

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

Effect

The Super Rod allows the player to fish for higher-level wild Pokémon from bodies of water than the 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 An awesome, high-tech fishing rod. Use it at any body of water to fish for wild aquatic 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 Nuvema Town (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)

Appearance

Model from Generation VI

In the anime

A Super Rod in the anime

In the main series

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

A Super Rod in Pokémon Origins

In 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

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

The Super Rod has appeared in Pokémon Pocket Monsters.

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		Mega Canne
German		Superangel
Italian		Super Amo
Korean		대단한낚싯대 Daedanhan Naksitdae
Polish		Super Wędka
Brazilian Portuguese		Super Vara* Super Bastão *
Russian		Супер-Удочка Super-Udochka
Spanish		Supercaña Súper Caña*

See also

• Old Rod
• Good Rod
• Fishing Rod
• 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

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