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Fishing is a recreation that is commonly seen in the Pokémon world.

In the games

Fishing is one way to catch Pokémon in the water. In fact, some Pokémon can only be caught by using a fishing rod. There are three fishing rods that are given out throughout the course of each game, and each one is given out by a Fishing Brother.

Equipment

Old Rod

An Old Rod is used to catch weak Template:Type2 Pokémon, which are usually low-level Magikarp.

• It can be obtained from a Fishing Guru:
  • In a house next to the Pokémon Center in Vermilion City, ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
  • In the Pokémon Center on Route 32. ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
  • Near the Gym in Dewford Town. ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
• It can be obtained from a fisherman:
  • In the gatehouse that connects Jubilife City to Route 218. ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}

In the Generation II games and their Generation IV remakes, the Pokémon caught are always at level 10.

Good Rod

A Good Rod is used to catch Template:Type2 Pokémon. It is an upgrade of the Old Rod.

• It can be obtained from a Fishing Guru:
  • In a house in Fuchsia City. ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
  • In Olivine City. ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
  • On Route 118. ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
• It can be obtained from a fisherman:
  • On Route 209. ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}

In the Generation II games and their Generation IV remakes, the Pokémon caught are always at level 20.

Super Rod

A Super Rod is an item used to catch strong Template:Type2 Pokémon. It is an upgrade of both the Old Rod and Good Rod, and can be used to catch high-level Pokémon like Poliwhirl and Gyarados.

• It can be obtained from a Fishing Guru:
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  • In a house by the Mossdeep Space Center. ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
• It can be obtained from a fisherman:
  • In the Fight Area (after obtaining the National Pokédex). ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}
• Given by Looker in the player's house (after finishing the main storyline). ^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}

In the Generation II games and their Generation IV remakes, the Pokémon caught are always at level 40. In Generation V games, the Pokémon caught are from level 35 to 55.

Catching Pokémon

Generation I and Generation II

In Generation I and II, fishing is simply a matter of standing next to water and using the rod. Sometimes, it will hook a Pokémon, and start a battle. Other times, it will catch nothing. There is a random chance of either happening, so if the rod catches nothing, players can feel free to cast it out again.

Generation III

Starting with Generation III, fishing became more complicated, as the player would have to pay attention and confirm as soon as the rod hooked a Pokémon, or else it would get away. In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, this required a series of confirmations to reel in better Pokémon. Generation III also introduced the ability for Trainers to fish off the back of a surfing Pokémon, which may be required to catch Feebas.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, the player would use the rod, and an exclamation mark-like sign would pop up above the player, noting that they should push the A button to start the battle with the Pokémon they've encountered. As with Generation III, the Pokémon will go away if the player takes too long.

Generation V

Fishing mechanics are mostly unchanged from Generation IV. However, fishing on strange bubbling spots in the water changes the Pokémon that can be caught, generally being Pokémon of the higher evolution. As such, this allows certain Pokémon such as Milotic and Poliwrath to be caught in the wild, while normally, they would be unavailable in the wild.

In the anime

Numerous episodes of the anime have featured the group fishing.

At the Safari Zone, a fishing rod is distributed with the Safari Balls.

Rather than using bait, lures with Pokémon designs are used. In Whiscash and Ash, a fisherman believed that the secret to catching the Whiscash he was looking for, was finding the right lure. Misty has a collection of lures, including a special lure based on herself that she believes is the best. She sent it to Ash as a gift in The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing. Ash used this lure in Buizel Your Way Out of This to try and catch a powerful Buizel.

Trivia

• In Generation I, it is possible to fish at the bottom of the statues in most gyms (except for Saffron Gym or Cinnabar Gym) or any room in the Elite Four. However, when using the Super Rod in any gym other than Cerulean Gym, the game will say "Looks like there's nothing here."
• Generations II and IV are the only generations in which it is impossible to get the Super Rod before beating the Elite Four.
• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the "!" will occasionally appear above the partner Pokémon instead of the player character.
  • This might be the partner Pokémon's own way of expressing surprise at the player getting a tug on the line.
• The Super Rod is the only fishing rod that is obtainable in Pokémon Black and White. The Old Rod and Good Rod, while still existent in the game's programming, cannot be obtained without hacking, and cannot be used - they can however, oddly enough, be held by a Pokémon.

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