Those who want to grab 'em all in Pokemon Bright Diamond and Shining Pearl will demand to get their hands on the Super Rod, the best fishing particular available in both remakes. In fact, information technology's the all-time fishing rod available in nigh other Pokemon games too.

While the Sometime Rod and Good Rod are decent for catching Pokemon while traveling throughout the Sinnoh region in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl , the Super Rod is required to grab rare water-types at the end of the game.

Updated on March fourteen, 2022 by Renri Seong: The Super Rod is the last Fishing Rod key item that players will arrive Pokemon Vivid Diamond & Pokemon Shining Pearl. The Pokemon that tin can exist hooked past the Super Rod are at much higher levels than those that can be defenseless using the Old and Good Rod. Because of this, the Super Rod in BDSP is unobtainable until tardily-game. However, trainers intent on completing the Pokedex will want to pick up the Super Rod if they want to truly catch them all. The following guide has been updated to include a listing of Super Rod-exclusive Pokemon, and which of these Pokemon trainers should add together to their team.

Where to Find the Super Rod in Pokemon Diamond and Shining Pearl

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To find the Super Rod in Pokemon Diamond and Shining Pearl, players must first beat the Aristocracy Four and acquire the National Dex from Professor Oak after seeing all 151 Pokemon in the game. This volition open upwards the ability to find and catch over 300 boosted Pokemon not native to the Sinnoh Region, creating a massive goal to work toward for endgame content.

Once the National Dex has been received from Professor Oak in Sandgem Town, players should and then head to Snowpoint Metropolis at the northernmost bespeak of the map. Talk to the sailor by the boat, and travel to the Battle Zone. This will take players to the Super Rod location in the Fight Expanse in the northeastern corner of the map.

Caput immediately n after getting off the gunkhole and talk to the fisherman standing outside of the doorway to Road 225. If players accept defeated the final 4 and take the National Dex, the fisherman in the Fight Area volition so requite players the Super Rod when they answer "Yeah" to his question.

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The Good Rod in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is a decent item to utilise for fishing up Sinnoh water-types, but one time the Super Rod has been obtained, rarer encounters similar Gyrados and Feebas tin be obtained easier.

To fish with the Super Rod, Good Rod, or Old Rod in Pokemon Bright Diamond and Shining Pearl , go to whatsoever torso of water and employ the item while facing the water. When an exclamation signal appears over the trainer'south head, press A to reel the Pokemon in and start an encounter.

If shiny-hunting, or searching for a specific catch, players tin e'er run from a battle instead of fighting to speed the process along. It'due south as well recommended to change to a unlike tile if searching for a specific Pokemon, every bit sticking to the same spot will oft result in repeat encounters.

Super Rod Sectional Pokemon

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Since players should have the National Dex by the postgame, there are no limits to Pokemon when line-fishing with the Super Rod. Additionally, the Battle Tower opens up several new routes that players can explore. Some H2o-type Pokemon such as Sharpedo can only be institute on specific routes in all of Sinnoh. Even so, thanks to the add-on of the M Hole-and-corner, Pokemon similar Clamperl can be found as a Roaming Pokemon in certain hideaways. If players want the Pokemon to exist below level 60, then they should utilise the Super Rod.

Pokemon Location Apperance Charge per unit
Gyarados Route 205, Route 219, most routes forty-lx%, v% (Great Marsh)
Shellder Route 205 (Southward), Valley Windworks, Fuego Ironworks 5%
Seadra Route 226 45%
Staryu Canalvine Metropolis, Sunyshore City 5%
Seaking Route 203, Road 204 (South), Route 209, Route 219 (North), Route 214, Resort Surface area, Sendoff Bound, Lake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Twinleaf Town 35%
Poliwhirl Route 225, Road 227, Route 228 30-35% (Road 225), 70% (Route 227, 228)
Dratini Mt. Coronet (4F) thirty%
Dragonair Mt. Coronet (4F) 5%
Chinchou Route 220 xxx%
Lanturn Route 220 v%
Qwilfish Fe Island 5%
Octillery Route 213, Route 222-224, Route 230, Sunyshore City, Pokemon League, Pastoria City 5% (Route 223, 230), 35% (Road 213, 222, Pastoria, and Sunyshore Urban center), 45% (Pokemon League), 55% (Route 224)
Carvanha Great Marsh (Area ane-six), 35%
Sharpedo Route 213, Road 222 five%
Corphish Celestic Boondocks 30%
Crawdaunt Celestic Town 5%
Luvdisc Route 224, Pokemon League 15%
Wailmer Route 223, Route 230 30%
Wailord Route 223, Route 230 v%
Feebas Mt. Coronet (B1F) Only appears on four tiles that are randomized each 24-hour interval
Clamperl Road 219 5%
Relicanth Route 226 fifteen%
Whiscash Great Marsh, Celestic Boondocks, Mt. Coronet (Route 207, B1F) 5% (Celestic Town), 35% (Mt. Coronet) 60% (Great Marsh)
Lumineon Route 205, 216 35%

Which Pokemon to Catch with the Super Rod

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Pokemon such equally Whiscash and Dratini can be found in the Grand Underground despite existence H2o-type Pokemon. And then there are Pokemon like Feebas that can exist caught with an One-time or Proficient Rod.

Nigh of the Super Rod-exclusive Pokemon are worth catching, but the two that stand up out are Dratini and Feebas. Dratini tin can evolve into the pseudo-legendary Dragonite, a Dragon/Flight-type Pokemon with a high base stat total. Feebas is recommended because of its development, Milotic. While not a pseudo-legendary, Milotic has superior Special Defense and Special Attack, making it very tanky and useful in competitive battling.

Players in a rush to evolve their Dratini can catch a level 60 Dratini in the Fountainspring Cave hideaway. Unfortuantely for Feebas, players will need to grab this Pokemon past line-fishing on B1F of Mt. Coronet.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are out now for Nintendo Switch.

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