Meaning behind fishing in the dark series#

The Old and Good Rods return in this Generation.Ĭonsecutive fishing describes reeling in the same Pokémon in the same area repeatedly.

In Generation VI, fishing mechanics remain mostly unchanged, with the removal of rippling water and the addition of consecutive fishing. Furthermore, the Old and Good Rods are no longer available, only providing the player with a single rod to fish for Pokémon with. As such, this allows certain Pokémon such as Milotic and Poliwrath to be caught in the wild, while normally they would not. However, by fishing in rippling water, different Pokémon can be caught, generally being rare Pokémon or the evolved forms of the Pokémon normally found. In Generation V, fishing mechanics are mostly unchanged from Generation IV. Super Rod's Key Item obtain sprite from Generation V Since Pokémon that have been fished up are not generated until after the player has confirmed a bite the abilities Intimidate and Keen Eye have no effect when fishing in Emerald. In Emerald, if the first Pokémon of a player's party has Hustle, Pressure or Vital Spirit there is a 50% chance that the Pokémon the player fishes up will be the highest possible level. In Emerald, if the first Pokémon in the player's party has the ability Suction Cups or Sticky Hold, the player has an 92.5% chance for a bite. This also made fishing on Route 4 and Route 14 possible. Generation III also introduced the ability for Pokémon Trainers to fish off the back of a surfing Pokémon, which may be required to catch Feebas.

Meaning behind fishing in the dark series#

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, this required a series of confirmations when using better rods, and the Pokémon will also get away if the player presses A or B at the wrong time. A series of ellipses appear prior to the text 'Oh! A bite!', which is when the player should press the A button exactly once. Starting with Generation III, the fishing mechanic became more complex, as the player would have to pay attention and confirm as soon as the rod hooked a Pokémon, or else it would get away.

Violet City, Ecruteak City, Blackthorn City, Viridian City, Ruins of Alph, Ilex Forest, Route 30, Route 31, Route 35, Route 43, Route 44 C, Route 28, Mt.

Mortar, Tohjo Falls, Silver Cave, Route 42, Route 24, Route 25, Route 9, Route 10

Dark Cave, Union Cave, Slowpoke Well, Mt.

New Bark Town, Olivine City (harbor) Pallet Town, Vermilion City, Cinnabar Island, Route 41, Route 27, Route 26, Route 20, Route 21.

Cherrygrove City, Olivine City, Cianwood City, Cerulean City G S, Dark Cave (B2F), Route 34, Route 40, Route 14 * and Route 19.

These locations share fishing encounter tables with each other. While there are many locations in which the player can fish, there are only 10 distinct fishing encounter tables. In Generation II, functionally fishing works that same as in Generation I. The player can only fish from land, not while Surfing. If the rod catches nothing, players can cast it out again. The other two rods have a 1/2 chance of landing nothing each time the player uses it. The Old Rod will always land a wild Pokémon and start a battle. In Generation I, fishing is simply a matter of standing next to water and using the rod. In Generation VII, the Alola games include only a Fishing Rod, given out by Lana. Unlike the earlier rods, the Fishing Rod can only be used in designated fishing spots.

In these games, each location only has one set of fishing encounters, rather than three. From Generation VII onward, there is only one rod, the Fishing Rod. Generation V includes only the Super Rod, which is given out by Looker B W or Cedric Juniper B2 W2 during the post-game.

The Good Rod normally allows encountering higher level Pokémon than the Old Rod, and the Super Rod normally allows encountering higher level Pokémon than the Good Rod. In the Kanto and Johto games, each one is given out by a Fishing Brother. Each fishing rod allows the player to encounter different Pokémon. These fishing rods can be used in almost any body of water. In fact, some Pokémon can only be caught by using a fishing rod.įrom Generation I to VI, there are three different fishing rods: the Old Rod, Good Rod, and Super Rod.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearlįishing is a way to use a fishing rod to catch wild Pokémon in the water.