Super Rod (Neo Genesis 103)

Trainer Item

Super Rod すごいつりざお Amazing Fishing Rod

Neo Genesis print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi Release information English expansion Neo Genesis Rarity English card no. 103/111 Japanese expansion Gold, Silver, to a New World... Japanese Rarity English expansion Noble Victories Rarity English card no. 95/101 Japanese expansion Red Collection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 060/066 English expansion Dragon Vault English card no. 20/20 Japanese expansion Dragon Selection Japanese card no. 018/020 English expansion BREAKthrough Rarity English card no. 149/162 Japanese expansion Noivern BREAK Evolution Pack Japanese card no. 005/010 Japanese Deck BREAK Starter Pack Japanese card no. 054/072 Japanese Deck Kit Ultra Sun Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 014/041 Japanese Deck Kit Ultra Moon Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 014/041 English expansion Paldea Evolved Rarity English card no. 188/193 Japanese expansion Snow Hazard Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 066/071 English expansion Paldea Evolved Rarity English card no. 276/193 Japanese expansion Snow Hazard Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 098/071 Japanese Deck Kit Ruler of the Black Flame Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 013/038 Japanese Deck Terastal Starter Set Mewtwo ex Japanese card no. 011/020 Japanese Deck Terastal Starter Set Skeledirge ex Japanese card no. 010/020 English expansion Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic English Deck Venusaur & Lugia ex Deck English card no. 028/034 Japanese expansion Pokémon Card Game Classic Japanese Deck Venusaur & Lugia ex Deck Japanese card no. 018/032 English expansion Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic English Deck Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck English card no. 027/034 Japanese expansion Pokémon Card Game Classic Japanese Deck Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck Japanese card no. 019/032 English expansion Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic English Deck Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck English card no. 028/034 Japanese expansion Pokémon Card Game Classic Japanese Deck Blastoise & Suicune ex Deck Japanese card no. 018/032 Japanese Deck Kit Venusaur & Charizard & Blastoise Special Deck Set ex Japanese card no. 032/049 Japanese expansion Shiny Treasure ex Japanese card no. 158/190 Japanese Deck Ancient Koraidon ex Starter Deck & Build Set Japanese card no. 023/053 Japanese Deck Future Miraidon ex Starter Deck & Build Set Japanese card no. 023/053 Japanese Deck Battle Master Deck Terastal Charizard ex Japanese card no. 011/021 Japanese Deck Kit Stellar Miracle Deck Build Box Japanese card no. 015/044 Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 167/SV-P Japanese Deck Stellar Tera Type Starter Set Sylveon ex Japanese card no. 011/022 Japanese Deck Stellar Tera Type Starter Set Ceruledge ex Japanese card no. 011/022

Super Rod (Japanese: すごいつりざお Amazing Fishing Rod) is an Item card. It was first released in the Neo Genesis expansion as a Trainer card.

Card text

Neo Genesis print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Flip a coin. If heads, put an Evolution card from your discard pile, if any, into your hand. If tails, put a Basic Pokémon card from your discard pile, if any, into your hand.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Black & White Series prints

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Shuffle 3 in any combination of Pokémon and basic Energy cards from your discard pile back into your deck.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).

BREAKthrough print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Shuffle 3 in any combination of Pokémon and basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).

Scarlet & Violet Series prints

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Shuffle up to 3 in any combination of Pokémon and Basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may play any number of Item cards during your turn.

Release information

Neo Series

This card was included as a Trainer card in the Neo Genesis expansion with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi, first released in the Japanese Gold, Silver, to a New World... expansion.

Black & White Series

Super Rod was later released as an Item card with a completely different effect in the Noble Victories expansion with new artwork by 5ban Graphics, first released in the Japanese Red Collection. It was reprinted as a Tinsel Holofoil in the Dragon Vault, first released in the Japanese Dragon Selection subset.

XY Series

Super Rod was reprinted again with new artwork by Toyste Beach in the BREAKthrough expansion, first released in the Japanese Noivern BREAK Evolution Pack. It was later reprinted in the Japanese BREAK Starter Pack.

Sun & Moon Series

During the Sun & Moon Series, Super Rod was reprinted in the Japanese Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Deck Build Boxes, a set of competitive-play focused products that reprinted popular and useful cards that people used in recent tournaments. The print retained the XY Series layout for Trainer cards.

Scarlet & Violet Series

Super Rod was included as both a Regular card and a hyper rare in the Paldea Evolved expansion, first released in the Japanese Snow Hazard expansion. Both prints feature new artwork by Toyste Beach. The card received a slight text change to include the phrase up to, in order to give players the option to take fewer than the maximum number of cards. In Japan, the Regular print was reprinted in the Ruler of the Black Flame Deck Build Box, in both Terastal Starter Sets, the Venusaur & Charizard & Blastoise Special Deck Set ex, the Shiny Treasure ex subset, both Starter Deck & Build Sets, the Battle Master Deck Terastal Charizard ex, the Stellar Miracle Deck Build Box, and the Stellar Tera Type Starter Sets.

The Regular print was also reprinted as one of seven SV-P Promotional cards available in Pokémon Card Gym Promo Card Pack 7, which was distributed at Pokémon Card Gym venues able to do so from July 19, 2024. This print features the Pokémon Card Gym logo.

The BREAKthrough print of Super Rod was reprinted in Holofoil for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic, although it uses its Scarlet & Violet Series text. This reprint lacks a regulation mark and is thus not legal for tournament play.

Gallery

Neo Genesis print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi	Noble Victories print Illus. 5ban Graphics	BREAKthrough print Illus. Toyste Beach
Paldea Evolved Regular print Illus. Toyste Beach	Paldea Evolved hyper rare print Illus. Toyste Beach	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

This card's effect from Noble Victories onward is similar to that of Night Maintenance from Mysterious Treasures, which in turn matched Nightly Garbage Run from the Team Rocket expansion.

Origin

The Super Rod is the most effective fishing item featured in the Pokémon games. The Paldea Evolved prints and the BREAKthrough print depict the Super Rod as it appears in Generation VI. The Noble Victories print depicts the Super Rod as it appears in Generation V.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.