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How To Find All Rods In Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl

Here is our guide on how to find all of the Rods that you can get in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
By Daniel Borjas | 
First Published July 11, 2023, 05:47
How To Find All Rods In Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl

It has been a few years since the release of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Generation 4 was one of the most requested games that Pokemon fans wanted remade in the years before these two games came out. With Mystery Gifts and more to discover, there is plenty to discover in these games.

For completionists who want to discover all of the Pokemon available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, you are going to need the Rods. In these two games, players can get the Old Rod, Good Rod, and Super Rod to fish up some Pokemon. Here, we are going to go over how to find all the Rods in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

How To Find The Old Rod In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Rods
Fishermen will be the characters who will gift you a Rod in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. (Picture: Nintendo/The Pokemon Company)

The first rod you will want to find in Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl is the Old Rod. The Old Rod will only allow you to fish up Magikarp in these two games, but it is a start that you should definitely have. To get it, you will need to travel to Jubilife City. Once you are there, you will head west and get into the Route Connector Station. You will see a Fisherman there. Speak to him, and he will gift you the Old Rod.

How To Find The Good Rod In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

If you want to get the next fishing rod, you will want to find the Good Rod. The Good Rod will allow you to catch Pokemon like Barboach and Goldeen. You can even catch Feebas with this rod. To get the Good Rod, go to Hearthome City and head East until you are on Route 209. On the first dock, you will see a Fisherman. Talk to him, and he will gift you a Good Rod so you can fish up better Pokemon.

How To Find The Super Rod In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

BDSP All Rod Locations
You will have to wait for a long time before getting the Super Rod in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. (Picture: Nintendo/The Pokemon Company)

Finding the Super Rod is great because you can fish up Pokemon like Dratini, Relicanth, and Corphish as well. But you will have to first beat the main game and receive the National Pokedex before you can get the Super Rod. Once you do that, you need to go to Snowpoint City and talk to the Sailor at the dock. He will then ship you to the Battle Zone. At the Battle Zone, you will see a Fisherman who will gift you the Super Rod.

Daniel Borjas

Written by Daniel Borjas

Daniel is a former freelancer for CBR.com and Game Rant where he wrote on a variety of different topics. Daniel also freelanced with Esportz Network where he primarily focused on Smash Ultimate news esports news.  He even worked with Stream.TV where he focused on streaming products. Before Daniel became obsessed with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, he was trying his best to rank up past Diamond in TFT. Although he managed to get over his addiction to games like Fortnite, Pokemon GO, and Overwatch 2, you can often find Daniel playing single-player games like Elden Ring or Pokemon Scarlet. Daniel is open to suggestions on new games to try like Diablo 4, so feel free to drop him an email or message on Twitter to make a suggestion.