How To Get the Super Rod in Pokémon Black & White

Using the Super Rod in Pokémon Black

The Super Rod is the only fishing rod in Pokémon Black & White, and you’ll get it as a gift after you defeat the Elite Four and Team Plasma. After defeating Team Plasma, Police Officer Looker will visit you at your home in Nuvema Town and give you the Super Rod.

So this is one of the few key items you can only obtain in the post-game.

The Super Rod can be used by any body of water to catch Pokémon that are rare and fully-evolved. There are several water locations you’ll now be able to revisit with this handy tool in your bag.

Getting the Super Rod

After defeating Team Plasma for the final time, you’ll be teleported to your room in Nuvema Town.

From here, head down the stairs.

Head down the stairs in your room / Pokémon Black & White
Head down the stairs in your room.

At the bottom of the stairs you’ll spot two people sitting at the table that look like your Mom.

Your Mom and a lookalike will be sitting at the table / Pokémon Black & White
Your Mom and a lookalike will be sitting at the table.

Your Mom’s lookalike will reveal himself to actually be an International Police Officer named Looker.

International Police Officer Looker will reveal himself to you / Pokémon Black & White
International Police Officer Looker will reveal himself to you.

Looker will ask that you help him with a secret mission, which he reveals to be arresting Team Plasma’s missing Sages.

Looker will ask for your help in arresting Team Plasma’s sages / Pokémon Black & White
Looker will ask for your help in arresting Team Plasma’s sages.

After agreeing to help Looker, he’ll give you the Super Rod.

Looker giving you the Super Rod / Pokémon Black & White
Looker giving you the Super Rod.

Using the Super Rod

In-game details for the Super Rod / Pokémon Black & White
In-game details for the Super Rod.

The Super Rod is very easy to use, and it works identically to most other Pokémon games prior to Gen V.

When you’re standing next to a body of water, use the Super Rod from the Key Items pocket of your bag to cast your fishing line into the water. (Or for a much faster fishing experience, the Rod can be hot-keyed and registered for quick access).

Once the Rod is cast, you’ll know a Pokémon is on the line when an exclamation mark appears above your head.

An exclamation mark will appear once a Pokémon is on the line / Pokémon Black & White
An exclamation mark will appear once a Pokémon is on the line.

Using the Super Rod is a great way to catch strong Water-type Pokémon across all of Unova.

Rare and fully-evolved Pokémon like Poliwrath and Milotic can only be caught while fishing.

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