How To Get The Super Rod in Pokémon HGSS

Fishing with Super Rod in Cherrygrove City (Pokémon HGSS)

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, you get the Super Rod by talking to the Silence Bridge Fishing Guru in his house on Route 12, located south of Lavender Town.

This means you’ll need to have beaten Johto’s Elite Four and explored some of Kanto first.

But once you’ve done all that, getting your Super Rod is easy and free. The Super Rod will allow you to catch rarer, higher-level Pokémon while fishing vs. the Old Rod or Good Rod.

Getting the Super Rod (Step-by-Step)

Here’s a step-by-step guide of where you need to go:

First, fly to Lavender Town and take the south exit from town. This leads onto the boardwalks of Route 12.

The boardwalks of Route 12, to the south of Lavender Town / Pokémon HG/SS
The boardwalks of Route 12, to the south of Lavender Town

Carry on going south down the boardwalks. If you haven’t explored this area before, there will be plenty of trainers to battle as you go.

Keep going until south you get to this house.

The Silence Bridge Fishing Guru's house on Route 12 / Pokémon HG/SS
The Silence Bridge Fishing Guru’s house on Route 12

This is the home of the Silence Bridge Fishing Guru.

Go inside and talk to the fisherman to receive your Super Rod.

Receiving the Super Rod from the Silence Bridge Fishing Guru / Pokémon HG/SS
Receiving the Super Rod from the Silence Bridge Fishing Guru

Pokémon Obtainable With The Super Rod

Once you’ve got your Super Rod, many fishable locations in the game will hold new possibilities.

You’ll also find many of the same Pokémon as with previous rods, but at level 40 instead.

Fishing with the Super Rod in New Bark Town / Pokémon HG/SS
Fishing with the Super Rod in New Bark Town

Check out the table below to see which new Pokémon can now be caught in each location.

Location Super Rod-Only Pokémon
New Bark Town Tentacruel
Lanturn
Cherrygrove City Kingler
Dark Cave Seaking
Union Cave Seaking (ground floor and one floor below ground only)
Kingler (two floors below ground only)
Slowpoke Well Seaking
Route 34 Kingler
Olivine City Kingler
Route 40 Kingler
Route 41 Tentacruel
Lanturn
Cianwood City Kingler
Route 47 Tentacruel
Lanturn
Safari Zone Dratini (Swamp Area)
Gyarados (Marshland Area)
Kingler (Rocky Beach Area)
Whirl Islands Seadra
Route 42 Seaking
Mt. Mortar Seaking
Dragon’s Den Dragonair
Route 27 Tentacruel
Lanturn
Tohjo Falls Seaking
Route 26 Tentacruel
Lanturn
Pallet Town Tentacruel
Lanturn
Route 4 Seaking
Cerulean City Seaking
Cerulean Cave Poliwhirl
Gyarados
Route 9 Seaking
Route 10 Seaking
Route 12 Qwilfish
Route 13 Qwilfish
Route 19 Kingler
Route 20 Tentacruel
Lanturn
Seafoam Islands Gyarados
Kingler
Seadra
Cinnabar Island Tentacruel
Lanturn
Route 21 Tentacruel
Lanturn
Route 24 Seaking
Route 25 Seaking

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