Super Rod (Neo Genesis 103)

Trainer Item

Super Rod すごいつりざお Amazing Fishing Rod

BREAKthrough print Illus. Toyste Beach 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 Expansion BREAK Starter Pack Japanese card no. 054/072

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.

Noble Victories 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 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

{{{ruletext}}}

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).

Release information

This card was included in the Neo Genesis expansion, first released in the Gold, Silver, to a New World... expansion in Japan, with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi. It was later released as an Item card with a completely different effect in the Noble Victories expansion with new artwork by 5ban Graphics, previously released in the Japanese Red Collection. It was reprinted as a Tinsel Holofoil in the Dragon Vault, first released in the Japanese Dragon Selection. It was reprinted again with new artwork by Toyste Beach in the BREAKthrough expansion, previously released in the Japanese Noivern BREAK Evolution Pack and later in the Japanese BREAK Starter Pack.

Gallery

Neo Genesis print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi	Noble Victories print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Dragon Vault print Illus. 5ban Graphics	BREAKthrough 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 Noble Victories expansion print 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.

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