


If you are too late you will miss the catch.


Once the rod starts shaking and your controller starts vibrating you will need to press A in a timely fashion (immediately). There is a bit of a mini-game involved in catching the Pokemon with the fishing rod. Every time that you see one of these ripples on the water you have an opportunity to catch a Pokemon with the Fishing Rod. If the rod shakes you need to press the A Button again to reel in the Pokemon. Once you’ve found a shadow or ripple on the water you will want to press the A Button to cast your line. You actually have to look for shadows on the water to use the fishing rod in Pokemon Sword and Shield. You can view your current fishing level/experience in the Trainer Card (2nd page).Look for the Shadows on the Water to Fish As you level up, you will unlock new areas and access to new rods. While fishing, you will gain experience for each Pokémon you hook. however, using AFK rod will give less fishing EXP and lower Hooking Rate AFK Rod is a rod which allow players to bypass Hooking minigames, not wild pokemon battles. Fishing speed is influenced by the fishing rod you are using.Īlso, there are 2 Pokemons Abilites that give an increased chance of hooking a Pokémon during fishing, do note that if you use one of these abilities the money you gain is reduced. Fishing EXP is experience to level up your fishing level to unlock higher level Fishing Rods, and unlocks fishing in new areas. If the hook lands on the tiny green box, you will perfectly hook the Pokémon which will give you more Fishing XP. If the hook lands in the yellow box, you will hook a Pokémon. You will need to press the Space Bar to stop the hook. There will be a "Hook Icon" that moves left and right. To Fish, face a body of water and press the "F" button on your keyboard and wait until a bar shows up. To start training Fishing, first you need to purchase an Old rod for 5k in the building to the left of Vermillion City Pokemon Center Fishing is a Trainer Skill which allows the player to encounter Pokemon from water, pond, sea tiles on the map.
