Fishing is a Trainer Skill which all players can learn, and allows access to unique Pokémon.
How to Fish
All you need to start fishing is a rod (see below for details on obtaining one). Face a body of water and press the "F"-button on your keyboard.
A bar shows up. What to do?
There will be a "Hook Icon" that's going to move left and right. You will need to press the Space Bar to stop the hook. If the hook lands in the yellow box, you'll hook a Pokémon (see: image #1). If the hook lands on the tiny green box, you'll perfectly hook the Pokémon which will give you more Fishing XP (see: image #2).
What's Fishing EXP?
Fishing EXP is experience to level up your fishing level to unlock higher level Fishing Rods, and unlocks fishing in new areas.
Unlocks
While fishing, you will gain experience for each Pokémon you hook. As you level up, you will unlock new areas and access to new rods. You can view your current fishing level/experience in the Trainer Card (2nd page).
Rods/Areas
Unlock-able Areas
- Lvl 15: Kanto Safari Zone
- Lvl 20: Turtle Cove
- Lvl 25: Cerulean Cave
- Lvl 30: Toto Cave
- Lvl 35: Johto Safari Zone
- Lvl 40: Dragons Den
- Lvl 45: Altering Cave
- Lvl 50: Hoenn Safari Zone
- Lvl 55: Ancient Cavern
- Lvl 60: Sinnoh Safari Zone
- Lvl 80: Ancient Dungeon
- Lvl 85: Mossy Cave