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Old Fisherman
Info
The Old Fisherman is an NPC added in version 7.3.0 of Pixelmon. Old Fishermen appear most commonly near Rivers, but can also be found along Beaches. The Old Fisherman's main utility is its ability to appraise Fishing Rods. By right clicking him with an Old Rod, Good Rod or Super Rod, he appraises it out of the following eight rarities:
| Appraisal level | Chance |
|---|---|
| Not Special | 38.56% |
| So-So | 19.29% |
| Good | 12.94% |
| Great | 9.65% |
| Rare | 7.71% |
| Pro's | 6.34% |
| Supreme | 5.51% |
After appraisal, these rods now have the chance to fish up JUMP! Special textures, when fishing up their respective Pokemon. Returning to the Old Fisherman with any JUMP! texture in your party allows you to collect a Fishing Log. The Fishing Log allows you to track your total catch progress on JUMP! textures.
Jump textures exist for Magikarp, Clobbopus, Shellos, Slugma and Spheal. A full list of JUMP! textures as well as their rarities can be found on the Jump page.
NOTE: Slugma and Spheal do not retain these textures upon evolution.
Trivia
The idea behind these special textures originate from the Mobile Game Magikarp: JUMP!, where you train your Magikarp to jump as high as possible, challenging other NPC trainers in league battles.
Oa's Rod is a creative-only item which is able to catch all JUMP! Special textures without the need for appraisal.
