How to shiny hunt using Good Rod in Pokémon Sapphire.
Fishing with the Good Rod.
Odds with charm
1 / 8,192
Odds no charm
1 / 8,192
Per encounter
~20s
Expected hunt
45.5 hours
How the hunt works
Cast repeatedly from the same tile — you never need to move. Sort your rods by which one gives your target the best rate; the Good Rod table sits between the Old and Super Rod.
The base rate in Pokémon Sapphire is 1 in 8,192. There is no Shiny Charm in this game, so the base rate is the best you can get.
Pokémon you can find with Good Rod in Sapphire
8 species, sorted by best encounter rate.
