Genshin Impact

The Catch How to Get and Best Characters

Genshin Impact - The Catch Polearm

The Catch is a 4-Star Polearm obtained from the Inazuma Fishing Association in Genshin Impact. Check out how to get The Catch, its fishing spots, The Catch refinement materials, and the best characters for this weapon here!

How to Get The Catch

Catch the Fish Required for Exchange

  1. Catch 20 Rusty Koi
  2. Catch 20 Golden Koi
  3. Catch 6 Raimei Angelfish
  4. Exchange the fish in Kujirai Momiji's shop.

Go to the Inazuma Fishing Association

You can find Kujirai Momiji at the beach between Byakko Plain and Inazuma City. The shop can only be unlocked after completing the quest Exploding Population.

Best Fishing Spots for The Catch

Liyue Fishing Spots

Liyue will be the best place to fish for Rusty and Golden Kois. Both Rusty Koi and Golden Koi need the Fake Fly Bait to be caught.

Inazuma Fishing Spots

Raimei Angelfish can only be caught in one area in Inazuma, and needs False Worm Bait to bite. There are also some Fishing Spots in Inazuma that have both Rusty and Golden Kois!

The Catch Fish Appearance Times and Bait

List of Fish In-Game Time & Bait
Anytime
18:00 to 6:00

The Rusty and Golden Koi can be fished all around the clock, while the Raimei Angelfish can only be caught between 18:00 and 6:00. Use the in-game time adjuster function for the Raimei Angelfish!

Place Thoma in Your Team

Genshin - Thoma
Thoma's Talent, Snap and Swing, gives you a 20% chance of getting twice the amount of fish while fishing in Inazuma when you have him in your current team!

How Long Does It Take to Farm The Catch?

Two Weeks in Real Time

You can only get a set amount of fish per pool area and fish respawns will take up to 72 hours in real life. On average, fishing for the catch can take up to 2 weeks to complete.

Faster by Visiting Other Player Worlds

If you have generous friends, ask them if you could fish in their world! You can bypass the fishing limit by fishing in another player's world. This way, it could be possible to farm for The Catch in less than a day!

Genshin Co-Op Boards
Genshin - Friend Request BoardFriend Request Board Genshin - Co-Op BoardCo-Op Board Genshin - Supporting castBoardSupporting Cast Board

The Catch Stats and Information

The Catch Basic Stats and Skills

The Catch
The Catch Image
Type Polearm
Base ATK 42
Rarity ★★★★
Bonus Effect
Energy Recharge + 10.0%
Skill
Shanty
Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%.

The Catch Stats

Lvl. Base ATK Energy Recharge
1/20 42 10.0%
20/20 109 17.7%
40/40 205 25.8%
50/50 266 29.8%
60/60 327 33.8%
70/70 388 37.9%
80/80 449 41.9%
90/90 510 45.9%

The Catch Refinement Levels

R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
Skill Effect
Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%.
Skill Effect
Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 20% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 7.5%.
Skill Effect
Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 24% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 9%.
Skill Effect
Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 28% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 10.5%.
Skill Effect
Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 32% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 12%.

The Catch Rating

Main-DPS Sub-DPS Support
N/A Genshin - SS Tier N/A

Is The Catch a good weapon?

The Catch is one of the best weapons for Sub-DPS polearm characters, particularly ones that often use their Elemental Burst. It can also be obtained and refined easily through fishing, provided you have the time and patience to invest in it.

See Weapon Tier List

Best Characters for The Catch

Who is The Catch Good for?

Recommended Characters
Raiden ImageRaiden Shenhe ImageShenhe Zhongli ImageZhongli
Candace ImageCandace Rosaria ImageRosaria Thoma ImageThoma
Xiangling ImageXiangling Yaoyao ImageYaoyao Yun Jin ImageYun Jin

Great for Elemental Burst Build Characters

The Catch is great for characters that require extra Energy Recharge and are likely to use their Elemental Burst. Raiden, Thoma, Yun Jin and Shenhe in particular can use The Catch to its full potential!

Note that while you can use this on certain polearm characters, their best in slot weapons may vary. For more information on their best weapons, check out our character tier list with their best in slot weapons!

Character Tier List

How to Refine The Catch

Use Ako's Sake Vessel Refinement Material

Item List of Fish Needed
Genshin - Ako Ako's Sake Vessel

The Catch can only be refined using Ako's Sake Vessel, which can be exchanged for fish at the Inazuma Fishing Association.

How to Get Ako's Sake Vessel

The Catch Ascension Materials

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Materials Total
150,000
18
15
27
4
9
9
3
18
10
15

Ascension Materials for Each Level

20

40
40

50
50

60
60

70
70

80
80

90

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Comment

23 Anonymous10 days

I see people complaining about the tie it takes to obtain this, waiting for resets, etc. I actually enjoy things like this. It gives me something to do everyday!

22 Anonymousabout 1 month

is r5 tamareyei no ohanashi (or whatever it was called) better than r5 the catch for xiangling? im wondering wether i should go through the trouble of fishing since i already have the former ( . _ .)

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