Jade Hop Rod
The Jade Hop Rod inMario Kart Tour
Appears in	Mario Kart Tour

TheJade Hop Rod is a High-Endkart inMario Kart Tour. Introduced in the2021 Ninja Tour, it is the signature kart ofShy Guy (Ninja) andMario (Happi). The kart is a green vehicle resembling a frog with red stripes, orange lips, a white underside, white and purple exhaust pipes, and two katanas on each side. It uses theStandard tires fromMario Kart 8 andMario Kart 8 Deluxe, and the emblem appears at the front and back of the kart. The Jade Hop Rod increases the duration ofJump Boost speed boosts and the number of bonus points awarded for performing Jump Boosts.

Four variants of this kart also appear, being theCrimson Hop Rod,Dark Hop Rod,Sakura Hop Rod, andGold Hop Rod. All of them are classified as High-End karts.

Availability[edit]

The Jade Hop Rod is not currently obtainable from regular pipes, and is not a part of the Daily Selects set. The table below shows the kart's availability in tours.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Statistics

Special skill	Jump Boost Plus
Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2)	Ninja Hideaway 3DS Neo Bowser City R SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R SNES Donut Plains 2 N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T Sydney Sprint R GCN Dino Dino Jungle GCN Dino Dino Jungle T GCN Dino Dino Jungle R/T N64 Frappe Snowland R/T RMX Mario Circuit 1T RMX Mario Circuit 1R N64 Choco Mountain R/T 3DS Rock Rock Mountain R 3DS Rock Rock Mountain T Los Angeles Laps 3R/T Los Angeles Laps 3T Tokyo Blur 3R/T Tokyo Blur R RMX Ghost Valley 1R 3DS Wario Shipyard R SNES Ghost Valley 2R Yoshi's Island Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T
Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5)	Ninja Hideaway T** 3DS Neo Bowser City T SNES Donut Plains 2T* SNES Donut Plains 2R* Ninja Hideaway R** N64 Koopa Troopa Beach*** Sydney Sprint GCN Dino Dino Jungle R N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R/T Los Angeles Laps 3 Tokyo Blur T RMX Ghost Valley 1 3DS Wario Shipyard 3DS Wario Shipyard T Los Angeles Laps 2T Los Angeles Laps 2R/T 3DS Wario Shipyard R/T Wii Koopa Cape R Amsterdam Drift 2R 3DS Piranha Plant Slide 3DS Piranha Plant Slide T GCN Daisy Cruiser SNES Ghost Valley 2 Singapore Speedway 2R/T Piranha Plant Cove R/T GBA Yoshi Desert R/T GBA Luigi Circuit
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

• Spotlight Shop description:
  • English:
    Hop into the lead and leave your opponents in the dust! The Jade Hop Rod is here! Aim for a high score with its Jump Boost Plus special skill!^[1]
  • Other languages:
    • Japanese:
      ジャンプしてライバルを振りきれ！かえるまるが登場！
      スペシャルスキルはジャンプアクションプラス たくさんジャンプしてハイスコアを目指そう！^[2]
    • Chinese (simplified):
      一跃而起,甩脱劲敌！青蛙丸登场！
      使用特殊技能“跳跃动作 提升”，多多跳跃，争取刷新最佳得分吧！^[3]
    • Chinese (traditional):
      用跳躍甩開勁敵吧！青蛙丸登場！
      特殊技能是跳躍動作 強化跳躍無數次並以獲得高分為目標吧！^[4]
    • French:
      Voici la Grenoumobile verte ! C'est un crôa-sement entre une grenouille et un kart ?!
      Sautez à n'en plus finir pour obtenir un meilleur score avec sa spécialité figure + !^[5]
    • German:
      Die Grün-Kabuki-Kröte ist da! Hüpfe deinen Weg ins Ziel und lass deine Gegner im Staub zurück!
      Hol dir den Highscore mit ihrer Spezialausstattung Sprungturbo+!^[6]
    • Italian:
      Fai mangiare la polvere ai tuoi avversari con il Carburospo di giada!
      Cerca di fare tanti punti con la sua abilità speciale salto turbo plus!^[7]
    • Korean:
      점프해서 라이벌을 따돌려라! 닌자개구리가 등장!
      스페셜 스킬인 점프 액션 플러스로 많이 점프해서 하이스코어를 노리자!^[8]
    • Portuguese:
      Conquiste a liderança e deixe os seus adversários comendo poeira! O Cururu verde chegou!
      Use a característica especial dele, o Salto impulsionado+, para pontuar bastante!^[9]
    • Spanish (Latin American):
      ¡Llega el Sapólido verde! ¡Ponte a la delantera de cualquier carrera y que tus rivales muerdan el polvo!
      ¡Consigue la máxima puntuación con su característica especial, el salto con acelerón +!^[10]
    • Spanish (European):
      ¡Llega el Sapólido verde! ¡Ponte a la cabeza de cualquier carrera y que tus rivales muerdan el polvo!
      ¡Consigue la máxima puntuación con su característica especial, el salto con acelerón +!^[11]

Gallery[edit]

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  Shy Guy (Ninja) gliding with theNinja Scroll onNinja Hideaway

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  Shy Guy (Ninja) tricking in the Jade Hop Rod on Ninja Hideaway

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  Mario (Happi) tricking in the Jade Hop Rod on3DS Mario Circuit

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  Shy Guy (Ninja) gliding in the Jade Hop Rod with the Ninja Scroll on Ninja Hideaway

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  Shy Guy (Ninja) driving in the Jade Hop Rod onWii Mushroom Gorge

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  Shy Guy (Ninja) gliding in the Jade Hop Rod onGBA Sky Garden R

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  Shy Guy (Ninja) tricking in the Jade Hop Rod onWii Mushroom Gorge

Naming[edit]

"Hop Rod" is a portmanteau of "hot rod" and "hop".

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Mario Kart Tour karts

• Articles with unsourced foreign names