Gold Hop Rod

Gold Hop Rod
The Gold Hop Rod in Mario Kart Tour
Type	Kart
Appears in	Mario Kart Tour
Variant of	Jade Hop Rod

The Gold Hop Rod is a High-End kart appearing in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the 2023 Ninja Tour. The kart is a gold variant of the Jade Hop Rod, including the tires. Unlike the Jade Hop Rod, this kart increases both the duration of Slipstream boosts and the amount of points received for performing a Slipstream.

Availability

The Gold Hop Rod cannot be obtained from pipes, and it is not a part of the Daily Selects set. The table below shows the kart's availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
Ninja Tour (2023)	Placement Gift March 21, 2023 – April 4, 2023
Ninja Tour (2024)	Placement Gift March 19, 2024 – April 2, 2024

Statistics

Statistics

Special skill	Slipstream Plus
Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2)	N64 Koopa Troopa Beach DS Waluigi Pinball R Ninja Hideaway R RMX Ghost Valley 1R SNES Donut Plains 2 SNES Choco Island 1R/T GBA Yoshi Desert Amsterdam Drift T Amsterdam Drift 2R Amsterdam Drift 2 Athens Dash 2R 3DS Bowser's Castle T RMX Bowser's Castle 1 GBA Bowser's Castle 3R/T SNES Bowser Castle 3R SNES Choco Island 2 Wii Koopa Cape R/T Piranha Plant Cove 3R RMX Choco Island 1T RMX Choco Island 2 Wii Coconut Mall R Wii Daisy Circuit SNES Mario Circuit 2T N64 Luigi Raceway T N64 Mario Raceway R Singapore Speedway Singapore Speedway 2T Wii Moonview Highway R/T 3DS Piranha Plant Slide R Piranha Plant Cove R SNES Rainbow Road T GCN Daisy Cruiser T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R/T Los Angeles Laps 2R/T Bangkok Rush T Merry Mountain R Tokyo Blur 2 RMX Rainbow Road 1 RMX Vanilla Lake 2R SNES Vanilla Lake 2R/T Sydney Sprint 3R Bangkok Rush 3 Athens Dash 3R
Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5)	N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R* DS Waluigi Pinball R/T* Ninja Hideaway Ninja Hideaway R/T** RMX Ghost Valley 1T** Wii Rainbow Road R/T*** GCN Cookie Land SNES Choco Island 1R SNES Donut Plains 2T Yoshi's Island R/T GBA Yoshi Desert R Amsterdam Drift R Amsterdam Drift 2R/T Berlin Byways R/T Athens Dash 2 Athens Dash T GBA Bowser's Castle 3 RMX Bowser's Castle 1R SNES Bowser Castle 3 SNES Choco Island 2R Wii Maple Treeway R Wii Koopa Cape R Piranha Plant Cove 3R/T RMX Choco Island 1R/T Wii Coconut Mall T RMX Choco Island 2R/T Wii Daisy Circuit R 3DS Mario Circuit T SNES Mario Circuit 3T N64 Mario Raceway GBA Luigi Circuit Singapore Speedway T Rome Avanti 2R Wii Moonview Highway T N64 Kalimari Desert R/T 3DS Piranha Plant Slide T Piranha Plant Cove 2R/T Piranha Plant Pipeline R GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T Los Angeles Laps Los Angeles Laps R Los Angeles Laps T Bangkok Rush R Bangkok Rush 2T Squeaky Clean Sprint Merry Mountain Tokyo Blur 2 Madrid Drive 2T N64 Frappe Snowland T RMX Vanilla Lake 2 RMX Vanilla Lake 1R/T Tokyo Blur 3R Bangkok Rush 3R Sydney Sprint 3R/T Athens Dash 3T RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T
* 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.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	こんじきまる Konjikimaru	From「金色」(konjiki, gold color) and「かえるまる」(Kaerumaru, Jade Hop Rod)		[?]
Chinese	金蛙丸 Jīn wā wán	Gold Frog Ball		[?]
French	Grenoumobile dorée	From grenouille ("frog") and mobile + golden		[?]
German	Gold-Kabuki-Kröte	Gold Kabuki Toad		[?]
Italian	Carburospo dorato	A blend of carburatore ("carburetor") and rospo ("toad") + golden		[?]
Korean	황금닌자개구리 Hwanggeum Ninja Gaeguli	Gold + Jade Hop Rod		[?]
Portuguese	Cururu de ouro	Gold cane toad		[?]
Spanish	Sapólido dorado	Portmanteau of sapo ("toad") and bólido ("racing car") + golden		[?]