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

The Jade Hop Rod is a High-End kart in Mario Kart Tour. Introduced in the 2021 Ninja Tour, it is the signature kart of Shy Guy (Ninja) and Mario (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 the Standard tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and the emblem appears at the front and back of the kart. Its name is a play on "hot rod" and "hop". The Jade Hop Rod increases the duration of Jump Boost speed boosts and the number of bonus points awarded for performing Jump Boosts.

Four variants of this kart also appear, being the Crimson Hop Rod, Dark Hop Rod, Sakura Hop Rod, and Gold Hop Rod. All of them are classified as High-End karts.

AvailabilityEdit

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.

Tour Availability
Ninja Tour (2021) Ninja Pipe 1
(Spotlight)
Ninja Pipe 2
Mario vs. Peach Tour Mario vs. Peach Pipe 1
Mario vs. Peach Pipe 2
(Spotlight)
Wario vs. Waluigi Tour Wario vs. Waluigi Pipe 1
Wario vs. Waluigi Pipe 2
(Spotlight)
Samurai Tour Shinobi Pipe
Piranha Plant Tour Bowser's Minions Pipe
Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) Team Mario Pipe
Battle Tour (2022) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Autumn Tour (2022) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Animal Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Ninja Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
March 21, 2023 – March 28, 2023
Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Yoshi Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Sunshine Tour Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Battle Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Autumn Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Animal Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Ninja Tour (2024) Spotlight Shop
March 19, 2024 – March 26, 2024
Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)

Profiles and statisticsEdit

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]
    • 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]
    • Simplified Chinese:
      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]
    • Traditional Chinese:
      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 America):
      ¡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 (Europe):
      ¡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]

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese かえるまる
Kaerumaru
From「蛙」(kaeru, "frog") and「丸」(-maru, an affectionate suffix)

Chinese 青蛙丸
Qīng Wā wán
Green Frog Ball

French Grenoumobile verte
From grenouille ("frog") and mobile + verte ("green")
German Grün-Kabuki-Kröte
Green Kabuki Toad
Italian Carburospo di giada
Jade Carburospo; a blend of carburatore ("carburetor") and rospo ("toad")
Korean 닌자개구리
Ninja Gaeguli
Ninja Frog

Portuguese Cururu verde
Green cane toad
Spanish Sapólido verde
Portmanteau of sapo ("toad") and bólido ("racing car") + verde ("green")

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