How To Make Money (5 Ways) In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Do you want to know how to make money in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet? Money makes the world go round and if you want valuable items, you will want to get money fast.

Having a large amount of Pokedollars at your disposal is sure to make any Pokemon Trainers journey easier. Trainers currently playing Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will surely be looking for ways to farm money in the game.

Money that you can use to acquire a countless amount of recovery or stat-boosting items. Maybe even participate in the item auctions for rare items in the Porto Marinada Market. Here are a few money-farming methods.

Best ways to make money in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

There are plenty of ways to make money in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Here are some of the best ways you can get money in the Paldea region.

1. Trainer Battles
2. Tera Raid Battles
3. Picking up Sparkling Items
4. Selling Pokémon Materials
5. Academy Ace Tournament

Let’s break down each of these ways to get money.

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Did you know?

You can get the Amulet Coin to boost the amount of prize money you get from battles. You can also use moves like Payday and Make it Rain to earn more money. Both of these moves can be learned by Gholdengo.

Trainer Battles

It is a well-known fact that Trainers give you money as a reward when you beat them in a Pokemon Battle. But not everyone knows that there are ways to increase the money you receive. Firstly, you can have one of your Pokemon hold an Amulet Coin. An Amulet Coin doubles the money you get after a match so long as the Pokemon holding it participates in the battle.

You can compound this with a Pokemon that knows either of the moves Pay Day or Make it Rain, with Make It Rain being the more lucrative move. Both of these moves pelt enemies with coins which could be collected after the battle. What’s even better is that the coins collected are also affected by an Amulet Coin, effectively getting you more money.

Tera Raid Battles

Tera Raid Battles are a new feature of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Four trainers get to fight a wild Tera Pokemon in order to capture it. Winning the fight not only allows trainers to catch the Tera Pokemon but they are also rewarded with items and League Points. 

Most of these items are useful things like Candies and Feathers, but sometimes Tera Raids also award treasures such as Big Nuggets or Pearl Strings. You will eventually accumulate a large amount of treasure by doing a large amount of raids. You can then sell them for some cash.

Picking Up Sparkling Items

Sometimes on your adventures, you might see some sparkling items on the ground. Depending on the location, these items you can pick up may end up being valuable. It’s a convenient method that doesn’t require you to battle anything.

The recommended place to search for items is the Asado Desert. Here you can find an assortment of treasures ranging from Star Pieces to Rare Bones. Any other items you find can easily be sold for some extra cash as well.

Selling Pokemon Materials

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet carried over the interesting mechanic of wild Pokemon dropping materials upon their defeat. These materials are usually used to craft Technical Machines for your Pokemon to learn from. You can head out to an outbreak of certain Pokemon and repeatedly knock them out both for experience and their materials.

You can then sell these materials in exchange for League Points. League Points are a form of alternative currency you can use at shops to purchase items. So while not exactly Pokedollars, they function in the same capacity.

Items that sell for Over 3,000

Below is a list of items that sell for over 3,000 Pokedollars, so try to keep hold of these items to sell and make sure to pick up every shiny items from the floor, as most of these will be on the floor.

Item	Selling Price
Adamant Mint	5,000
Quiet Mint	5,000
Calm Mint	5,000
Timid Mint	5,000
Hasty Mint	5,000
Chilling Water TM	3,000
Façade TM	5,000
Low Sweep TM	3,000
Fling	3,000
Venoshock	3,000
Volt Switch	3,000
Nugget	5,000
Big Nugget	20,000
Balm Mushroom	7,500
Star Piece	6,000
Pearl String	10,000

Run the Academy Ace Tournament

The Academy Ace Tournament is unlocked after you beat the base game of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. In this tournament, you must take down four powerful trainers in a row. The bonus is that you heal between fights, making it pretty easy to wipe the floor with the trainers. Using Gholdengo and the Amulet Coin during these fights you can easily get over 200,000 Pokedollars in one go.

If you don’t have the Amulet Coin, you can get it from a Pokemon League rep outside of Medali.

Now that you know how to make money in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you can check out how to get Hidden Abilities and Ability Patches in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

How to make money in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet – FAQ

What are the best ways to make money in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?

The best ways to make money are:

1. Run the Academy Ace Tournament
2. Sell Items
3. Tera Raid Battles
4. Trainer Battles

What items and Pokemon can help me get money in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?

Using the Amulet Coin and having Gholdengo on your team can help you get a lot more money.