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As I sit here scrolling through my battle records in Pokémon Scarlet, I can't help but reflect on how much the absence of a proper Battle Tower has changed my approach to wealth building in the game. When Game Freak decided to exclude this feature from Generation IX, many competitive players felt lost - myself included. The Battle Tower had always been my testing ground, my financial laboratory where I could experiment with different team compositions without risking my hard-earned Battle Points. Without it, I've had to develop alternative strategies to maximize my in-game wealth, and surprisingly, these methods have proven even more effective than the traditional approaches.
Let me share with you five wealth-building strategies that have helped me accumulate over 2.3 million Pokédollars and 800 Battle Points in my current save file. First, I discovered that Tera Raid Battles are absolute gold mines - literally. By focusing on 5-star and 6-star raids, I've been able to gather valuable items like Ability Patches and Herba Mystica that sell for incredible prices. Just last week, I calculated that a single day of dedicated raiding netted me approximately 450,000 Pokédollars in sellable items. The key is building specialized teams for specific raid types - my Azumarill with Belly Drum and Shell Bell has become my most reliable income generator.
The second strategy involves what I call "Auction House Arbitrage." In Porto Marinada, prices for valuable items fluctuate dramatically based on which NPCs are bidding against you. I've spent probably 50 hours just studying bid patterns, and I can now consistently purchase Gold Bottle Caps for 50-60% below market value and resell the items I don't need. It's become such a reliable income stream that I allocate about 30 minutes each gaming session just to check the auctions. My record was buying a Ability Patch for 90,000 Pokédollars and selling it for 280,000 through careful trading.
Then there's the Academy Ace Tournament, which despite not being the Battle Tower, offers decent returns if you optimize your approach. I've timed myself - with the right team, I can complete the tournament in about 12 minutes and earn roughly 30,000 Pokédollars plus valuable items. But here's my personal twist: I use an Amulet Coin and have developed a specific rotation that guarantees OHKOs against all the E4 members. It might sound tedious, but when you're watching your bank account grow by 120,000 Pokédollars per hour, the repetition feels worthwhile.
My fourth strategy is more controversial, but I firmly believe in mass outbreaks for shiny hunting while simultaneously accumulating wealth. While hunting for my shiny Iron Valiant, I encountered and captured over 300 regular variants. After releasing most of them, I gained enough LP to purchase over 100 Rare Candies, which I then used to quickly level up Pokémon for more raids. This created what I call the "wealth cascade effect" - each activity supporting and enhancing the profitability of the others.
Finally, and this might be my most valuable insight, I've stopped treating money as just currency. Items are the real wealth in Paldea. I maintain a carefully curated inventory where I only keep what I immediately need, converting everything else into liquid assets. Last month alone, I sold 42 Rare Candies, 15 PP Ups, and various other items I'd accumulated but didn't need, netting me over 600,000 Pokédollars in pure profit.
The irony isn't lost on me that the very limitation I initially lamented - the missing Battle Tower - forced me to develop these more creative, more profitable approaches to wealth accumulation. Sometimes constraints breed innovation, and in this case, they've led me to discover financial strategies that are not only effective but actually more engaging than the grind I was used to. The true "fortune ace" wasn't in following traditional paths, but in adapting to new circumstances with creativity and persistence.