Pokémon has always been home to several currencies besides standard money. From Casino Tokens to Battle Points, there have always been more ways to get items than cash alone. Pokémon Sword & Shield adds to the list with Watts, an electric form of currency collected in the Wild Area and spendable with its several Watt Traders with all sorts of unusual items.

There’s one prime way to collect these Watts, but there are plenty of ways to get a few extra and several aspects of the Wild Area that have to do with this confusing currency. These are the best ways you can fill your wallet with Watts, and some things you should know once you start collecting them and exploring the Wild Area.

10 Watts Appear In Max Raid Dens

The best way to get a consistent amount of Watts is through interacting with Max Raid Dens, which each recharge daily. Before completing the game, dens without battles will provide 50 Watts while ones with Pokémon inside hold 200, and you can drain them by simply pressing A in front of them

That said, it’s not worth collecting until after you’ve defeated Champion Leon in the main story, as empty dens will then provide 500 while filled dens provide 2000. Since you can always see full ones in the distance by their pink light, doing a quick bike ride around the Wild Area and the Isle of Armor will net you tons of Watts every day.

9 Rotom Rally

Max Raid Dens are the best way to get Watts regularly, but there are tons of other ways that you can get this new currency. Those who like a little action can take part in one of these methods with any Watt Trader in the Wild Area, who can let you engage in a Rotom Rally to run a short time trial and earn some Watts.

The prizes aren’t too significant, but if you need to cross the Wild Area it’s a great way to make your traveling more lucrative than just using the Flying Taxi in your map. As far as Pokémon minigames go, this is much more valuable and enjoyable than most.

8 Brilliant Pokémon

One final way to get Watts regularly is by defeating or catching Brilliant Pokémon, which are wild roaming Pokémon that have a bright yellow aura around it. These spawn somewhat infrequently and only provide a few hundred Watts, but if you see one you might as well run into it and knock it out quickly.

These Pokémon are for more than just Watts, though, as they typically have at least two strong natural IV stats and know one rare Egg Move that it can normally only learn through breeding. The more you battle or catch a certain species, the more likely a Brilliant form of it will spawn, so it’s a great way to also find strong Pokémon without dealing with the Nursery.

7 Digging Pa

The Digging Pa is a new NPC in the Isle of Armor DLC, standing just near the cave entrance to Potbottom Desert. He is the father of the Digging Duo in the main Wild Area, but more importantly, he can give you a ludicrous amount, ranging anywhere between around 10,000 to 300,000 Watts.

Utilizing the Digging Pa can be costly, though, as he asks for seven of the DLC’s new Armorite Ore research that you can get as hidden items and in Max Raid Battles on the island. These can take a while to obtain and requires you to own the DLC to use, but it’s also the only way to get more Watts than any other method in the game.

6 Each Watt Trader’s Selection Is Mostly Random

Once you have all the Watts you need, spending them revolves around the rotating roster of Watt Trader. There are a few consistent items that each has like Wishing Pieces and a special type of Pokéball that changes each day, but the majority of their stock involves Technical Records to teach extremely powerful moves to your Pokémon.

These change each day, with their stock being completely random between each other and with each vendor having a different set. It’s also worth knowing that sometimes they can have identical Technical Records and some days one of them might not be in stock with any of them, so be ready to check them all if you need a specific move.

5 Turn Watts Into Cash Through Luxury Balls

Unlike many currencies like Battle Points that are limited to certain items, some of the items available from Watt Traders include unusual Pokéballs that you can buy elsewhere for an equivalent amount of money. There’s one prime exception, though, as extravagant and pricey Luxury Balls are bizarrely inexpensive to buy with Watts.

By purchasing an obscene number of Luxury Balls with Watts, you can sell them for a massive profit since they’re priced the same as cheaper Watt Trader Pokéballs. This is by far the best way to get cash in the game, and if you don’t need Technical Records, this is a great way to fill up on Vitamins and maximize a Pokémon’s stats.

4 New Max Raid Battles Appear When You Clear Them All

The Wild Area mostly works on a daily cycle, restarting each day with new daily events and changes. If you somehow manage to do everything in the Wild Area, though, you won’t be halted in progress. Completing all the Max Raid Battles will cause new Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon to spawn, ready for you to collect Watts and battle further.

This is incredibly time-consuming and likely won’t be necessary, but it means those wishing to naturally grind for Watts don’t ever have to stop. That said, with the addition of the Digging Pa and Isle of Armor, you should have plenty of Watts without clearing the entire world.

3 Most Raid Dens Spawn Only One Type Of Pokémon

If you’re looking for specific Pokémon while visiting Max Raid Dens, it’s important to know that most of them are quite consistent. Each Den will usually only spawn one type of Pokémon based on where the Den is located, such as ones in water typically spawning Water-type Pokémon.

Additionally, most Max Raid Dens on the Isle of Armor also have a chance to spawn a Chansey or Blissey that provides tons of Experience Candies for defeating. Otherwise, most Dens in this DLC area will follow the same rule.

2 Different Pokémon Spawn In Each Weather Condition

If you plan to start collecting Watts and spending time in the Wild Area each day, it’s important to be aware of all the things that vary. Unlike traditional Pokémon routes, the Wild Area will have unique Pokémon based on the weather, which changes daily and varies wildly between each section.

Several types of Wild Area weather conditions are common in battles, but many that also is unique to the Wild Area. This includes tremendous thunderstorms that provide both heavy rain and Electric Terrain, obscuring your vision and affecting wild battles. Additionally, Pokémon that suit the weather will start appearing, so if you plan to hunt Brilliant Pokémon be ready for some inconsistency each day.

1 Hidden Items Refresh Daily

The weather and dens are far from the only things that change in the Wild Area, as the hidden items sparkling across the area also can vary quite a bit. There are tons of treasures to sell, items to use, and Pokéballs to collect off the ground each day, so if you’re harvesting Watts each day it’s always helpful to pick them up.

Items also refresh on the Isle of Armor, but the quality of items is much higher there than it is in Galar’s standard Wild Area. There are many battle items and bigger treasures that spawn even more frequently, so picking up random items here is even more important than the regular Wild Area.

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