Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon - Earning Money in USUM: Guide

Common ways to Earn Money

Below are the items and methods to help you earn money in the early-, middle-, and late-stages of the game.

Advanced Preparation

• Get an Amulet Coin.
  ▶ How to obtain the Amulet coin:
  • You can obtain the Amulet coin for 11,000 Pokédollars at a shop in Konikoni City.
  • You can also obtain an Amulet Coin at Paniola Ranch. It can be found next to a barn and a stack of boxes.
• Activate “Happy Hour” to earn more money in battle. Happy Hour doubles the reward you receive from winning a battle.
• By pre-ordering Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon, you can obtain an “Own Tempo” Rockruff that has the “happy hour” move.
  ▶How to receive early purchase perks
  • People who have pre-purchase benefits can also receive Happy Hour Munchlax.

Earning Money Before the End of the Story Mode

If you’re on Akala Island, you can earn money by doing the following activities:

Pyukumuku Bite

Talk to a man on the beach to activate a sidequest. After clearing all Pyukumuku, you will obtain 20000 Pokédollars  (once a day only).

• Note: If you step on a portion of rippling sand, a Pyukumuku will appear.

Hunting the Wimpod

On the coast south of Route 8, Wimpod emerges. When you defeat the Bug-type Pokémon, you’ll gain the following items:

1. Big Pearl (4,000 Pokédollars)
2. Nugget (5,000 Pokédollars)
3. Big Nugget (20,000 Pokédollars)

① It’s easy to earn money if you follow the order from number 1 to 3.

Note: because it will quickly flee if you approach it normally, use Tauros’ dash and look for Wimpod to fight and eventually defeat it.

Looking for Pokémon

If you’ve caught Pokémon on your travels, you can earn dollars from people who want to receive their Pokedex entries.

Note: You don’t need to have the Pokémon on hand.

Battle Buffet

Although you could only do the previous jobs at least once a day, this work allows you to earn money multiple times all over!

For details of Battle Buffet, click here. (?)

Earning Money in the Post-Game Mode

Reward from Team Rainbow Rocket

When clearing “Team Rainbow Rocket,” which occurs after finishing the main story mode, you’ll get x55 Big Nuggets.

• Team Rainbow Rocket Guide

Stronger Elite Four

When you go to the Pokemon League after clearing the game, you can challenge a stronger version of the elite four and champion in another duel. Remember to prepare an “Amulet Coin”, and “Rotopon” before you enter the battle.

Destroying Rocks with Tauros

• At Poni Breaker Coast, after entering the Hall of Fame, proceed Northeast of Ancient Poni Path → Poni Grove → Poni Plains

Items 

1. Stardust (1,500 Pokédollars)
2. Star Piece (6,000 Pokédollars)
3. Comet Shard (30,000 Pokédollars)

Procedure

1. Destroy the four boulders at Poni Coast and proceed north.
2. As soon as you’re on the Ancient Poni Path, take a U-turn and go back to Poni Coast.
3. Destroy the four boulders at Poni Coast again, then go south.
4. Upon destroying the boulders in Poni Plains, return immediately, to Poni Coast.
5. Repeat 1 to 4 as many times as you want, and you can earn up to 200,000 Pokédollars in 10 minutes.

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