How to get a lot of money in Pokémon games: Pay Day

I wanted to highlight for you a move that is very useful in the Pokémon games, but that many people forgot or didn’t discover for it’s difficulty to find.

But first, let’s be a bit nostalgic (and maybe it’s still interesting for the people who bought the old games on the E-shop)

The TM 16, Pay Day, that you found in the very east road of Kanto in the first generation games, allowed many Pokémon to learn this very useful move. Indeed, you should count twice your attacking Pokémon’s level each time Pay day is used to know how muchyou’ll get in the end of the fight. Even Pikachu could learn this TM. In the first generation games, it was the only way to gain money in the end of the game, except Pokémon League, when there wasn’t any trainer left. Meowth is the only Pokémon who has ever learned Pay day naturally, and it is still the case.

From the first to the third generation (the Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance version. The Remakes of the 2nd and 3rd generations don’t count), Meowth could learn it before the level 21 but now it doesn’t learn it before level 30, that is to say two levels after it is able to involve (while it’s evolution can’t learn it after, even with a heart scale), thus many trainer are even not aware of that (as I use it since 1999 at least, I had to find more infos when I trained later a Meowth but couldn’t teach it Pay day...).

Ok, now I told you about past, let’s focus on present.

Nowadays, only Purrloin can be taught this move in the egg, meaning the only actual legitime Pokémon that you can have in the 4, 5 and 6th generation games are Meowth, Purrloin and Smeargle. I don’t know what concerning event or Pokémon from the first versions in the E-shop.

Actually, you can get a low level Meowth with Pay day in your 6th generation game if it comes from a GBA game and if you transfer it in a 4th generation, then in a 5th generation, and then in a 6th generation if you get a Pokémon Bank account to transfer it thanks to the Poké Transporter. But who will do something that crazy?

Here is the formula of the gainedin a wild fight where Pay day is used, in the followings games: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold, Soul Silver, Black, Black 2, White, White 2, X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Note that you must defeat the Pokémon. If you catch it, you won’t take your gains.

Number of times Pay day is successfully used

×Level of the Pokémon who used it at that moment (if several Pokémon of different levels used it during the fight, you must count it appart. Also if your Pokémon levels up during the fight)

×5 (until the third generation, it was ×2)

×2 if an amulet coin or a luck incense has effect during the battle

×2 if the move Happy Hour has been used (it is an event move that is impossible to teach to any Pokémon yourself, except on a Smeargle)

Every point of the formula is added to each other, but the O’Power (or Pass Power) don't affect Pay Day gain. But if you really need money, fighting trainers with a LV100 Persian holding an amulet coin, using a O’Power will make you a rich trainer in no time. As a Kalosian life can be expensive, if you have trouble being accepted in Lumiose city or if you wish to make Pokémon happy in one day, you can count on Pay day. Note that the Amulet Coin OR Luck incense, Happy Hour and the O’Power are all effective on the trainers’sreward.

If you are looking for a powerfull attack, I’m afraid Pay day won’t help you. It’s a type attack, physical but no contact, normal range, power: 40, accuracy: 100 and PP up to 32... so it’s good while you train some Pokémon to make them involve for the Pokédex, but I don’t even recommend it against the Elite Four....

In Pokémon Rumble World, it isn’t worth looking for it because it doesn’t add its effectiveness with the special trait Lucky.

For more informations, have a look there: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pay_Day_%28move%29

I hope this article helped you, and I’d be glad to answer to your comments or questions! ♥