Prize Medals are awarded for besting trainers in the various Battle Zones during the Z-A Royale nightly event in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. At the conclusion of the event, the Battle Zone is deactivated and your Prize Medal pool is computed along with applicable multipliers for conversion into Prize Money in Poke Dollars.
This Pokémon Legends: Z-A guide is all about earning Prize Medals as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Z-A Royale Nightly Event
This Pokemon-themed battle royale will have you challenge trainer after trainer in quick succession in order to earn Prize Medals, to which multipliers are then applied based on your win rate. Your Prize Money rewards are computed at the end of the night, once the Battle Zone is deactivated.
Prize Medals are capped at 9,999 which can be multiplied by 10 to arrive at a prize money total of 99,990 per night. A fully upgraded Gold Canari Plush can raise that up by 50% to 149,985. However, an additional bonus multiplier can be applied to the Prize Medals per trainer bested in battle. This win multiplier also has a cap of 3.0x, which amounts to 30 wins versus trainers.
This jacks up the potential prize money pool to 449,955 every night, assuming you can successfully battle and win 30 trainer encounters.
You will also stumble upon Prize Medals just lying on the ground within Battle Zones, appearing as glowing golden coins. Their base value amounts to ten Poke Dollars each, without multipliers applied.
Farming Strategy Tips
In order to maximize your time and effort in the nightly event, there are some tips and tricks you can utilize for best effect.
Unless directed to do so, do not employ stealth as this will slow your progression for no discernible gain. Charge headlong into battle, assuming you have a strong team lined up, and get the battle over with as quickly as possible.
Avoid complicated world traversal in order to reach opponents, and simply teleport to the next Battle Zone instead.
Take advantage of the fact that the world outside the battle is paused, and use it to heal up and prep for the next battle, which you should already be in position for before landing the winning blow.
The clock is also stopped while gathering your rewards post-battle, giving you another opportunity to look for your next target.
While stealth is unnecessary, when you are compelled to employ it, be sure to use any and all cover. Noise detection has not been simulated in the game’s stealth mechanics, only visual detection. You can viably sprint right up to an opponent when they are facing away from you.
Your own Pokemon do not count towards visual detection. However, enemy Pokemon can visually detect you.
Have a broad selection of type and status moves in order to cover all your bases when it comes to task completion.
These strategies will almost guarantee a high success rate in the Z-A Royale Battle Zones.
Those are the best ways to grind for Prize Medals in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
