In my experience, the bigger the cities, the stronger the trainers. And the stronger you are, the more people wanna battle you to try and show off their chops.
Sure, one battle with a Youngster who skipped class to sneak out to one of the routes and hang out with the big kids is probably not gonna net you much money, completely aside from the fact that it's really not that sporting to accept a challenge from one of them anyway.
But a battle with somebody who's already won a bunch that morning? Considerably more.
Rack up four or five wins like that before calling it a day and you've got enough to eat for the week and then some.
Do the same thing three days in a row and you've got enough to pay off a hotel room instead of crashing in the Pokemon Center lobby every night.
It's not a luxurious existence, but you can make it work.
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Sure, one battle with a Youngster who skipped class to sneak out to one of the routes and hang out with the big kids is probably not gonna net you much money, completely aside from the fact that it's really not that sporting to accept a challenge from one of them anyway.
But a battle with somebody who's already won a bunch that morning? Considerably more.
Rack up four or five wins like that before calling it a day and you've got enough to eat for the week and then some.
Do the same thing three days in a row and you've got enough to pay off a hotel room instead of crashing in the Pokemon Center lobby every night.
It's not a luxurious existence, but you can make it work.