How to Level Up Fast: EXP Farming Guide

Taking part in Tera Raid Battles and farming EXP in certain areas are among the fastest ways to level up in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on to learn how to farm EXP fast, as well as other methods that will help you level up your Pokemon quickly!

Best Ways To Level Up Fast

Farm EXP Candy From Tera Raid Battles

So far, the most efficient way to get EXP fast in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is to farm Exp. Candies from Tera Raid Battles. The battles themselves won't give experience points, but you can get a lot of Exp. Candies by winning, especially if you fight in 5 and 6-Star Tera Raids.

Accumulate enough Exp. Candies and you will be able to level up your party very fast.

All Exp. Candy and the Exp. Provided

Item	Effect
Exp. Candy L	Used to give a Pokemon a 10,000 Experience Points.
Exp. Candy M	Used to give a Pokemon a 3,000 Experience Points.
Exp. Candy S	Used to give a Pokemon a 800 Experience Points.
Exp. Candy XL	Used to give a Pokemon a 30,000 Experience Points.
Exp. Candy XS	Used to give a Pokemon a 100 Experience Points.

How to Fight in Tera Raid Battles

Step No.	What to Do
1	Seek out Tera Crystals in the overworld, marked by a star-shaped icon.
2	Interacting with the Tera Crystal will allow you to start a Tera Raid Battle.
3	Pokemon not registered in your Pokedex will only have their silhouette displayed in the screen that shows up before the Tera Raid Battle.

Best Way to Farm EXP in the Early Game

Catch Wild Pokemon

Make sure to catch as many Pokemon as you can while traveling through the overworld. Not only do you increase the amount of potential Pokemon you use for your main team, but you also gain EXP for simply catching them.

Furthermore, catching Pokemon increases the number of rewards you can get by filling out your Pokedex. These rewards you receive will prove to be incredibly useful in the early game, so try to catch as many pokemon as you can.

Paldea Pokedex: List of All Pokemon

Battle Pokemon Trainers

While there is a wide variety of wild Pokemon available to both catch and fight, battling Pokemon Trainers is also an effective way to earn EXP quickly.

Not only do Pokemon Trainers reward you with more EXP than wild Pokemon, but you can also receive money, TMs, and other items when you defeat them.

The Pokemon Level of the Pokemon Trainer is Determined by the Area

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet allow you to explore the Paldea region in any way that you desire, meaning that there are times when you might battle Pokemon Trainers whose Pokemon levels are stronger than yours. The level of the trainer's Pokemon will be determined by the average levels of the Pokemon that the trainer is located, so make sure to check a new area's wild Pokemon before challenging any trainers that you see.

All Pokemon Trainer Locations

Battle Pokemon More Powerful Than Yours

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's open-world environment allows you to reach areas with Pokemon more powerful earlier than usual. Although the battles will be much more difficult, if you manage to defeat them, you will get much more EXP as a result.

We recommend stocking up on Poke Dolls so that you can easily escape if you come across a Pokemon that is too powerful for you to handle.

Better to Hunt Powerful Pokemon in Mass Outbreaks

While you're in areas with powerful wild Pokemon, keep an eye out for Mass Outbreaks. There, more of the same high-level wild Pokemon will be available to fight, which means more experience points for your team.

Mass Outbreaks Guide

Use Auto-Battles But Switch to Other Methods Soon

Another way to farm EXP in the early game is using the Let's Go! or Auto-Battle feature, which has you sending out your Pokemon into the overworld to automatically fight surrounding wild Pokemon.

While this may be useful when you're starting, note that it gives your lead Pokemon and your party less EXP than fighting wild Pokemon or trainers in actual battles. Secondly, your Pokemon do not gain EVs (Effort Values) from battles won in Let's Go mode. If you plan to EV train your Pokemon early on, we recommend against using this feature.

Overall, it's alright to use Let's Go mode in the early game to farm EXP, but switch to other methods as soon as you can.

How to Auto Battle and Evolve Pokemon

Best Way to Farm EXP in the Mid-Late Game

Go to North Province (Area Three)

Best Pokemon to Battle
Chansey	Blissey

Like other Pokemon games, defeating Chanseys and Blisseys give your party more experience points than other Pokemon. These Pokemon can be found in areas such as the North Province (Area Three)

North Province (Area Three) Map and Pokemon List

Best Sandwiches For Spawning Normal Pokemon

List of All Sandwiches and Recipes

Casseroya Lake

Best Pokemon to Battle
Veluza	Dondozo	Gyarados

Being a body of water, Casseroya Lake is home to many powerful Water-type Pokemon. We recommend you bring Electric or Grass-type Pokemon with you to farm EXP from the Veluzas, Dondozos, and Gyaradoses of this region.

Casseroya Lake Map and Pokemon List

Best Sandwiches For Spawning Water Pokemon

List of All Sandwiches and Recipes

Eat Sandwiches With Exp. Point Power or Encounter Power

Eating Sandwiches that have Exp. Point Power increases the number of experience points you get from defeating Pokemon of a certain type. In the picture above, a Cheese Sandwich gives Exp. Point Power against Steel, which means you'll get more EXP from beating Steel-type Pokemon.

Encounter Power Increases the Spawn Rate for Certain Types

Another buff you can consider is Encounter Power, which increases the chances of encountering Pokemon of a certain type in the field. You can see that the Cheese Sandwich in the picture above has Encounter Power for Bugs, meaning you will more likely encounter Bug-type Pokemon in the area.

You can also see in the above sections that we suggested eating Ham Sandwiches and Great Zesty Sandwiches to increase spawn rates of Pokemon you can farm EXP from in certain areas. More wild Pokemon equals more EXP for your party.

Best Sandwiches to Make

The Great Crater Of Paldea (Area Zero)

if you search the area along the wall of the 3rd Research Station, you will not only find powerful Pokemon but also rare Paradox Pokemon to catch and battle.

Best Pokemon to Battle
Chansey	Flutter Mane (Scarlet Exclusive)	Roaring Moon (Scarlet Exclusive)
Iron Jugulis (Violet Exclusive)	Iron Valiant (Violet Exclusive)	-

The Way Home: Area Zero Walkthrough

Best Way to Farm EXP in the Post Game

Take Part in the Academy Ace Tournament

After beating the game you'll be tasked to inspect all 8 gyms and fight their gym leaders on behalf of the Pokemon League. Once you finish this, the Academy Ace Tournament will be unlocked.

The event is a repeatable 4 round tournament where you can battle academy faculty members and students to determine who will be the school champion. Because the tournament is repeatable, you can get a lot of EXP from participating.

The Academy Ace Tournament can also be a very lucrative way to make money, especially if you're EV training your Pokemon and buying expensive training items. With the right Pokemon, you can make hundreds of thousands of Pokedollars just by mashing the A Button.

Money Farming Guide: How to Make Money Fast

Best Pokemon to Use in Academy Ace Tournament Battles

Sylveon	Chi-Yu	Flutter Mane
Koraidon	Miraidon	-

Academy Ace Tournament

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