How to Farm Watts Quickly (Crown Tundra Updated)

This is a guide on the easiest way to farm Watts fast in Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on to learn more on where and how to collect and spend Watts.

What are Watts?

Instead of Poke Dollars, there is another currency that can be used in exchange for goods and services around the Wild Area. This special currency is called Watts.

How to Farm Watts Easily

Digging Pa is the Best Way

This feature is only available in The Isle of Armor DLC.

Farming Watts is now easier with Digging Pa thanks to the Isle of Armor DLC! For 7 of the Armorite Ores you can get from Raids, you can ask Digging Pa, the father of the Digging Duo, to dig up large amounts of Watts for you. We've even managed to get more than 500,000 Watts from one digging round, so if you have the Isle of Armor expansion, we recommend going to Digging Pa for your Watts!

You can get to Digging Pa easily by flying to Training Lowlands, where you'll appear almost right in front of him.

Digging Pa Location and Watts Earned

Get Armorite Ores through Raids

The fastest way to collect a lot of Armorite Ores is doing Max Raids. Unless it's a special Raid, you're guaranteed to get Armorite Ores, so it's the best way to get them!

Recommended Pokemon Dens
	Challenge Road By the rock past the grassy area, two levels below the Tower of Darkness. Raid Pokemon: Rockruff, Lycanroc, Chansey, Blissey
	Honeycalm Island All Dens on the Island. Raid Pokemon: Combee, Vespiquen, Chansey, Blissey

In the Max Raids above, the same Pokemon appear in the the normal and rare Dens, making them easy to clear for Armorite Ores.

Pokemon Dens in Wild Areas

If you don't have The Isle of Armor DLC, we find moving from Den to Den in the Wild Area and collecting Watts from all the glowing Dens to be the next best farming method. Once you've cleared the Pokemon League, you get 2,000 Watts from all Dens with light pillars, allowing you to quickly rake in Watts.

Complete the Max Raids you find

We strongly recommend challenging and beating the Max Raids you find. When you beat a Pokemon in a Max Raid, the light pillars and Dens will reset, so you can gather Watts all over again!

How to Win Max Raid Battles

Where to Collect Watts

Have Them Dug Up by Digging Pa

Digging Pa is only available in the Isle of Armor DLC.

Digging Pa, the father of the Digging Duo, can dig up Watts for you, in exchange for Armonite Ores.

You can get as much Watts as he can dig up before he gets tired, and you can have Watts dug up for free the first time you meet him.

Digging Pa Location and Watts Earned

Pokemon Dens without Light Pillars

The Pokemon Dens that are glowing with red light will give you Watts. You can only collect Watts once per glow, then the glow disappears and you'll have to find the next glowing Den. Press the A button by glowing Dens to collect Watts.

The number of Watts will increase when you clear the Pokemon League and become Champion!

Watts gained from glowing Dens

Before Pokemon League	50 W
After Pokemon League	200 W

Pokemon Dens with Light Pillars

You can get a lot more Watts from the Pokemon Dens that have red or purple pillars of light than the normal glowing ones. These can be seen from afar, so try to prioritize these Dens when you are Watt hunting!

Watts gained from Dens with Light Pillars

Before Pokemon League	300 W
After Pokemon League	2,000 W

Since the increase from 300 to 2,000 makes a huge difference, we strongly recommend defeating the Pokemon League or finishing the story!

Story Walkthrough

Catch or Defeat Brilliant Pokemon

There are Pokemon enveloped in a golden aura called a Brilliant Aura. These are referred to as Brilliant Pokemon. Catching or defeating a Brilliant Pokemon can grant you Watt rewards!

Brilliant Pokemon are easy to miss, as they are usually in the tall grass, so we recommend you check around tall grass areas when you're searching for Brilliant Pokemon.

However, if you want to speed up the spawning of Brilliant Pokemon, encounter and battle as many Pokemon as you can. The more times you battle, the greater the odds of a Brilliant Pokemon appearing are!

Brilliant Pokemon Spawn Rates

Battles	Brilliant Pokemon Future Encounters
At least 1	Brilliant Pokemon may appear.
20	1.3x probability of appearing
50	1.6x probability of appearing
100	2x probability of appearing

Brilliant Pokemon and Fishing

For fishing, you can tell the Pokemon is Brilliant even before casting your line, as the water will be sparkling.

To increase the rate for Brilliant Pokemon while fishing, you need to continue to defeat the Pokemon you fish up! If you fail to hook a Pokemon, run away, leave the area, or turn off the game, your map and the Brilliant Pokemon rate will be reset, so keep that in mind when fishing for Brilliant Pokemon!

Brilliant Pokemon often have better stats

A Brilliant wild Pokémon is often more powerful than normal, and might even know special Moves, so consider catching them rather than defeating them if you find a Pokemon you like!

Rotom Rally

You can get Watts from joining the Rotom Rally. Just approach the Watt Trader and choose Rotom Rally.

Watt Rewards Depends on the Score

The amount of watts you receive depends on the score you obtain from the rally. You can select the length of the rally before the race; the longer the rally you participate in, the bigger the watt rewards.

Time	Score (Estimated)	Watt Rewards
40	10,000	100
50	10,000	120
80	15,000	150 - 200
90	20,000	200 - 250
120	20,000 - 30,000	250 - 300

How to Use Watts

Get Rare Items from Watt Trader

Watt Trader is also available in the Crown Tundra. You can purchase items from Today's Highlight once a day, which includes Apricorns and items needed for evolving Pokemon.

Available Poke Ball and Wishing Piece

Item	Watt Price
Nest Ball	50 W
Dive Ball	50 W
Repeat Ball	50 W
Hyper Potion	80 W
Wishing Piece	3,000 W

Available TRs

No.	Move	Price Watts
TR40	Skill Swap	1,000 W
TR41	Blaze Kick	3,000 W
TR42	Hyper Voice	5,000 W
TR43	Overheat	8,000 W
TR44	Cosmic Power	2,000 W
TR45	Muddy Water	5,000 W
TR46	Iron Defense	2,000 W
TR47	Dragon Claw	3,000 W
TR48	Bulk Up	2,000 W
TR49	Calm Mind	2,000 W

Upgrade the Dojo

If you have the Isle of Armor expansion pack, you need lots and lots of Watt to upgrade the Pokemon Dojo. It comes with some awesome rewards, like Vitamin drinks with bulk-discounts, so we recommend stopping by Honey and giving her as many Watts as you can spare.

All Pokemon Dojo Upgrades

Digging Duo

For 500 Watts, these two brothers will try to dig up rare items and fossils for you. They can be found near the Daycare in the Wild Area, so stop by and encourage them with some Watts!

Getting Rare Items From the Digging Duo

Buy Items from Wild Area NPCs

You can also exchange your Watts with characters selling Brilliant Finds for a mere 100 Watts around the Wild Area.

Approach the fishing NPC to trade your Watts for some rare finds!

Items from the Fisher

Pearl	Big Pearl
Pearl String	Wishing Piece

Items from the Mountain Climber

Exp. Candy XS	Exp. Candy S
Exp. Candy M	Wishing Piece

Watt Traders

Watt Traders are characters offering a variety of goods in exchange for Watts.

Goods that change Every Day

They offer a variety of goods that can help you win more rewards, or your Pokemon to learn moves, as Technical Machines (TMs) are available for Watt trade. Visit each Watt Trader every day as the items they offer change by the day.

Locations of All Watt Traders

Always Wishing Pieces and a Poke Ball

They will always carry Wishing Pieces and one of the possible Poke Balls from the list below:

Item	Watt Price
Wishing Piece	3,000 W
Quick Ball	50 W
Luxury Ball	50 W
Dusk Ball	50 W
Dive Ball	50 W
Timer Ball	50 W
Nest Ball	50 W
Net Ball	50 W
Heal Ball	20 W
Repeat Ball	100 W

List of Poke Balls and Where to Get Them

Available TRs

All TRs are available randomly through Watt Traders in the Wild Area. The shop line-up changes every day, so check all of them if you're looking for a specific Move!

No.	Move	Price (Watts)
TR00	Swords Dance	2000
TR01	Body Slam	3000
TR02	Flamethrower	5000
TR03	Hydro Pump	8000
TR04	Surf	5000
TR05	Ice Beam	5000
TR06	Blizzard	8000
TR07	Low Kick	3000
TR08	Thunderbolt	5000
TR09	Thunder	8000
TR10	Earthquake	8000
TR11	Psychic	5000
TR12	Agility	2000
TR13	Focus Energy	1000
TR14	Metronome	1000
TR15	Fire Blast	8000
TR16	Waterfall	3000
TR17	Amnesia	2000
TR18	Leech Life	3000
TR19	Tri Attack	2000
TR20	Substitute	3000
TR21	Reversal	2000
TR22	Sludge Bomb	5000
TR23	Spikes	2000
TR24	Outrage	8000
TR25	Psyshock	3000
TR26	Endure	1000
TR27	Sleep Talk	2000
TR28	Megahorn	8000
TR29	Baton Pass	2000
TR30	Encore	2000
TR31	Iron Tail	5000
TR32	Crunch	3000
TR33	Shadow Ball	3000
TR34	Future Sight	3000
TR35	Uproar	3000
TR36	Heat Wave	5000
TR37	Taunt	2000
TR38	Trick	2000
TR39	Superpower	8000
TR40	Skill Swap	1000
TR41	Blaze Kick	3000
TR42	Hyper Voice	5000
TR43	Overheat	8000
TR44	Cosmic Power	2000
TR45	Muddy Water	5000
TR46	Iron Defense	2000
TR47	Dragon Claw	3000
TR48	Bulk Up	2000
TR49	Calm Mind	2000
TR50	Leaf Blade	5000
TR51	Dragon Dance	2000
TR52	Gyro Ball	3000
TR53	Close Combat	8000
TR54	Toxic Spikes	2000
TR55	Flare Blitz	8000
TR56	Aura Sphere	3000
TR57	Poison Jab	3000
TR58	Dark Pulse	3000
TR59	Seed Bomb	3000
TR60	X-Scissor	3000
TR61	Bug Buzz	5000
TR62	Dragon Pulse	3000
TR63	Power Gem	3000
TR64	Focus Blast	8000
TR65	Energy Ball	5000
TR66	Brave Bird	8000
TR67	Earth Power	5000
TR68	Nasty Plot	2000
TR69	Zen Headbutt	3000
TR70	Flash Cannon	5000
TR71	Leaf Storm	8000
TR72	Power Whip	8000
TR73	Gunk Shot	8000
TR74	Iron Head	5000
TR75	Stone Edge	8000
TR76	Stealth Rock	3000
TR77	Grass Knot	3000
TR78	Sludge Wave	5000
TR79	Heavy Slam	3000
TR80	Electro Ball	3000
TR81	Foul Play	3000
TR82	Stored Power	2000
TR83	Ally Switch	2000
TR84	Scald	3000
TR85	Work Up	1000
TR86	Wild Charge	5000
TR87	Drill Run	3000
TR88	Heat Crash	3000
TR89	Hurricane	8000
TR90	Play Rough	5000
TR91	Venom Drench	2000
TR92	Dazzling Gleam	3000
TR93	Darkest Lariat	5000
TR94	High Horsepower	5000
TR95	Throat Chop	3000
TR96	Pollen Puff	5000
TR97	Psychic Fangs	5000
TR98	Liquidation	3000
TR99	Body Press	3000

Upgrade your Rotom Bike

Your Rotom-powered bike is already fast to begin with, but you can still upgrade your bike to give it a boost!

Exchange Watts for Upgrades

Just hand over your Watts to the Trader and he can give your Rotom Bike an upgrade. This will allow you to use the speed boost, activated by pressing B, after riding for a shorter duration.

Rotom Bike Upgrade	Watts Needed
1	1,000 W
2	3,000 W
3	5,000 W

This will help you finish Rotom Rallies in no time! The faster the Rotom Bike, the bigger the Watt rewards in the Rotom Rally!

Makeover

By exchanging your collected Watts, you can change the color of your biking outfit.

Color Matching

The color available is defined by the top Pokemon in your party, so you can choose the color you want by switching to a different Pokemon.

Where to Find Watt Traders

Watt Traders are around the Wild Area, so it is easy to spot them. They wear a white and black clothes that look like a Gym Uniform.

Near Flying Taxi stops

Click the maps above for details!

Check out the Town Map to easily find them. By hovering over a location with your cursor, you can see which points are labeled 'Watt Trader'. Some of these locations are accessible via Flying Taxi. Look for the Wing icon above these locations, so you can jump there and buy what you need!

Pokemon Sword and Shield Related Links

Beginner Tips and Guides

Getting a Good Start
Things to Know Before Starting Pokemon	How to Adjust Screen Size
Recommended Settings
Galar Starters
Which Starter Pokemon Should You Choose?	How to Get All 3 Starters
Changing Appearance
How to Change Your Appearance	How to Change Your Uniform
Pokemon Battles
Type Effectiveness and Damage Output	Fishing for Pokemon
How to Run Away	-
Building the Best Team
How to Build the Best Team	Train Pokemon Like a Pro
Catching Legendary Pokemon	-
Your Pokemon
How to Stop Evolutions	How to Release Pokemon
How to Get More PC Boxes	-
Online Features
How to Add Friends	How to Get and Use the Y-Comm
How to Battle and Trade with Friends	How to Max Raid with Friends
Pokemon Camp
How to Pokemon Camp with Friends	How to Get Toys
How to Make Best Curry	-
Useful Information
How to Get Money (Poke Dollars) Fast	Things to Do Every Day
Useful Characters and Their Locations	List of Unrepeatable One-time Events
List of All Mystery Gift Codes	How to Get BP
New in Sword and Shield
Differences Between Dynamax and Gigantamax	Access Pokemon Boxes on the Road
How to Get Sweets	Removed Features