STOP Using Save Backups - Pokemon Legends Z-A

Core mentality / big idea

Stop obsessing over re-rolling a “perfect” donut by saving/loading. Instead, build your play around the berries you actually have: make many functional donuts and use quick wormhole runs to farm points, berries, and rewards.

• Time is valuable — short, efficient runs (2–3 minutes) are usually better than endless resets.
• Focus on repeatable, fast gains instead of chasing rare perfect rolls.

What donut / berry stats do

• Spicy: offense
• Sour: improves item/berry yields (important for getting better berries)
• Sweet: sparkling power / alpha power (important for shiny/alpha encounters)
• Bitter: defense buffs
• Fresh: catching / encounter rate (least useful for many players)

Recommendation: prioritize Sour and Sweet as primary stats. Aim for roughly ~420 in those stats for strong, practical donuts.

Practical donut-building tips

• Use low- and mid-tier berries often — many “trash” berries convert into useful donuts and you’ll naturally accumulate better berries over time.
• Example method: combine a couple of mostly-sour good berries (e.g., hyper-rosely) with a couple of other berries to reach ~300 Sour, then fill remaining slots with 30+ value berries to hit a 4-star Sour donut.
• Make lots of 3–4 star donuts for general exploration — they’re fast, cheap, and productive.
• Make a 5-star donut only if you need both primary and secondary effects at level 3.
• Rainbow donuts (balanced between two categories) can slightly increase certain outcomes, but they’re optional.

Wormhole / farming strategy

Two main mindsets:

1. Go for points / five-star raids when you want big rewards or need to progress certain goals.
2. Grind regular wormholes (small/medium, 3–4 star) when you want more berries quickly.

Practical notes:

• Prefer 3–4 star small/medium wormholes for quick, high-throughput runs.
• Use a “garbage” donut when you don’t care about wormhole effects — enter, clear/catch quickly, exit.
• Example run: a 4-star small wormhole run took under 2 minutes, cost ~7 berries to enter and returned ~20+ berries — very efficient time-to-reward.

Combat / catching tips during wormholes:

• Use strong, short-window moves (e.g., Garchomp Earthquake, Lucario Psychic, Extreme Speed).
• Use trapping moves during boss animations to keep them from moving.
• Use the catch window when appropriate to maximize capture efficiency.

Resource & time management

• If you’re short on time, favor fast runs — don’t waste hours save-scumming for slightly better donut rolls.
• Complete the main story first (note: there’s mention of needing 25,000 Hyperspace survey points that some find daunting) before obsessing over endgame donuts.
• Frequent, small gains (make lots of donuts, run many quick wormholes) will net you plenty of useful berries and donut options without stress.

Other practical notes

• Regularly using lower-tier berries will, over time, yield many useful berries — the creator reports obtaining 20+ of some top berries without deliberate farming.
• Use Sour donuts to farm better berries, then use those improved berries to craft stronger donuts for five-star battles.
• Remember: to get both primary and secondary effects at level 3 you must craft a five-star donut.

Sponsor / misc

• Video sponsor: DoorDash
• Promo code mentioned: Austin Q126 (50% off up to $10 on first order of $15+ with restrictions)

Featured gamer / source

• Austin John (video creator / presenter)
• DoorDash (sponsor)