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The search to defeat 1,000 trainers in Pokémon Legends: Z-A may be annoying. One participant, nevertheless, managed to succeed in over 1,000 battles in what’s most likely probably the most lore-accurate manner doable whereas additionally being probably the most inefficient methodology conceivable.
They shared on the Legends ZA subreddit that they’ve confronted Jacinthe, the battle-obsessed chief of the SBC, over 1,100 occasions. Jacinthe is the NPC who, through the story, forces the primary character to enter her match at Lodge Richissime after always interrupting them throughout an vital Rogue Mega Evolution hunt. As any spoiled wealthy individual would most likely do, she ignores the world round her to place her must battle others first. So it is sensible that she would settle for the identical challenger, repeatedly.
When you solely face Jacinthe as soon as through the story, you’ll be able to play her indefinitely after finishing over 20 Reward Matches within the Infinite ZA Royale. She invitations you to “Le Tremendous-Tournoi de Jacinthe O”, a bracket-style, single-elimination match that pits you in opposition to her in all 4 phases, which means 4 straight matches each time.
She has six Fairy sorts over Lv. 70 in her staff, which makes battles go lengthy and turns the match right into a sluggish, grinding slog. Within the time it takes to battle Jacinthe as soon as, you might play not less than three battles within the Infinite Z-A Royale or twice as many low-level Restaurant Le Nah battles that gamers usually use for the 1,000-battle quest.
However taking part in Jacinthe 1,000 occasions is lastly letting her have enjoyable. As confirmed by this courageous and relentless participant, she by no means will get uninterested in it, so going through her time and again in her made-up match is probably the most lore-accurate method to full this quest.
Whenever you unlock Jacinthe’s countless match, you’ve already performed a whole lot of battles by way of the story and Infinite Z-A Royale. Possibly this coach is Jacinthe incarnate, or the one who impressed Sport Freak to create her character.
In case you’re obsessive about battling the identical coach repeatedly, there’s your problem. In accordance with the participant, they earned 200,000 to 300,000 PokéDollars per hour, so there’s an upside to getting this obsessed.
Revealed: Nov 3, 2025 08:21 am