Frostveil

These Training Hotspots are suitable for players who have reached Frostveil City and are training for Frostveil Gym plus the Rival Battle afterwards. For players who already proceeded to further towns, please refer to the newest hotspot groups.

Experience Points

Camper Henry's record of the highest EXP given from Trainers available for rematches is so short-lived that it got smashed by 2 Trainers at the same time. After acquiring Harvest Badge, areas above the cliffs on Route 14 are unlocked, with Punk Guy Nathaniel just above the first slope. His party yields 6792 EXP Points in total, surpassing Henry's team by over 1100 EXP Points. He requires HM Rock Climb to reach and unfortunately, the coverage of RTD Signal no longer reaches any routes beyond Fluoruma City, but he is pretty close to Fluoruma City exit for players to retreat if necessary. If players had a taste of Foul Play by Darren's Krokorok before, the one from Nathaniel's Krookodile is equally dangerous.

Money

As Victory Road and the Roria League introduce no better legitimate money hotspots, Rising Star Darren on Route 11 remains as the best Trainer for getting rich quickly with his reward of 2760 dollars upon victory. As always, be cautious with Krokorok's Foul Play inflicting massive damage, Trapinch's Ability Arena Trap preventing switching, and also the persistent sandstorm which can wear down any Pokémon that are not at least partially Ground, Rock or Steel.

Black Belt Hagar on Route 13 is a decent alternative for players who have teams vulnerable to sandstorms, Foul Play and Ground-type attacks. His money reward is almost 2600 dollars, only slightly lower than that of Darren.

Effort Values

HP

No new HP grinding spot has appeared at this point, so Mountaineer Tawnya on Route 15 continues to be the only Trainer in Roria to qualify as HP Training Hotspot. Her party gives 4 HP EVs in total, but her Piloswine also gives 1 Physical Attack EV, so players need to bring Pokémon which also have to train in that stat and turn EXP Share off if they have bought this game pass. Otherwise, they will be required to spend some BP and purchase Attack Reset items in BP Shop, Colosseum Marketplace.

Should the additional Physical Attack EV from Tawnya's Piloswine prove to be disruptive, players can fall back to the alternative spot on Route 14 train for HP EVs. Loudred and Clefairy give out 2 HP EVs, while Makuhita gives 1 HP EV. These 3 species are the targets among those Wild Pokémon in that huge cavern.

Physical Attack

In addition to the money he gives, Rising Star Darren on Route 11 is excellent as always when it comes to Physical Attack EVs. His team grants 5 Attack EVs — one less than other hotspots players may recognize, but he does not provide any unwanted EVs. Be on the alert for the afore-mentioned threats, namely Krokorok's Foul Play, Trapinch's Ability Arena Trap and also the constant sandstorm.

Adventurer Tanner on Route 15 can also be used to train in Physical Attack EVs. His party provides a total of 6 Physical Attack EVs, one more than Darren's team in fact. Unfortunately, there is an unwanted EV stashed in, so similar to the drill on Mountaineer Tawnya's Piloswine, players may need to bring some other Pokémon that also needs Sp. Def EVs to defeat Tanner's Beedrill, or purchase Sp. Def Reset items.

Physical Defense

No new Trainer has ever threatened the position of Hiker Jackson, located on Cragonos Cliffs, being the ideal Trainer for Physical Defense EVs. His squad of Kantonian Geodude family offers 6 Defense EVs upon defeat. Be wary of the devastating attack Self-Destruct and the Ability Sturdy preventing instant knockout.

Special Attack

With HM Rock Climb in possession, the deeper part of Mt. Igneus known as Igneus Depths is opened. It is the first location for Special Attack grinding, because 4 out of the 6 Wild Pokémon species give Sp. Atk EVs. Slugma and Numel drop 1 Sp. Atk EV, while Heatmor and Magmar yield 2 Sp. Atk EVs upon defeat. Escape from Torkoal and Sizzlipede Because both don't drop Sp. Atk EV's. Given that Igneus Depths is deep inside a volcano, it is very time-consuming to reach and also expected to have no coverage by RTD Signal, but this place is better than nothing.

Special Defense

The lack of Trainers mainly giving out Special Defense EVs persists into such a late stage of this game, so players are once again required to return for the Flower Garden on Route 10 if they are going for Special Defense EVs. Simply defeat anything, but Petilil, and players can gradually rack up on Sp. Def EVs for their Pokémon. Pokemon you can defeat are Hoppip, Spoink, Comfey, Floette or Gossifleur.

Speed

There is a Trainer that poses great potential to be the Speed hotspot in Cosmeos Valley, only to refuse any rematches. Therefore, Camper Pal on Route 9 continues living up to his name and holds the record to be the optimal Trainer for players to earn Speed EVs, as he gives 5 Speed EVs in total. Just watch out for his Grovyle's Pursuit plus the threat of paralysis induced by his Pichu.

Mints

Before the Frostveil Gym, the best location to farm mints is still Anthian Park. It has 4 mints, tied with multiple accessible areas including Route 12 or Lagoona Lake - however, Anthian Park is the most efficient as the mints are closer together, making them quicker to check and reset.