Summary of "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:

Go for points / five-star raids when you want big rewards or need to progress certain goals.
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.