Where are the good places to farm for experience? I'm looking for places for levels 30-100 – please provide comprehensive list that will contain information about how to farm, where, and at what levels.
Where to farm experience in Pokemon X/Y
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Best Answer
You have a few options for Exp farming in XY. First however, let's look at what you will need to farm Exp effectively:
Setup
Items
O-Powers
Find and talk to Mr Bonding in the locations below to receive the O-Power. He has brown hair and is wearing a Pink Suit.
Pokémon
Ideally you want 1-2 Pokemon who can knock out opposing Pokemon quickly, with the rest of your party consisting of Pokemon you wish to Exp train.
How to Farm Exp
Note that you can also boost a Pokemon's Affection level through Pokemon Amie, which will also add a 20% boost to Experience when it is maxed out, however I don't recommend this: the time taken could instead be spent actually earning the Exp.
Where to Farm Exp
Restaurant Le Wow
Le Wow is located on Hibernal Avenue in the North-East part of Lumiose city. This is probably the best place to farm in terms of return on investment.
Make sure you are doing Triple or Rotation battles - With Doubles you will only fight 2/3 of the trainers' Pokémon, missing out on 5 knockouts, including an Audino, which gives lots of Exp!
Battle Chateau
The Chateau on Route 7 can be a good source of Exp and income, if you level it up high enough.
At Grand Duke level, Pokémon are level 60 normally, 65 with a Writ, 70 at Red Writ and 80 at Black Writ of Challenge. This is the highest level NPCs can reach in the game and is a fairly good source of both Exp and money once you reach higher ranks.
Elite Four
Subsequent playthroughs of the Elite Four are time consuming, but rewarding. There are 22 High-level Pokemon to knock out.
The Elite Four are good because they can be challenged at any time, and aren't time-based like the Chateau. However the best part about this option is the cost: Nothing. The Elite Four doesn't charge a fee so you can battle them at any point, especially if you're running low on money.
Conclusion
Resturant Le Wow is the best option, due to the ease of use and the fact that the O-Power doesn't expire between battles, which is the biggest problem with the Battle Chateau and the Elite 4: you'll be spending time waiting for O-Powers to recharge, or fighting them without the boost it gives.
The other problem with the Chateau and E4 is time, though for different reasons:
PS: Note on Sushi High Roller
Sushi High Roller isn't worth it. There are only two levels difference in Pokemon compared to Restaurant Le Wow (65 compared to 63), they have the same amount of trainers & the same amount of Pokemon each, and it is super expensive to dine there, costing $500,000 up front, most of which you won't make back unless you use every single method of increasing prize money in the game: