Just a quick update. I am almost done making a complete pet battle api, so I have a proper framework for making extensions to this..
Coming soon: Levelling pets using Pet Menagerie building in Garrison. Today I will implement one of the battles (King Floret and Queen Floret).
I found that some battles in the Garrison give extremely good exp, and there's a pet healer right next to the battle area. As an example, defeating King Floret and Queen Floret yields about 2-2.5 times the exp that a battle in the current area does. And with instant heal and ress of pets without any cooldown, I think this will be extremely effective.
For those unaware of the pet battles in your garrison:
One your garrison is level 3, you can complete the quest
Pets Versus Pests to unlock the menagerie building. Once you have this building, there will be a daily quest to complete the daily challenge. There is a total of 15 different fights/challenges. You can keep doing fight even if you have completed the daily quest, which is an important fact for this to be a viable spot for PokeLevel. When your menagerie is level 3, this daily quest will give you a bag that contains some level-up battlestones (give 1 level to a pet of type X, I will probably implement in PokeLevel to use them for on lvl 24 pets for most value), and a chance for some new battle-pets that can only be obtained this way. Some sell quite decent on AH
Here are the pros and cons for this:
Pros
- You will never leave your garrison. So no one will see you, or compete with you for the pets. This increases efficiency and reduces risks of reports.
- Some fights give a lot more pet exp per fight than the current area.
- You can spam the fight. No need to wait for pets to respawn, we can just click the pole to start again.
- There is a Battle Pet Master right next to the area who will heal your battle-pets without any cooldown.
Cons
- You need a level 3 garrison to get this building. So it required a little more than just 3 moths to get started. Also, it is not viable for levelling your character as it requires lvl 100.
- Some fights don't give any noteworthy exp, so some days it's just not worth it. From my estimation, only 3 of the 15 challenges will not offer worthy exp.
- Each different fight needs to be coded with a special tactic that works with 2 pets and a low level boostee.
- Some fights may be too hard to boost low level pets
- You will need a lot of different pets to accommodate for the different challenges.
Also Coming (Later): A new area in Draenor outside of garrison that will allow you to level pets in a fashion like currently in Pandaria (except a little slower, but a lot more wild pets so other players will not be as big of a problem as currently). You will need 2 or 3x Lil' Bling (if you want to prepare for it already).