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This will allow Wizards to shift a lot of Lairs and raise the most money for Extra Life, but there are presumably other costs or complications involved that make it less profitable for it, otherwise it would just always do this
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Of course, these methods are all focused on short term flipping
Sandshrew is based on an armadillo, Rattata is based on a rat