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* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': In Mann Vs. Machine mode, all of the robots drop a bit of cash upon defeat, with the tank being the biggest mony pinata of them all.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends:''

** ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'' adds the ability to set enemies on fire to make them drop armor. The ability to make enemies drop health, ammo, or armor on demand is now critical because there isn't enough resources just lying around on the ground to keep the player in the fight.

* Any enemy you Glory Kill or take the chainsaw to in ''VideoGame/{{Doom 2016}}'' drops either a lot of health (in the case of Glory Kills) or ammo (in the case of the chainsaw).

** Gym trainers can become this in any of the games for a Mon of the right type. About to face a gym full of trainers with Flying type Pokemon? Better get your Electric or Rock type ready. Bonus points if you give them an Amulet Coin (double money) or a Lucky Egg in Gen V (extra experience) to hold. Beware though, the Gym leader will often have at least one Pokemon with a secondary type strong against the one you have been cleaning house with.

* VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy has invisible enemies, called Starbags, which are full of star bits. you can follow their footprints to find them, and when you stun them they even look like [[StckMoneyBag money bags]] with legs.

* VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy has invisible enemies, called Starbags, which are full of star bits. you can follow their footprints to find them, and when you stun them they even look like money bags with legs.

* ''VideoGame/TheEndTimesVermintide'' and its sequel, ''VideoGame/VermintideII'' both feature a rare enemy called the Sack Rat. Much like the Infected Survivor from ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'', Sack Rats run from players upon seeing them and drop useful items.

* In the ''SuperMarioBros'' games, particularly the 3-D ones, the Moneybags monster will drop a lot of coins, 1-ups, or [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Star Bits]] depending on the game.

* Practically every single enemy in ''Videogame/Yakuza0'' is this, to the point that simply landing a good punch to the face will lead to cash raining all around you. This is due to the fact that cash doubles as XP in this game, making the skill tree a MoneySink. There are two standout examples of the trope:

** In general, enemy units sitting on a healing tile can serve as ample sources of EXP, especially if they happen to be the boss of the map. If they happen to only have a weapon that hits adjacent foes, the player's squishier ranged units (mainly archers and mages) can plink away at the hapless foe until they die at no risk to themselves.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', on the other hand, is more ripe for the enterprising hero. The least resource-intensive way to grind money quickly is to go to Ikana Castle and kill Redeads, who drop 15-20 Rupees a pop, and can be neutralised by wearing one of Ikana's masks (Garo, Gibdo or Captain's Hat, all of which are mandatory to complete the game). If you're able and willing to use the Light Arrows, a whole host of enemies, including the common Guay and Bubble, become this, dropping 50 Rupees if killed via Light Arrow specifically. And unlike ''Ocarina'', there is a reason to grind so much money.

* The Miniboner (annoying tiny golden skeleteon) from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' mod ''VideoGame/{{GMOTA}}'' will drop some health items, ammo, and one rare item like Superburger or Ring of Might when it is killed. Opening a subweapon chest rarely spawns a Miniboner.

* There's also the Pig Noise from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''. These Noise provide treasure every single time you kill them, but they will run unless you [[KryptoniteFactor use the right Pin]] to kill them. This is made much easier because, for some reason, they have no magic resistence to your partner's attacks.

* In a non-literary example, pupating chasmfiends from ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive''. While wild chasmfiends are too dangerous to fit this trope, when they pupate they are effectively helpless, and all chasmfiends have a "gemheart", an enormous gemstone that grows within the chasmfiend's body.

* The Eggons in ''[[Franchise/ChaosRings Chaos Rings III]]''. On their own they drop a bit more money and experience than enemies of the same level. If you fight three at once, they become three Lucky Sevens, multiplying the rewards by three. The tricky thing is, Eggons only take 1 damage from any attack, so Eggon hunting is best done with weapons and genes that hit multiple times.
** ''[[Franchise/ChaosRings Chaos Rings II]]'' has weak enemies which call reinforcements. It's possible to enter a fight with them and easily rack up hundreds of thousands of EXP and money by not killing the last one and letting more get called. You can make even more by using items which double EXP and money obtained. A short time in battle can easily earn multiple levels, even in the post-game.

*** While technically set up by the community, the so-called Blissey Bases in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire'' are very ''very'' good for EXP. These are secret bases in which the owner uses only Lv100 Blissey, and each Blissey knows only Healing Wish - a move that faints its user to heal one of its teammates. This means that the highest amount of EXP a single Blissey can give is a whopping ''95681'', if your mon is internationally traded and is past the level it's supposed to evolve at. Under more normal circumstances, you'd still get 46902 EXP, which is still nothing to sneeze at. And that's just one out of three Blissey in that battle. The catch is that you can only do this up to twice a day per base, and if you added a base to your game via a QR code, you'd have to wait till the next day to do it.

* Fobbies in ''VideoGame/EarthBound''. They're extremely weak, their attacks almost always backfire, and they're worth a buttload of experience points. You can even use PSI Magnet Omega to get a lot of PP from them.
** Fobbies are good but the Criminal Caterpillar in the Dusty Dunes Desert and the Master Criminal Worm in Scaraba give out ridiculous amounts of EXP. They're a pain if you actually have to fight them but late game they run from you and if you sneak up behind them, you may not even have to fight them at all to get the EXP.