Play Through Episode Battles

If you don’t want to grind out money for the shop, your next best option is to unlock them through the Episode Battles. That’s right, you can acquire a bunch of these fighters for free just by playing through Dragon Ball Sparking Zero’s version of story mode.

This is certainly the most efficient method to get more characters. You’ll unlock them naturally as you progress through the story, all the while increasing your player level and earning Zeni to use at the shop for even more characters. Unless there’s someone you immediately want to unlock and use, I suggest getting most of your roster this way. It’s better to save your Zeni for any extra Costumes or Ability Items.

Be prepared to dive into some branching path fights as well. What-if battles have been a hallmark of this series for a long time so of course they’ve returned for this entry. Aside from seeing the creative alternate scenarios, some of them will reward you with a character for completing the episodes.