>>39916658It actually depends on if that unit is a Main Story reward or Sync Pair Scout.
>(Player)>Misty>Brock>Barry>Flannery>Erika>Skyla>Korrina>Norman>Pryce>Iris>Hapu>Sygna Suit Brockare all 3*s that need less materials than 3* gacha units.
>Hau>Flint>Clair>Viola>Nanu>Kogaare all 4*s that need 1 less Gym Leader Notes than a gacha unit, like the 4* Whitney you got at the very beginning of the game, but the same amount of materials as a 3* gacha unit.
>Rosa>Acerola>Cherenare all 5*s that need 1 less Gym Leader Notes than Blue, Karen, Brendan, Kris, Phoebe, and Olivia, but the same amount of materials as a 4* gacha unit.
While the free units need less materials to level cap, they can't roll duplicates to power up their attack moves and Sync Move by up to 20%.