Bolts

Bolts are the main form of currency the Ratchet & Clank universe, with which weapons, gadgets, items, and other things may be purchased. Bolts may even be used to bribe Captain Qwark's bodyguard on Blackwater City.

Location
Bolts can be retrieved from numerous sources. The two most common ways to acquire bolts are to destroy enemies and to smash crates. However, bolts can retrieved from any breakable items in the Ratchet & Clank worlds, such as lamps, vases, machinery, glass, and even unlikely things like plants. In Ratchet & Clank, a Metal Detector can be acquired from The Plumber on planet Batalia, which allows Ratchet to detect and suck up underground bolts. Bolts may also be earned by completing challenges, such as winning a Hoverbike race or surviving an Annihilation Nation gauntlet.

Using his magnetic Gadgetron OmniWrench 8000, Ratchet can pick up bolts from a limited distance. However, in Ratchet & Clank, he can acquire a special Bolt Grabber, which allows him to attract bolts from an improved range. In Up Your Arsenal, the Bolt Grabber may be found on planet Zeldrin. In Going Commando, however, the Bolt Grabber is replaced with Megacorp's Armor Magnetizer.

Special Bolts
In addition to standard bolts, rarer kinds of bolts, such as Gold Bolts, Platinum Bolts, and Titanium Bolts, may be found and used to purchase gold weapons, weapon modifications, or skins.

Planets with high bolt revenues
These planets and missions are places at which large amounts of bolts may be acquired in comparison to other levels.

Ratchet & Clank

 * Eudora - This breakable-heavy planet is a nice place to earn because you can use the Suck Cannon and wrench to take out all the enemies without even wasting a bolt on ammo. Don't miss the breakable machinery flying around!
 * Hoven - as annoying as Hoven can be, there are a lot of boxes and little enemies that don't require a whole lot of effort here.
 * Kerwan - not only are there a ton breakables here, but there's a pretty large horde of enemies, even in the second time around.
 * Novalis - though the amounts are small compared to later in the game, you can earn a pretty nice amount just going through the three paths on this planet.
 * Pokitaru - this place is filled with little low-effort enemies that can be taken out with the Pyrocitor, Suck Cannon, or wrench. Not to mention a gold bolt path with more enemies and the underwater boxes.
 * Rilgar - re-doing the hoverboard race is a great way to gain bolts and perfect your skills with a board, but don't forget about the many enemies here that all can be easily defeated with the Pyrocitor.

Going Commando

 * Oozla - just repeating this planet over and over will get you enough to perchase some of the earlier weapons. Don't forget about the breakables either!
 * Barlow - re-doing the hoverbike race a few times and going around the two paths will get you an pretty nice amount.
 * Boldan - this is a great spot to earn up, second to Dobbo. There are pleny of breakables as well as many well-paying enemies.
 * Damosel - lots of breakables, lots of little enemies, and a few enemies that are hard enough to supply you with an adequate amount of bolts by the end.
 * Dobbo - this is probably the best spot in the game to earn quickly. The TONS of breakables, easy and well-paying enemies, and many crates make this planet the perfect bolt collector's planet.
 * Grelbin - though the Yeti are tough, the Moonstones fetch a pretty penny with the New Age Mystic. Not only the moonstones, but the little bots and the crates hold a lot of bolts.
 * Maktar Nebula - the casino has too many breakables to count, and slot machines that, with luck, will give up to 300 bolts.
 * Tabora - again, the crystal collecting ears you a lot. But, don't foregt about the enemies gaurding the crystals. Defeating the Dune Monsters with the Seeker Gun or Plasma Coil is another effective way to earn blots.

Up Your Arsenal
the enemies earn you a ton, yes, but the breakables are the main bolt-earning medium here. Make sure you have the Box Breaker fron the Zeldrin Starport and start hyperstrikin' all over this place 'cause this planet will have thousands flying at you all at once!
 * Annihilation Nation - try going as far as you can in the battles and gauntlets. And destroy the cameras hovering around, they're breakable.
 * Aquatos - collecting the sewer crystals for The Plumber will earn you a lot. Just make sure you have a weapon that doesn't need more ammo constantly.
 * Aridia - repeating the missions on Aridia will get you a lot of bolts, even if the amount does decrease.
 * Koros - if you haven't realized jut how much you can earn on this planet, you haven't been there yet.
 * Marcadia - there are quite a few breakables on this planet, but what will earn you the most is repeating the missions at the Presidential Palace.
 * Kerwan - the increased strength of the robotic Tyrranoids will earn you a lot here, not to mention the breakables.
 * Rilgar - once again, the missions here on Rilgar will earn you plenty.

Deadlocked
There really isn't a best place to earn bolts, save for the battle below, but the best method is not to skip many enemies. They give out a lot of bolts in DreadZone, so take advantage of it! Complete most of the missions, and win as many battles as you can.


 * Endzone (DreadZone Station) - this battle is fun, easy with the right weapons, and earns you a TON. Simply equip the Shock Mod to your Dual Vipers/Raptors and run back and forth in front of the Endzone, shooting two or three bullets at an enemy at a time and letting the Shock Mod take care of the rest. When a larger enemy crashes in, focus on shooting it until it's gone, then return to your previous pattern. Should you begin to run out of ammo, run closer to the enemies and the opposite edge, whilst turned to the side to shoot a few enemies and let the Shock Mod do the work. Repeating this method works like a charm for getting thousands of bolts at a time.

Trivia

 * Between Ratchet & Clank and Going Commando, the value of bolts seems to increase significantly. For example, the price of the R.Y.N.O. in the first game - 150,000 bolts - was an exorbitant amount difficult to reach. However, the price of the the second version of that weapon in Going Commando, the RYNO II, shot up to a million bolts. Nonetheless, this may be explained by the increased easiness with which bolts may be acquired in the games following Ratchet & Clank.
 * In Going Commando, Up Your Arsenal, and Deadlocked, bolts may be acquired in higher amounts depending on how many enemies Ratchet destroys without being hit. This is usally only during the replay mode of the game.

Appear in

 * Ratchet & Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
 * Ratchet: Deadlocked
 * Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
 * Ratchet & Clank: Clone Home
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Mobile
 * Secret Agent Clank