The first time I did a fight with just the allies, I thought I was actually doing something when I clicked the buttons... but I wasn't... I'm forced to rely on all of their "intelligence" (cough, cough) for the battles.
It would be nice if there was something you could press so that you could keep one element the same while changing the others to find all the elements.
Well I guess he does need a wallet to put all his money in, although I'm not sure if the hundreds of thousands of dollars would fit... and he could buy a new wallet with all that money... Maybe his Bison License is in the wallet? :P