Pokémon Dollar

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The Pokémon Dollar (Japanese: or ポケドル Poké Dollar), often simply referred to as money (Japanese: おこづかい pocket money), is the primary currency used in the core series Pokémon games. Its symbol in the Western games is $, a P with a double strikethrough.
It is primarily obtained as prize money from winning Pokémon battles against another Pokémon Trainer and used to buy items from Poké Marts. Most items have prices that are multiples of 100 or 1000, much like the yen; in , the fare for the Lumi Cab starts at $710, which is precisely the same starting tariff as for s in Tokyo.Transportation Expenses In Japan: Cost Of Trains, Buses, Taxis, And Rental Cars
==Localization==
In the original Japanese versions (except for and ), the currency used is yen and the symbol used is 円, the for , the national currency of Japan. This kanji is used even in games which do not otherwise use kanji or when the game is set to hiragana mode in Options. In localizations, instead of using the symbol for the Japanese currency, an alternate symbol is used.
In all Western language and Chinese localizations of the core series Pokémon games, the symbol $ is used instead. The currency is generally not named, except for a few instances in the French and German versions.
* In German versions of , a harassing a lady in Three Isle Port calls it the "<sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>dollar</sc>".: "Heh, Lady! Haste mal einen <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>dollar</sc>?" (English equivalent: "Hey, hey, lady! Fork over some spending money!")
* In French versions of , Hugh calls it "Poké Dollars" while talking to Team Plasma at the Giant Chasm.: "J'ai pas le temps pour vos remarques à deux Poké Dollars!" (English equivalent: "I'm not gonna listen to villains like you!") Additionally, the Plush Toy in the says that because it is a Plush Toy, it does not use the same currency as humans, and to come back with "poupédollars" (a pun on poupée, doll, and "Poké Dollars") instead.: "De toute façon, les peluches n'utilisent pas la même monnaie que les humains. Si tu veux m'acheter, va falloir revenir avec des poupédollars!" (English equivalent: "First of all, I'm a Plush Toy. What am I supposed to do with money?!")
* In French versions of , Looker calls it "Poké Dollars" when asked about Beast Balls at a motel.: "La mistinguette Vicky, des labos secrets, m'a confié que chacune de ces Balls coûterait un trillion de Poké Dollars, si ce n'est plus !" (English equivalent: "I asked Madam Wicke, who works in the secret labs, and she said a single ball costs millions!")
In the Korean versions, 원, the symbol for the South Korean currency, , is used instead.
Uniquely, in Pokémon Colosseum and , the symbol $ is used in both the Japanese and Western versions and is given the official name ポケドル Poké Dollar in Japanese and "Pokémon Dollar" in English. In the English instruction manuals, it is stated that "The currency in the Orre Region is $ (Poké Dollars/Pokémon Dollars)." This official name does not appear in the Japanese or English core series games.
===Formatting===
The location of the currency symbol relative to the numeric amount varies depending on the language and game:
Language	Games 	Format 	Description
Japanese	All except Colosseum and XD	200円 	Yen kanji after
Japanese	 	$200 	Pokémon Dollar before
English 	All 	$200 	Pokémon Dollar before
French 	Gen. - 	200$ 	Pokémon Dollar after
French 	Gen. onward 	200 $ 	Pokémon Dollar after, with space
German 	Gen. -, 	$200 	Pokémon Dollar before
German 	 	200$ 	Pokémon Dollar after
German 	Gen. onward 	200 $ 	Pokémon Dollar after, with space
Italian 	Gen. -, 	$200 	Pokémon Dollar before
Italian 	onward 	200 $ 	Pokémon Dollar after, with space
Spanish 	Gen. - 	200$ 	Pokémon Dollar after
Spanish 	Gen. -, 	200 $ 	Pokémon Dollar after, with space
Spanish 	onward 	200 $	Pokémon Dollar after, with narrow space
Chinese 	All 	$200 	Pokémon Dollar before
Korean 	All 	200원 	Won hangul after
==Symbol==
The Pokémon Dollar symbol is a P with a double horizontal strikethrough over the tail of the P, similar to the ¥ symbol used for and , but with a P for Pokémon instead. There is no real-world currency that uses this exact symbol—it is somewhat similar to the ₽ symbol used for (which only has a single strikethrough) and the ₱ symbol used for (which has a double strikethrough over the head of the P rather than the tail).
 				 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==Acquisition==
When the starts the game, they begin with $3,000 before Generation VII, $5,000 in Generation VII, $1,000 in , $8,000 in , and $0 in , .
In Sword and Shield, the player receives $30,000 from shortly before obtaining the Pokédex. In Legends: Arceus, the first money received is $3,000 from Captain Cyllene for finishing Mission 2: "The Galaxy Team's Entry Trial". In Scarlet and Violet, the player receives $10,000 from shortly after obtaining the Pokédex.
Pokémon Dollars are acquired primarily as prize money from defeating Pokémon Trainers in battle, or by selling items at a Poké Mart. Pokémon Dollars can also be acquired by using the move in battle, at the rate of either 2 or 5 times the level of the Pokémon using it, depending on the generation. Additionally, some other moves like , as well as held items like the Amulet Coin or Luck Incense, can also have an effect on the amount of money earned in a battle. In , the power Roto Prize Money triples the prize money received after a battle.
 introduced the concept of item maniacs. Item maniacs are NPCs who will pay large sums of money for certain items, most of which have no other use but to be sold to these people. However, removed these characters, and instead, items previously sold to item maniacs can now be sold at any shop.
===Moves===
Money earned at the end of battle can be affected by the following moves.
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Move	Type 	Category	Power 	Accuracy	Notes
 	Varies	—% 	Exclusive G-Max Move of Gigantamax The amount of money earned each time is equal to 100× the user's level the opponent	 	
 	— 	—% 	Doubles the amount of prize money earned at the end of battle 	 	
 	120 	100% 	Signature move of The amount of money earned each time is equal to 5× the user's levelLowers user's 	 	
 	40 	100% 	The amount of money earned each time is equal to 5× the user's level 	 	
==Storage==
In the core series Pokémon games prior to Generation V and in , a 's wallet can hold up to $999,999. The GameCube games and core series games from Generation V onwards allow players to carry up to $9,999,999.
In Generation I and its Generation III remakes, the Bicycle is advertised at $1,000,000, making it impossible to obtain without the Bike Voucher. In Generation II and its Generation IV remakes, a Rocket Grunt on similarly tries to sell the player a SlowpokeTail for $1,000,000.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
The was shown or mentioned several times in early episodes of , and was typically localized as the in the English dub when it was.
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In the English dub of Pokémon Emergency, said that he bet $1 million that would have a new Pokémon by the time he reached Viridian City.
In Showdown in Pewter City, said that he will charge Ash and 50 yen ($2 in the English dub) for resting on his rocks. When Misty made Ash pay for her meal, the yen symbol (changed to a dollar symbol in the dub) appeared on a restaurant bill. Near the end of the episode, Brock told Flint that the canned consommé that Cindy likes is 328 yen at the shop in Pewter City, and that something next to it is 500 yen (rewritten in the English dub).
In Battle Aboard the St. Anne, the Magikarp salesman said that a can be sold for 10,000 yen ($100 in the English dub) each, that breeding Magikarp for three generations and selling them could earn hundreds of millions ("billions and billions" in the English dub), and offered to sell James a Magikarp as part of a set for 30,000 yen ($300 in the English dub).
In Tentacool & Tentacruel, Nastina offered a reward of ¥1 million ($1 million in the English dub) for exterminating the and troubling Porta Vista.
In The Ghost of Maiden's Peak, complained that they were not even able to find a dropped 100-yen, 10-yen, or 1-yen coin (quarter, nickel, dime, or penny in the English dub) at the festival. They then found a (a in the English dub), but ended up handing it over to Officer Jenny before fleeing. Later in the episode, a cash register was shown containing 1000 and 5000-yen notes, as well as 1, 5, 100, and 500-yen coins.
In Clefairy Tales, Oswald said that he spent 2800 yen developing his scanner (rewritten as him having ordered it from a comic book in the English dub).
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In Tricks of the Trade, the Magikarp salesman again offered to sell James a Magikarp as part of a set for 30,000 yen instead of 10,000 yen for just the Magikarp alone (for only $300 instead of the normal price of $500 in the English dub).
In The Fortune Hunters, James found a silver-colored coin with a Poké Ball design on the ground (an 1867 in the English dub).
In Doin' What Comes Natu-rally, the Magikarp salesman offered to sell James a Magikarp as part of a set for only 10,000 yen instead of his normal price of 30,000 yen ($500 instead of the normal price of $1,000 in the English dub).
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In Mutiny in the Bounty!, a tray of coins was shown in a flashback when Officer Jenny described Pokémon Hunter J's past actions.
====Gallery====
Yen coins notes EP020.png|Yen coins and notes in The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
5 yen coin EP020.png|A 5-yen coin in the Japanese version of The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
Penny EP020.png|A penny in the English dub of The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
Coin EP157.png|A coin in The Fortune Hunters
Coins DP020.png|A tray of coins in Mutiny in the Bounty!
===Pokémon Origins===
Money was mentioned in File 2: Cubone, where was seen buying a for $500 (¥500 in the Japanese version) from the Magikarp salesman on with the prize money he had earned.
==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
A 5-yen coin appeared in Attack of the Demon Stomach, where attempted to use it as a pendulum to put a asleep, but instead ended up putting himself to sleep. It was left as-is in the English-language releases by VIZ Media in both the monthly issue and collected volume versions.
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Wake Up—You're Snorlax!, participated in a bike race, where the main prize included 1,000,000 yen. Although he ended up winning, he was forced to spend all of his prize money to feed a hungry Snorlax. In the English-language releases, this amount was localized as 10,000 in prize money using an exchange rate of 100 yen per dollar, and the yen symbol on the money bags was replaced with the dollar symbol in the VIZ Media first edition and the Chuang Yi edition.
In Wartortle Wars, sold Red a set of items for 6000 yen, although they all soon turned out to be ineffective and useless. In the English-language releases, this amount was localized as $6000.
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's goal for the arc was to collect 100 million yen (localized as a million dollars in the English-language releases, using an exchange rate of 100 yen per dollar) in order to reclaim his great-grandfather's island back from the Aether Foundation so that he could realize his dream of building the Poké Pelago on it. When he ultimately failed at this, he decided to instead use the money to build the Poké Pelago elsewhere.
====Gallery====
Bike race prizes Adventures.png|thumb|The prizes for the bike race (VIZ 1st ed. left, 2nd ed. right)
Pokémon Dollar Adventures.png|thumb|The Pokémon Dollar symbol in Pokémon Adventures
==In other languages==
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Pokémon DollarPokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (Instruction Booklet / Mode d'emploi), p. 35 (English/French) / <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> Dollar / Poké DollarPokémon Colosseum (Instruction Booklet), p. 13Pokémon Colosseum (Instruction Booklet / Mode d'emploi), p. 35 (English/French)
==References==
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