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[[File:PDA open XD.png|thumb|250px|[[Michael]] has {{PDollar}}76,181]]
'''Pokémon Dollar''' (Japanese: '''ポケドル''' ''Pokédollar'') is the main currency used in most known [[region]]s of the [[Pokémon world]]. Its symbol is {{PDollar}}, a P with a double strikethrough, similar to the ¥ symbol used for {{wp|Japanese yen}}, the € symbol used for {{wp|euro}} or the ₱ symbol used for {{wp|Philippine peso}}, with the P symbol referring to Pokémon. 

The Pokémon Dollar and its symbol were both created for the English translation of the {{pkmn|games}}. In the original Japanese versions (except for {{pkmn|Colosseum}} and {{XD}}), the currency used is yen and the symbol used is {{tt|円|えん}}, the kanji for yen. As such, the Pokémon Dollar is based on yen.

Also, much like the yen, the cost of simple items runs in the hundreds—indeed, most items have prices that are multiples of 100 or 1000. For comparison, in the [[Generation VI]] games, a taxi ride starts at {{PDollar}}710, which is precisely the same starting tariff as in Japan.

==Icon==
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| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{gold color dark}}; background: #{{gold color light}}; width:20px"| [[File:PokémonDollar I.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{gold color dark}}; background: #{{gold color light}}; width:20px"| [[File:PokémonDollar III.png]]
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| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{gold color dark}}; background: #{{gold color light}}; width:20px"| [[File:PokémonDollar ColoXD.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{gold color dark}}; background: #{{gold color light}}; width:20px"| [[File:PokémonDollar ColoXD JP.png]]
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==Acquisition==
Pokémon Dollars are acquired primarily by defeating [[Pokémon Trainer]]s in battle, or by selling items at a [[Poké Mart]]. Pokémon Dollars can also be acquired by using the move {{m|Pay Day}} in battle, at the rate of either 2 or 5 times the level of the Pokémon using it, depending on the generation. {{game|Black and White|s}} introduces the concept of [[item maniac]]s. Item maniacs are [[NPC]]s who will pay large sums of money for certain items, most of which have no other use but to be sold to these people.

==Storage==
In the handheld [[Pokémon games]] before Pokémon Black and White, a [[player]]'s wallet can hold only up to {{PDollar}}999,999. This may cause frustration when trying to save up for the advertised price of a [[Bicycle]] in [[Generation I]] (and its [[Generation III]] remakes) or a {{DL|Valuable item|SlowpokeTail}} on {{rt|32|Johto}} in [[Generation II]] (and its [[Generation IV]] remakes), since both are advertised for {{PDollar}}1 more than the player can carry. The [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[Generation V]], and [[Generation VI]] games allow players to carry up to {{PDollar}}9,999,999.

==Other currencies==
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[[Coin]]s are utilized to play the various games of the [[Game Corner]]s throughout the [[Pokémon world]], as well as to obtain and collect the various Game Corner prizes available.

[[Battle Point]]s (introduced in {{game|Emerald}}) are used as currency in numerous battling facilities, such as the [[Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle]] [[Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Frontiers]] of [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]]/[[Johto]], as well as the [[Battle Subway]], [[Pokémon World Tournament]], and the [[Battle Maison]], the former two both being in [[Unova]], and the latter being in both [[Kalos]] and [[Hoenn]].

[[Mt. Battle]] and [[Pokétopia]] use [[Poké Coupon]]s as their currency; due to both of these locations being battle facilities, they are analogous to Battle Points.

The {{OBP|Pokémon world|Mystery Dungeon|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon world}} used [[Poké]] as its sole form of currency up until [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]]. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Gold Bars are used as a form of currency as well for purchasing items, along with Poké.

In the {{pkmn|Dream World}}, [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]], and [[PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond]], [[Berry#In side games|Berries]] are used as a form of currency instead.

In [[Pokémon Conquest]], gold is used as the currency to pay for items, [[ponigiri]], and various other services.
In the [[Entralink]], Pass Orbs are used to pay for Pass Powers.

{{OBP|Watt|currency}}s are used in the {{wp|pedometer}}s [[Pokémon Pikachu]], [[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]], and the [[Pokéwalker]] in order to collect and unlock a plethora of rewards.

At the [[Battle Castle]] in {{OBP|Battle Frontier|Generation IV|the Sinnoh and Johto Battle Frontiers}}, Castle Points are used to get power ups and items.

At the [[Pokéathlon Dome]] in [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions]], Athlete Points can be used to get various items.

==In the anime==
[[File:Yen symbol EP005.png|200px|thumb|A yen symbol in the anime]]

===In the main series===
Pokémon Dollars are not used or seen in the [[Pokémon anime]], whether the original or the English dub, although money has been mentioned throughout the anime and the {{wp|Japanese yen|yen}} symbol (changed to a {{wp|dollar}} symbol in the [[dub]]) appeared on a restaurant bill in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''.

===In Pokémon Origins===
Money was mentioned in the [[Pokémon Origins]] episode ''[[PO02|File 2 - Cubone]]'', where {{OBP|Red|Origins}} was seen buying a {{p|Magikarp}} from the [[Magikarp salesman]] on {{rt|4|Kanto}} with [[prize money]] he had earned.
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==In the manga==
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
In [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], a 5 Yen coin appears in ''[[ET15|Attack of the Demon Stomach]]''.

==Trivia==
* The symbol for {{PDollar}} resembles the official symbol for the {{wp|Russian ruble}}, ₽, which uses the {{wp|Cyrillic}} letter {{wp|Р}} with a single horizontal stroke through it. It can also be seen to resemble one way of writing the symbol for {{wp|Philippine peso}}, ₱, the official currency of the {{wp|Philippines}}.
* The Korean versions of the games use the {{wp|hangul}} symbol for the South Korean currency, {{wp|South Korean won|원 ''won''}}, instead of {{PDollar}} as used in games outside of Japan. In real life, won is worth roughly ten times less than yen.

==In other languages==
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