Coin Case

A Coin Case (Japanese: コインケース Coin Case) is a key item used in each of the Game Corners scattered around the Pokémon world. A Coin Case has appeared in every main series Pokémon game until Pokémon Black and White, where the Coin Case is completely absent.

Use

Red has 304 Coins in his Coin Case

The purpose of the Coin Case is to hold Coins, which are the currency of the Game Corners. If a player does not have a Coin Case, then he or she is not allowed to participate in the gambling-type games like slot machines and roulette, as Coins must be inserted into the game machines before play can begin.

The Coin Case can hold up to 9,999 coins in Generations I, II, and III, and up to 50,000 coins in Generation IV. If the limit is reached, no further winnings can be put in the Coin Case—they will simply be discarded—and no further coins can be purchased.

There are three ways to determine how many Coins are in a Coin Case. The first is to play a game at the Game Corner; by default, the total amount of coins held will appear on the screen. Secondly, a player may inquire to buy Coins at the Game Corner counter: as with money, the amount will be shown in the corner of the screen. Finally, the player may use the Bag Menu to examine the Coin Case. This will show the contents of the Case.

As a key item, the Coin Case cannot be sold.

Locations

• Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen
  • The Coin Case can be obtained from a man sitting at a table in the café in Celadon City.

• Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver
  • The Coin Case can be found in the underground in Goldenrod City.
  • The Coin Case will be given to the player by Mr. Game in the non-Japanese versions of HeartGold and SoulSilver.

• Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
  • The Coin Case can be obtained from a woman in a house located to the left of the Poké Mart in Mauville City. She will exchange it for a Harbor Mail.

• Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
  • The Coin Case can be obtained from a clown in a house in Veilstone City.

Trivia

• A glitch in Generation II exists involving the Coin Case. If the player views a member of the Machop evolutionary line's Pokédex entry or talks to an NPC of the Machop evolutionary line (for example, the Machop stamping the land flat in Vermilion City) and than uses the Coin Case, the game will reset in different and sometimes glitchy colors. Strange effects involving the color scheme continue until the game is reset.

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