What do you call the currency?

[monsutafangs]

I call it dollars! ANybody know the actual term though o.e

 

[Lord Yawgmoth]

Either Pokedollars or "P".

I call it Poke and I think the exchange rate is 100 poke=1 US dollar

So the bike in R/B/Y costs 10,000 dollars? =O

 

[Legobricks]

I call it dollars! ANybody know the actual term though o.e

It's officially "Pokémon Dollar (Japanese: ポケドル Pokédollar)" if Bulbapedia is to be believed.

 

[Assault]

Pokémon Dollar is the currency used in all known regions of the Pokémon world. Its symbol is , a P with a double strikethrough, similar to the ¥ symbol used for Japanese yen, with the P symbol referring to Pokémon.

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If it really is Pokémon Dollars, you might as well call it PokéDollars 'cause it's shorter. Although, English people such as me might use PokéPounds. :D

 

[Serene Grace]

Even though I'm from the United Kingdom, calling the currency 'Pokémon Pounds' or 'PokéPounds' would sound quite off. Instead, I jump on the bandwagon and call it 'Pokémon Dollars' or 'PokéDollars' as it sounds better and it seems to be what everyone else calls it.

 

[SIN1488]

Pokémon Dollar is the currency used in all known regions of the Pokémon world. Its symbol is , a P with a double strikethrough, similar to the ¥ symbol used for Japanese yen, with the P symbol referring to Pokémon.

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If it really is Pokémon Dollars, you might as well call it PokéDollars 'cause it's shorter. Although, English people such as me might use PokéPounds. :D

It will always be Pokemoney to me......

 

[tente2]

PokéDollars just sounds awkward for a game made and set mostly in Japan.

Not really...

The symbol itself is based off of the Yen, but instead of a Y going through it, it is a P, leading to the common fan name "Pokeyen".

Fan term, yes, common, not so much, at least of what I've seen. I've actually never heard that term before.

Anyway, I call it PokeDollars after hearing people use the term on youtube so much.

 

[Comrade Nikita Ivanova]

I've always called it Pen. You know, since it's a yen sign except it's a P instead of a Y... Yeah.

 

[Meadow]

In my mind 1.00 PK translates to 1 penny (who would pay 100 dollars for a Pokeball?).

Lol, exactly. Plus since the Pokéball is the weakest ball, it only make sense that one Poké is approximately equivilant to a cent. That's the ONLY reason why PokéDollar doesn't sound right to me.

 

[MiniM00se]

Pokedollars. I don't really know why... it just sounds right.

I think Marriland said it or something, maybe that's why.

 

[Timbjerr]

I just called them dollars when I was a kid. Recently, I use various terms interchangeably. Mostly pokeyen, pokedollar, poke, and pen.

 

[PiPVoda]

At one point I actually called in Zenny. Getting Pokemon confused w/ Megaman for a moment. :\ I just call it Poké. Pokedollars is okay too but I prefer the lather. Yen is Japanese currency so no!

Pokemon should get a new currency w/ every new region. Make the game more life-like.

 

[EmpoleMew]

I've always called it Pen. You know, since it's a yen sign except it's a P instead of a Y... Yeah.

I've usually gone with this. Or Poken, for Poke, Yen, and token. Though more often than not, I use Pokedollars, since it's the least awkward sounding. (And evidently, the official name.)

 

[Kleinchen]

I think of it as yen, to be honest, since the exchange rate into dollars is the same. But whenever talking about it I usually use "Pokedollars" since everyone will know what you're talking about whether they use that exact term or not.

 

[Mewtwo152]

Depends on what symbols are used. For most, I use PokeDollars or Pokemon Dollars, but usually say '200 P'. PMD, I say Poke. Many times I'll just say something like "Poke Balls are 200".

 

[Sydian]

I call it by the amount. I just say "oh, i got 250." The currency itself gets no name from me, lol. I don't even call dollars "dollars." I'm rude and name it depending on the amount.

 

[Sewzie]

As a young child, I thought it was called "Pokemon Peso", because "Peso" what was we called our currency (and besides, the sign of the currency of the Pokemon world looks a lot like the sign of our own currency). I eventually learned that it was called a "dollar", though, so now I call it that.

 

[Scytha]

Lol, I seem to say in my head "Poke" but I don't really call it anything.

 

[AliceBlaze]

In the main series games, I sometimes call them pounds because I always thought the sign looked like a British pound sign (£).

In the Mystery Dungeon games, I call it Poke because that's what it's referred to in those games.

 

[ORegan]

I just call them P's.. or P. "SHOE recieved 34590 P for winning" always seemed more correct to me.