PokéCoins (Japanese: ポケコイン PokéCoin) are the in-app currency used in Pokémon GO. There are two ways of obtaining PokéCoins: the Defender bonus from a Gym or by purchasing them with real money.

A PokéCoin

PokéCoins can be redeemed for several different kinds of items and upgrades in the Shop.

Defender bonus

When your defender is knocked out of a gym, you will receive PokéCoins, the formula below is being used to calculate how PokéCoins are gained:

PokéCoins=min(50 , floor(minutes_defended / 10))

Shop

PokéCoins

PokéCoins can be purchased with real money at the following rates.

Image PokéCoins United States Canada Eurozone United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Japan Hong Kong
  100 $0.99 $1.39 €0.99 £0.79 $1.49 $1.49 ¥120 $8.00
  550 $4.99 $6.99 €4.99 £3.99 $7.99 $7.49 ¥600 $38.00
  1,200 $9.99 $13.99 €9.99 £7.99 $14.99 $14.99 ¥1200 $78.00
  2,500 $19.99 $27.99 €19.99 £14.99 $30.99 $29.99 ¥2400 $158.00
  5,200 $39.99 $54.99 €39.99 £29.99 $62.99 $59.99 ¥4800 $318.00
  14,500 $99.99 $139.99 €99.99 £79.99 $159.99 $149.99 ¥11,800 $788.00

Items

PokéCoins can be exchanged for in-game items at the following rates:

Image Item Purchase Cost Effect
  Poké Ball 20 Poké Balls 100 PokéCoins Standard Poké Balls to catch wild Pokémon!
100 Poké Balls 460 PokéCoins
200 Poké Balls 800 PokéCoins
  Incense 1 Incense 80 PokéCoins Incense with a mysterious fragrance that lures wild Pokémon to your location for 30 minutes.
8 Incense 500 PokéCoins
25 Incense 1250 PokéCoins
  Lucky Egg 1 Lucky Egg 80 PokéCoins A Lucky Egg that's filled with happiness! Earns double XP for 30 minutes.
8 Lucky Eggs 500 PokéCoins
25 Lucky Eggs 1250 PokéCoins
  Lure Module 1 Lure Module 100 PokéCoins Modules that attracts Pokémon to a PokéStop for 30 min. The effect benefits other people nearby.
8 Lure Modules 680 PokéCoins
  Egg Incubator 1 Egg Incubator 150 PokéCoins A device that incubates an Egg as you walk until it is ready to hatch. Breaks after 3 uses.
  Bag Upgrade 1 Bag Upgrade 200 PokéCoins Increases the max number of items you can carry by 50.
  Pokémon Storage Upgrade 1 Pokémon Storage Upgrade 200 PokéCoins Increases the max number of Pokémon you can carry by 50.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 寶可幣 Poké Baih
Mandarin 寶可幣 Poké Bì
  French PokéPièce
  German Pokémünze
  Italian Pokémoneta
  Korean 포켓코인 PokéCoin
  Brazilian Portuguese Pokémoeda
  Russian ПокеМонета PokéMoneta
  Spanish Pokémoneda

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