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


In ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]'', one million yen (roughly 7,000 US dollars) was translated as one million dollars in the dub without any visual edits.
In ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]'', one million yen (roughly 8,500 US dollars when the episode aired in 1998) was translated as one million dollars in the dub without any visual edits.


In ''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]'', a 5-yen coin was edited to be a {{wp|Penny (United States coin)|United States penny}} in the dub. Several unedited yen bills and coins appeared later in the episode.
In ''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]'', a 5-yen coin was edited to be a {{wp|Penny (United States coin)|United States penny}} in the dub. Several unedited yen bills and coins appeared later in the episode.