Currencies

Currencies are types of money used to purchase certain items. In PMU 7, the main currency is Poké, but the other currencies that you can find are Ekop, Royal Gems, Event Tokens, and currencies you find in Holiday Caves.

Currencies are useful, but they can be easily lost as well. If not saved carefully, they will all be dropped when you faint in any dungeon. To prevent this from happening, it is highly advised that one stores their currencies in the Kangaskhan Storage building, available in every town. Money saved in the storage will not be stolen or dropped at all, regardless of how you fare in dungeons.

Poké
Poké is the main type of currency used in PMU, just like the main Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. It is the form of payment accepted by almost everyone in the world, and can be used in shops in exchange for items. Other than trading, it is the most popular way of obtaining items from others.

Poké can be found in almost all dungeons in Exbel, Winden, Tanren, and Archford, and the amount usually varies depending on the intensity of the dungeon. For example, you will usually find less Poké in a smaller and weaker dungeon like Tiny Grotto in comparison to a strong one such as Sky Fortress. When Poké is found in a dungeon, it takes up one slot in the inventory no matter the amount and will keep adding to that one slot.

To Obtain Poké:
 * Defeat certain bosses or Pokémon that drop it.
 * Finding it randomly on the ground in dungeons.
 * Selling items to various shops around PMU or to other players.

Uses of Poké:
 * You can buy items for a specific amount of Poké from the various shops.
 * You can buy items from players, but there are no actual set prices for player-sold items, so the amount of Poké in need will always vary.
 * Xatu Appraisal accepts 150 Poké per opening of boxes found in dungeons, and they may contain very rare items.
 * Houses have certain extensions for players, such as a roof, weather, expanding the house, and other features. Expansions cost considerable amounts of Poké, so it is advisable to save up for this special treat.
 * At the price of 100,000 Poké and an Explorer Rank of Master (13,500 points), guilds are available.
 * Fusing Heart Slates into a Mystery Part.

Ekop
In place of Poké, Ekop is a currency only used in the Tanren Undercity. There's an area in the Tanren Undercity called the Dark Market, where several merchants sell selective items.

Royal Gems
Royal Gems are a unique currency found in only Dragon's Descent and it's continuation, Dragon's Descent Depths. They are sometimes dropped by the Pokemon and bosses found there or on the ground. They can be traded with Taric the Dragonite at his shop outside the entrance to the dungeon.

Event Tokens
Event Tokens are a currency obtained from the Weekly Events or available through purchasing from Holiday Cave shops. These can be used on items in Spinda's Cafe in Delite Plaza.

Holiday Cave Currencies
Each Holiday Cave have their own set of currencies which can be used to buy items.

Trivia

 * Ekop is Poké spelled backwards without the accent on the E, giving a good representation of the Undercity.
 * Having fun with Poké is common among PMU players in towns, as dropping 1 Poké at a time is among the easiest ways to spell something out on the ground. This little tradition has been around since many of the players can remember, and since nobody will complain over losing 1 Poké, this little thing is not expected to disappear as the game progresses.