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[[File:TheDebt.png|thumb|The Poko counter as seen in the opening [[cutscene]].]]

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The '''Poko''' is the currency used on [[Captain Olimar|Olimar's]] home planet, [[Hocotate]]. Pokos were officially introduced in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' as an important part of the plot. Olimar and [[Louie]] are tasked with obtaining {{Pokos|10,000}} to repay [[Hocotate Freight]]'s debt, which is made possible by selling [[treasure]]s and [[enemy]] corpses found by the two explorers while on the [[PNF-404|planet of the Pikmin]]. In comparison, {{Pokos|100}} is more than a year's wage for a Hocotatian. Pokos are oval-shaped, thin, and made of some sort of golden colored material.

Throughout their adventure, Olimar and his partner can task [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to pick up and [[carry]] treasures into the [[Hocotate ship]] or the [[Research Pod]]. When a treasure is successfully recovered, it is analyzed by the ship, and is given a value in Pokos. In the overworld [[area]]s, recovered treasures are added to the Poko count instantly, and enemy corpses can only be delivered to the [[Onion]]s to increase Pikmin population. But in caves, enemies can be brought to the Research Pod to exchange for a small amount of Pokos, and any amount of money gathered while inside a cave will only be added to the total if the cave is exited via a [[geyser]]. Otherwise, the collected objects are left behind in order to allow the Pikmin and leaders to escape.

Although not related to the game's story, Pokos also play a role in ''Pikmin 2''{{'s}} [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]], as part of the scoring system. Despite Pokos never being mentioned by name in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', the game's [[Collect Treasure!]] stages have a point [[HUD|counter]] at the top of the screen that shows an icon quite similar to that of a Poko.

==Mentions of Pokos==
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Hocotate money is mentioned at some points in the first two games. When the final [[ship part]] in ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' is recovered, the [[Secret Safe]], Olimar states that it is as full as ever{{cite quote|{{Notes:Secret Safe/monolog}}|Captain Olimar|a monolog about the [[Secret Safe]]}}, meaning none of his Pokos were lost. Some pieces of [[mail]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' allude to Pokos too:
*Olimar's son mentions how his allowance has been cut, restored and later doubled.
*Olimar's wife mentions how she finds her husband's "secret cash stash".
*Olimar's wife notes how Olimar's bonuses arrive after repaying the debt, and later, his son mentions how he should give one of the checks to a spammer.
*One of the supposed spammers mentions saving "tons of Pokos" at a website.
*Olimar's daughter mentions how an orchestra play the family went to was supposedly expensive.
*Olimar's children point out how their mother's Poko craze changed their lifestyle to the worst.
*Olimar's wife explains how she "lost a small fortune buying lottery tickets".

==Gallery==
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Poko Texture 2.png|The texture for a Poko in {{p2}}; it receives filters for its color during gameplay.
HUD Pokos.png|The [[HUD#Pokos|Poko counter]] in ''Pikmin 2'''s [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]].
PokosCollect.png|The Poko Counter in a [[Collect Treasure!]] stage.
PokosCollect2.png|The Poko Counter at the end of a Collect Treasure! stage.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Pokos bear a [[Reference|strong resemblance]] to the [[mariowiki:coin|coins]] found in the [[mario:Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]] of video games.
*The intrinsic value of Pokos fluctuates within ''Pikmin 2'' and across games to ''Pikmin 3'', rather like real {{w|fiat money}}; thus, there is no one conversion value to a real-life currency. It can be determined, however, that one Poko is worth much less than the 2004+ US dollar. For example, the worn gold and copper in the [[Lustrous Element]] (assuming it is a typical 1850s gold dollar, at about 1.7 grams or .05 troy ounces) would yield a value in 2004 of around $22.02; meanwhile the high demand for it on Hocotate makes it worth 1000 Pokos. By this "Lustrous Element standard", $2.02 is close to a year's salary for a Hocotate Freight worker.

==See also==
*[[Treasure]]
*[[Cave]]
*[[Hocotate ship]]

==References==
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[[Category:Hocotate]]