Poki is a currency in Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise that is used exclusively on the expansion's archipelago to buy items in the Paradise Planning building, Wardell's catalog, the café, and the apparel shop. Lottie pays the player Poki each time they design a vacation home. The player's salary increases the more the player's status grows. Additionally, the player receives 25,000 Poki each time a facility is built or expanded and 10,000 Poki for remodeling a vacation home.
In comparison to Bells, Poki are 90% of the price of Bells, but are rounded differently depending on two conditions:[1]
If the original price in Bells is 1,111 Bells or less, the Poki buy price is rounded to the nearest multiple of 10.
If the original price in Bells is 1,112 Bells or more, the Poki buy price is rounded to the nearest multiple of 100.
Complete 19 housing requests and earn a rank of 84
Legendary Designer
30,000 Poki
Complete 19 housing requests and earn a rank of 119
GOAT Designer
40,000 Poki
Complete 19 housing requests and earn a rank of 146
When players start designing, they are a default pay. Once you reach 6 home designs, you will become a Promising designer, and your pay will be 9,000 Poki. When you finish 13 housing requests, you become a Breakout designer, your pay will be increased to 12,000 Poki. When you finish 19 requests, you will become a famous designer, which your pay is 15,000 Poki. Once you are a famous designer, you can no longer level up by "carelessly" designing homes. You can earn points by doing certain things. Once you reach 84 points, you will rank up, and so on.
Exchange rate
Accessing the Automated Bell and Poki Dispenser
After completing 23 vacation homes and visiting the Paradise Planning office on two separate days, Lottie will introduce the player to the Automated Bell and Poki Dispenser, in which the player can deposit or withdraw Poki. The AB&PD will also allow exchange rates between 100 Poki and a random number of Bells. The player can exchange Bells for Poki for up to 30,000 Bells and up to 15,000 Poki for Bells each day.
The following exchange rates are possible to obtain per day.[1]