Deltarune Chapter 5 currently has 19 known Pink Coins, with 10 needed for the Mystery Key and secret boss, but the fully verified location-by-location route is still incomplete in the available research.
Pink Coins are Chapter 5’s special currency, usually shown as P$. Early player mapping has found 19 of them, but only 10 Pink Coins are needed for the Mystery Key, which is the important cutoff if you are trying to reach the secret boss as soon as possible.
Pink Coin count and Mystery Key requirement
| Item | Current answer | What to watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Total Pink Coins | 19 known | The full 19-location route is still work in progress. |
| Required amount | 10 Pink Coins | This is the Mystery Key target for secret boss access. |
| Main use | Mystery Key | Buy it once your Pink Coin total reaches 10. |
| Other use | 7 Flowers purchases | Do not assume every listed shop detail is confirmed yet. |
| Route certainty | Partially verified | Exact procedures are confirmed for only a few coins. |
For now, the working answer is simple: 19 Pink Coins are known, and 10 Pink Coins are required for the Mystery Key. The extra coins appear to matter for spending at 7 Flowers, but the exact shop inventory and prices beyond the key are not fully verified here.
Known Pink Coin locations and area sweeps
| Coin or area | Where to start | What to do | Verification status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper door coin | Room with Flowery and the jukebox | Cross right over the bridge, enter the paper door, continue right, then go up to the coin behind the door above. | Full routed |
| Clay warrior pressure-plate coin | Paper-wall corridor after the paper door coin | Push the clay warriors off the edge, drop down, place them on pressure plates, then cross to the Pink Chest. | Full routed |
| Fox Room coin | Fox Room above Green’s Café | Collect all nearby foxes to open the secret room, then take the Pink Chest created by the fox inside. | Full routed, with common misses |
| Garden watering can coin | Garden near the scissors | Take the watering can, work around the far-left scissor square anti-clockwise, use it to make the exit path, then go up to the chest. | Full routed |
| Cliffs sweep | Cliffs region before the main bridge | Search side paths, suspicious walls, environmental puzzles, bells, and pink objects before leaving the area. | Reported area group; exact routes not fully listed |
| Castle sweep | Optional rooms inside the castle | Check side rooms and platforming gimmicks, especially places that look optional or hidden. | Reported area group; per-room count is not fully verified |
| Last climb sweep | Final climb sequence | Check branches and return paths before finishing the climb. | Reported area group; at least one coin is reported |
| Remaining known Pink Coins | Chapter 5 side areas | Keep checking bells, visible pink objects, hidden walls, and chests until your total approaches the reported 19. | Known but not precisely routed here |
The table separates what is actually routeable from what is only safe as an area checklist. That matters because a few Pink Coins have clear procedures, while the broader Cliffs, castle, and last-climb entries are better treated as sweep zones until every pickup is independently mapped.
Verified Pink Coin routes in order
STEP 1/5
Paper door near Flowery
From the room with Flowery and the jukebox, go right across the bridge, enter the paper door, keep going right, then move upward to reach the Pink Coin behind the paper door above.
STEP 2/5
Clay warrior pressure plates
Return down toward the paper-wall corridor, push the clay warriors off the edge, drop to the lower level, then place the warriors on the pressure plates behind them to spawn the bridge to a Pink Chest.
STEP 3/5
Fox Room above Green’s Café
In the Fox Room above Green’s Café, collect the nearby foxes: the bullet in the right-side area, the pot warrior pushed off a ledge, the fox chased in the pot room, the hidden-room fox toward the top-left of the pot-warrior room, and the bouncing-boulder fox in the top-right pot-warrior area.
STEP 4/5
Secret fox chest
After the foxes are collected, enter the secret room and interact with the fox inside so it becomes a Pink Chest.
STEP 5/5
Garden watering can chest
In the Garden, head left toward the scissors, grab the watering can, go to the far-left scissor square, move anti-clockwise, exit left by using the watering can to create a walking path, then go up to the chest.
Before crossing the Cliffs main bridge, sweep every side path, suspicious wall, bell, and pink object; several reported Pink Coins are tied to optional or hidden interactions in that region.
Safest route to 10 Pink Coins
STEP 1/6
Clear the early routed coins
Start with the paper door, clay warrior, Fox Room, and Garden procedures because those are the clearest Pink Coin routes currently documented.
STEP 2/6
Sweep the Cliffs before the bridge
In the Cliffs, slow down before crossing the main bridge and check side paths, hidden walls, environmental puzzles, bells, and pink objects.
STEP 3/6
Recheck hidden interactions
If your total is short, return to places that looked decorative, especially walls that may hide passages and objects that can be struck or interacted with.
STEP 4/6
Detour through castle rooms
Inside the castle, look through optional rooms and side challenges instead of staying only on the main route.
STEP 5/6
Check the last climb branches
During the last climb, search branching paths and return routes before committing to the end of the sequence.
STEP 6/6
Buy the Mystery Key at 10
Once your total reaches 10 Pink Coins, go to 7 Flowers and buy the Mystery Key.
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Pink Coins players commonly miss
The biggest trap is treating 10 Pink Coins as the total number in Chapter 5. That is only the Mystery Key requirement; early mapping puts the known total at 19, so there are more pickups after the unlock threshold.
The Fox Room is another common wall. Fox 4 and Fox 5 are easy to miss because one is tied to a hidden room toward the top-left of the pot-warrior room, while another is tied to the bouncing boulders in the top-right pot-warrior area.
In the Cliffs, do not rush across the main bridge. Players report several Pink Coins around side paths, hidden walls, bells, puzzles, and pink objects, so skipping exploration there can leave you short before you ever reach the castle checks.
After getting 10 Pink Coins
Once you have 10 Pink Coins, spend them on the Mystery Key. That key is the item tied to Chapter 5 secret boss access, so this is the point where the collectible hunt turns into the boss unlock route.
You can keep collecting toward the reported 19 Pink Coins if you want to clean up the chapter or spend more at 7 Flowers. Just do not rely on unverified shop details yet; the Mystery Key is the confirmed priority.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Pink Coins are in Deltarune Chapter 5?
There are currently 19 known Pink Coins in Deltarune Chapter 5. The total is strongly reported by early mapping, but the exact location-by-location route for all 19 is still incomplete.
How many Pink Coins do you need for the secret boss?
You need 10 Pink Coins to buy the Mystery Key, which is used for Chapter 5 secret boss access.
Do you need all 19 Pink Coins?
No. For the secret boss route, you need 10 Pink Coins, not all 19. The remaining coins are useful if you want to keep exploring or spend more at 7 Flowers.
Where do players usually miss Pink Coins?
The most common misses are the hidden foxes in the Fox Room, especially Fox 4 and Fox 5, plus optional Cliffs side paths, suspicious walls, bells, pink objects, castle rooms, and last-climb branches.
What are Pink Coins used for besides the Mystery Key?
Pink Coins are also used for purchases at 7 Flowers. The Mystery Key cost is the important confirmed target here, while shop inventory and prices beyond that are not fully verified.
