Is there any way to transfer coins/treasure between different Skylander characters in game? I find that I'm playing with one over the others more, but would like to share the wealth with the others so they can purchase upgrades as well.
Ny way to transfer treasure to other characters
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The data is stored in the figurine itself. While you play on the PC/Console versions, the data is updated continuously (that's why the figure must stay on the portal while in play), and the Skylanders keep their level when transferred between portals. The only exception is when playing on the 3DS version, where the data is stored in game and only transferred when the Skylander is transferred again into the game.
Also, the Skylanders top out at level 10.
Legendary/Dark variants of characters have different stats than their "normal" counterparts. Legendary stats start and end a bit higher that normal versions, Dark stats seems to be just distribute differently. Color variants (gold/transparent/glow in the dark, etc.) seem to be the same as regular versions, I'm not sure the color differences reflect in game at all.
Series 2 figures of characters already available for the first games (otherwise known as "re-posed") are identical in stats and usage between games, however, they have extra abilities available in the 2nd game, called Wow Pow upgrades, so if you have a choice between buying a 1st or 2nd series variant, I'd get the 2nd.
Lightcores are compatible with the first game (if the non-Lightcore character was in the first game), although it states on the packaging it isn't. I've tested this personally with Lightcore Drobot (illest of the Skylanders). I couldn't find online if there's stats difference between Lightcore and normal versions, there are Lightcore only abilities, though, so it's possible.
I cannot tell how Skylanders leveled higher than 10 behave when placed back in the first game, I assume they'd still be capped at level 10 and new "Giants only" abilities/hats will be unavailable. This is just my assumption.
Here's a nice handy chart detailing character/item compatibility between the games (like stated before, the Lightcore incompatibility isn't true):
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No, there is no way to exchange coins from one character to another. If I was you I would just start playing with the others. Hats can be shared though.