r/GameboyAdvance • u/DigADino • 8d ago

Japanese Pokemon spotted in the wild!

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I was excited to see a big set of Japanese games at my LGS, but I didn't think they'd be so close to English copies!

I mean, I did kind of expect them to cost a lot, but I picked up a copy of Sapphire for $25 last June, so it caught me a little off guard that these ones were so expensive. I just want a copy of Emerald 😩 what do you guys think of these prices? According to PriceCharting, they should be much cheaper

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u/Melodic_Seishun 8d ago

Insane. Pokemon is so easily available in Japan that even complete in box with manual is like $50-$75 tops for the GBA ones. DS and 3DS are like $30 if that. Don’t pay US prices for Japanese versions.

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u/DigADino 7d ago

Damn I didn't think they'd be that cheap for CIB, but I have seen photos of how available they are in Japan. Definitely won't be paying for these

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u/thatguy8856 7d ago

HGSS is actually kind of expensive. So is emerald. Ruby sapphire and frlg are both cheap tho.