The MOST Expensive Pokemon Game... Isn't A Game?

The curious case of Pokemon Box Ruby & Sapphire for the Nintendo GameCube has always been an interesting thing to watch. Why is this Pokemon Game, that really isn't even a game, as rare as it is and worth so much? Today, let's take a look into the history of Pokemon Box Ruby & Sapphire and find out how it became as scarce as it is!
Written By: Jordan Fringe
Edited By: Jordan Fringe
Gameplay Captured by: David Strickland
Channel Art By: Jerry Meehan

[@JordanFringeGaming]

Thanks so much for watching! Do you have a copy of Pokemon Box Ruby & Sapphire or currently on a collecting journey to find one? Let me know your thoughts on it in general!

[@awesomeking9915]

Me am fan Pokémon sapphire

[@MudPieTCG]

I wanted a copy of it so badly during gen3 but never got one. I have the gamecube games from then but this may be a collection piece I never own.

[@Shiny_Flygon]

I hit like but it’s still buffering on that moment

[@pabloescoe]

Way out of my price range, but I’m loving the videos!

[@Mandiness]

I have a copy. I have everything for it but I can’t find my big outer box for it. I’ve torn my apartment apart several times looking for it. I wouldn’t part with it to begin with, but I’d still like to know where my big box for it went. My copy is “used” anyway because I played it as a kid and used one of the special memory card stickers on the memory card. I spent hours rearranging trophies in that game. 😂

[@jb0258]

So glad I got (and kept in perfect condition) Pokémon Colosseum and XD Gale of Darkness at Gamestop, around 2007. Each were only about $20 to $25 lol. It's absolutely insane how much Pokémon games are now. Part of me hopes Nintendo will eventually remaster them, but I highly doubt it.

[@Wandering_Trainer]

I lost my original copy of xd to disc rot maybe cause of humidity or heat. Just telling you this incase you are not aware of it and can protect them better than i did

[@FallenAngelHiroko]

Indeed. I even have a relicensed Pikachu Gamecube. I did play XD-GoD and had to quit. The dialogue was so cheesy and cringe inducing that I couldn't stop laughing.

[@tatehildyard5332]

Probably not given how hard they push the remakes

[@sargassum136]

the first two stadium games are being put on nso so there might be some hope

[@TexasRed649]

I got XD from a friend for free with all the manuals over a decade ago and I'm so I don't have to buy my own copy nowadays.

[@xxsupersayen34xxnoe33]

I remember reading that the reason that it only emulates for ruby and saphire and no other game is that pokemon box actually contains all of the relevant genIII data and all that the gba-gc cable transfered was your save data which it transfered back afterward. also the reason it was specifically RS is that there weren't any other mainline gba game released yet

[@Kat-mu8wq]

I'm quite certain I managed to play FireRed on it.. It was a long time ago so it may not have, but I'm pretty sure..

[@xxsupersayen34xxnoe33]

@@Kat-mu8wq you're really certain it wasn't on the gameboy player? I've been looking for gameplay and as far as I know there isn't even a mod that allows you to use pokemon box on every gba game(by that I mean that it really could only play the 2 pokemon games remeased at the time)

[@krismarie9918]

Interesting! We were on vacation in NYC and visited the Pokemon Center when Box was released. I picked up a few copies for friends back home at the time. We knew what it was and where it was available, no surprises there. I still have an originally sealed copy of Box R/S in my collection. At the time it was just an extra that nobody wanted. It's amazing to think about what it's worth now!

[@ShadowOfNocturne]

I actually sold my sealed big box copy when the prices spiked to fund most of my japanese pokemon CIB collection. Nothing like selling Pokemon Box for 3000, only to rebuy the japanese version for 30 haha

[@TheZebbga]

I just love how here in the UK back in 2018 I bought a pre owned copy of Pokemon Colluseum and was surprised they just gave me Pokemon Box with it. I heard it was rare so I thought I was getting a good deal. Turns out it isn't that rare in the UK.

[@papabeartic1181]

Such a cool piece of history. I actually asked for one for my birthday all those years ago and my copy still works. Just the disc and memory card. Nothing fancy. But I love it

[@bloodless653]

I never had this software (there ya go, easy thing to call this not-a-game game), but you've reminded me of all the old Pokemon games I had, neglected, and ultimately dint have anymore. Thanks, Jordan. Now I'm gonna go cry.

[@DrunkSnowWhite]

~8 years ago I was trying to find a cheap version of Pokemon Box while trying to get a pokemon with every ribbon on it. There's an obscure glitch with Pokemon Box's Adventure Mode that lets you bypass the save check at the Ruby/Sapphire battle tower, so if you happen to lose, you could reset the game without having to completely restart the tower from round 0, which would have helped immensily for getting those tower ribbons since my ribbon master pokemon was an unevolved eevee. I've only seen the glitch documented in like 2 places so I kinda wonder if demand for the game would go up even more if more ppl knew about it

[@ChicagoMel23]

I think this title also had a patch for the berry glitch that could be applied to Ruby or Sapphire.

[@RetroWolf_YT]

THANK YOU for making this video! There is a HUGE misconception on this item in the community and some people just can't seem to wrap their brains around the fact that it is nothing more than a software application and NOT a game. Awesome video bro!

[@TheReZisTLust]

It's like a Pokemon Home but you actually keep your Pokemon once things die

[@Br0oham]

Until your memory card dies, that is

[@TheReZisTLust]

@@Br0oham as with all tech in some way but at least it's not dictated by a random group of rich people

[@Silentwaytogo]

Still got all those Pokémon on My Pokémon Ranch on my old wii.

[@TheReZisTLust]

@@Silentwaytogo damn straight.

[@parkb5320]

I remember bringing my son to the Pokémon Center in Rockefeller Center to get Pokémon Box for him when he was like 8 years old. Didn’t it come with a code to download Jirachi into Ruby and Sapphire?

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

I need one of these so badly for actual collection managment. I almost bought one in 2014, but I was 10 years old then and could not afford it. The price never dropped and just grew and grew... Hoping for a miracle

[@pikaarceus]

Bought Pokemon Box for 5€ in a package with Pokemon Colosseum. As a european guy, i must clarify that there was indeed a PAL standalone release of Pokemon Colosseum. The kicker is that those particular copies were only availible as a Club Nintendo reward, and not in retail.

[@Rudoku1]

I ended up getting the Japanese version back in 2003 (and an error got me 2). It came with a demo for Viewtiful Joe. The thing's sitting here somewhere in my place with the big box long destroyed.

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

I got this pretty cheap back in the day, to transfer my game saves onto my wii, as i lost my save data on my gold/ silver games as the battery died, so i was quite lucky at the time, but I'm still surprised how expensive it is now.

[@9sharkman]

Man, there was a used Pokemon Box sitting at my gamestop for at least a year or so, and I never could justify the price to buy it back when I was a kid, but I'd kill to have it now.

[@yams4u2]

I always wanted my own copy of Pokemon box because I thought there would be some neat gimmick that would let me have fun playing something when I wasn't organizing my Pokemon but your video answered all I ever wondered about this "game". Good stuff. Also I can't believe I got to see someone else who owns a copy of rocket power beach bandits.

[@LITTLE1994]

Interesting video. Pokemon never ceases to not be so damn costly due to never ending demand.

[@ArcadianLegend]

Pokemon Stadium 1 & 2 (2JP and GS) both have ingame Pokemon storage systems of their own called N64 Boxes. There was even item storage.

[@Powherkrangunch]

So glad I found your gaming channel. Very interesting Pokémon back story. I hope in time you'll give us a proper recap from the very beginning of the series.

[@Trowelhands]

In the UK/EU, you could scratch off and redeeming codes found on vouchers found inside Nintendo hardware and software boxes from the GameCube/GBA era all the way until the Wii I believe. You could save the "points" accumulated on these vouchers (which varied in value depending on if you bought a console or a game) via the "Stars Catalogue". It would feature digital things like ringtones and wallpapers mostly but on occasion would post physical trinkets to your home for "Stars". Pokémon Box was such an exclusive item here. The game also came bundled with a free grey memory card, presumably to store the huge file size Pokémon Box actually needs for all the data. I still have my copy from 2004 and while playing Ruby/Sapphire on your TV with the GBA link was fun but if your GBA/GameCube link cable was at all damaged the game would immediately boot back to the main menu.

[@dragoon1090]

I remember my friend had this when I was a kid. I always thought it was stupid that it could only play Ruby and Sapphire on the TV. Game boy player did everything. I didn't realize it was also a expensive storage.

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

The only pokemon related peripheral i had was the colosseum bonus disc. I charged $20 to put Jirachi & people's ruby/sapphire games. I made over $500

[@tatehildyard5332]

You clever son of a bitch. Be glad you caught onto that before the action replay days. My friends summoned so many illegitimate Pokémon through it on their Diamond copies.

[@joshuareyes7357]

I just modded my wii and put it in my system for my gen 3 mons. The price is crazy

[@maniraptavia4008]

We have it relatively lucky in the UK with Box. Most copies were sold bundled with Colosseum as a double pack and are around £70 at our main second hand games retailer, but even the much rarer single copy Box versions are going for about £95.

[@maniraptavia4008]

*Not that that's in anyway cheap! Just speaking relatively taking everything into account.

[@GleeSongsOfTheSeries]

When I grew up I knew very little about pokemon and games in general, but I did have my own lil gba and copy of pokemon sapphire. Somehow I remember seeing a commercial for pokemon box somewhere out in the world, and for some reason I thought it was like a “database” of pokemon you could just buy to copy any pokemon you'd want to your own game. I was convinced that was the way most people completed their pokedex and always so jealous of people who were lucky enough to have their own endless pokemon box lol

[@OlyChickenGuy]

I did not know this game existed, and honestly wouldn't bother forking out the dough to own it. I love pokémon games, but I've only ever been able to play a small handful mostly bought second hand or given as gifts. My pokémon journey started with Yellow when my parents gave me the special Pikachu edition Gameboy color, and after that a friend gifted me SoulSilver (which I never got to play outside an emulator because said "friend" stole it along with my PS2 and ALL of my PS2 games). My parents would also give me Pokémon Stadium for the N64, which I have fond memories of the minigames. A few years ago I picked up a DS, Black2 and Y from a gaming-focused second hand shop. I must say, though... playing Yellow through Stadium was AWESOME, and I absolutely loved the fact that I could turn my TV into a giant Gameboy.

[@blainerohlfs]

I have just the disk, been kicking around sense I bought the GameCube used at a garage sale! the more you know! Thanks for making the video.

[@NobleThorne]

Ordered mine in middle school for around 50$, big box and I discarded the cardboard. Might have to turn it into a mortgage payment someday.

[@adambombdiggidy]

I remember reading about Pokemon Box originally in Nintendo Power back in the day and thinking it sucked that it was so inaccessible. I lived in Texas and definitely wasn't going to NYC anytime soon.

[@seer6961]

I have this complete with a partially ripped box (because I never threw the boxes out). Got it at Pokemon Center in NY. It was okay for playing Ruby on the TV.

[@TreesPlease42]

I owned a copy of this and enjoyed it. It made swapping pokemon between generations a lot easier!

[@Mito383]

I currently own Pokémon Box. Definitely the gem of my collection. I also have the complete NA Ruby/Sapphire E-Reader cards (including the Eon Ticket), the Bonus Jirachi Disk and Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire CIB. Also have Emerald but it’s loose. All I need now is Colosseum, Gale of Darkness, FRLG and a box/manual for Emerald and my Gen 3 collection will be complete.

[@FalconsEye58094]

very grateful I got Colosseum and XD when they were new and still have them, not paying the ridiculous amounts they cost online

[@WuvPain]

I sold Pokémon xd, coliseum, crystal,and fire emblem path of radiance(at diff times) for some weed when I was 17-18 🙈 I’m 25 now but they were still getting expensive back then. I was to lazy to sell it online to so I sold them to GameStop

[@Mankey619]

Those are some amazing Pokémon collection you have there Jordan. I can’t imagine how much it cost you to find every single one of these collectibles.

[@scraps7624]

This was a great watch man

[@cardsfanbj]

Lol, not long ago I got back into my old Pokemon games and remembered Pokemon Box so I tried to find it and holy cow is it expensive. Same thing goes for XD: Gale of Darkness, as I never got that back then and kinda wanted to play through Colosseum again and then XD

[@cdawg4574]

I got it in the late 2000’s for a good price before prices skyrocketed. Plus glad I also have a Japanese version.

[@coreyrasmussen942]

When you said poke-uh-mon instead of poke-ee-mon I knew you were legit😂

[@DarkestVoid]

Always wanted this to play and add to my Pokémon collection. Definitely picking it up at some point.

[@ScorpionTamer]

Kinda makes me wanna shiny hunt all 5 eggs if possible... but that would require more money than I'm willing to spend lmao.

[@Jpny96]

Damn I freaking had this back in the day I wish I could’ve held onto it 😢

[@Rebel-hn9ly]

So did i .

[@Rebel-hn9ly]

Im super mad i found this out couple years ago

[@TheOriginalDarkNerd]

I remember seeing a complete copy in a swapmeet for $20. In the cardboard box. I was a kid and my mom didnt buy it fir me and we both regretted it.

[@gunbladelad7772]

I guess I'm lucky having gotten the PAL UK version when it came out via the Pokemon Colloseum Mega Pak - it's in the dual disc case which contains information for both Colloseum and Box.

[@danielsimmich1858]

Yeah I got this game for like $40 AUD a few years ago. It’s not expensive in Australia and I’m so thankful for that

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

(Around 4:51) I really need to find my Wii... My My Pokemon Ranch save file contains my "First Ever Pokemon" a Level 100 Infernape from Pokemon Diamond, sadly it's forever sealed there as you need the original trainer profile to withdraw it which I've since reset several times...

[@NamesEvad]

A few days back I hatched the swablu egg that Pokemon Box gave me and the damn thing was shiny! So now I have a super rare gen-3 false swipe shiny swablu. What luck I have! :D :D :D

[@christoperaaron8218]

I never had Pokémon box, I never even had Ruby or sapphire. I do have the remakes

[@deltacharlieecho4732]

I remember this being pretty much nothing more than a rumor the same way Dragonball GT was for a long time. I knew it really existed but never expected it to actually get released.

[@bulbacivic]

I'll never forgive myself for leaving my poke walker in my pocket, and my mom washed it

[@dvgilg]

Well, it appears 12 year old me was not as dumb as I thought for the past decade and a half. Stonks

[@whiteax418]

Every time I hear about the value of this game I freak out a bit it's sat on my shelf for almost 20 years now complete in box without much thought about it. I got it at the Pokemon Center by chance I wasn't even looking for it. I booted it up a few times to transfer Pokemon between FRLG and ruby and sapphire and maybe to play them on the TV but haven't touched it since. Maybe I should look to see if any Pokemon are sitting on the memory card.

[@IIdankII]

Bruh I own like 3 copies of this with the original flash red/blue flash cards. GG boys.

[@link2950]

Dude I am after this game to add to my collection... great video

[@mrhyena]

@Jordan Fringe Gaming these are my 12 favorite games while growing up in late 90 early mid 2000: 1. Heroes Might and Magic 3 from the 3DO company before it Defunct 2. Magic the Gathering Battlegrounds. 3.Might and Magic VII For Blood and Honor 4. Age of Mythology 5.Age of Empires 6.Ratchet and clank 3 7.SoulCalibur II 8.Kingdom Hearts 1 9.Eye Toy 10.TimeSplitters 2 11.Metroid Prime 3 12.Time Crisis 3 Could you do a video on any one of these 12 games in the future? Day 2 of asking

[@drowley]

I have no idea how I have one of these.... I mean I loved Pokémon and emerald was my favorite. But I live in Wisconsin and I don't think my parents like ordering anything online back then. Are you sure they didn't sell these at toys R us?

[@Warr666]

Can I ask why you don’t do the card openings anymore?

[@MarbleThumbs]

I have a question about this "game" but have never had a definitive answer; Does this allow you to upload Pokemon from any region? So if I had an NTSC copy of Pkm Box, would it connect to my PAL cartridge of Ruby?

[@JakeRandall]

Pokemon Box had nft's before it was cool

[@michaelchapman454]

Remember when you were talking about buying this on the Nontendo podcast

[@beedrillbot121]

Hey there is a good reason to get Pokémon box R&S. Extreme speed Zigzagoon is core to the Gen 3 LC meta game.

[@victiniblast]

Great video! I have two of the PAL versions and one sealed JP version, I doubt I'll go from an expensive US version tho aha

[@some_man_tiks]

I wanted to get this tbh. I only learned about a few years back. When I was a kid, I didn't have internet and I never went up to New York. That is the reason why I never knew about it. I hadn't even seen them in stores like GameStop as used. Would I buy it today? Yeah I would but the price needs to be reasonable. Legit question: Was the Poke Walker really from Walmart? What about the statues? When HGSS came out, I got my copy of Soul Silver version over at my local Toys r Us. I like in the states. When I got the game, it came in a textured cardboard box, which held the plastic regular DS case. It also contained the Lugia statue, yes the Heart Gold was everything except... Goooollld. I have the poke walker, it came with two backs. One I could put onto my belt and the other didn't really have any other function than to hold the battery in place. In other words it was a regular back. I still have everything. Even the cardboard box. I also recall that they had a table there at Toys r Us where they had arts and craft things. I grabbed one, wish I had gotten two, of the Lugia coloring page. I think it's double sided with both box arts on it but can't recall off hand. Here's a freebie Jordan. Pre-release specials that came with Pokemon games

[@zaekindaday]

I love this channel!

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

It’s a storage unit that’s not a subscription like Home

[@gadrielvanorion9872]

to be fair if they release a pokemon box right now that is a fully paid version of bank and home i would buy it... i straight up would

[@zaki9562]

I literally have this but the case messed up from flood damage, disc still works tho idk if its worth selling at that point

[@ninalove8521]

Talk about Megaman Starforce please!!

[@BlazingKhioneus]

Question: do Pokémon retain held items in the box?

[@gracekim25]

I would love to play the older games 😅 but it’s all before my time and I don’t have a gameboy

[@genericdialogue7269]

Yooo can you do digimon world 2 love the new channel

[@fairyboy444]

interesting vid, looking forward to more ^ - ^

[@pauljohnong5924]

This guy be flexing his Pokemon Bank!

[@analoghabits9217]

Is there a smooth way of using dolphin to transfer pokemon between cartridges with a box rom? My 2nd sp broke & my link cable got lost & besides I'd love the ability to transfer pokemon without the trade animation & trade fodder

[@NeoTechni]

And I paid $20 for it from Nintendo's site back in the day

[@CheetoManZX]

Please review Fairly Odd Parents: Shadow Showdown, Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures and Epic Mickey

[@abigailseals495]

got a loose disk japanese copy on ebay in a 100$ gamecube lot. not looking forward to trying to find a english one currently based on price right now...

[@GTVNewsForGamers]

I think I'll just do the sensible thing and download an ISO...

[@TheSalamanderMenace4]

I have the PAL version...

[@christopheredwards788]

Interesting. Good video.

[@Dasishiphop1]

oh crap... i hm from switzerland and i had that bundle with the colosseum and i trade it at gamestop for a nickle😭😭

[@codexpopzx2860]

At least you make a video on it

[@LucosPlays]

Pokémon Box also known as the original Pokémon Bank/Home and also also know as oh yeah the only legal way to get Extreme Speed Zigzagoon in Gen 3 never knew about this until years later and well since i live in South America...yeah you can guess why i didn't knew for years this thing existed. Man i really wanna get those special HGSS boxes those sleeves looked cool. The whole Pokémon Center stuff for Box was so evil but so smart at the same time because nowadays is stupidly expensive, also yeah thanks Nintendo for not rereleasing the games to prevent the skyrockeing of prices. Never actually knew about the last egg for the Surfing Pichu...jeez now i know why Pikachu has surf in some of its Smogon sets for Gen 3 competitive. It's really interesting that this game has an emulator inside it, but it was pointless having the GB Player that was GBA hardware in a different shell. Also Jordan when's the My Pokémon Ranch Video jk great video man

[@DaveTheRetroGuy]

I got my copy for free thanks to a friend

[@MewxPro]

I got the Japanese version of this lol

[@daliretoncho]

I have it

[@eropandasennin13]

Older Pokemon games have become SUPER expensive in the last decade, not even mentioning that other Nintendo games (especially on GBA, DS and Gamecube) are skyrocketing because they aren't available on anything other then their original system of release. Gee, wouldn't be cool if Nintendo had some sort of online store where you could purchase these games legally for a reasonable price? Oh well.

[@uncleice4929]

Supply and demand. I got 3 copies of hgss left and 2 platinums. Iv sold a couple copies of each and my pockets loving it.

[@eropandasennin13]

@@uncleice4929 Good for you. I still don't approve of it and rather see the games re-released digitally or that people emulate them instead.

[@czaczaczar]

That's what emulators are for. Old video games should be archived not forgotten.

[@ThatGuy-ju6fe]

@@czaczaczar rather play it on the switch then pc

[@eropandasennin13]

@@nirgunawish If not available on a current system for a reasonable price then yes.

[@ShinyGaara65]

So here's the other thing about these Pokemon Box games (that really should be kicking the price down but what do I know): Every one of these Pokemon "bonus eggs" you can get in Box are either pointless or worthless. -Swablu with False Swipe: So many Pokemon learn False Swipe, it's not a competitive move at all. Heck, Altaria isn't as good as it wants to be, being a defensive Dragon/Flying type (or Dragon/Fairy in gen 6 and 7 as Mega Altaria). -Zigzagoon with Extremespeed: This has been made one of its egg moves since at least gen 7 in Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, so all you need to do is breed a female Zigzagoon with a male Arcanine or Lucario with Extreme Speed and you're golden. -Skitty with Pay Day: This is pointless as, like with False Swipe, Pay Day has no competitive value and instead is a great way to increase in-game currency payout. Usually known by Meowth and Persian, and even worse, it's a TM in the Sword/Shield games. Now, Skitty isn't in Sword & Shield, but it IS available in Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl. But the less I talk about that game, the less my blood pressure skyrockets. -Pichu with Surf: As novel as this is and how much of a legacy the "Surfing Pikachu" is in every generation, therein lies the rub; there are ways to get it in nearly every generation, but not with the Surf HM. In the 4th generation, you could use that Pokewalker to go to Yellow Forest, teeming with Pikachus with Surf and Fly you could occasionally catch. Sadly, any Pokemon with HM moves could not be transferred up without forgetting them through a Move Deleter. But this all changed with Sword & Shield, where they finally said "the heck with it" and let Pikachu use Surf as a TM (TR technically). And yes, this does in fact mean that Pichu can learn Surf in the same way, not just Pikachu.

[@richardortega6364]

Though many would agree to you on that, there a small group dedicated to hunt down these unique pokemon just to add into their collection since those are rare at the time

[@TheBeretTalks]

@@richardortega6364 And the reason of that would be because in the Origin description of the Pokémon (Met at) would say something like Pokéomon Box or simply Hoenn? I really do not know, but it does not feel worth. I appreciate if you know and reply.

[@richardortega6364]

@@TheBeretTalks so Pokémon like Swablu, this particular can pick up the move false swipe.. a move that can’t be learn in the newer games. Many collectors would trade ya there army of shinies for that. Also skitty is another rare Pokémon. Now Zigazagoon would been in that list however he manages to learn extremespeed in Pokémon sun & moon through breeding. There no special symbol to tell if the pokemon came from pokemon box but if someone saw the summary that collector will know that specific pokemon isn’t some basic Pokémon

[@TheBeretTalks]

@@richardortega6364 Thank you so much for the information. I am thinking these Pokémon might take the origin of the region it hatched in, if it were Ruby it would say Hoenn and that "it travel through time and space" like the Jirachi that my friend traded me from his Pokémon Colosseum bonus disc instead of naming the Aura region. It would be nice that Pokémon Home could be updated in its code to be able to tell the game origin in the case of Pokémon out of the main line.

[@NotoriousC90]

I think you’re missing the point, it’s more of a collectors trinket than anything else

[@Chyeaahbrah]

Got this from the pokemon center NY when my brother and i were kids. Still have the disc and the memory card (which is honestly sorta dope, even if its essentially just half of a ruby/sapphire cart screwed together), but wed thrown out the box bc we didn’t care to have all of our games taking up a ton of space. Kinda regret that now that this and cubivore are worth what they are, but still cool to own those two that are so sought after from when we were kids

[@PaleoSteno]

Pokemon Box is the main reason I'll never achieve my collecting goal of getting every Nintendo-published retail game.

[@proshantochanda]

I had no idea this game was so valuable in the US! I'm from the UK, and my older brother bought a copy of Colosseum back when it launched and got a copy of Pokemon Box with it. I remember that none of us had any idea what the game was about and thought that it was entirely useless, it wasn't until about like 10 years ago when I played through Colosseum again and looked up what Pokemon Box was for that I actually ended up buying a GBA to GCN link cable and actually using the game. I remember getting those Pokemon eggs and being so confused; I think I still have that Extremespeed Zigzagoon sitting around on our Pokemon Ruby cartridge somewhere. Yeah, the game here is really nowhere near as expensive as it is in the US; you can get Pokemon Colosseum and Pokemon Box together from cex for £70.

[@TorturedKittens]

Wow. I owned Pokémon box, coliseum, XD GoD, and the Jirachi sapphire/ruby bonus disc... I got rid of all of those in 2009, sold them to GameStop. Never knew I'd be seeing a video about these 13 years later. Haha Still a huge Pokémon fan! Thanks!

[@omarreyes7626]

god this "game" brings me back, always found it outrageous that they would charge you extra money for more pokemon storage, my first thought was "who has that many pokemon in their games?" and I didn't know it was a rare game, in mexico the videogame retail store "game planet" had it, at least for a while, I remember seeing it whenever I would go to the nintendo section.

[@hunter00143]

Lmao true 14 boxes holding 30 a piece plus 6 in the party

[@FallenAngelHiroko]

I was a MASSIVE Pokémon fan since the dawn of Yellow with Sapphire being my all time favorite. I was always jealous of NY for getting all the coolest stuff like the event Pokémon's and I knew my parents would laugh if I even suggested going to NY just for a specific event (we would have had to fly). But even I didn't know this existed. It really was that obscure.

[@NottJoeyOfficial]

I would like to point out that even though the GameCube is region locked, if you have a way to boot the PAL version of the game, it is fully compatible with both US memory cards and US copies of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. If you actually want the Pokemon Box functionality instead of bragging rights, it's under $100 for a PAL copy and it'll be fully compatible with everything as long as you can boot PAL GameCube games somehow (region free Wii/GameCube mod, Swiss, Priiloader, etc).

[@damienmoore5867]

Would free loader work

[@NottJoeyOfficial]

That would work, yes! @@damienmoore5867

[@pleaseshutup7053]

This channel has potential to be even greater than your first channel. I loved Pokémon and had a GameCube but I never heard of this lmao

[@PluckyInc]

I remember going to the local game shop and asked about the game, think the game's release was so obscure that it never had a singular-physical release, to the extent that it's old localized name (Pokemon Memory Magic) wasn't altered, and this was in like 2005 or so. eventually around 2018, i managed to find a loose EU copy at the local flea market for £12 with the GCN link cable. it did have a printed cover of the american box version, still pretty good though. kind of wonder how many of that 10K also includes the copies sold on the old Nintendo VIP Stars Catalogue? some reason i thought they only sold like 1K copies there. 🤔