Pokémon Game Prices are CRAZY! Pricing Guide 2020

[@tylerbartoe5984]

Wow! Love the videos dude! You ever think about making videos like this about other series’s like zelda, mario etc? Keep it up!

[@NintendoCollecting]

Yes absolutely for Zelda and Mario games - I did pricing guides for N64 consoles and controllers years ago but need to do updated ones of those too.

[@teilzeitatheist]

@@NintendoCollecting What would an Emerald Version with a 95 VGA rating be worth? I want so sell my Pokémon games and would like to find some value estimation for graded games.

[@McGoofy1001]

Cause we all threw them out back in the day.

[@lugian875]

I just love the fact that boxes can be more expensive than the game itself.

[@clint-0088]

Makes me wish I had had kept all my boxes as a kid only ever kept the cartridges. Sold my copies of R/B/Y and G/S/C games a few years ago for probably less than $40 each all were heavily used labels were a little scuffed up.

[@zoruasnivy]

Should've kept my Soul Silver box

[@coyotekelly7143]

Well there are more games than boxes by far. Most kids threw their boxes away

[@erik19borgnia]

@@clint-0088 you just explained why they are expensive :P. Most boxes were discarded, so they are rare and valuable

[@ViriatoIH]

I hope they get cheaper

[@ufcquikpiks1027]

Just now finding this video 2 yrs later and hearing you speak about the games prices being ridiculous at the $250 mark and now they are $500-1k a piece minimum

[@T7ELONE]

You mean 3-10k? ;)

[@friedspacecowboy8760]

@@T7ELONE 2024 pricing isn’t much better

[@blanethegoat]

im really mad to see this video, because when i was younger i gave ALL my pokemon games to gamestop all my heartgold copies and soulsilvers all my diamond and pearls and my black and white. really upset with myself. wish i never gave them away 😭😭😭😭😭

[@bigawesomealex5333]

Same I just managed to buy a old DS Lite with the game boy advance slot but I don’t have any games and I’ve looked at pawn shops and I already know GameStop doesn’t do anything with ds anymore

[@b4rs629]

@Edward Gary I sold my authentic yellow, blue, fire red , leaf green, gold, silver, ruby, sapphire, + 2 gba's + cases + gba link for like 125$ like last year when prices were normal due to minimalism. I now kind of hating minimalism b/c I'm disgusted now with how much money those games are worth right now. However I still have my soulsilver copy with the pokewalker with the box & case + my heartgold I found at a gamestop for 75$ loose was a pain in the ass to find due to scarcity of them being sold in stores. + my alpha sapphire... I recently just bought a omega ruby cib off ebay for like 40$ + x&Y for 80$ + ultra sun & ultra moon sealed for 85$ off ebay. I wished I had bought 4rth & 5th gen when it was released, but I lost interest in the games by that point because now they cost an arm & a leg at 100-165$ a pop for cib

[@hharlington7156]

Same I’m fuming at myself

[@1808productions]

I’m still so bummed I had to sell all my Pokémon games when I lost my job a few years back, I didn’t get nearly enough for them and now they’re just too ridiculous to try to buy.

[@brendanreilly4675]

Damn, even if I really needed money I would never sell my Pokémon games, I even have some of the rarest ones like the unova games, 1st and 2nd

[@1808productions]

@@brendanreilly4675 it was that or become homeless.

[@brendanreilly4675]

James Sheridan oh damn, well that’s a big deal

[@PJ-sv4iw]

James Sheridan I’d probably live in the streets before I give up my pokemons!!!!!!!!!

[@ogpaulw33zy47]

been there dude I feel your pain ...

[@allan8a133]

Favorite Pokemon: Feraligatr. Favorite Pokemon Game: Heart Gold/Soul Silver. Gotta love Johto.

[@thomario8639]

Wow, me too. But that's mostly because of nostalgia.

[@samlikesmusic4063]

Same here

[@juanmendoza9641]

Hi Lithium!!! I’m glad I collected all of my Pokémon games before they went up. I remember paying $45 for emerald CIB and $50 for crystal CIB. My favorite game was Pokémon Ruby because I remember my mom saving enough to get me a gameboy and Pokémon ruby!

[@ARod-iy5fh]

How long ago did you get them ?

[@plurshie]

Your mom seems like a really sweet person :')

[@bland9876]

My ebay listing is at $62 cart only new battery amd it has 1day left

[@stanceswitch6419]

Nice! I was eyeing emerald for a while before the prices went up but though $60 was too much smh lol

[@yungcitrus1673]

Favorite Pokémon: Gengar Favorite Game: Heart Gold and Soul Silver

[@callieturner5475]

My favourite pokemon is mawile, my favourite games probably soul silver as well

[@MrTotBalls]

My favorites are ditto and black 2

[@NickkTran]

Wow dude you're and I are the same, Gengar is also my favorite Ghost Pokemon and Snorlax is my favorite Normal haha. HGSS is also the best Pokemon games.

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

@@MrTotBalls interesting favourite😃 lets hope it gets a mega evo. Lop

[@MrTotBalls]

@@sechabatheletsane9784 its just so derpy

[@Pokemonguy16RS]

2020 AVERAGE Prices based from this video: Gen 1: Blue-Red-Yellow: $180 EACH complete, $25 Each for cartridge only Total: $540 complete, $75 cartridge --------------------------------------------------------------- Gen 2: Silver-Gold: $150 EACH complete, $25 Each cartridge only. Crystal: $275 complete, $47 cartridge Total: $575 complete, $97 cartridge ---------------------------------------------------------------- Gen 3: Ruby-$175 complete, $30 Cartridge Sapphire $185 complete, $30 cartridge Emerald: $250 Complete, $50-70 cartridge Fire red & leaf green: $212 EACH complete, $37 EACH cartridge Total: $1,034 complete, $184-204 cartridge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen 4: Diamond: $35 w/case, $25 cartridge Pearl: $35 w/case, $25 cartridge Platinum: $65 w/case, $30 cartridge Total: $135 w/case, $80 cartridge ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen 5: Black: $60 complete, $50 cartridge White: $60 complete, $50 cartridge Black 2: $100 complete, $70 cartridge White 2: $100 complete, $70 cartridge Total: $320 complete, $240 cartridge -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heart gold: $200 big box, $100 complete case, $70 cartridge Soul silver: $200 big box, $100 complete case, $70 cartridge Total: $400 big box, $200 complete case, $140 cartridge --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen 6: X: $27 complete, cartridge $25 Y: $27 complete, cartridge $25 Total: $54 complete, $50 cartridge --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen 7: Sun: $17 complete, $15 cartridge Moon: $17 complete, $15 cartridge Double pack: $100 BOX Total: $32 complete, $30 cartridge Ultra Sun: $33 complete, $30 cartridge Ultra Moon: $33 complete, $30 cartridge Ultra Double pack: $100 BOX Total: $66 complete, $60 cartridge ---------------------------------------------------------------- Alpha Sapphire: $30 complete, $25 cartridge Omega Ruby: $30 complete, $25 cartridge Total: $60 complete, $50 cartridge ------------------------------------------------------------------ Gen 8: Sword: $40 complete, $35 cartridge Shield: $40 complete, $35 cartridge Double pack: $100 BOX Total: $80 complete, $70 cartridge ----------------------------------------------------------------- Let's go Pikachu: $40 complete, $35 cartridge Let's go Eevee: $35 complete, $30 cartridge Total: $75 complete, $65 cartridge GRAND TOTAL: $3,171 Complete (No big boxes), $1,141-$1,161 cartridges ONLY

[@lethallawnmower5301]

This needs to be pinned

[@hugh_dancy]

no price for the OR/AS double pack

[@Hyp3rD3f]

Each cartridge has gone up at least 10$ since this post

[@rodolfomolinafigueroa9674]

@@Hyp3rD3f 2020: emerald 50-70 2021: emerald 150-200 Only cartridge March 2021

[@segunthepikachufan1470]

@@rodolfomolinafigueroa9674 I got one in 50-70 range last year

[@ItsNep]

The prices are fucking absurd sometimes, my black 2 died on me yesterday so I was looking online for a new copy. the audacity of some of these people calling these games "rare", like come on man they sold millions. I hate gamestop but it's really the best places to get the DS pokemon games.

[@quarter25_]

How did it die?

[@ItsNep]

@@quarter25_ not entirely sure - cartridge just tells me the save data can't be accessed and i have no idea how to fix it. tried wiping it via an r4i save dongle and it didn't fixed it, so it's probably something internal. same thing happened with my original copy of white waaay back in like 2010, turned my ds on and the same error popped up. i think wiping the rom and loading a fresh one might fix it but i lack the tools to do that atm.

[@DroBoww]

Here in the uk there is a really good store that sells games, i got b&w and b&w2 there along with hgss for like £50 a piece which i think is a pretty good price.

[@nicholafoster5045]

@@DroBoww I live in the UK is this in England like what's the store called?

[@Flareferno]

@@ItsNep I had the same issue as you. But I managed to revive it. The cart I had gotten (I have 2 Black 2 carts) was damaged. Just press lightly on the middle left of the cartridge & it will work again. Clearly the flash memory was dislodged inside the cart due to physical damage.

[@stanceswitch6419]

As for the protective boxes, when you're placing your collection into them wait for the day to become less humid. Avoid storing and opening them during humid days

[@qualorii]

I'm glad you mentioned the fakes. There are SOOOOO many counterfeit Pokemon games out there. I've heard that the Pokemon games are the ones most commonly faked. Be VERY careful and pay close attention to what you're buying.

[@Htiy]

Yep, especially heartgold and soul silver, as there were limited copies of it

[@lucca1826]

Hamza at least the most common fakes have different art on the cartridges

[@p34ch35]

I recently got scammed for 60-ish dollars on SS, because I wasn't doing research on how a counterfeit looked.

[@Htiy]

Lucca true but it’s not the case for everything.. people steal other images on eBay etc too so it’s hard.. on the bright side some fakes actually play perfectly fine

[@morannintendocollector8138]

One guy tried to scam me off Pokémon leaf green but accidentally sent me his real one XD

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

I got Pokemon Blue CIB two years ago for $40. Silly me, I decided to get all the games CIB since then. I'm down to just missing Yellow now and it's gonna cost an arm and a leg to get that to finish my main series set...

[@jayz6706]

About 6-7 years ago I randomly started buying/searching for pokemon games just for my own sake of completing the collection and I got like sealed fire red and ruby games for like 50$ at the time. Crazy to see they are potentially worth thousands now I’m happy I did all that when I did 😅. I managed to complete my CIB collection tho good luck

[@jayz6706]

@@azgrafflife complete in box

[@malikjordan833]

Dude I wanted crystal but my girl found this girl who sold her yellow and silver for 45 dollers together I was stoked cause ever where else I see them there like 60 80 bucks and that was this year

[@albergoni2191]

I just wanted to get pokemon black 2, i am screwed

[@brandypritchard6279]

Wait for a mabey a year0 or two and buy it

[@tacocheif429]

There's also boxed versions of heart gold snd soul silver that comes with little figures with the legendaries, ane those are around 600 nowadays

[@chrisrichfield8906]

Yea, walmart exclusives I believe.

[@Painmaster212]

They were Walmart exclusives in a big box that came with the regular outer box with Poke Walker inside. Definitely the most expensive versions of the games here in the states. Here's a photo below if anyone is interested in seeing what they look like. Pokemon Heartgold and SoulSilver Walmart Exclusives imgur.com/a/dBSqXEB

[@legendofhayden]

Chris Richfield I got the same little figures in separate boxes as pre-order bonuses at GameStop

[@sooners2037]

Legend same got both heart gold and soul silver from GameStop the figures came separate from the box

[@Painmaster212]

@@sooners2037 Got those as well for pre-ordering. Also got one with Platinum which was a Giratina figure. I miss the days of receiving something physical for pre-ordering, nowadays it's mostly DLC stuff.

[@chanhjohnnguyen1867]

The thing you’re missing for the fire red era games is the pack in wireless link cables that you’d stick into your gba with the little prongs

[@noskee8816]

I Found heartgold complete minus the box at a pawnshop for 20

[@King-Laszlo-TheHonorable]

nOSkeE 88 did you get the “Pokèwalker”

[@noskee8816]

@@King-Laszlo-TheHonorable nope

[@dragonfistX200]

I can top this. I knew someone in high school that had complete pokemon heartgold with big box and pokewalker and got him to sell it to me for only $25. Also i've gotten pokemon xd for $20 off someone else in that high school

[@DroBoww]

@@dragonfistX200 damn lucky, bet those guys are regretting it now.

[@toin4637]

My favorite generation has to be gen 4. I’ve played Pokémon diamond sooo much as kid and absolutely loved it. Favorite Pokémon is probably also Blastoise. Pure because he looks so cool.

[@realkingofantarctica]

What I’ve found is that it’s cheaper to actually but the original box and game cart separately, and I’d highly suggest it as long as you can differentiate between fake and real cartridges. Also, my favourite Pokemon games are B2W2 and my favourite Pokemon is Umbreon.

[@genndybyrd]

Just wrapped up BW2 after missing it all these years and maaaaaaaan what a game!

[@TheNotoriousJJD]

Glad I’m not the only one with this idea

[@commentingcommenter1230]

@@genndybyrd Black was my first game back in 2011. As of earlier this year, I had played through every individual story except for the sequels. Finally got my hands on White 2 in April, what a great game. I'm glad I finally got to play it and relive my love for Unova.

[@DroBoww]

@@commentingcommenter1230 Yeah, the black and white games were my 2nd after oras. But i think the black and white games were just so much better. To me it feels like every generation it just gets worse and worse.

[@SMCwasTaken]

Because Umbreon is Cute? Black and white 2 are the best games overrall but Ruby and Sapphire have the best Music

[@JesseAndMike]

That's a nice collection!

[@Regaltwo2]

You forgot about the Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSliver that came in a big box, instead of the Pokewalker, each one came with a figure. If memory serves...it was a Walmart exclusive.

[@farmingsim9813]

Pokemon FireRed's Players Choice version came out in 2006, hence the GBA SP ags 101 and DS Lite inserts.

[@luner3736]

You actually took my recommendation on this video I'm honored

[@luner3736]

I've been watching since the channel was called lithium way back when but I've recently been commenting thanks for the awesome videos

[@inasuma8180]

Just a heads up, Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow did in fact have cardboard trays in some print runs. One of the difficult things about these games is that between prints, some aspects changed. Coloration, inserts, tray or no tray, etc. For yellow I know the ESRB rating was totally missing on its first print run! then later had the pixelated "E", then finally the solid "E" that we see today. Crazy to be a pokemon collector when you gotta know all this stuff. haha Great video and thanks for covering these games! I can't believe the prices, honesty. Glad I got mine pre-2020. :D

[@913Stumpy]

Hey Lithium, I actually just started my very first Pokémon game last week! I was able to snag that $100 2ds XL deal at Walmart quite recently. GameStop also happened to be doing a buy 3 get 2 free deal on used games so I was able to get my 2ds with Mario Kart 7 pre-installed and 5 games to go along with it for just $165 in total! One of the games I decided to pick up was Pokémon Moon and I really enjoy it so far. I chose Litten as my starter and I can wait to evolve him to Incineroar! Thanks for all the great videos over the years, been watching since 2015. Can’t wait for the face reveal!

[@NintendoCollecting]

That's a really good deal for $165 but ugh GameStop lol

[@913Stumpy]

Nintendo Collecting Trust me, I know🙄 I used to work there just like you. Couldn’t pass up the good deal though.

[@coyotekelly7143]

Man that's a good overview, I have red, yellow, silver, gold, Ruby, and leaf green CIB. Now I'm looking for blue and Crystal.

[@orlandojuarez1782]

That’s awesome!! Definitely get it as soon as you can!

[@RODRIGOLUZURIAGA]

I love how I'm sitting here watching this and looking at an eBay auction for pokemon blue for $1500 😂

[@matthewsommerville88]

Retro TCG sealed product has seen INSANE increase in price over the last 5 years as well.

[@PokePresto]

Yup... Remember buying a sealed ex dragon frontiers booster box 5-6 years ago for a few hundred bucks now i see them for 10k...

[@matthewsommerville88]

Tormund Giantsbane It’s insane dude. I grabbed a sealed fossil booster in 2015 for $200. I regret opening it now....a lot

[@PokePresto]

@@matthewsommerville88 Yeah.... So weird how the prices have jumped....

[@Leogk001]

These prices seem lower than what i see

[@robertbranscome3894]

Yeah these prices are extremely low I’ve see all the days games 70 dollars and up lies

[@NintendoCollecting]

I use completed Auctions usually, as Buy It Now is usually more expensive. Also, a lot of sellers on eBay are trying to drive up the prices when they post items BIN

[@robertbranscome3894]

Nintendo Collecting yeah I can totally agree trying to complete my second way of copy’s for extras if I lose any are expensive beyond believe if you have any source could you let me know collecting it’s really help

[@brendanreilly4675]

The highest price Pokémon games I’ve seen is b2w2, sometimes it costs like 400$ and same with hgss

[@robertbranscome3894]

Brendan Reilly I have two copy of both b2and w2 lucky lol got them when they were cheaper but I don’t think I’m gonna be getting another set of heart gold and soul silver lol I want to but so expensive

[@wymanton1404]

This is the video that pushed me to start collecting Pokemon games back in late 2020. I followed my hunch and my wife was confused at first, why I was buying these games like there’s no tomorrow. It was one of the best decisions I ever made because at the start of 2021, the prices doubled, then tripled like crazy. After 2 years of game hunting and collecting (Boxed games in both English and Japanese versions), I finally got all mainline games and spinoffs. All of them have also been quadruple-checked for authenticity. So I can’t thank you enough. That was my last chance to get every Pokemon game that I wanted before the price hike madness started. I watch this video every now and then for nostalgia, and it is a very humbling feeling. 😊

[@NintendoCollecting]

That is amazing that your timing was essentially perfect. Such good games too!

[@rizot0ny1996]

From right now the video says it was posted 3 years ago, I was so confused on why he kept saying the games are alike $25-$80 each. It’s almost triple now.

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

Favorite Pokémon: Kingler Favorite Starter: Serperior Favorite game: Pokemon Black 2/ Pokémon White 2

[@jaimiest]

Favourite Pokémon: Scyther Favourite Starter: Charmander Favourite Game: Crystal

[@swapnilgohil7280]

Favourite Pokémon: Gengar Favourite Starter: Turtwig Favourite Game: Platinum

[@isaac25p]

I got lucky with my Pokemon Games Got all of them on DS and 3DS without breaking the bank

[@KoQNodfan]

It looks like White is missing the Wi-Fi Connection booklet. My complete one has that.

[@offthewall8829]

Here's some random info for gen 1 and 2 that I found out. The red, blue, and yellow versions with the double flap boxes will have a built in cart holder. The manuals for the double flap releases will also have a "U/" prefix or "-2" appended to the text in the top right corner. The boxes with the Y cardboard fold at the bottom (I think that's what they call it) are the earlier releases but there's at least 2 variants for each r/b/y/crystal box (double flap and y fold). There can be a white or black E rating for r/b/y and also a no E rating variant for yellow. Hope this helps and keep up the great work!

[@bonnanit]

I never got the Hoenn remakes back in the day, so a couple of weeks ago I scored AlphaSaphire CIB in great shape for around $17 US here in México! Collecting for the 3DS is getting slept on imo.

[@astrocandy148]

The prices are cheap for 3ds right now. Many people still have their first copies still and they're not that old. In addition, not all the people that grew up with 3ds games have a disposable income. Also online people seem to practically advertise the ds, gba, and gb/gbc games. Finally, not many people are nostalgic about the 3ds games. But you do make a good point. Right now is probably the best time to get into 3ds collecting. I bet in 5 years or so the prices are going to rise dramatically.

[@jeancarlodelaluz6415]

Damn I got omega ruby for 800 pesos 😅 with the box and was bummed out cause it was for my lil bro.

[@crispymattastic]

ended up trading alot of my classic games in about a month before lockdown missed out on the price increases.

[@irenez1321]

I feel you. I sold a lot of my gamecube games just before lockdown, including Thousand Year Door which has increased 5x in price almost.

[@D1ckCh33se42]

“$65 for platinum” and now just the cartridge itself sells for 110 to nearly 200

[@pwildr2603]

Basically impossible to get for a reasonable price.

[@chxnzhe1633]

Just bought one today for 25 😂😂

[@Kukujack42]

@@chxnzhe1633 but is it real

[@pwildr2603]

@Edward Gary That’s really cool to have those. I’ve been searching for a while but haven’t had any luck. I have found some but I’m not willing to shell out over $100 for such a common game.

[@pwildr2603]

@Edward Gary Thanks, it looks like an amazing game.

[@DragonTamerLiam]

Awesome Video! One thing I want to add though, in North American Ruby/Sapphire Copies they each came with an exclusive e-reader card as part of the inserts. For Pokemon Ruby it was the “Gentleman Nils” card, for Sapphire it was the “Lady Astrid” card. Just wanted to share this so anyone trying to get a truly complete copy knows to look for these either when buying a boxed copy or separately! Happy hunting everyone!

[@WeldonSirloin]

I come from the future, pokemon cartridges have replaced gold and world wars have started over them.

[@Yessir3hunna]

Crazy prices when this video dropped, even crazier prices today (2024).

[@macdaddypimpdizzle]

Watching in late 2022, oh baby if only you knew

[@rl9817]

Pokémon Y is my favorite. I took 20 years off from Pokémon, and when I lost my job in 2018, my cousin played X and I played Y. We battled at various stages in the game along the way. It was my best Pokémon memories.

[@J10alien]

"She was so upset, it was so funny!" Couldn't help but lol.

[@emerson711]

I actually bought the big box of sun and moon with the steelbook when it first came out from amazon. But the package got stolen off my porch after it was delivered.

[@Fireball_]

I can't wait for pikmin 3 deluxe

[@JSIStudios]

I'm one of the few people who have a wii u and I've already played pikmin 3 (one of the few games that I've completed) and I really wanted pikmin 4 instead 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😓😓😓😓😓😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Fireball_]

I know

[@JSIStudios]

@@Fireball_ you know what?

[@JNCGaming]

Did it get announced ?

[@JSIStudios]

@@JNCGaming yes. 1 hour ago.

[@The.Real.Ultra.64]

I’ve been playing these games since I was a kid and didn’t realize how much they cost

[@alyssac5130]

Last year I sold my authentic copy of Heart Gold, not knowing how expensive it would be to buy another one

[@TeamRocketGrunt1036]

This video sure hits different in 2024 🥴

[@trinityskitz7929]

I bought an authentic copy of Emerald for 50 bucks, soldered a new proper battery in it and it works like new

[@inasuma8180]

I think you missed the e-reader cards that come with ruby/sapphire :)

[@Korey-rb6bk]

So great to finally see the Pokemon series covered. You have a good looking set there for sure. I am missing a few inserts from my gen 1 games due to being a bit careless when I was younger, but the big three are still in great shape. Your copies of Ruby and Sapphire should have come with an eReader card each. Lady Astrid for Sapphire, Gentlemen Nils for Ruby. Platinum comes with the Rotom insert as stated in the comments already. Everything else seemed complete as far as regular retail goes. But you are correct with there being variations to all of the games. Currently, the Japanese versions are also increasing in price. The Japanese versions of RBYG come with a physical "Pocket Monsters Town Map" which is a neat addition. The JP Black and White games also come with a cardboard slip cover over the regular DS cases. So far, the most expensive Pokemon game, I think, is the big boxed version of Pokemon Box Ruby and Sapphire. $2000 CAN even opened. Was a great $50 investment at the time. Can't wait for the silver play button video. Keep up the great work!

[@ShonenJump121]

RIP. Even more expensive now.

[@M0RR1S9]

great video, but I'd love for you to revisit these. the current pricing is insane. I really want to buy gen 3 and 5 games because I skipped them as a kid. my greatest regret and failing as a pokemon master

[@MillenniumVT_Official]

same. I wasn't able to play gen4-7. OMG even gen1,2. I only got to play gen3. Sigh.

[@viknu6304]

"She was prettt upset, it was pretty funny". Savage

[@NintendoCollecting]

Yeah we had to laugh it off. Devastating as a gamer

[@Ghost-vb5ly]

Bruh

[@jayz6706]

About 6-7 years ago I randomly started buying/searching for pokemon games just for my own sake of completing the collection and I got like sealed fire red and ruby games for like 50$ at the time. Crazy to see they are potentially worth thousands now I’m happy I did all that when I did 😅

[@AdversaryGaming]

I'm here from the future and wanted to let you know the prices have in fact continued to go up!

[@wolfkiira]

Funny story: Last year I went to my local retro game store and decided to check out the DS games. I saw they had Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 CIB for $30 each. Literally snatched them and paid for them as quickly as I could since they're my all-time favorite Pokemon games. When I got home, I showed my wife and she was PISSED that I spent $60 on the games. Literally didn't hear the end of it. Anyway, fast forward to now and I showed her the pricing on them and her jaw dropped. I'm glad you made this video so now I can justify my random finds to my wife lol Fav Pokemon: Dialga Fav Pokemon game: B/W 2

[@Vilo24]

damn man 30$ each for BW2 is an amazing find, congrats

[@bighoff2496]

Favorite mon: Hitmontop or Dragapult Favorite Game: Emerald 100%

[@nhlvan]

I'm so glad I got both complete big boxed versions of HeartGold and SoulSilver for around $150 Canadian total about 3 years ago. Both from the same seller.

[@ganonisking6609]

Pick up those 3DS games while they cheap

[@matthew11092]

April 2021 and now the prices are so much higher...

[@Normabbot27]

Damn the prices have gone up times 10 since 2020😭why do people need to ruin everything

[@aporue5893]

reddit ruins everything. ''Muh collection boxes!'' it's all for bragging rights.These are fake ''gamers''.They don't even play any of them,they just hoard them because they want to be ''cool.'' 🙄

[@banjothebandit2586]

I wish the prices would be that low again. I’m paying for it now literally.

[@alexcamacho2384]

dope video, should’ve added price of box only, for people that have cart but trying to complete it

[@NintendoCollecting]

Great point! I'll try to incorporate this next time

[@girlygreninja]

Thank you SO much for uploading this video, I'm thrilled! On my birthday in 2015, my uncle gifted me his copies of Pokemon Black, White, SoulSilver, and HeartGold. All have boxes, most or every piece of paperwork included, and HeartGold is the special box-package with a functional Pokewalker. I had NO CLUE my collection was worth hundreds (I have other games too)! I was pretty young back then, but nothing's heavily damaged. This is awesome, thanks again.

[@shadowzk40]

I remember buying a sealed version of the pokewalker bundle of heartGold for 100 CND only about 6months ago :,) now its like 450 or something ridiculus

[@PokePresto]

Just bought it factory sealed for 180 :P

[@Jovanio]

Wtf that's crazy, I remember buying heartgold with Walker when it first came out lol lost the Walker sadly while walking

[@jayz6706]

About 6-7 years ago I randomly started buying/searching for pokemon games just for my own sake of completing the collection and I got like sealed fire red and ruby games for like 50$ at the time. Crazy to see they are potentially worth thousands now I’m happy I did all that when I did 😅

[@Jovanio]

@@jayz6706 yooo that's hella dope

[@fopperer]

I remember when I bought Pearl, Fire Red, Saphire and Blue as a bundle for under $35

[@xboxgod7725]

you forgot about the pokemon game that was only released in Japan: Pokemon Green

[@joslu80eight5]

Dude I cry every time I realize I had Pokemon red,blue,gold,silver,ruby,emerald,leaf green, fire red, and if you as me where they are I couldn’t tell you what even happen. I have no clue as to were those games disappeared. I know I found my ruby version but the cartridge was chipped so it doesn’t work on any gameboy I’ve tried it on. And my fire red crashes after pressing start. RIP to all my other Pokémon games I don’t know what I did with them. I just recently bought that download silver version for the DS and Man how much nostalgia does this game bring. I think I will always have love for this game. Truly the only game that’s had a huge impact in my life other than yugioh card game

[@Trog276]

I sold my CIB Crystal on ebay for $130 a couple years ago. RIP

[@alyssac5130]

I sold my copy of Heart Gold a year ago for $6. RIP

[@theneedforspeeder9575]

@@alyssac5130 lmao

[@nate1811]

Wish these were at that price. You don’t wanna know how expensive these games go for now

[@vampireprince6730]

200$ for emerald

[@snuggiettv]

**laughing hysterically at the prices now... then crying in a corner**

[@Canyon_Storm]

I’m just trying to get black or white 2, these games aren’t even rare.....

[@bryce9722]

Bruh how about these prices now after the $1400 per person stimulus hit 😭🤯

[@Weeabruh]

I have been trying to get each Pokémon game CIB this past month, I am dying. I have been watching prices go up for certain games too and it’s driving me crazy. Pokémon Red and Crystal CIB is super volatile right now it’s insane.

[@generalcjg]

Welp, the prices are even MORE expensive now than they were back in 2020. Recently I just got Pokemon Platinum (legit cartridge only), and the price for just the cartridge was $110 dollars. The entire DS cartridge and box brand new was priced at $350 dollars. DAMN! 😳

[@WantBadtime]

Found one platinum NA copy CIB for $85. I didn't got it though because I still thought that was expensive.

[@generalcjg]

@@WantBadtime I say settle with just the cartridge whenever you can and make sure it is a legit Platinum cartridge and not a fake cart. Given that retro Pokemon game prices are only gonna get worse from here (especially with how much Scarlet/Violet has rialed up the Pokemon fanbase with its mega unpolished state, making fans desire even more the older games), you definitely should get some of these Pokemon game carts sooner rather than later because later on prices will get worse, much worse.

[@WantBadtime]

@@generalcjg yep, found that in the hard way when I bought a repro Pokémon Diamond cartridge for $35. I was able to return it and get Pokemon Blue for the same price. Battery is still good.

[@generalcjg]

@@WantBadtime Diamond and Pearl are solid, but because they run at 20 frames per second and have slow speed in general, the best version to get is Platinum (which is the rarer version to get of course) as that one runs at a good 30fps and fixed all issues with Diamond and Pearl.

[@grantmortensonva]

The constantly rising prices have ruined the fun of collecting.

[@NintendoCollecting]

This is partially true. I have realized when the market goes one way, try to stay ahead of it and collect what's next (Wii, for example)

[@grantmortensonva]

@@NintendoCollecting yeah but anyone who wants to collect for Sega Saturn or Sega CD or Virtual Boy or anything from the mid 80s-late 90s is pretty much completely screwed without a ton of expendable income.

[@void5239]

The prices you’re stating are actually vastly understated, in Washington State they’re going for 10-20% more than every price you’ve stated. Video game price gouging is insane here.

[@Arnamoo]

I still have my Yellow, Red and Silver cartrige. Silver was my first game o bought from my own holiday money 😅 my all time favorite game by far! But these prices are outrageous. I was thinking on buying pokemon platinums since i never played that gen but I’m not gonna pay 90 bucks for it.

[@carlosechavarria7642]

I come from the future now Pokemon Platinum cost 80+ dollars just the cartige, with the insert and the manuals goes to 120+ and Black and White 2 goes 150+

[@mrmister7947]

anybody else take these games camping as a kid? i always liked to bring my gold and silver and think the nature trails were actual wild areas and i was actually catching Venonat in the irl state park nature trail .....i was doing pokemon go before it was a thing

[@BlueKidastic]

I was going around school getting on steps with the pokewalker. I was doing pokemon go before it was cool 😎.

[@goalhornfanatic9449]

My family used to go to a town called Ripley where one of my older cousins s owned a Cabin. A lot of family would go on a weekend over the Summer and spend the night in tents or campers. We did this years from when I was maybe 6 until I was 13. Always brought my Ruby copy EVERY year for those 5 years. They had to sell the cabin many years ago. Miss those days.

[@kirbyofthestars2269]

Oh, sweet summer child. This video could use an update. Complete auctions of things like Platinum are out there ending at over $200. I wish it were only $65.

[@bryce9722]

Pokémon Emerald CIBs are consistently ending at like $400-$600.. and emerald cart only is consistently selling at $150-$170.. these prices are horrendously higher now.. I don’t think they’ll ever go back down

[@InazumaDash]

Wtf. I got Crystal the year it came out and still have it complete. Also I got my legit Emerald cart from the US 3 years ago for maybe 37 bucks. Hahaha glad I didn't wait. Even some Japanese copies are getting expensive especially Heart Gold and Soul Silver.

[@seth12382]

Blastoise will always be my favorite. I always choose water as my starter whenever I start a new generation.

[@void5239]

How do you even begin collecting in 2020? I would need to take out a loan just to begin collecting 1% of your gaming collection.

[@Painmaster212]

Well if you manage your money well enough to have some disposable income, you can start collecting. Just have a plan and start slowly, such as if you wanted to collect all the Pokemon games, you'd focus on just that. Start with the cheaper games to get a feel for what to expect and move on up to pricier titles. Just be weary of fakes!

[@NintendoCollecting]

It starts with just a console and a few games that you enjoy. Remember this collection started when I was gaming back in 1998, then started collecting seriously around 2009. Even a game a month grows over time.

[@CyberDragon10K]

Keep an eye out for deals as well. It may not necessarily be on eBay either. As a Castlevania collector, I'd never pay the usual prices for a CIB copy of Legends (the third Gameboy game) but I managed a steal of a deal on one many years back.

[@Jairrzz]

I started and I’m only missing crystal and gold lol. It’s really not that hard if you have patience

[@Painmaster212]

@@Jairrzz If you have plenty of money to throw at collecting, then sure, you can quickly gather a collection but for most people, slow and steady is the best approach.

[@tacocheif429]

I will say for the American viewers here, the Canadian and pal versions of almost any console games come with thicker manuals and slight box variations on occasion the to having multiple languages being supported

[@cxctus523]

Price during this video: Sapphire/Ruby ~30 bucks Prices now ~70 dollars :( such a shame that these games are becoming more and more unattainable

[@SMCwasTaken]

Don't buy from them, buy repros, sure they have problems but if sellers wait a year they will be forced to lower prices. Hopefully in the future the supreme court will pass on a rule on retro games in the future than will stabilize the prices

[@PikaPikaLOL]

I still see new copies of games as far back as XY unsold in stores

[@radioactivebeverage]

WHERE ARE YOU GETTING JUST THE CARTRIDGES FOR 30$???? WHERE. (yes i am desperate)

[@dinar471]

Such a dilemma, you can either buy now, or wait for the 25th anniversary wave to die down and hope that MAYBE prices come down, but then you risk prices still increasing.

[@justinlalko7834]

Now a days these prices in the video are cheep lol

[@NintendoCollecting]

You're right they have doubled if not tripled

[@jfh.8064]

My girlfriend has a factory sealed copy of Pokémon Red that she never opened from her childhood and it’s now in our combined collection. I couldn’t believe it when she showed it to me. Gotta be worth at least $2000+ we are hanging onto it for at least another 10 years.

[@shortandy6284]

If your girlfriend is still around

[@jfh.8064]

Short Andy hey, 7 years and counting, so let’s hope so.

[@arthuriamfly]

These prices will be capped at some point. Thanks to the pandemic, prices have sky rocketed. Once people stop getting unemployment checks, we will see many people selling out. I expect there to be a turn early to mid 2021

[@needszeebs6942]

Let us pray. People asking $170 for HG cart only lol

[@GlassMaster_Jae]

The initial pandemic scare had people hucking their stuff for cheap. Then it jumped back up like crazy. I can't believe these prices. Even for PS2 games that run a buck or 2 doubled easily.

[@isaac-dt4jw]

Crazy man, 2 years ago when I set out to get the 5 gen 3 GBA games. Spent around $150 for all the games in the span of 5 months. Now they’re all over place.

[@joeprendergast24]

Where do you get those plushes in the back

[@NintendoCollecting]

Pokemon Siting Cuties / Pokemon Fit. I want to do a full video on those sometime soon!

[@complexco]

Amazing video! I wanted to complete my collection in order to do a similar video to this, but i guess there's no point now cause you did it already! RS: come with ereader card inside a clear blister. PD: you got the Battle Revolution poster missing! Platinum: instead of the BR poster you got a rotom form insert, there was 5 versions each one with a different rotom form. It was sorted randomly. BW: late versions come with a Dream World insert. B2W2: Genesect event insert XY: Late version vary from the early versions: no torchic insert, and manual is slightly bigger. SS: Double pack has obviously an insert with downloadable codes! Cheers from Argentina! If you think that your prices are ridiculous you should take a look at the prices here, B2W2 is 200 usd lol

[@DjCrispyFingers]

I’ve given up on collecting any retro games for the time being. These prices are just ridiculously overpriced and people are profiting off of this pandemic and it’s honestly sick to see.

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

True, but it's probably the cat's t*ts if you're the seller!

[@JSIStudios]

@@scramblesthedeathdealer what?

[@Groggy_Joe]

@@JSIStudios TRUE, BUT IT'S PROBABLY THE CATS TITS IF YOU'RE THE SELLER!

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

@@Groggy_Joe Thank you. I have kids! 😆

[@DjCrispyFingers]

Scrambles the Death Dealer Yeah it’s a great feeling knowing you’re the reason why people can’t experience games for a reasonable price because you want more money.

[@janmezamendivil7629]

We need updated prices on consoles! Can’t wait!

[@miropaananen1037]

Could you do a similar video of the zelda games?

[@zachariahclement1551]

2 years later, in 2022, I just bought a Pokemon Ruby cartridge for 70$...The prices haven't really gone down yet 😅

[@WantBadtime]

They will never go down. Once it is inflated, people will keep raising the prices on those games.

[@NintendoCollecting]

Pikmin 3 is coming to Switch! Have a video suggestion? What am I missing? Will trends continue? What is your favorite Pokémon and favorite Pokémon game? Silver Play Button is in the mail - 100,000 celebration video coming soon!

[@Painmaster212]

Favorite game overall is probably the TCG Gameboy game, just main series is a toss up between Crystal and Yellow. As for my favorite Pokemon, probably Snorlax but there's too many to narrow it down easily.

[@LightSpinAngler]

How to find pikmin 1&2 on GC, I can’t find them reasonably priced! I missed out on playing the whole series. Also is it better on Wii?

[@NintendoCollecting]

@@LightSpinAngler I think I would recommend finding them locally if you can, and the Wii versions use motion controls so if you do / don't like those it might alter your decision. They aren't easy to find. Nothing is easy to find for a good deal in 2020 without some persistence, patience and luck

[@ydorb4752]

Nintendo Collecting I’m also looking for pikmin 2 if I use a gc controller on the wii there will be no difference right?

[@Painmaster212]

@@ydorb4752 If you buy the GameCube versions then no, there's no difference since you have to use a Gamecube controller. However, if you buy the Wii versions, you have to use a Wii remote since the game uses motion controls.

[@Jenko1_]

This really put me in the mood to play some old pokemon games

[@Traesor]

Sun and Moon also had a dual pack that was just both games in their normal cases packaged into a carboard box very similar to that steel book bundle

[@justchill1617]

Now this is what I am waiting for a long time

[@NintendoCollecting]

Let me know if you have any other suggested video ideas!