Pokémon Emerald / ポケットモンスター エメラルド
GBAUS price ≈ 4.4x the Japanese price
Japan vs US prices for Pokémon Emerald from the YenVault database. The headline comparison — complete in box (cib) — is ¥17,600 in Japan against $700.00 in the US.
Japan vs US, at a glance
Bars are scaled to the first figure recorded for each row, with yen converted at ¥150 = $1 (the rate used across this database), so the two markets can be compared on one scale. Labels show the recorded figures exactly as published in the table below.
Prices, loose and complete kept separate
| Condition | Japan price (source · date) | US price (source · date) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | ¥6,500〜10,000（なんとかゲーム、出品、2026-08-24前後確認。別証拠: ブックオフ公式 ¥6,270 ※箱説なし※明記） | $214.62（PriceCharting、成約ベース、2026-11-08取得） | 約+¥23,940・3.9倍 |
| Complete in box (CIB) | ¥17,600（ブックオフ/ハードオフ）／¥26,000（駿河屋）／¥30,000（スーパーポテト）（The Japan Hobbyist 店頭調査、2025年12月末時点） | $700.00（PriceCharting Complete、成約ベース、2026-11-08取得） | 約+¥81,200・4.4倍 |
Source notes are reproduced exactly as recorded in the database (in Japanese) so no detail is lost in translation. Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes.
How to read these numbers
- Loose and CIB are never mixed. On many titles most of the gap lives in the box and manual.
- Sold vs. asking asymmetry. US prices come from PriceCharting, built from sold listings. Japanese prices are mostly shop and marketplace listings (asking prices), except where a sold median is noted — so every ratio is a guide, not gospel.
- Conversion is ¥150 = $1 throughout, the same rate used across the database.
- No US release? For Japan-only titles the US column shows the US import price of the Japanese version, labelled as such — that gap is mostly the import margin.
- Snapshot date: this database was generated 2026-11-13. Verify current listings before buying.
How to buy Pokémon Emerald from Japan
Copies in Japan are sold through domestic marketplaces and used-game shops that generally do not ship overseas, so most overseas collectors buy through a proxy (buying) service or a forwarding service. Our step-by-step guide covers how proxy services work, what the fees look like on a real example, and how to work out the total cost before you commit:How to Buy Retro Games from Japan. The wider picture is inthe price-gap guide, and every tracked title is on the price database page.
What to watch out for
- Loose: **偽物/リプロダクションが特に多いタイトル**。基板・ラベルの刻印確認が前提。内蔵電池切れで時計イベント停止
- Complete in box (CIB): 同上。参考: 日本版CIBの米国輸入成約は $160.00（PriceCharting 日本版ページ）