What's Pokemon Emerald Worth? GameBoy Advance Trade-In Value

A CIB copy of Pokemon Emerald comps at $699.99. We pay $524.99 cash or $594.99 store credit. That’s 65% and 85% of comp, every time.

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Pokemon Emerald value by condition

4 conditions

LooseCAT. #GBA-01

Cartridge only, no box or manual

Market Comp: $232.96
Cash (65%): $174.72
Credit (85%): $198.02

CIBCAT. #GBA-02

Complete in box — cart, box, and manual

Market Comp: $699.99
Cash (65%): $524.99
Credit (85%): $594.99

NewCAT. #GBA-03

Factory sealed

Market Comp: $1,516.00
Cash (65%): $1,137.00
Credit (85%): $1,288.60

As-IsCAT. #GBA-04

Non-functional / As-Is — doesn't power on, priced at 25% of the Loose comp before the standard cash/credit split

Market Comp: $58.24
Cash (65%): $43.68
Credit (85%): $49.50

GameBoy Advance Condition Notes

GBA cartridge shells commonly yellow with age, a plastic issue that affects most of this console generation, not just GBA. On save-battery-dependent titles (anything with an internal save, common in the Pokémon-era library), a dead save battery is the most common functional issue on an otherwise clean cart.

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How we get to your offer

We pull the live market comp for Pokemon Emerald on GameBoy Advance, then apply the same locked rates we use on every trade-in: 65% of comp in cash, or 85% in store credit. No lowball guesswork, no per-item haggling. The comp is the only input, and the math is the same for a common gameboy advance cart and a grail.

Comp last checked August 2, 2026

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