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Pokémon Ruby Version (GBA): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-09-16 · Updated 2026-11-04 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 217 Pokémon Ruby Version Game Boy Advance copies on record — 64 CIB, 153 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately. PriceCharting lists sealed copies at $2,200. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Pokémon Ruby Version on Game Boy Advance — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $90
CIB
POP 64
Market: $440
Sealed
POP 153
Market: $2,200

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Pokémon Ruby Version, each tracked on its own population row.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in Japan — 64 152 216
Made in Japan, “Plays on DS” Sticker — — 1 1

PSA Pop by Condition

Tables below show Pokémon Ruby Version’s PSA grade breakdown for each condition, across the 2 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Pokémon Ruby Version for Game Boy Advance yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 64

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan 64 9.4: 8 · 9.2: 8 · 9.0: 15 · 8.5: 12 · 8.0: 9 · 7.5: 6 · 7.0: 2 · 6.5: 3 · <6.5: 1

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Japan, “Plays on DS” Sticker.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 153

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 152 10 A++
Made in Japan, “Plays on DS” Sticker 1 9.6 A++

Factory Sealed Grade × Seal Matrix

Rows show PSA numeric grades. Columns show seal grades. Cell values are PSA population counts. Aggregated across all variants. Top observed grade: 10 (PSA ceiling).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B C+ C Total
10 2 — — — — — — 2
9.8 8 10 — — — — — 18
9.6 6 18 1 — — — — 25
9.4 4 13 1 — — — — 18
9.2 1 13 3 — — — — 17
9.0 1 10 5 — — — — 16
8.5 1 12 5 2 1 — — 21
8.0 — 6 2 2 — 1 — 11
7.5 — 1 3 — — — 1 5
7.0 — 2 5 4 — — — 11
6.5 — — 2 — 1 — — 3
<6.5 — 2 3 — 1 — — 6
Total 23 87 30 8 3 1 1 153

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.

Made in Japan (152 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 10 (PSA ceiling).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B C+ C Total
10 2 — — — — — — 2
9.8 8 10 — — — — — 18
9.6 5 18 1 — — — — 24
9.4 4 13 1 — — — — 18
9.2 1 13 3 — — — — 17
9.0 1 10 5 — — — — 16
8.5 1 12 5 2 1 — — 21
8.0 — 6 2 2 — 1 — 11
7.5 — 1 3 — — — 1 5
7.0 — 2 5 4 — — — 11
6.5 — — 2 — 1 — — 3
<6.5 — 2 3 — 1 — — 6
Total 22 87 30 8 3 1 1 152
Made in Japan, "Plays on DS" Sticker (1 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ Total
9.6 1 1
Total 1 1

Current Market Prices

All prices below come from PriceCharting’s public catalog as of this page’s last update. PriceCharting calculates its values from completed sales on eBay and its own marketplace — independent of any data on this page. The Sealed column is PriceCharting’s “New” price — factory-sealed retail at average condition; specific graded-sealed prices vary sharply by numeric grade + seal letter (use the Sealed eBay browse link below for grade-specific comps).

All 2 PSA-tracked variants share the same PriceCharting prices because PriceCharting indexes at the title level, not the variant level. Variant-specific pricing surfaces on eBay sold-comp data — check the Sealed / CIB / Loose browse links below for variant-aware market signals.

Auction House Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions and Goldin sold results below are real auction transactions for Pokémon Ruby Version on Game Boy Advance. They complement the PriceCharting loose / CIB / sealed benchmarks above; they are not estimates and they are not blended into PriceCharting’s ungraded market prices.

The first table sums up this game’s auction sales by format. The sale records keep each auction house’s own variant notes, because a lot listing doesn’t always say which PSA variant it is.

High-grade games can trade years apart, so older auction records stay visible; treat the latest-sale date as part of the comp, not just the dollar amount.

Format Grade Sale signal Latest sale Comps
Factory sealed (Made in Japan) PSA 9.8 A++ Last sale $68,930 Oct 26, 2026 1
Factory sealed (H Seam, Made in Japan, E Rating) CGC 9.8 A++ Last sale $18,300 Aug 10, 2026 1
Factory sealed VGA 90+ Last sale $13,750 Aug 23, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $8,553 Mar 9, 2026 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A+ Median $5,160 Mar 28, 2026 5
Factory sealed (Error Foil Misalignment) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $4,000 Nov 23, 2024 1
Factory sealed CGC 9.6 A++ Last sale $3,500 Nov 23, 2024 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.0 A+ $2,062-$3,120 range Jan 22, 2026 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.2 A+ Median $2,125 Nov 26, 2024 3
Factory sealed WATA 10.0 A++ Last sale $42,000 Jul 28, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A+ Median $10,625 Aug 24, 2024 3
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A++ $4,920-$5,520 range Jan 28, 2022 2

Showing the top 12 auction sale signals; the sale-record table below includes every auction sale used on this page.

Sale records:

View all 37 auction sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Oct 26, 2026 $68,930 PSA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Made in Japan Goldin lot 202609-1813-4855-4eba5dee-b110-44af-8b2a-95f19c59c9a0
Aug 10, 2026 $18,300 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed H Seam, Made in Japan, E Rating Goldin lot 202607-1020-2541-423b37c6-c26b-43dc-8e19-756ab7035867
Mar 28, 2026 $6,125 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7452-28092
Mar 9, 2026 $8,553 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Goldin lot 202602-1214-5126-7e00b3d8-7c43-42e2-9b80-38f3c6a9a024
Jan 22, 2026 $2,062 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 44343-79104
Aug 23, 2025 $13,750 VGA 90+ Factory sealed — Lot 7416-28095
Nov 26, 2024 $2,125 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312448-69048
Nov 23, 2024 $4,000 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Error Foil Misalignment Lot 7382-28249
Nov 23, 2024 $3,500 CGC 9.6 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7382-28098
Aug 27, 2024 $1,188 CGC 8.0 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312435-69020
Aug 24, 2024 $10,625 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7378-28086
Feb 24, 2024 $9,600 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7359-28107
Jul 28, 2023 $42,000 WATA 10.0 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7349-28117
Jul 28, 2023 $3,120 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7349-28284
Jun 6, 2023 $1,440 CGC 9.0 A Factory sealed — Lot 312323-66059
Apr 22, 2023 $2,520 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7307-28287
Mar 9, 2023 $2,887 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed — Goldin lot 202212-1614-2259-601b3ee1-c32e-4e90-93a4-23d583166d13
Feb 17, 2023 $1,624 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Made in Japan Goldin lot 202212-1615-2116-24b9260c-5537-4ed0-9b77-9bf1d062649c
Jan 31, 2023 $780 WATA 8.0 B+ Factory sealed — Lot 312305-70065
Jan 21, 2023 $3,600 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed — Lot 7348-29083
Dec 13, 2022 $2,040 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312250-67056
Nov 17, 2022 $3,480 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 44170-80010
Nov 4, 2022 $4,800 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7290-28143
Jul 26, 2022 $720 WATA 6.0 A Factory sealed — Lot 312230-69093
Jul 20, 2022 $780 WATA 6.5 B Factory sealed — Lot 312229-68091
Apr 26, 2022 $1,320 WATA 7.0 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312217-69059
Jan 28, 2022 $5,160 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7284-28104
Jan 28, 2022 $4,920 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7284-28105
Dec 9, 2021 $5,520 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 44151-79183
Nov 30, 2021 $660 WATA 9.2 CIB — Lot 312148-70057
Nov 2, 2021 $1,680 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312144-66064
Aug 17, 2021 $4,800 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312133-68065
Jul 11, 2021 $40,800 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7261-28142
Jul 11, 2021 $19,200 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7261-28143
May 25, 2021 $1,440 WATA 7.0 A Factory sealed — Lot 312121-69061
Apr 20, 2021 $1,740 WATA 8.5 B+ Factory sealed — Lot 312116-68057
Apr 5, 2021 $5,160 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed — Lot 7242-93073

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Pokémon Ruby Version on Game Boy Advance. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).

Why Pokémon Ruby Version Matters for Grading

PSA has graded 217 copies of Pokémon Ruby Version on Game Boy Advance (153 sealed, 64 CIB). Sealed copies make up 153 of the 217 (71%). On PriceCharting, sealed copies are $2,200 and loose carts $90, about 24× apart. PSA tracks 2 variants as separate population rows (see Variant Comparison above).

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pokémon Ruby Version Game Boy Advance worth grading?

PSA has graded 217 copies of Pokémon Ruby Version on Game Boy Advance (153 sealed, 64 CIB). PriceCharting lists loose at $90, CIB at $440 and sealed at $2,200. The Graded Sales table above lists graded copies’ auction results.

How rare is a graded sealed copy of Pokémon Ruby Version?

PSA has graded 153 sealed copies of Pokémon Ruby Version for Game Boy Advance. The highest grade it has given one is 10 (2 copies).

Which variants of Pokémon Ruby Version does PSA track?

PSA lists 2 variants of Pokémon Ruby Version on Game Boy Advance: Made in Japan (216 graded); Made in Japan, “Plays on DS” Sticker (1 graded). The Variant Comparison table above has each one’s population by condition.

Sources

Pop counts pulled weekly from PSA Video Games population data. Prices from PriceCharting. PSA acquired WATA in July 2021 and completed the rebrand to PSA Video Games on October 20, 2025. PSA Video Games population data is the continuation of WATA’s population history. Heritage graded-sale comps come from Heritage Auctions sold archive lot pages linked in the sale-record table. Goldin graded-sale comps come from Goldin (goldin.co) sold lot pages linked in the sale-record table; Goldin prices are the lot’s final price as Goldin reports it. Rankings, medians and summaries are What The Slab analysis — How we get our numbers.

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