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Pocket Fighter (PS1): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-06-13 · Updated 2026-06-13 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 73 Pocket Fighter PlayStation copies on record — 73 sealed. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Pocket Fighter on PlayStation — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $20
CIB
POP 0
Market: $43
Sealed
POP 73
Market: $75

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Pocket Fighter populations independently for loose carts, complete-in-box (CIB), and factory-sealed copies — collectors price each condition separately because rarity and demand diverge sharply. Tables below show the grade-tier breakdown per condition, aggregated across 1 variant PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Pocket Fighter for PlayStation yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Pocket Fighter for PlayStation yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 73

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in USA 73 9.8 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: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.8 15 3 1 1 20
9.6 25 12 1 38
9.4 3 3 1 7
9.0 2 2
8.5 1 1 1 3
8.0 1 1 2
7.5 1 1
Total 44 23 4 2 73

Current Market Prices

All prices below are pulled directly from PriceCharting’s public catalog and refreshed each time this article regenerates (typically weekly). PriceCharting computes their values from active and recently-sold listings on eBay + their dealer network — independent of any data on this page. The Sealed column reflects PriceCharting’s “manual-only” / new tier — 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).

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Pocket Fighter on PlayStation. They complement the PriceCharting loose / CIB / sealed benchmarks above; they are not estimates and they are not blended into PriceCharting’s ungraded market prices.

Summary rows are title-level Heritage sale signals, sorted by format, recency, and realized-price signal. PSA production variants can price differently, so the sale records keep Heritage’s own variant notes visible instead of pretending every auction lot maps cleanly to a PSA variant row.

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 VGA 90+ Last sale $239 Apr 28, 2026 1
Factory sealed VGA 90 Last sale $162 Oct 8, 2024 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A++ Last sale $432 Jul 27, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.8 A++ Median $336 Dec 13, 2022 3
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.6 A++ Median $207 Nov 1, 2022 8
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.4 A++ Last sale $204 Sep 21, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.6 A+ Median $196 Jun 14, 2022 4
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $169 Jun 27, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.0 A+ Last sale $124 Nov 23, 2021 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $99 Aug 8, 2023 1

Sale records:

View all 22 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Apr 28, 2026 $239 VGA 90+ Factory sealed Lot 312617-69049
Oct 8, 2024 $162 VGA 90 Factory sealed Lot 312441-67063
Aug 8, 2023 $99 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312332-67093
Jun 27, 2023 $169 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312326-69097
Dec 13, 2022 $312 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312250-67132
Nov 1, 2022 $114 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312244-66176
Oct 25, 2022 $139 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312243-69193
Jul 12, 2022 $336 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312228-67151
Jun 28, 2022 $139 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312226-69139
Jun 14, 2022 $129 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312224-67145
Jun 7, 2022 $139 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312223-66146
Dec 7, 2021 $528 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312149-66070
Nov 23, 2021 $124 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312147-69068
Nov 9, 2021 $240 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312145-67069
Oct 19, 2021 $252 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312142-68104
Oct 5, 2021 $204 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312140-66096
Sep 21, 2021 $204 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312138-68102
Jul 27, 2021 $432 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312130-69100
May 25, 2021 $222 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312121-69081
May 11, 2021 $210 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312119-67082
May 4, 2021 $252 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312118-66080
Apr 20, 2021 $420 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312116-68074

Listings

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

Why Pocket Fighter Matters for Grading

Pocket Fighter is one of the more heavily-graded PlayStation titles, with 73 PSA populations on record across loose, CIB, and sealed. Strong submission volume signals collector demand — and grade premiums are the market’s vote on which copies are scarce. Notable: every graded copy is in the sealed condition — collectors clearly favor that condition tier for this title, and the other conditions are either ungraded territory or grade-and-flip opportunities. Sealed copies trade at roughly 3× the loose price ($75 vs $20). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pocket Fighter PlayStation worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (73) outweighs CIB and loose for Pocket Fighter, indicating sealed is where collector capital concentrates. CIB and loose grading is viable but margins are thinner after fees.

How rare is a graded sealed copy of Pocket Fighter?

PSA tracks 73 graded sealed copies of Pocket Fighter for PlayStation. The grade-tier breakdown above shows how those split across PSA’s numeric grades — top-grade copies (9.4+) are the scarcest and typically command the strongest premiums.

Should I buy a graded or raw copy of Pocket Fighter?

Depends on your goal. Graded copies cost more upfront but come with PSA’s authenticity + condition guarantee — the right move for buy-and-hold collectors. Raw copies are cheaper but require condition assessment yourself, and the grading lottery means a $50 raw cart can come back as a $25 PSA 7 OR a $200 PSA 9.4. Use the per-condition pop and price data above to calculate expected value before you commit.

Why does PSA track multiple variants of Pocket Fighter?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Pocket Fighter on PlayStation. That doesn’t mean only one variant exists — production codes that haven’t been submitted yet won’t appear on the census. Check the back of your cartridge for production-location markings (“Made in Japan”, “Made in Mexico”) and the box for ESRB-rating placement to identify your specific variant.

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.

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