Pokémon Silver Version

Pokémon Silver Version

Game Boy Color · 2000

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About this game

Pokémon Silver Version is a single-player role-playing game with turn-based battles and monster-collecting elements.

The story is set three years after the events of Pokémon Red , Blue , and Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition .

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Players take on the role of a new Pokémon Trainer from New Bark Town in the Johto region, a land distinct from Kanto with its own cities, routes, and culture.

With the guidance of Professor Elm, the Trainer receives their first Pokémon and sets out on a journey to challenge Johto’s eight Gym Leaders, confront the remnants of the villainous Team Rocket, and ultimately face the Elite Four and Champion to claim the title of Pokémon League Champion.

Gameplay continues the core loop of exploring the overworld, battling wild Pokémon, and capturing them in Poké Balls to build a balanced team.

Battles are turn-based, with each Pokémon using moves that are affected by type advantages, accuracy, and status conditions.

Progression involves gaining experience points to level up Pokémon, teaching them new moves, and evolving them into stronger forms.

Trainers must also manage limited items such as potions, revives, and status-healing medicines, purchased with prize money earned from defeating other Trainers.

Pokémon Silver Version introduces 100 new Pokémon, expanding the Pokédex to 251 species in total.

This includes new evolutionary stages for certain Pokémon from the previous generation.

The game also debuts two new elemental types, Dark and Steel, which were designed to balance the battle system and counter Psychic- and Normal-type strategies.

Breeding is another major addition: placing two compatible Pokémon at the Day Care can produce an Egg, which hatches into a baby Pokémon after the player travels a certain number of steps.

Several new systems deepen gameplay.

A built-in clock tracks time in real hours and days, altering which Pokémon appear, triggering time-based events, and introducing day-and-night cycles.

The PokéGear, a multifunction device car

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About Game Boy Color

The Game Boy Color (1998) added a color screen to the original Game Boy formula while remaining backwards compatible with the entire existing cartridge library. Its colorful, semi-transparent cartridge shells make it a visually distinct platform for shelf collectors, and several late-cycle exclusives — released just before the Game Boy Advance took over — are notably harder to find complete today.

Gamevaro tracks Pokémon Silver Version for Game Boy Color with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.

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Market values by condition

PAL

Loose / Item only
€51.42
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NTSC-U

Loose / Item only
€65.70
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Boxed (CIB)
€259.09
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NTSC-J

Loose / Item only
€65.70
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Boxed (CIB)
€259.09
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Recent sales

DateTypeRegionPriceSource
2026-07-08 Loose / Item only NTSC-U €65.70 eBay US
2026-07-08 Loose / Item only PAL €51.42 eBay NL
2026-07-08 Loose / Item only NTSC-J €65.70 eBay US
2026-07-08 Boxed (CIB) NTSC-U €259.09 eBay US
2026-07-08 Boxed (CIB) NTSC-J €259.09 eBay US

Market insights

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PAL is 28% cheaper
The PAL version (€51.42) is significantly cheaper than NTSC-U (€65.70) loose.

Rarity & condition

Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Pokémon Silver Version, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common Game Boy Color titles.

Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.

Frequently asked questions

How much is Pokémon Silver Version worth?

Pokémon Silver Version for Game Boy Color is currently worth €51.42 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Is Pokémon Silver Version rare?

Pokémon Silver Version has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Game Boy Color titles.

What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Pokémon Silver Version?

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.

Is Pokémon Silver Version worth more in PAL or NTSC?

The PAL version of Pokémon Silver Version is currently worth €51.42 loose, versus €65.70 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.

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