Robot Ponkottsu: Star Version
Game Boy Color · 1998
About this game
Play as the child Cody, whose grandpa has just retired and is leaving him with the family business, a Robopon Dispatching Company.
The player starts with one Robopon, and must travel Porombo Island as he/she collects Robopon and uses them to battle other Robopon collectors.
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The collectors primarily played against are known as the "Legend 7", who are the top-ranked collectors of Robopon on the island.
When Cody beats a Legend 7 member, he takes their rank.
To improve Robopon, they must be upgraded by adding software or other parts to them.
Each part has a certain amount of space for storing software and will determine what attacks can be used by the Robopon.
Software can be mixed to generate special attacks.
Ultimately, Robot Ponkottsu plays a lot like Pokémon .
Fighting is turn based and is between two Robopon owners who tell their Robopon to issue attacks or go on the defensive.
Robopon can be healed in mid-battle with spells (which can be bought in town shops or stumbled upon between towns) or taken to a Robopon dispatch center and healed in their machine.
One thing where Robot Ponkottsu differs from Pokémon is that in battle, a defeated Robopon sometimes will drop add-on items which get claimed by the winner.
When a new game is started, the game asks for the player's birth date which is actually used by the game to select the first Robopon the player will start with.
Star Version was released alongside Sun Version and can connect to that version via infrared sensor.
There are 153 different kinds of Robopon, and only by trading between versions can all of them be collected in one save.
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 Robot Ponkottsu: Star 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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Price history
Market values by condition
NTSC-J
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €47.34 |
| 2026-07-16 | Item only | NTSC-J | €10.36 |
| 2026-07-16 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €7.35 |
| 2026-07-16 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €11.76 |
| 2026-07-16 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €29.39 |
| 2026-07-16 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €52.08 |
| 2026-07-14 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €11.74 |
| 2026-07-14 | Item only | NTSC-J | €10.35 |
| 2026-07-14 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €7.34 |
| 2026-07-14 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €29.34 |
| 2026-07-14 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €47.27 |
| 2026-07-14 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €52.00 |
| 2026-07-13 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €11.73 |
| 2026-07-13 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €29.33 |
| 2026-07-13 | Item only | NTSC-J | €10.34 |
| 2026-07-13 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €51.97 |
| 2026-07-13 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €47.24 |
| 2026-07-13 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €7.33 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €11.73 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €29.33 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €7.33 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-J | €10.34 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €47.24 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €51.97 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €51.95 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €47.22 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €29.31 |
| 2026-07-10 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €7.33 |
| 2026-07-10 | Item only | NTSC-J | €10.18 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €11.73 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Robot Ponkottsu: Star Version has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning enough copies circulate to establish a reliable market price.
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 Robot Ponkottsu: Star Version worth?
Robot Ponkottsu: Star Version for Game Boy Color is currently worth €20.03 loose, €29.39 complete in box, and €47.34 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Robot Ponkottsu: Star Version rare?
Robot Ponkottsu: Star Version has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Robot Ponkottsu: Star 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. For Robot Ponkottsu: Star Version, loose is €20.03 and CIB is €29.39 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
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