Poketan

PlayStation · 1999

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About this game

Poketan is a game focused on helping Japanese speakers improve their English vocabulary.

This game was designed almost exclusively for the Pocketstation.

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Poketan can download hundreds of words onto a Pocketstation-style memory card for reviewing on the go.

With the Specter the scholastic ghost, who hails from England, as you mentor you will progress through sixteen levels worth of vocabulary.

Each level packs one hundred words, giving this game a total of sixteen hundred vocabulary words.

The game has two modes, card mode, and test mode.

In card mode one can chose to receive flash cards going from either Japanese to English, of English to Japanese.

You will first see either a Kanji or English word then after you've made you guess as to its counterpart in the opposing language, you can find out exactly what that word is with the touch of a button.

Particularly difficult to pronounce, or easily confused words (i.e. ear, air), have an option that will allow one to hear a sound clip giving the appropriate pronunciation.

Test Mode will test the knowledge of what one has learned from card mode.

You will be faced with Kanji and have to input the correct corresponding English word.

A wrong letter will be corrected.

As one wins one will be rewarded by "Transformations" of Specter.

As one progress through the provided vocabulary, Specter transforms into various shape, car, dog, rain, etc., and will use the words learned in a variety of sentences.

While playing on a Playstation you will essentially play on a giant simulated Pocketstation.

If playing on a Pocketstation you can upload the results of our tests to the Playstation, from where Specters Transformations can be watched.

Data by MobyGames.com

About PlayStation

The original PlayStation (1994) brought CD-based gaming and 3D graphics to the mainstream, ending Nintendo's console dominance of the previous two generations. It's now firmly in "retro collecting" territory: original jewel cases with intact manuals command a real premium over disc-only copies, and several RPGs from its later years (when Sony deliberately courted the genre) are among the most expensive commonly-collected games from the era.

Gamevaro tracks Poketan for PlayStation 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.

Adding Poketan to a Gamevaro collection takes seconds — search by title or scan the box barcode, and the app fills in cover art, release details and current pricing automatically. This PS1 release dates back to 1999.

Market values by condition

NTSC-J

Loose / Item only

€13.90

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Recent sales

Date	Type	Region	Price	Source
2026-08-12	Loose / Item only	NTSC-J	€13.90	eBay US

Rarity & condition

Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Poketan, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation 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 Poketan worth?

Poketan for PlayStation is currently worth €13.90 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Is Poketan rare?

Poketan has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation titles.

What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Poketan?

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.