Long-Lost Pokémon Game Apparently Pops Up on eBay After 20 Years -- Though You'll Need $9,000 to Buy It

A Nintendo DS test cartridge believed to contain a long-lost Pokémon game has appeared on eBay nearly 20 years after its original limited run in Japan. The item is listed for about €7,999 (around $9,145) and is associated with Pokémon Fishing Contest DS, a Download Play title playable only at special events and through Pokémon Center locations in 2005. The cartridge is described as a bulky DS development unit used by Nintendo and third-party developers to test in-progress builds; the listing says it boots to a Japanese-language high-score communication screen, with no confirmed DSi/3DS compatibility. No bids are reported yet.