My pride and joy dwells on this page- my collection of shiny Pokémon Merchandise.
Shiny pokémon, or shining pokémon (my preferred term), earned their title due to the fact that sparkles are emitted upon appearing in the wild, or upon being released from a pokéball. Though in the G/S/C era, stats determined shininess, shinies no longer have higher stats than normal pokémon. Featuring alternate color palettes, shiny pokémon are obviously much rarer than normal pokémon, having a 1 in 500-5,000+ chance of appearing, depending on the game being played. Merchandise of shiny pokémon is just as elusive, so I will shed some light on my ever-expanding collection in order to provide what info I can for other shiny hunters.
Bandai Kid figures are hollow, finger puppet-like figures sold singly or in packs in Japan and some import stores. As a part of lotteries, people could win sets of shiny kids- Kanto starter lines, Hoenn Starter lines, and various other pokémon, Sinnoh starter lines, and other Sinnoh pokémon, unova first evolution starters, and recently, a shiny mega rayquaza. The red genesect also received a shiny kid, the first shiny kid ever available for direct purchase. They were extremely limited in quantity, with some, such as Sinnoh, Unova, and Kanto especially, being harder to find. Hoenn are the most common, but even these are limited. It is believed that there are between 200-1,000 of each figure, depending on the set it was given in, as well as the region the pokémon is from.
Perhaps the trickiest figures to track down, are the shiny Hasbro Combat figures. Released around 2001, there are ten figures, between two sets. They are painted with a metallic paint, and many people have never seen or owned one. Many, such as charizard, scyther, zapdos, Pikachu, cyndaquil, and chikorita are missing pieces when they do appear (my charizard is heavily damaged, cynda is missing a projectile, and pikachu has no tail). They are quite rare, and I feel very lucky to own, or be in the process of owning all but scyther.
There are shiny Tomy figures- Magikarp, Gyarados, Garchomp, Piplup, Chimchar, Turtwig, Mega Gengar, Mega Metagross, Rayquaza, Mega Rayquaza, and Mega Gardevoir. I currently own none, as most (Excepting the non- evolved Rayquaza, and M. Metagross, M. Gardevoir, and second release M. Gengar) were lotto items, and few ever come up at an affordable price.
Also, the shiny beast zukans are readily available on ebay if you are patient.
There also exist shiny female Pikachu and eevee Rumble U figures. VERY tiny, and expensive.
Click each picture for info :)
Shiny pokémon, or shining pokémon (my preferred term), earned their title due to the fact that sparkles are emitted upon appearing in the wild, or upon being released from a pokéball. Though in the G/S/C era, stats determined shininess, shinies no longer have higher stats than normal pokémon. Featuring alternate color palettes, shiny pokémon are obviously much rarer than normal pokémon, having a 1 in 500-5,000+ chance of appearing, depending on the game being played. Merchandise of shiny pokémon is just as elusive, so I will shed some light on my ever-expanding collection in order to provide what info I can for other shiny hunters.
Bandai Kid figures are hollow, finger puppet-like figures sold singly or in packs in Japan and some import stores. As a part of lotteries, people could win sets of shiny kids- Kanto starter lines, Hoenn Starter lines, and various other pokémon, Sinnoh starter lines, and other Sinnoh pokémon, unova first evolution starters, and recently, a shiny mega rayquaza. The red genesect also received a shiny kid, the first shiny kid ever available for direct purchase. They were extremely limited in quantity, with some, such as Sinnoh, Unova, and Kanto especially, being harder to find. Hoenn are the most common, but even these are limited. It is believed that there are between 200-1,000 of each figure, depending on the set it was given in, as well as the region the pokémon is from.
Perhaps the trickiest figures to track down, are the shiny Hasbro Combat figures. Released around 2001, there are ten figures, between two sets. They are painted with a metallic paint, and many people have never seen or owned one. Many, such as charizard, scyther, zapdos, Pikachu, cyndaquil, and chikorita are missing pieces when they do appear (my charizard is heavily damaged, cynda is missing a projectile, and pikachu has no tail). They are quite rare, and I feel very lucky to own, or be in the process of owning all but scyther.
There are shiny Tomy figures- Magikarp, Gyarados, Garchomp, Piplup, Chimchar, Turtwig, Mega Gengar, Mega Metagross, Rayquaza, Mega Rayquaza, and Mega Gardevoir. I currently own none, as most (Excepting the non- evolved Rayquaza, and M. Metagross, M. Gardevoir, and second release M. Gengar) were lotto items, and few ever come up at an affordable price.
Also, the shiny beast zukans are readily available on ebay if you are patient.
There also exist shiny female Pikachu and eevee Rumble U figures. VERY tiny, and expensive.
Click each picture for info :)
Shiny plush- A greatly neglected subject. There are many red genesect plush, shiny gyarados, magikarp, mega gengar, mega metagross, and mega rayquaza pokecen standard plush, the extremely rare lottery crown beast pokedolls (I kid you not, I will promise you my first-born for a suicune), and the beams pikachus. There is also a "shiny" bulbasaur mascot made by banpresto, using the old color palette, which is actually the current shiny palette.
Click each picture for info :)
Click each picture for info :)