Pokémon Carry Case Playset
Wicked Cool Toys
Wicked Cool Toys continues to put out some great figures/figurines for Pokémon fans. Much better quality than has come before from Hasbro and such. And they beat Jakks Pacific’s World of Nintendo Mario line in character selection and availability. So much that I’m very, very behind in showing all the critters I’ve picked up from them since Detective Pikachu came out. What better way to take a look at all of these than together on a nice, new playset!
It’s an in-universe backpack prop! It’s a carrying case for all your figures! It’s a playset! It’s all that and only $30. Is it worth it? I think so. It’s got some great sculpting inside that brings the word of Kanto to life. You get several different terrain types: field and stream, rock/mountains, forrest, and Pokémon battle court.
There are a few action features here and there as well. The large, pop-up tree has a trap door and slide exit. The rocky region has a rock cave with an opening/closing door. Crossing regions to the stream, you have to danger over a swinging bridge.
On route to the meadow, watch out for falling rocks and Pokémon that jump out of bushes. The water at the end of the trek is nice, but watch out for that whirlpool!
Having World of Nintendo/Sonic/other video game characters, the battle court should sell any Smash Bros fans on this set. There are some spring loaded platforms for launching smaller Pokémon at each other. Sorry, Blastoise...you’re still number one in my book, even if you’re too heavy for this feature. You’re cool, too, Gyarados, but the pool is only for your lame, unevolved form.
The set does come with a Pikachu figurine. Sadly, Ive got this style/pose already. I understand you want to include the flagship character to help sell the set, but it would have been nice to have him in a new/exclusive sculpt. That’s really the only downside I can see here. If you love Pokémon, Nintendo, or Smash Bros, you probably need this in your collection.
PS - For those new to Pokémon, always choose Squirtle. There is no debate. Why choose a generic, red, fire-breathing dragon, when you can have a blue, cartoon version of Gamera with gigantic cannons coming out of his shell?
Take a look back at some Detective Pikachu figures from Wicked Cool Toys:
https://terribletoyman.blogspot.com/2019/04/detective-pikachu.html
My daughter is firmly in the Team Eevee camp and I've really been contemplating getting this for her. She nabbed my entire collection of Pokemon figures from over the years and has added to it little by little. She mostly loves the stuffed plush Pokemon, though, but she also seems to like the little guys. I like how this folds up as we have way too many big playsets at the moment taking up space.
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