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  1. Reading the First Wave Collector’s Guide BookletThe booklet included with the first wave of TOMY’s Pokémon 20th Anniversary Collection was a small piece of paper with a surprisingly large job. It helped fans…
  2. From Official Pokémon Artwork to Collectible PlushTOMY’s Pokémon 20th Anniversary Collection was built around a deceptively difficult design task: making two-dimensional character art work as a soft,…
  3. Why Celebi Had a Transparent Base in TOMY’s Plush SetTOMY’s Pokémon 20th Anniversary Collection turned familiar game characters into physical keepsakes. Released across 2016, the range included plush figures,…
  4. The mythical Pokémon in TOMY’s 20th anniversary collectionTOMY’s 2016 Pokémon 20th Anniversary Collection marked two decades of Pokémon with a year-long series of limited-edition toys. The range focused on the…
  5. Comparing the 2016 TOMY plush with the later reissueTOMY’s Pokémon 20th Anniversary Collection was designed as a year-long celebration, with special products appearing across 2016 rather than arriving as one…
  6. The story behind Pokémon’s 20th anniversary packaging logoIn 2016, Pokémon marked two decades since the release of the original games in Japan. TOMY’s Pokémon 20th Anniversary Collection translated that milestone into…
  7. How Target’s Exclusive Pikachu Variant Differed from the Standard ReleaseTarget’s 2016 Pikachu is often mistaken for a different colour variant or a new character design. It was actually a retailer-specific presentation of TOMY’s…
  8. How Toys R Us rolled out Pokémon’s 20th anniversary plushPokémon reached twenty years in 2016, and TOMY marked the occasion with a licensed series combining familiar characters, Mythical Pokémon and specialty play…
  9. A month-by-month guide to TOMY’s 2016 mythical plush scheduleTOMY’s Pokémon 20th Anniversary Collection marked twenty years since the original Japanese games. TOMY used a rolling release format for its Mythical plush…
  10. Why a Mew plush opened TOMY's Pokémon 20th Anniversary in FebruaryWhen TOMY unveiled its 12-month celebration of Pokémon's 20th anniversary in 2016, collectors worldwide watched the first release with particular care. The…