Class of Bootleg | Class 2 - Duplicated and Modified |
Class Notes: | New line name, duplicated molds |
Bootleg Source: | Tomy Pokemon Toys |
Bootleg Rating: | (Three out of five stars) |
Sightings: | California |
Vintage: | 1999, 2000 |
This was one of the very first Pokemon bootlegs to surface in the USA - and one of the few not to cash in directly on anything offered by Nintendo at the time.
These figures are based off of Tomy's wind-up Pokemon toys...in fact, if you disregard the line name and packaging, they're exactly the same.
This time the Bootleggers did make some changes, making this a Class Two offering - for example the line name has been changed to Walking of Fairy.
The card design is also brand new, with a single sided backer sporting both a die-cut background an a fairly elaborate bubble.
As shown at top right, the bootleggers make no pretense of hiding Pikachu, incorporating the Pokemon mascot into their header design.
Here are two examples of the toys:
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