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Class of Bootleg Class 3 - Concept Bootleg
Class Notes: A relative of Hoodypet?
Bootleg Source: Pokemon toys
Bootleg Rating: StarStarStarStar (Four out of five stars)
Sightings:California, Georgia
Vintage:1999

What? ANOTHER bootleg Pikachu keychain? Are you kidding?!?

Sadly, no. Say hello to the younger brother of the big Vibrating Pikachu, Mini-P.

I taste like chicken!

Ok, so that's not his "real" name. He doens't even HAVE a name, or any packaging, to speak of. There is a chance, though, that he is the elusive Pokemon version of Hoodypet.

This toy stands about 2" tall, and may be based on a scaled down version of the "real" pokemon plushes.

As you may have guessed from the title of this review, this keychain-bound toy had the same "tremble when you pull a cord out its butt" feature as Hoodypet and the larger Vibrating Pikachu.

This Pika-Boot vibrates for four seconds or so, if you can get the string to retract fully. The one I have doesn't work all that well, and the "action feature" tends to stall about half-way every time.

Check out the pull-string ring near Pikachu's butt

Mini-P came in a twist-tied cellophane bag and "retailed" for $2.50



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