Pokemon!

[Falcon]

Thanks! I wish one could buy them individually, because the only one I want is Charizard, and I really, really do not want Mew or the Gen III male trainer (who I can not stand). >_>; Hopefully there will be a set left once Wednesday rolls around. I'm sorry you can't afford the mini figures you want. D: Money is an evil, evil thing.

[Snowy]

Kenna - I believe they're coming out with more Pumpkaboo merch at the Pokemon Centre for Halloween. :3

Falcon - Oohh now I wanna make a legendary team too! xD Since I only picked Suicune for my proper teams, I wonder what I'd pick, here we go...



That'd be mine I guess! I really have no idea if people consider Shaymin and Keldeo to be legendary but... I do. x'D And I would DIE to have a shiny Virizion, it's a dream shiny of mine. ♥ (Also that trainer sprite I think looks most like me in real life... besides the skirt, I don't wear skirts. xD) It was hard to leave Raikou out honestly but Suicune and Entei are my all-time faves.

[Jurz]

@Falcon - Right here is the link. It's on EBay! http://m.ebay.com/itm/251634333515?nav=SEARCH

I'm a bit bummed because I found a Mini Pumpkaboo and a Mini Lucario figure there too... 5.50 each but after my set I can't afford them. That's the only Pumpkaboo in my price range too.

Hobby_Japan. There's a Pumpkaboo plush for preorder. It's 18 I think, not including shipping. I know this cuz I was looking for the larger Keldeo Senna has on there XD

[Silivren]

@Falcon - Right here is the link. It's on EBay! http://m.ebay.com/itm/251634333515?nav=SEARCH

I'm a bit bummed because I found a Mini Pumpkaboo and a Mini Lucario figure there too... 5.50 each but after my set I can't afford them. That's the only Pumpkaboo in my price range too.

Hobby_Japan. There's a Pumpkaboo plush for preorder. It's 18 I think, not including shipping. I know this cuz I was looking for the larger Keldeo Senna has on there XD

Thank you! Yoinked it because only one left and mine! Also I'm sorry Falcon. They well some individually but I absolutely love Mew so I was excited. I could care less about the trainer but he was included. Also, awesome Snowy! I hope that's true. :3

[Seilahyn]

@Falcon - Right here is the link. It's on EBay! http://m.ebay.com/itm/251634333515?nav=SEARCH

I'm a bit bummed because I found a Mini Pumpkaboo and a Mini Lucario figure there too... 5.50 each but after my set I can't afford them. That's the only Pumpkaboo in my price range too.

I saw that and was sorely tempted to buy it until I saw it was a Chinese seller. The likelyhood of them being legit is very low. I guess if they're good quality it won't be bad, but the close ups I've seen of Chinese versions are hideous. I wish you luck, Kenna. Let me know what they look like.

I only really want the Charizard from that group. I like the Mew, Weavile, and Blastoise as well and wouldn't mind them, but I really just want Charizard. I'll just keep looking for a single auction, or a small lot that contains Charizard and maybe another few I like.

Here's my all Legends line up:

[Silivren]

@Seilahyn - I dont know the photos they posted looked really good. I can't afford the Japanese sets they were expensive. Regardless they'll be important to me. I snagged my preorder of the plushie. I wish I could get my figures too but I can't, I shouldn't have bought the plush but there was ONE available. ><

[Jurz]

Alright, decided to join in on this. Yes, I use Cynthia in all of them cuz she's my absolute favorite and I could totally pass as her XD I also decided to not pick a shiny for each cuz…I have the worst shiny luck ever...

Gen 1!

Charizard- Need I say more? He'd be my mega too<3
Jolteon- Best eeveelution ever!
Scyther- I ADORE Scyther <3
Nidoking- I have a nostalgic attachement to him
Alakazam- I love him and he steamrolls…everything
Marowak- I love my Marowak *hugs*

Gen 2!

Typhlosion and Feraligatr- I can never pick between the two!
Ampharos- Amphy <3 (S)he'd be my mega too
Quagsire- Don't judge! I love Salamanders <3
Houndoom- Need I say more?
Azumarill- I have a nostalgic attachment to him

Gen 3!

Sceptile- Best. Starter. Ever. Possibly my mega
Mightyena- Pepper <3
Breloom- I ADORE Breloom <3
Aggron- Who needs a Tyrannitar when ya've got Aggy! *hides from Tyrannitar fans*
Flygon- Need I say more?
Armaldo- I love my bug fossil *hugs*

Gen 4!

Torterra- He's the only one I really care for
Giratina- You will be shiny one day! I seriously love this guy though
Rampardos- Rampy! <3
Lucario- My mega, do I really need to say more?
Gliscor- I just really like Gliscor for some really unknown reason…
Leafeon- I have a nostalgic attachment to him

Gen 5!

Samurott- BEST. STARTER. EVER.
Zoroark- One of the best Pokemon ever, duh
Reuniclus- Is it freaky that I love this floating cell?
Elektross- Floating eel? YES PLEASE!
Therian Forme Landorus- I'm so attached to him and IDK why!
Keldeo- I really don't need to say more

Gen 6!

Greninja- Just cuz I started with him, but I could probably go with Delphox at this point too
Talonflame- I prefer Fletchiner but still. Flame bird. All my yes.
Pyroar- I love my Mufasa so very much *hug*
Tyrantrum- I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT MY GODZILLA
Sylveon- I know I don't need to say more cuz Snowy's here
Noivern- Bat dragon? THERE ARE NO WORDS THAT CAN DESCRIBE MY LOVE

Legends cuz I NEED a team with Reshiram! <3

Reshiram- The best.
Keldeo- <.<…>.>…
Mew- I love Mew, and my shiny Mew, and…Mew
Latias- You will be shiny one day!
Giratina- <.<…>.>…
Entei- He represents all three in my mind lol
I need more room for…y'know…the rest of the Johto beasts. And Lugia. And Mewtwo. And Groudon, and Rayquaza, and...

[Snowy]

I don't know why it's surprised me so much that no one else picked Floatzel for their Gen 4 teams? I always thought he was really popular or something, like Lucario. EVERYONE loves Lucario, me included, and I have Falcon to thank for that. xD But as a Gen 4 favourite I'm really torn between him and Floatzel now. I freaking adore Floatzel, to me he's so derpy-adorable. Also only just noticed how dog/cat orientated my Gen 3 team seems to be what with Mightyena, Manectric, Delcatty and Absol (Absol to me always looked very cat-like).

Seila - Forgot to respond to this before, derp, I keep missing things somehow and only see them again when I go back to look at you guys' trainer cards again. But yep we picked a lot of the same Seila. xD I think a lot of my favourites happen to be the more popular ones... I mean, they're popular for a reason, a lot of people like them. I also however happen to not really like some of the most popular ones, for example I'm not a fan at all of Mewtwo and I'm not too big on Zoroark either. For ages I had no care in the world for Lucario but then... Falcon happened. x'D

[Jurz]

I like Floatzel's design it's just…I never bonded with mine very well.

[Falcon]

Muahaha, my work here is done! XD Absol is very feline even though it's based on the Hakutaku (Bai Ze) from Asian folklore, you can tell by the overall body structure and by how short and more rounded the muzzle is compared to the long and more tapered muzzles of canine/lupine/vulpine 'mon.

I've never been a fan of Floatzel, the flotation device part of his design has always been a huge turnoff for me, and his cry drives me up the wall. I'm personally surprised that I'm the only one who picked Gardevoir, since it's always been pretty popular. And I am beyond amused that everyone who's done this so far chose Charizard and Sceptile.

And because I am now addicted to making these dadgum things:



My planned all shiny team for Alpha Sapphire, and I have what, a little under two months to breed all these (barring Matrix, who I already have)? Or, I may do a mini badge quest and hunt the Altaria, Flygon, and Absol instead.

Insane.

I have gone completely insane.

[Snowy]

Two new event distributions have been announced for the US. Both of these events are being distributed by Serial Code Cards in Gamestop Stores. First, from October 13th to October 26th, you'll be able to get a serial code for a special Shiny Gengar which comes holding the Gengarite item. Second, from October 27th to November 16th, you'll finally be able to receive the Mythical Pokémon Diancie.

Quote from Serebii. There you go US! You finally get something awesome again. xD Hopefully we in the UK get Diancie soon too, I'm not too fussed about a shiny Gengar but it would be cool.

Falcon - I'll tell you whose cry is annoying. Xerneas. There's... no way to describe that god awful noise. Diagla's is... also rather amusing. I think Floatzel's is rather charming to be honest. xD It suits him in a really weird way. I dunno, Floatzel isn't normally the sort of Pokemon that becomes a favourite of mine, it just kinda... happened. I'm personally not too big on Gardevoir though.

I'm not sure I could design an all shiny team simply because of the way I designed my teams around having my shinies - basically my only favourite shiny that I already own that didn't get included was Atramedes, my shiny Charizard Y for anyone who doesn't know, so I don't see a huge point for me to do that. I may later though. And besides, I still need breed myself a shiny Sneasel, Mightyena, Purugly and one day... one of these days I *will* get myself a shiny Virizion! I recently had someone tell me they could get me one but I have a feeling it was done through an emulator and, to be honest, it's a shiny I want myself to accomplish and not anyone to get for me, my own personal little challenge. But soft resetting is just... x____x;

[Chimera]

*sigh* Why when they release to North America, do they not include Canada??? I mean we're already more like the US than we've ever been as they slowly try to conquer us through politics and large business corporations, I literally don't see any reason why, regardless, they wouldn't include Canada in their US releases. Or for EU releases, only give UK the event but not the rest of Europe.

[Seilahyn]

Ugh.. GameStop codes again? I went through a hassle trying to get the Pinsir/Heracross Megastone codes... *grumbles*

I'm glad we're getting Diancie though. That'll strike one of the harder to get Pokemon of the dex list.

I have to agree about Floatzel's cry. I absolutely HATE running into them in the wild because I can't stand it. It does fit the Pokemon, though.. but god is it annoying.

Also, just splurged and bought something a little pricier. I'm hoping both my items arrive on the same day and I can post pictures of them both. Thing I just bought today will arrive Wednesday thanks to Prime shipping! I could have gotten it tomorrow for 3.99$, but I can wait one more day for free. Salamence estimated day is by Thursday, so I'm hoping they both arrive Wednesday. =3 ack kitten on keyboard. I'm so excited! It'll be my first, to my knowledge, of this Pokemon! Unless I have something packed away that I don't remember. I really need to dig those boxes out. I do need to condense them down before I make my move to Nebraska. *bounces with excitement*


Edit:
Did someone say Shiny only team? =3

I really like Shiny Zangoose and he was in there until I remembered Shiny Tyrantrum. Can you tell what color I like? I also really like Shiny Ponyta. Wish Rapidash kept the white/blue look instead of going gray.

[Silivren]

I want to make my own card but lack of a computer doesn't make that easy. Perhaps on Thursday when I'm on a computer. However, I'm just gunna post my dream team. :3 I have three shinies and no legendary. I wanted to pick Giratina but I LOVE Shedinja.

Shiny Gourgeist
Shiny Gengar(you best believe I'm going to GameStop)
Shiny Banette
Shedinja
Drifblim
Chandelure

I don't like ghosts or anything... Nope. I also have to have a Super Size Gourgeist. It's taller than me!

[Snowy]

*SCREAMS* I FORGOT I ORDERED THESE (Bread the Eevee is not new, she just wanted to help)



WHICH ONE DO I WEAR FIRST OMG

(In case anyone asks where I got them from, it was from one of those daily shirt sites where the shirts change every 24 hours. They had these two up in one day and I couldn't pick just one!)

[Jurz]

Those are adorable Snowy. Really like the Charmander one though

I just realized today that I would kill for the Reshiram Pokedoll (I didn't buy many Pokemon Center plushies before now cuz…I didn't have a job, or money, or anyone willing to buy them as gifts for me until now.) It's the cutest thing ever. Of course, none are for sale though

[Senna-Umbreon]

WELL I'M JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON HERE WITH THESE TRAINER CARDS.

Along with the ones by generation, I also made one of my favourites from each generation, aaaand one mono-type team for my favourite type. *Edit* Oh hey Shiny only team that sounds fun too let's make one of those as well

(Note, I could REALLY not limit myself to only one Legend or Shiny or whatever. Especially Legends. I'm sure most of you can guess why.)



This one was HARD. 1st Gen is not my favourite, let's just say. So I ended up with..
All of the Kanto Eeveelutions (What else do you expect from me lol)
Shiny Gengar (I love normal Gengar, but ever since I got a Shiny Gastly in Black.. YUP SHINY GENGAR ALL THE WAY besides Shiny Mega Gengar is amazing)
Dragonite (I've seriously grown to love this thing ever since I trained one in Black. Her second incarnation in X is EASILY my strongest Pokemon. <3)
Shiny Nidoqueen (I was trying to decide on one final Pokemon, and I figured I'd go with Shiny Nidoqueen. A Shiny Nidoran in HeartGold was my first ever caught Shiny, so Shiny Nidoqueen is really special to me. <3)



This was surprisingly easy. I like a lot of 2nd Gen Pokemon, but it was pretty easy to pick out six here.
Umbreon (Because duh. Umbreon is my favourite Pokemon ever)
Murkrow (My Murkrow in SoulSilver is the best thing ever. I love him so much)
The Legendary Beasts (These three were my favourite group of Legends before Unova came along, so.. YEAH. And Raikou is still like, my second favourite Legend. So it was obvious to have these three.)
Shiny Ho-Oh (Shiny Ho-Oh is like, my favourite Shiny practically. XD It's so pretty! SOME DAY I WILL HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL BIRD IN SOULSILVER....)



Go Team Magma!
This one was REALLY hard, as I adore like.. HALF of 3rd Gen. XD I had a lot of trouble deciding on six Pokemon...
Linoone (Have I mentioned that I love Linoone? Well I do. One of my oldest Pokemon OCs is a Linoone, actually. And then I've had a bunch of other Linoone OCs over the years and.. Yeah. I JUST LIKE LINOONES ALRIGHT?)
Flygon (I have an issue. It's having WAY TOO MANY FLYGONS. I love these things. Seriously. In Platinum I have one, in Emerald I have one, in Black 2 I have one.. I had to specifically go "NOT ANOTHER DAMN FLYGON" to myself while planning my team for Omega Ruby. XD I just love these things so much!)
Mega Banette (The Shuppet line has been one of my favourites for a long time. So Mega Banette was like, a godsend to me. Strangely I STILL HAVE NOT TRAINED ONE. But yeah, no-brainer here.)
Shiny Absol (...I just really like Shiny Absols okay. Partly because of a certain Shiny Absol from some RPs around here.. And because I have a Shiny Absol OC of my own, and I really like her. So there.)
Latios (EVER SINCE I SAW THE LATI MOVIE WHEN I WAS LIKE I DUNNO 9 OR SOMETHING I HAVE LOVED LATIOS SO THERE)
Shiny Breloom (..I was having trouble deciding on another Pokemon, so I just went "ya know I like Breloom and I still want a Shiny one let's go with that")



Oops more Legendaries??? Sinnoh was interesting. 4th gen has a lot of Pokemon that I'm either just eh about.. Or like, but not REAAALLY like.
Rampardos (I LOVE RAMPARDOS IT IS PERFECT AND ADORABLE AND I AM INCREDIBLY BIASED BECAUSE OF A CERTAIN RAMPARDOS FROM THE POKEMON RPS WHAT ELSE IS NEW)
Darkrai (Loved it since the movie. I may or may not also have like four Darkrai OCs. Yeah I like them)
Shaymin (SHAYMIIIIIIIIIIIN. Shaymin is another Pokemon that I've had a really old OC of for a long time. And now one of my current favourite OCs is a Shaymin too. I just like Shaymins they're adorable)
Giratina (IT'S A BADASS GHOST DRAGON WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME)
Cresselia (I've really grown to like Cresselia the last few years, so.. Yeah. It gets to be here. yay)
Glaceon (OBLIGATORY EEVEELUTION)



Ahahaha literally no one should be surprised by these Pokemon. Unova was hard for me, though. I LOVE 5TH GEN SO MUCH UGHHHH...
Mienshao (MY PRECIOUS LITTLE FIGHTING WEASEL IT'S SO CUTE AND I JUST REALLY LOVE THEM ALRIGHT)
The Legendary Musketeers (....And no one was surprised. At all. These four are just REQUIRED, basically. <3)
Shiny Braviary (I LOVE MY SHINY BRAVIARY IN BLACK BECAUSE I SPENT A WEEK HATCHING RUFFLETS TO GET HIM AND HE IS REALLY SPECIAL TO ME)



This wasn't that difficult. I like quite a few 6th Gen Pokemon, but it wasn't that hard to put together six anyway.
Delphox (hey it's the only starter in any of these wow. but yeah I like Delphox a lot. FOX MAGE??? YES PLEASE)
Sylveon (OBLIGATORY EEVEELUTION. And Sylveon is seriously one of my favourites now it's amazing I love this thing <3)
Aegislash (It's a ghost sword. GHOST. SWORD. It is literally a tailor-made Pokemon for me. IT'S PERFECT)
Shiny Spritzee (I LIKE SPRITZEE A LOT ANYWAY BUT SHINY SPRITZEES ARE SO CUTE AND PERFECT AND I HAVE ONE IN X AND HE'S ADORABLE)
Xerneas (Gorgeous life deer? YUP I'M ALL OVER THAT)
Pumpkaboo (IT'S A TINY LITTLE BAT-PUMPKIN GHOST. WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE IT'S SO CUTE)



My favourites. :D
1st gen: Shiny Gengar
2nd gen: Umbreon
3rd gen: Linoone
4th gen: Shaymin
5th gen: Terrakion
6th gen: Sylveon
(...Note that all of these correspond to signature/main OCs of mine. Umbreon, Sylveon and Terrakion for PokeRP verse OCs, then Shiny Gengar, Linoone and Shaymin for my old PMD verse. (And hell Shaymin sort of counts for PokeRP verse too, since there's Bellflower. He's not a signature OC of mine, really, at least I don't consider him to be myself.. but he IS one of my fave OCs. (and actually the Shaymin from the PMD verse was a Shiny one.)))



MY WONDERFUL TEAM OF GHOSTIES. Because the Ghost type is my favourite. <3
Gengar, Banette and Aegislash should be obvious, due to previous cards..
Shedinja (I really like Shedinja for some reason. It's really super cute! And I plan to use one in Omega Ruby. <3)
Dusknoir (Usually not a Ghost type I'd choose for this, but uhh... PMD has been on the brain lately, sooo... YEAH. Dusknoir. <3)
Chandelure (I WOULD HAVE PUT THIS THING IN THE UNOVA CARD BUT NOPE MY FIGHTING TYPES AND PRETTY EAGLE TOOK OVER THAT ONE. So it gets to be here instead~)



BAM SHINY ONLY TEAM
...there's almost no new Pokemon in here. (well I mean Shaymin has been non-Shiny in the others but STILL)
except Shiny Mewtwo.
....I blame a certain friend of mine Honeyshuckle for the fact that that thing sneaked into this. XD darn green psychic kitty making me love you so dang much

[Snowy]

People were making teams of favourite types and stuff and I already did that in SoulSilver once for fire-types so instead I made a team of CAT POKEMON.



I just really love cats. xD Notice as well that there's one from each Gen? It was a toss-up between Purugly and Luxray for Gen 4 but I went with Luxray in the end. No shinies this time!

Also am I like the only person who does not see Mewtwo as a cat?

[Falcon]

Two new event distributions have been announced for the US. Both of these events are being distributed by Serial Code Cards in Gamestop Stores. First, from October 13th to October 26th, you'll be able to get a serial code for a special Shiny Gengar which comes holding the Gengarite item. Second, from October 27th to November 16th, you'll finally be able to receive the Mythical Pokémon Diancie.

O_O *FACEFAULTS!* My best friend bred a shiny Gastly for me a short while back and now this is happening. I'm just beyond amused about it. First shiny Beldum and now this. XD I'm happy people will have a chance to get a shiny Gengar with the Gengarite, but that sucks that it's another Gamestop code giveaway. Can the codes be given away? If so, I could try and grab a shiny Gengar one for someone who isn't near a Gamestop. :3 And FINALLY DIANCIE! *runs around flailing madly*

Definitely agreed about Xerneas's cry, Snowy, but I won't say anything on it to keep from being slain by its fans. ^_^; Sometimes that happens with 'mon we either don't like at first or were neutral towards. I used to despise Lopunny, but now I like it. Also, seeing that Charizard shirt makes me wish I'd been able to afford it, but, on the bright side, I look horrible in red even though it's my favorite color. XD And the other one is done in a really cute style! And Jurz, I'm pretty bummed about missing out on the Reshiram pokedoll as well, so you're not alone there. Amazon doesn't even have it listed anymore! ;_;

*watches this thread EXPLODE with trainer cards*

I caved and did a Dark-type team card, which was hard because there's so many Dark-types I love, argh! Shinies are ones I actually do have.


Umbreon (My kingdom for a shiny female one.)
Shiny Houndoom (Crowley)
Shiny Tyranitar (Gojira, though I still need to level/evolve him in my Y game, shh!)
Shiny Honchkrow (Murasaki)
Hydreigon (Because Hydreigon is love, and I'll breed my own shiny Deino one day.)
Absol (Because Absol is awesome.)

And, Snowy, you made me do a canine team just because. XD Shines I actually do own (I'm not bragging, honest, I just feel better stating this truth.) Arcanine's not on here, as much as I like it, there's just other canines/lupines/vulpines I love more. *hides from Arcanine fans!*


Shiny Ninetales (Catharsis! ♥)
Granbull (I've always loved Granbull, but it being Normal-type prevented me from using it. You can believe its change to Fairy-type made me happy... but I've still yet to train one.)
Shiny Houndoom (Crowley)
Shiny Mightyena (Sandstorm)
Shiny Lucario (Xian. Sadly a boy, but I love him to bits. ♥ I'm still hoping to have a shiny female one someday, though.)
Shiny Zoroark (M'uru! I felt horrible that Zoroark didn't make it onto my Dark-type only card, but here he is!)

Edit: Okay, okay, I caved again. One of my favorites by Generation, which was extremely hard for me to do. No shinies this time.


Gen I: Charizard. It hurts to leave Ninetales out for this one, but Charizard will always be my number one. He's the one who got me interested in Pokemon in the first place! And don't get me started on how much hell I went through trying to get his card from the original base set of the TCG. @_@
Gen II: This was the hardest for me because all the ones I love from this gen, I love equally, but I wanted Espeon to have its time in the limelight for once. :3 There was a phase where I didn't care much for Espeon, but I do, it and Umbreon are tied for my favorite Eeveelution, in fact.
Gen III: Another hard one. So many 'mon I like! But, Mightyena wins out because unless I have a fully planned team, I always grab a Poochyena in the beginning and raise it into this awesome wolf.
Gen IV: This should be quite obvious by now. XD But believe it or not, I used to be meh about Lucario in the beginning, and it wasn't till I hatched my very first Riolu, a female named Shan, that I started liking Lucario, and Shan's Gen VI incarnation is one of the first 'mon I leveled to 100.
Gen V: Another hard one, but again, Hydreigon. Is. LOVE. I've raised three Hydreigons (one for my boyfriend, in fact) and never felt frustration towards how long it takes to evolve a Deino. It is so worth it.
Gen VI: Noivern. Just Noivern. At first, I didn't like it until I saw its official art, then I flipped out. A bat wyvern! HELL YEAH! Nocturne, my first Noivern (who I got as a Noibat from Snowy~), is one of the first 'mon I leveled to 100 on my Y game, alongside Shan. since then, I've raised two more, one being a Spanish female one I got from WT as a Noibat, and I took her in because I felt so bad for her (she was bred and discarded, someone raised her to level 17, stuck Fly on her, then traded her off). Even though I can't rename her in the game, I call her Angel. The third is my shiny male, Zephyr, who I got from my best friend. ♥

[Seilahyn]

This Reshiram plush? or the big, non-SD one? I was SO hoping the Pokemon Center/Nintendo World still had them when I went a few weeks ago. I was very sad they didn't. I wanted one so bad. The guy said they were working more towards X/Y merchandise now and getting rid of the Black/White stuff. I hope they toss that idea and start remaking some of the older stuff for those of us who missed it the first time around. *cough*giganticSuicuneplushIwouldgivemysoulfor*cough*

I've only had a job for the past year now, (next part is totally not looking for sympathy, but more so me feeling I need to explain) before that I struggled with horrible depression/anxiety for 10 years and never really left my room. So I'm only really now able to actually buy things I've always wanted. Well.. as long as they are still affordable. That Suicune plush I wanted back then? People ask well over 1,000$ for it now. The foot tall one? That's about 200$. The tiny little chibi SD Suicune? About 50$ or more. *sad face* I might just buy a China knock off and hope it's really nice quality just so I can have a Suicune "Pokedoll". There are ones on Ebay for >5$ and look pretty nice.