A Pokémon Pencil Bag

Pokémon is all about its variety of creatures, so it would be right to respect the varieties by including as many of them as possible in anything, and this includes merchandise. When done right and in an appropriate style, the results can be pleasant to look at and even more so to have. Such is the case for a pencil bag that I had also picked up from last Sunday's event:

A good variety of Pokémon appears on this pencil bag. There are the first-generation starters as well as Pikachu. Snorlax and Eevee are present for those who like Normal types. For Fairy fans, there are Clefairy and Jigglypuff. There are even second-generation Pokémon, as Marill and Togepi are also present. Mew, Oddish, and Psyduck round out the rest, and the scene contains a smattering of Poké Balls to round it out. It's an interesting scene to be sure for anyone who likes a variety of Pokémon.

The art style for the pencil bag tends toward child-like drawings, but that's not a bad thing. On one hand it can evoke cuteness for younger users, and nostalgia for older ones. Not only that, some Pokémon in the scene - including Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and Snorlax - are repeated with a variety of expressions. What this does is to give life to the scene; if the Pokémon were just as they are in one expression, it would feel kind of drab and dull. Fortunately that doesn't happen, and there is a sense of action that occurs among the Pokémon in the scene.

Variety is reflected in all the species of Pokémon, and thus to try to include many of them - without going overboard - is an honorable thing, especially if it can be done in a lively, active manner. Even though it may appear childish, the scene on this pencil bag does certainly just that, as there is just enough of the variety of Pokémon species depicted on it, and they all embody their spirits in their depictions. That makes me like this bag and want to use it for its intended purpose, or even any of a variety of other suitable purposes.