As hinted by the title, the keychains are of Pokémon Trainer Red and Riley. Red needs no introduction; he's a popular protagonist character. Riley is a bit more complex, meanwhile. He's what one would call an "ally character", serving to aid the protagonist during certain situations. In the games, he battles alongside the protagonist, when prompted to, in a Multi Battle. Discussion about this is best reserved for another post, but that's the gist of it. The two are very much vivid characters.
The keychains are quite vivid as well. Red, as depicted with his new outfit, is also depicted with one of his most powerful Pokémon, being Charizard. Riley is also depicted with a Pokémon, but the one that is characteristically his - Lucario. The Pokémon link is affirmed with a Poké Ball in the background. Each keychain, in a way, shows off a particular aspect of the Trainers, with Red being of a fiery spirit and Riley being of solid strength, helped of course by the associations with each Pokémon.
These keychains are actually part of a series of related keychains that depict various Pokémon Trainers. The offered selection actually included Cynthia, N, and even Lillie. But mostly for aesthetic (Riley) and attachment (Red) reasons, I chose to obtain both. It's pretty much a coincidence that their names begin with "R". But they're great Trainers in their own regard, and that adds value to the keychains that I got.
In general, keychains constitute its own direction for Pokémon merchandise, as I've discussed in several posts on this blog. But this is still a different direction for this kind of merchandise. It's by no means unique, but with the way that these keychains are, these just become one way to go among those many ways.
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Two years ago: Cosplay: Nimatsuri 2017
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