Pokémon SM KFC Toys: The Rest, Part 2

After Part 1, there has to be a Part 2, and these are the remaining toys from the same series that I obtained on Saturday. With the more common kinds of Poké Balls covered, now it's time for the less common kinds of balls. What seems to be also less common is that in this batch, there are a couple of repeats; yesterday there was one repeat, but now there are more. Still, I have to cover them for the sake of completion, so here I go.

The first repeat comes in the form of Rowlet & Nest Ball. Apart from the different kind of ball, the ball toy looks a lot like the Pikachu & Poké Ball toy... and it does, in fact, function the same way: roll up the white part of the ball, drop something on the trigger, and the ball closes up. Only this time, it would be expected that the "something" is Rowlet. Besides the caveats as with the other toy, the ball and Pokémon are appropriate for each other, as they are both green.

Also appropriate is Litten & Repeat Ball, with both being red and black. This one is a repeat in two senses: the name of the ball, obviously, and the concept, as it is equivalent to the Rockruff & Premier Ball toy. The Pokémon likewise can be launched sitting on its coaster with the push of the plunger. In a further repeat, the results of my attempts at launching the Pokémon have been inconsistent, though the Pokémon and the ball still look quite neat overall for the essence of the toy.

In this batch, the only one that isn't a repeat is Popplio & Timer Ball. It's a roller and spinning toy, as one places the Pokémon on a rotating platform that moves by turning a knob on the side. The toy (specifically, the platform) is supposed to be magnetic - even the Pokémon has a metal spot where it's supposed to stand on the platform - but it seems my platform isn't magnetic, as the Pokémon won't stand still. That may seem to be a problem for the concept of the toy.

In fact, when all is said and done, one thing can be said about the toys: they seem to be rather cheap. Yet they do have to be that way for their distribution mechanism, which is with a fast food meal, so that may be understandable. At the same time, there is also a fair bit of imperfections (the non-magnetism from above, as well as spots of paint on the Rowlet mini figure and the Timer Ball), suggesting that I may have obtained "reject" versions of the toys.

The complete set, for posterity.

Whether or not the "reject" theory is true, I'm still not one to reject these Pokémon toys, regardless of their condition, including whatever "repeats" they may have. The toy series is still a great sampler of Poké Balls as tools by way Pokémon are caught and of Pokémon in the early part of the Alola saga. With a little effort and a lot of filling in, everything in this set just seems to be absolutely rewarding and fortuitous.

One year ago: Safe, Pleasant, and Beneficial for All

Two years ago: Best of the Rest: T-Shirt Contest

Three years ago: Read, Play, and Enjoy

Four years ago: A Camera and a Pikachu Doll