2009 Tomy Plush
Source: Sunyshore!
When I first saw preview pictures for this plush, I thought it was a reissue of the 2007 18" plush with new fabric, but it's actually a totally different plush - other than the fabric change (which is the same as the 24" Tomy below), it also is smaller, and the fins are just fabric instead of fabric with some stiff material (plastic?) inside.
Jumbo (Medium Size) Pokedoll
Source: Pokemon Center (Hamamatsuchou, Japan)
Before I went to Japan, I had all of the Dialga plush I'd ever seen. So imagine my surprise when I walked into the Pokemon Center and saw this one! He is much bigger (about 12" tall) than the standard Pokedoll.
You may notice this is a
medium size..yes. There is also a very large (60 cm) Pokedoll for both
Dialga and Palkia that I found out about on this trip as well, but as
they were rare prizes I wasn't able to get them.
10th Movie Mini Keychain Plush
Source: Yahoo! Japan
The smallest Dialga plush. I had seen this on eBay quite a bit and thought that it had to be a bootleg, since I never saw it from any other sourcesThe size and shape were too much to resist, so I bought it and had it featured on this page for quite a while.
Then at last in early 2010, ambertdd of pkmncollectors found a set of official Dialga, Palkia, and Darkrai keychain plush, and showed me the auction! I now have an official version with the keychain and tush tag, and the latter reveals that he was actually made by Takara Tomy.
18" Tomy Plush (Japan)
Source: eBay
I was thrilled to find this plush on eBay but wasn't sure I could believe the size, so I posted in pkmncollectors. Someone told me not only is it really that big, but that there's an even larger version! Of course, I had to get that one too, as soon as possible.
I got this one before the Jakks versions were released in the
US, and they look so similar that I haven't actually bought the Jakks
version yet. I may pick one up just to be certain, though.
Banpresto Plush (first release)
Source: I don't remember..maybe eBay?
Slightly scary and slightly chibi at the same time..yep, it's a Dialga plush.
Banpresto Plush (second release)
Source: grrrowly of pkmncollectors
This is pretty similar to the other, but is a little more chibi. These two are kind of odd, I think.
Dark Dialga (of Mystery Dungeon 2)
Source: eBay
I was really excited when I saw this plush on pokemon.co.jp because it has the colors of my hometown's college. I searched for it for a while before someone pointed me to an auction on eBay I'd overlooked. Thank you!
I've played through the game now and it's actually called
Primal Dialga in the English version, but the tag says "Yami no Dialga"
which translates just fine as Dark Dialga.
Pokedoll (American release)
Source: PokemonCenter.com
I bought this doll before I started collecting Dialga, back when I was just collecting Pokedolls. Did it have a hand in starting the collection? It's possible!
Pokedoll (finless Japanese release)
Source: regen of pkmncollectors
I'd seen this version on eBay pretty often but usually by
bootleg sellers, so I avoided it until someone told me they'd picked up
one in Japan they were sure was legit that was missing the fins just
like this. So, since it's different from the American one, I had to
pick it up!
Sparkly Pokemon Center Plush
Source: Yahoo! Japan
I bought this on Yahoo! Japan thinking it was about the size of the Pokedolls if not smaller, but to my surprise it's about 12" tall! Crazy Japanese sellers never putting any sizes in their descriptions..
I've only seen this for sale once and that was when I bought it, so I'm glad I didn't pass up the chance!
Shimmery Big-Head Banpresto Plush
Source: Yahoo! Japan
Apparently this plush comes in a non-shimmery version as well as this shiny one, but I'd passed it up since I considered it the same plush. I've since picked it up. ^_^
Big-Head Banpresto Plush
Source: eBay
The non-shiny version of the one above. I think this version is a little rarer, and at least on mine the neck isn't floppy like it is on the shimmery version.
24" Pokemon Center Giant Tomy Plush
Source: Yahoo! Japan
Pokemon Center's new generation of giant plush aren't quite as detailed as the 2nd Gen plush, but they're still very nice. Mine is nicknamed Justice, after what I intended to call my Dialga in game but then cleared that save file before renaming it. It's still my in game Dialga to me though ^_^;
As soon as I found out about this one I had to have it. Someone pointed me to it on Toys N Joys (advising me not to buy there) for some images of its size. It's a testament to TNJ's prices that when I bought this on YJ with currency conversion, commission fees, and EMS shipping, it still didn't cost as much as the ones on there. These are pretty much all over the Dialga listings, so if you're into Dialga why not go and pick on up too?
