Pokemon Mini Figure Card Packs - Bootleg Zones

[@wstine79]

"It's another gloomy day at Bootleg Zone. Pokémon master Old Man being wacked by the envious Nine Tails. While Pidgeotto has a shocked look when faced with Wabuu & his shotgun."

[@andreasnickmann370]

Squirtle uses water gun. It's super effective. Old Man's completely useless now.

[@andreasnickmann370]

Alternative: Squirtle uses water gun. Old Man's Ivysaur doesn't care. Old Man: "oh no! My Pokémon is completely useless now." Phelous: "actually, water gun isn't really effective against your Pokémon. Ivysaur still can fight. And win!" Old Man: "no, unfortunately, it's completely useless now." Old Man gives up.

[@animewolfOtakuwolf]

I heard about trainers having their pokemon disobey, but outright leaving ? that's a new low only Bathero could ever achieve.

[@reptile1687]

Whats about snivy? She left her original trainer

[@TheEmeraldWeirdo]

@@reptile1687 And Froakie left several Trainers before he met Ash.

[@reptile1687]

@@TheEmeraldWeirdo he did? i thought he just liked training his fighting skills alot

[@brianhebert6152]

And in a battle against Victoria, TX gym leader Stone Cold Steve Austin, to boot!

[@JessAWeeb]

I'm always happy to see Pokemon bootlegs. Brings back good memories of buying stuff every Sunday from the local flea market.

[@andreasnickmann370]

3:00 the double happy faces represent the reaction of Phelous' fans when he uploads a new video 🙂🙂

[@planescaped]

I think it's a warning to make sure your child hasn't been replaced by a changling or skinwalker before handing them this toy.

[@jfinley91]

The coloring on armored Mewtwo makes me wonder if the bootlegger thought they were painting a Digimon.

[@andreasnickmann370]

6:07 Now, we need Dingo's Pokémon ripoff: Ground lying and the king

[@jonothanthrace1530]

That skit at the end was so damn bizarre, I love it.

[@EvilGrin]

In order to get the deformations out (like on the Staryu) you might try to put the figure in hot water for a short time and then streighten out the deformation before it cools. It's not guaranteed to work, but many cheaper plastics are quite succeptible to temperature changes and can be 'improved' (I'm hesitant to say "fixed", that would take a miracle) that way...

[@Santoryu90]

I’m surprised some of these actually look passable at the very least.

[@Jussy833]

Who doesn't love a Pokemon Parody with Bat Hero and Steffi?😆Pure comedy gold!👌💛

[@redbigun]

25 years later and the 35 year old 10 year old Ash Ketchum has achieved his life long goal. Still didn't give Misty a new bike, as far as I know.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

Well, she got her bike in Episode 273 (Gotta Catch Ya Later!). A Nurse Joy fixed it.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

He did in the episode she left

[@MissAshley42]

That mutated Kyogre makes a strong argument for cleaning up our oceans.

[@wstine79]

Wick: "I've developed a potion that will shrink all the Pokemon in the world." Dragonlord: "You idiot! The spell made them look hideous."

[@felipechalreo]

The return of the stupid surprised bit made me laugh 😂 Pidgeotto is my favorite!

[@dennyreynolds2190]

I'm honestly a little impressed by how good the Absol looks.

[@lipranditoys]

Hello, actually packing a minifigure and a card together is kind of a staple here in Europe, it's the standard format of many succesful (and gorgeous) toylines like Gormiti, Dinofroz, Xenox, Megantik, Bumega, Kronox and many many others.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Yep, Huntik too. Surprising these are not more common in the US too.

[@mastermarkus5307]

I figure they're not just smushed together like this though? Both myself and Phelan are Canadian, and I know that we have toys here that come packaged with cards, but usually the card is more protected than this.

[@PeterParker19988]

They do that all the time with Japanese toys I got a set of Naruto mini figures and all of them came with a trading card as well as a piece of candy Thing is the figures were from like 2005 so that's like almost 19 year old candy there

[@Takimeko]

My first thought when recalling a toyline that did the whole "minifigure and card" thing is Bakugan. But those were all magnetic so the cards are actually pretty stable.

[@crystaleevee1334]

Watching videos of a grown adult playing with terrible bootleg toys like he was a kid again never fails to amuse me.

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

The officially licensed Suicune figure also looks flattened like that though. At least this bootleg version looks like it's able to stand. My official one never did.

[@CappyRose]

I don't think this bootleg came out during generation 4. While there is a lot of generation 4 pokemon on it, the package also shows Zorua which is a 5th generation Pokemon which was first revealed in February of 2010

[@CoffeeFlavoredMilk]

There's a poster for the Zoroark movie too which I think came out in mid to late 2010 in Japan (before the Gen V games did at least) but I could be mistaken on the date.

[@Hijiri_MIRACHION]

@@CoffeeFlavoredMilk You'd think that they'd put some Gen 4 minifigs in if it was released that late into it's lifespan... Maybe they were just getting rid of old stock?

[@megapokesonicx]

Well the picture of Zorua is from the movie which came out before Gen 5 games. But that is a good observation

[@andreasnickmann370]

5:49 the diamond eyed spirit! MAGAWD!

[@gracekim1998]

That pigeon Pokémon is pure HORROR 🤣 Too bad it wasn’t GOLLECT🤣 always love the insane translations

[@brianhebert6152]

8:30 Better Colored Bootlegs sounds like a good name for an early-10s indie rock band that had one crossover hit and were never heard from again

[@mutalord]

the stunner has become one of the key things from this series

[@babyskadiproductions]

Double happy face means "infinite happiness" and "welcome to the children".

[@roytherocketparsons9096]

Bat Princess never gets old... "I guess" (in Phelous voice)

[@mathieuleader8601]

black eyed entei could feature in a creepypasta

[@andreasnickmann370]

Needs more hyperrealistic Ekans

[@kaijukidsam]

Not criticizing at all but it's always been interesting to me that you're a Pokemon fan, like of all the things we know you follow and are a reasonably big fan of Pokemon has always seemed like the biggest outlier, like it doesn't quite seem to fit with your other fandoms, but variety and the spice of life and all that, I get it. Not complaining at all, it's brought us the joy of things like this set, the Prodigy Pets and all those unbearably cheap but wonderful 90s VHS tapes. Honestly though I think my favorite part on a lot of these is what your phone thinks the Chinese is saying. That's a friggin' gold mine.

[@youukaaa]

my favourite piplup catchphrase always was ‘TERROR’

[@Rennnix]

1:40 to add another gen, you have Zorua (the dark fox) to the left which is generation 5

[@nanazarkua8345]

Review The Sense Of Right Alliance And ET-3PO

[@megapokesonicx]

7:41 it has not just Tomy marked, but also Nintendo there as well. Nintendo is written here in it’s Japanese Kanji as 任天堂

[@wstine79]

It is sad to say that I'm actually have some of these Bootleg Pokemon at home. They were from flea markets and grab bags at anime stores.

[@mightyfilm]

4:32 Nice to know the set is "Tender" and doesn't Whomp. I'm sure the bootleggers are huge Recess fans.

[@AndrewSheldon-wx2xc]

Love the skit at the end always funny.

[@andreasnickmann370]

9:59 that's the reason why you shouldn't do the fusion dance with a smurf

[@Sniper_Jacob06]

Hey, great Bootleg Zones episode, as always.

[@TheBlackMew]

I'm sure everyone's pointed it out already but in the top left there's also Zorua which is generation 5 so this package is all over the place

[@WillDaBeard]

Still being able to reference “stupid surprised” after all these years shows Phelous has more consistency than Pokemon

[@glitchhunter09]

The Takara Tomy monster collection figures are like my favorite things to collect. some of the boot leg figures are actually smaller than they are supposed to be. Lugia for instance is a bit shorter than the real thing (which I own). Even in the actual figure line the figure scale was off btw but here it looks even worse because some of the figures seem slightly scaled down. The actual staryu figure has a much better base than that.

[@django60617]

lol the ending,the sound levels going of the scale! lol

[@renamon5658]

Oh god i actually have some of these figurines

[@BioFactory1]

Some or most of those also turned up in gum ball machines at stores and bowling alleys. Same or copied molds, not sure, but the sizes are off in the same way and the variations or lacking of in copyrights on them is very similar.

[@anerysium]

From where I'm from when I was very young, things like these were a thing - at least not Pokemon. Some of them were classic Super Sentais like Google V, Dynaman, Daidenjin and Sun Vulcan. These were sold in stores in which you get to buy one. It's either a toy but mostly trading cards - most of them were bootleg. Recently I saw this thing except with bootleg Minicons.

[@FredFuchs570]

That Absol figure is actually from the Pokemon Trading Figure Game, which was a very short-lived Pokemon tabletop game released in the 2000's, so the figure could be legit, just missing the base and repackaged

[@BubbaBowie]

2:52 Naught to three, sad onions

[@EpicJasonX9000]

Still neat to finally see you review a bootleg Armored Mewtwo figure since I had a decent version when Mewtwo Returns originally came out (not sure why it’s still not on Blu-Ray yet) which I wish I didn’t get rid of since they’re now pretty hard to find.

[@radicalthestral8210]

8:54 "We call it his lucky fin"

[@mantisgreen]

The return of Steffi Love and Bathero. I love it.

[@GloryHulle]

What the hell, KZbin?! Phelous added to the beloved Bootleg Zone and you once again fail to notify me?! For shame, KZbin - for shame! Anyway, I apologize for my tardiness! Nice to see Bat Hero died as he lived: berated by Steffi and all else in the immediate proximity! Got to love Stone Cold as a Pokemon trainer, though - I'd love to see pro wrestling do a crossover with Pokemon someday, but only if you get to be the announcer, Phelous! I loved this video and am so sorry I didn't see it sooner. Hopefully I'll get notifications for your channel like I'm supposed to in the future! Late or not, I had an awesome time watching your latest Bootleg Zone, and I can't wait to see what oddities you conjure up next time. Keep on being amazing! ♥

[@PeterParker19988]

I've actually got that Pidgeotto! It came inside a surprise Pokéball, which itself came from one of those "Lootcrate" things It also came with candy that literally tasted like toxic waste

[@titangirl161]

I always knew Voltorb looked familiar, after all his breakdown role was James Bond Thunderball

[@andreasnickmann370]

I thought it's a Jigglypuff seen from above

[@megapokesonicx]

7:41 the three Japanese kanji characters above tomy are Nintendo 任天堂

[@localcassandra]

Well I guess Piplup is the second most popular pokemon ever, at least according to this package.

[@WeirdDragonTwins]

Steffy is me at the end of a long shift at work dealing with a customer coming in the store at the last second xD "You know what, SHUT UP" Interesting showcase and very funny bit at the end, awesome job as always! I do wonder what you do with all the bootlegs you have, I doubt you burn them or you'd get a bad case of toxic fumes lol

[@TheEmeraldWeirdo]

4:08 What, no comment about "The newest head of elf?"

[@tovarischgrazhdanin]

i looooove bootleg pokemon figures! i wish i encountered them in the wild thank you for showcasing them! some wild stuff in there...

[@PikaTheProsperous]

Steffie is obviously more of a Digimon fan.

[@millennialmatt7]

🎶Gotta collect 'em all! Bootleg Zones!🎶

[@pizzaface4213]

I really enjoy how slow and methodical he is, showing all the little text and riffing on the bizarre packaging, front to back. It allows the veiwer to fully take in the strangeness and poor quality of the product. I love these toy reviews. 🔥

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

8:51 "Finding Kyogre"

[@alfje5492]

If you take off all the bags, does it show a picture of a naked Pokemon underneath, or does that only work for packages of bar nuts?

[@EpicJasonX9000]

Very cool, but I’m still very, very curious to see you review bootleg figures of Xenochu and Bulbamorph, aka Xenomorph version figures of both Pikachu & Bulbasaur.

[@Nermallover2008]

Wow, this product is cursed and bootleg!!!

[@sethmark6201]

i had one of those Suicune figures growing up, wish I still had it.

[@almightycinder]

Wait... so the bootleg company predicted the gibberish word salad names for the paradox Pokemon?

[@Winkler_B_Rudolf_1911]

"Most of these Pokemon bootlegs are Sooooo Stuupiiid ! He He He !" - Wabuu

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Wait, that weird blue lion thing is called Reiko??? Does it also want to wear Shao Khan's helmet? :P

[@Vulpes_Ailurus]

I’ve gotten a few of these figures before. Bootleg Chimchar’s head falls off.

[@SnowFox102]

Huh, I never knew the armored Mewtwo didn't have an official figure. That explains why they usually don't have a tail, just a nub. Interesting that this one has a tail and fully modeled back armor!

[@KennyFrierson]

I feel like there's a cheaper and more simple way to package these figures and cards. Maybe in a lunchbox?

[@heidifedor]

Ground Lying King? “My God!”

[@andreasnickmann370]

I know. It's a shame Dingo Pictures never made a movie called "Ground lying AND THE king" With an armored yellow Mew Mew (nasally voice) a nasally stupid surprised bird And of course SCENE INTERRUPTING Ursaring

[@punkysnarks]

Honestly, packaging trading cards with tiny figurines DOES sound like something The Pokemon Company would do, even if it'd only be for a promotion or something.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I think a friend from my DND group has some of these.

[@ZillMob]

Piplup is my nephews favorite. I did a painting for him

[@KyleRDent]

Kyogre has a lucky fin!

[@yumnomik9937]

Dude I could actually find use in these, we're playing a boardgame homebrew Heroes of Might and Magic with Pokemon.

[@Flashlight237]

Oh boy..! Where have I seen THOSE cards before? /s

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

This Pidgeotto has seen some shit that would turn you white. That also explains its missing feather colours.

[@saschafeld5528]

Dont know nothing about Pokemon so I got to ask could you use these cards for the actual game?

[@Takimeko]

These cards do not at all play like the actual Pokemon card game, so no they would not work as actual Pokemon cards.

[@Mr.BeastFacts]

Have you heard of the Jamaican bootleg line: 🇯🇲 *Pokémon, mon* 🇯🇲 *SOS*

[@HarryStikers]

If they made something like this officially it'd be super neat

[@FredFuchs570]

They did, Back in the day, there was a game called the Pokemon Trading Figure Game, and you would get the figures, and they came with a card pack

[@marcherwitch9811]

omg! it's an advent caledar! 24! and the last one is the shiny!

[@iatethecrayons]

takin 25 years to master something? that tracks

[@doctorhirst9302]

Personally, I think that Lapras looks kind of evil, like it's plotting my death. Also, now I want Pidgeotto for dinner.

[@SakuraAvalon]

I can't believe Nappa crushed Bathero.

[@andreasnickmann370]

Hey, Vegeta, what does the scouter say about Bathero's powerlevel?

[@SakuraAvalon]

@@andreasnickmann370 It's under 0.9000!!

[@andreasnickmann370]

@@SakuraAvalon What!? 0.9000!? There's no way that can be right! Can it!?

[@SakuraAvalon]

@@andreasnickmann370 Stay Tuned to find out on the next underwhelming episode of Bathero Z!

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

That Steve Austin thing is a riot. Is that a knockoff too? Was it done by Spitting Image?

[@phelous]

Nah, it's legit, just silly. I've had it for a long while, heh.

[@joeedwards8863]

Deformed Stone Cold Beve Austin killed me... WUT?

[@kenthuang436]

And then there’s Zoura hiding in the corner which was Gen 5!

[@Dr.Gold-Dry-Bowser]

I don't know how you manage to get so many bootlegs? Do you have a lot of money finding these things?

[@UJEvans]

This video made me hungry for some Pidgeotto legs. Maybe I'll get some slowpoke tail on the side.

[@jankarieben1071]

Has bathero finally met his fate? Prey for peckish pokemon? Masticated by miniature monsters? Tune in next time, same phail time, same phail channel! ❤

[@Miko_Amai]

Phelan could TOTALLY play Manny from Ice Age~ >w

[@WileyCylas]

Aliexpress? Dang he’s bold. I can smell the led paint from here

[@Goleon]

Ngl I actually want some of these. I’ll gladly take the Jirachi as he’s my favorite legendary.

[@schlamuffenimperator9460]

With this cards I can become a Pokemen Master.

[@chaoscoyotex]

Staryu has faces on both sides of it.

[@GleeChan]

Sort of on topic, but I wonder what Phelan feels about Scarlet/Violet?

[@phelous]

I really liked that you could play multiplayer. I'd like to see them expand on things you can do with other people in the next one. I also really like the idea of going wherever you want but the gyms and stuff should have scaled in difficulty based on how many you beat.

[@Emrodriguez616]

I had bootlegs pokemon cards as a kid lol

[@BF-Gator]

ash's mustache in season 1 never made any sense to me

[@TheWarmotor]

CALL ME ELF MONSTER