Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

The trend of releasing bonus figures with Pokemon games continued even in the release of Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver. The pre-order figures feature the mascots of the games Ho-oh and Lugia with Arceus as the bonus for pre-ordering both games. These figures, like Giratina, were also released outside of Japan, hence they are quite common.


Collectors, however, noticed that Japanese release of these are figures are less flawed compared to that of American release.

Pokémon HeartGold

Ho-oh
This figure was received from a trade with mamath of PKMNCollectors. It's a Japanese release and really quite impressed me despite me thinking at first that this is a pretty generic pose for Ho-oh.

Pokémon SoulSilver

Lugia
Lugia is actually the first pre-order figure I owned and arrived just one day before Dialga did. I was actually surprised at how small it is because I was somewhat expecting it to be bigger. Also it kinda disappointed me because there are some flaws in it like discoloration in the neck and head. It's from a bargain pack from Walmart that I had my parents buy for me. Despite the flaws, it is still special to me.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Arceus
Arceus is also from mamath of PKMNCollectors. It was a pretty big trade and since shipping was going to be expensive from Australia I decided to combine shipping with the other figures I bought from her. It's a Japanese release and is really stunning despite its size.