I think that squirtle is a direct rip from an official squirtle toy from way back in the day? It has the same exact pose and hole in the butt. I have that squirtle so I ended up doing a double take to see if they looked the same. I believe that squirtle came with a pokeball that has a little peg in it, hence the hole in the butt. I have a lot of pokemon with those holes, though I don't have the pokeball. I wanna say it was a McDonald's toy but my memory is fuzzy enough as it is so I may very well be wrong.
The one thing I hate about the Pokemon Go craze is how people always slap the "go" on stuff obviously unrelated to it, but at least it leads to some funny stuff like this. xD I need a Phelous/Chadtronic toy review crossover, though. lol
Originally the Poke bootlegs had strings on the pokeballs with the spring action catching gimmick so the strings on Ash and Dawn were supposed to be those strings from other knock-offs
This is a horrible Prodigy Pet knock-off, where is the Pikachu, Pikachu, Pikachu, Pikachu, Pikachu and Pikachu. I demand better bootlegs at a 50% discount.
Sachi Kiriyama As Phelous said, later bootlegs put the GO logo on there to try and cash in on the popular app and don't care if the toy or box artwork have no relevance.
Given the strings on the pokeballs on the package, I thought they'd function like the official "Pokegrabber" toy. The pokegrabber was a pokeball yo-yo thing that you would launch from your hand to grab tiny pokemon figurines off the floor. As a kid I got one, simply because "pokemon". As an adult with a keener sense of logic, I look back and think "why was this made?".
Weird how venusaur and squirtle are almost completely accurate in terms of model, color, and detailing while all the others get one at bet right (If they all are reasonably close)
1:20 - I think that the string look was the real intention here. They both have that black line tied around their middle finger, so i don't think that's supposed to be a motion line ;p
apparently this figurine line's official name in Japan is the "Monster Collection". Note I'm talking about the official figures by Tomy, not the bootleg. Might be useful information to know in a future bootleg zones @phelous
Most of these look like simplified versions of the Tomy Monster Collection molds, but that orange Mew stumps me, especially with how square it is. If I had to guess, it might be from one of the zillions of gachapon sets out there? I'm intrigued, though. I really like the blocky look.
If you're going to give your bootleg Pokémon toys abstract colors, the least you can do is give them their Shiny colors. Because Shinies are _supposed_ to look off.
I laughed so hard at the opening with all the miscoloured figures. It looked like you got a bunch of weird shinies. XD I'd totally go for a blue Eevee and a green Mew!
You'd think Slimer would mainly have ghost-type Pokemons while the Freddy knock-off ould have lousy psychic Pokemons, but it seems (in that Tranformer dinosaur with rollerskates' voice) no.
So they made a Pokeball as obscure as the Sport Ball (it's the one you use in the National Park for the Bug Catching Contest) but gave it the colours of the Friend Ball (another Johto and now Alola Pokeball) where normally it has Pokeball colours with the logo on top coloured white. Although in the Gen 7 games, the Sport Ball's animation is a green recolour of the Net Ball's animation (it looks pretty cool, happy to have a Scizor in one) so I guess it makes sense?
Just saw the Tumblr notice and immediately rushed here XD Your videos never fail to brighten my mood on a bad day …Also, I would just LOVE to see what their idea of derpy Bluevee's evolutions would look like lmao
Pokémon Go? More like... Pokémon... NO! ...Roots... Left to... Excuse... Wow... I can't believe I combined the song titles of Alice Merton, Ariana Grande, and Meghan Trainor for such a lame pun...
I'm pretty sure those Pokemon Go pokeballs are based on an old design from the original series... I could be absolutely wrong and those were ALSO bootlegs, but it was just a thing I had as a kid.
My favorite Pokemon bootleg item was a Pikachu headband with ears + tail set (like for cosplay), but instead of labeling it Pokemon Go they called it "Phone Fad."
I've noticed I have an uncanny ability to guess what Overall rating you'll give most bootlegs. Not the individual categories themselves, just the final score. Also, I assume Electabuzz hating ketchup was a reference to something, but that one went over my head.
raichu just can't get any respect. even when the bootleggers do include him, they still paint him like pikachu.
#justiceforraichu
Thomas Jenkins maybe Raichu and Waluiji can form their own club for not so beloved characters
#R.I.PRaichuandWaluigi
And that although Raichu is way better than Pikachu
@@Grey_Warden_Invasion raichu is awesome. he's my favorite electric pokemon.
Alolan Raichu for the win! Mine was the second in command of my team during my playthrough of ultra moon.
When your Pokemon prof's lab is right next to a nuclear reactor.
"Will catch the machine to hurl, and catch the pixie"
Pixies? Pffff a REAL fan would know they're called "ELFS".
Annausagi2 It’s elf’s world
Good old prof. Elf monster
Call me elf monster
*Everybody call me elf monster*
They are called "monaters" according to Chedr tho
Squirtle has a hole on his bottom for it's MISSILE FUNCTION.
These shinies look off....
The GameCube games showed the item "PokéBalls" as PokéBall-colored cases, but that doesn't explain how you can confuse a Voltorb for one.
Or for that matter, confuse mushrooms for one.
3:45 Pikachu actually has Raichu's tail. I don't know how the bootleggers managed that, but they did.
"get your Pokémons in store, now.
Gotta Catch them all in the Dollar store."
alternative anthem
I think that squirtle is a direct rip from an official squirtle toy from way back in the day? It has the same exact pose and hole in the butt. I have that squirtle so I ended up doing a double take to see if they looked the same. I believe that squirtle came with a pokeball that has a little peg in it, hence the hole in the butt. I have a lot of pokemon with those holes, though I don't have the pokeball. I wanna say it was a McDonald's toy but my memory is fuzzy enough as it is so I may very well be wrong.
They were actually Burger King toys probably promoting the first movie, I have so much nostalgia from my youth.
That's just prime! Those toys are all wet! They're completely useless now! HEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Byron Chandler The references! MAHGOD! THAT'S IT!
All of the Pokemon have the heads of Wacky action Michelangelo!
With the Pokemon completely useless now, I now declare myself the new leader of the DIAMONDS!
Byron Chandler they were already.
@@Hauptseite Mah god!
The one thing I hate about the Pokemon Go craze is how people always slap the "go" on stuff obviously unrelated to it, but at least it leads to some funny stuff like this. xD
I need a Phelous/Chadtronic toy review crossover, though. lol
Juan D'Marco And I want a Phelous and Caddicarus crossover sometime...
Tommy Deonauth's Archives that'd be nice too xD
Juan D'Marco Ladies and fricks!
Juan D'Marco What about Ashens? He could use his torch!
Brother Malachai I don't know that one
Originally the Poke bootlegs had strings on the pokeballs with the spring action catching gimmick so the strings on Ash and Dawn were supposed to be those strings from other knock-offs
B'aww, but I adore Raichu, he's one of my fave Elec Pokemon~
same. poor guy doesn't get any respect.
Thomas Jenkins Especially from Ash. Lol
This is a horrible Prodigy Pet knock-off, where is the Pikachu, Pikachu, Pikachu, Pikachu, Pikachu and Pikachu. I demand better bootlegs at a 50% discount.
CWDTrixie Eh, maybe Baltard has some Prodigy Pets.
Question: What is Dawn/Hikari doing on the box, even though Pokémon GO came out in 2016 and she's from Diamond/Pearl, several years prior?
Sachi from SAO Episode 3 Doubt bootleggers cared about that
Sachi Kiriyama As Phelous said, later bootlegs put the GO logo on there to try and cash in on the popular app and don't care if the toy or box artwork have no relevance.
Go figure...
MrEnte3000 I see what you did there....
Ba dum tss..
GOTTA CATCH EM ALL!!!
ehhh, except for these...
Bootleg Pokemon, huh? Man,Team Rocket has really lowered their standards for their organization.
As Always I blame James for that.
As Always Jesse & James have really become a pair of fluffer-nutters, have they?
Team Rocket bootlegging Pokemon for the world in order to keep the actual Pokemon themselves. That's... pretty criminal there.
Wabu! I chose you. Use hop attack!
TheOtherJunodog oh. Can i use my King Lion and his "MY GOD" fury swipe?
I will battle you
Go Old Man! Use Water Gun and make them useless
waboo: all Pokémon GO are SO stupid
Pity you didn't get a bootleg Darkrai for Sharp Hand Joe to use.
NO ONE IS BOOTLEGING MY BOI!!
Those strings make the Pokeballs look like Yo-Yos, actually Pokeball Yo-Yos might be cool..
With those pokeballs having strings on them on the boxart, it solves my issue with what you're supposed to do after throwing them
Temmie Plays! Did you see his new Bootleg Zones?
pikagoku? yeah
Given the strings on the pokeballs on the package, I thought they'd function like the official "Pokegrabber" toy. The pokegrabber was a pokeball yo-yo thing that you would launch from your hand to grab tiny pokemon figurines off the floor. As a kid I got one, simply because "pokemon". As an adult with a keener sense of logic, I look back and think "why was this made?".
I didn't realize how much I have been missing Bootleg Zones until this video popped up.
There's just something special about this show in particular.
Weird how venusaur and squirtle are almost completely accurate in terms of model, color, and detailing while all the others get one at bet right (If they all are reasonably close)
Phelous is the reason why the Bootleg Industry still exists.
That Dragonite didn't fell over.
It's in Defense Mode!!
You have ACTIVATED MY TRAP CARD!
For some reason, I was expecting to see JWitz's avatar on the packaging.
Neat. A JWittz reference!
You say there is nothing wrong with the Dragonite, but it is obviously colored like a Charizard XD
HORRIOR wait that isn't Charizard?
I love the commitment to following up on all the packaging's claims. Actually throwing the ball at the figure as if it might work. 😆
1:20 - I think that the string look was the real intention here. They both have that black line tied around their middle finger, so i don't think that's supposed to be a motion line ;p
apparently this figurine line's official name in Japan is the "Monster Collection". Note I'm talking about the official figures by Tomy, not the bootleg. Might be useful information to know in a future bootleg zones @phelous
Yet again, truly the best part is when he plays with the toys at the end.
...I'm surprised there wasn't Bat Hero.
Or Baltard.
AWE MAN....pokeman.
Love bootleg zone
They are the perfect size for D&D Minis!
Slice and Repaint probably required.
Most of these look like simplified versions of the Tomy Monster Collection molds, but that orange Mew stumps me, especially with how square it is. If I had to guess, it might be from one of the zillions of gachapon sets out there? I'm intrigued, though. I really like the blocky look.
I like how it’s Pokémon Go! With a picture of Joto Journies Ash and Dawn
last bit with blue meowth and eevee was Statler and Waldorf from the muppets show! Good one Phelous!
Just wait until Phelous gets to the Yu-GI-Oh rip-offs!
Duel Masters?
Finally! You've been teasing this episode putting the figures in the background for months!! Months!
Is green Electabuzz the end result of what happens when you fuse Electabuzz with a Zygarde core?(Similar to SSJ Gohan-colored Piccolo?)
If you're going to give your bootleg Pokémon toys abstract colors, the least you can do is give them their Shiny colors. Because Shinies are _supposed_ to look off.
"Stupid Ash, you'll never get a Legendary"
Why did you remind me he gets Melmetal of all things?
Is it just me or does red mew look like a 2012 reboot gogos crazy bone
@the masked deception
Nice. I never picked up on that... it also kinda resembles a Funko Pop Figure...
NOICE!
Perfectly Painted!
I GUESS DAWN WAS MADE OF STERNER STUFF
"Yes, because you're Slimer. I get it." Soooo good.
The Pokémon battle at the end was hilarious
Electabuzz impression on point, Phelous.
That ending skit is a fucking gold mine. Lmao. XD
Finally! More Bootleg Zone! As for the strange colors on the figures, they're probably just shiny variants.
I think they just mistook Dragonite for Charizard...
I liked how Sharp hand Joe lifted the Pikachu. Idk why that just was filmed cool I guess.
He sure is a sore player though lol. It's so relate-able. XD
Lol I loved the end bit with sharp hand joe and slimer
@7:07 Amazing how violent the whole concept becomes when you start trying to make the toys accurate to real-world physics (and ethics), isn't it?
I laughed so hard at the opening with all the miscoloured figures. It looked like you got a bunch of weird shinies. XD I'd totally go for a blue Eevee and a green Mew!
Did they confuae electabuzz with blanka?
"Sharp-Hand Joe Vs. Slimer! The Ultimate Conflict!!!"
You'd think Slimer would mainly have ghost-type Pokemons while the Freddy knock-off ould have lousy psychic Pokemons, but it seems (in that Tranformer dinosaur with rollerskates' voice) no.
I love how Sharp Hard Joe was spinning like one of those rotating trainers in the games.
The green one looks like a Park ball or that Pokeball you use in Diamond and Pearl to catch Pokemon in the Pal Park.
What some people seem to think digimon is
"You're never gonna catch a legendary" *Proceeds to have a Poipole for an entire season*
I can't believe Phelous is finally Pokemon Going to the polls!
even Nintendo is using the Go name for there pokemon knockoffs, they just added a Lets to make it seem legit
Funny enough I was out playing Pokemon Go when I got the notification for this.
Gotta fake them all! Pokemon!
So they made a Pokeball as obscure as the Sport Ball (it's the one you use in the National Park for the Bug Catching Contest) but gave it the colours of the Friend Ball (another Johto and now Alola Pokeball) where normally it has Pokeball colours with the logo on top coloured white. Although in the Gen 7 games, the Sport Ball's animation is a green recolour of the Net Ball's animation (it looks pretty cool, happy to have a Scizor in one) so I guess it makes sense?
I liked Charizard colored Dragonite.
Great Vid, Phelous!
I was so hoping for a "Dream on..." Dub in from Jacobs Ladder. 8/10 for not Torturing Ash's soul.
Excellent! A new bootleg zone!
Mew also. much lulz were had. You are awesome Phelan. legitimacy of the highest factor.
I love the digs at ash, the delusional kid who thinks he’s gonna catch a legendary XD
7:08 Poke ballception
So I heard you like Pokeballs....
1:11 Does Meltan count?
What's the name of the intro theme for bootleg zone
The funny thing is that Ash does catch a Legendary/Ultra Beast Pokemon in Pokemon USUM Adventures.
I think the Prodigy Pets are looking at these and laughing...
I honestly thought the Raichu was a really badly moulded Pikachu...
Just saw the Tumblr notice and immediately rushed here XD Your videos never fail to brighten my mood on a bad day
…Also, I would just LOVE to see what their idea of derpy Bluevee's evolutions would look like lmao
“A green Charizard appeared! Phelous used a Master Ball!”
That side eye tiny Mew is throwing though lol
7:10 made me laugh my ass off XD
Are those pokeballs drawn on the cover... lacking their lower halves?
Pokemon GO? More like Pokemon STOP!!! (this joke is soooo stupid heh heh heh heh)
Francisco Carlos No.... Pokemon No!
Pokémon Go? More like... Pokémon... NO! ...Roots... Left to... Excuse...
Wow... I can't believe I combined the song titles of Alice Merton, Ariana Grande, and Meghan Trainor for such a lame pun...
OMG!! Those are Pokemon string toys! I had one as a kid! The Blue&red ball is a knockoff of a actual tot they made years ago!
I'm pretty sure those Pokemon Go pokeballs are based on an old design from the original series... I could be absolutely wrong and those were ALSO bootlegs, but it was just a thing I had as a kid.
At least Electabuzz can still do the stunner!! 😂🤣
Am I the only one who thinks Slimer sounds like every member of Teen Girl Squad?
Maybe a pokeball in a pokeball is from Pokemon the fist movie I believe
Your Slimer voice is actually really cute
4:22 "There's gotta be a better way to say that"
My favorite Pokemon bootleg item was a Pikachu headband with ears + tail set (like for cosplay), but instead of labeling it Pokemon Go they called it "Phone Fad."
I've noticed I have an uncanny ability to guess what Overall rating you'll give most bootlegs. Not the individual categories themselves, just the final score. Also, I assume Electabuzz hating ketchup was a reference to something, but that one went over my head.
Great video, but now I miss my RGB Slimer.....
Omg you slew me! You need to play with your action figures more often like that one random guy.
I didn't know meowth could learn fly...
4:44 ♪Green is not a CREATIVE COLOR!
This made my day
Pikachu, Sqirtle and Venusaur showed up to work not knowing it was Insane Color Change Day.
The Squirtle looks pretty good