Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Unreleased figures or fakes

Thanks for the pics mom!

Nice to see that these remain consistant with the XX/42 numbering system that the others had.
Gives them more chance of being real than if they didn't.
 
just clarifying the PKMNcollector's position on bootlegs! the sellers who have these sets are from hong kong, which while every HK seller doesn't produce fake merch only, a large majority pump out very awful bootleg figures ( http://community.livejournal.com/hells_pokemart/ ). it's just best to be wary buying from china, sadly :( but sometimes it turns out great, like...

with these figures! so far our community's bought a few of every set, and whereas HK sellers are famous for sending you something completely different from the photo, these have apparently been great. on top of that, the attacks/etc on the bases are legitimate.

so are they bootlegs, or stock that began getting produced before receiving the axe? honestly we don't know. for now we're calling them "unofficial" just since they never got an official release. some members think they are bootlegs and others think they are 100% the real deal. but some definitely ARE a bit off... paintjobs aren't AS nice... while others look 100% legit. so who can be sure? unless a POP official told us.

anyway, here's some pics from the set i have coming in soon...
http://sunyshore.com/scrap/unreleasedtfg2.jpg
http://sunyshore.com/scrap/unreleasedtfg3.jpg
http://sunyshore.com/scrap/unreleasedtfg4.jpg
http://sunyshore.com/scrap/unreleasedtfg5.jpg

hope that helps!
 
Nice!
You'll never get a TPCi employee to make any kind of comment on these on the record, though.
They just couldn't.
 
Hi everyone! I am new here :) I have bought a set of those, and I have to say that they are stunning :)
One thing I noticed is that they are exact copies of the original.
1)They have the correct numerical order, that they would have if the set ever got released.
2)The Manaphy Darkrai and new Pikachu figure also has the correct black star promo number( 06, 07, 08) With 04 Being Dialga and 05 Palkia, the two promo of Groundbreakers.
3)They introduce two new special condition just like in every set, though I am not certain which two. ( the first set had Paralyzed and Poisoned, Second set had Asleep and either Burned, Confused or Frozen, and the remaining two are new to this third "unofficial" set.
4)The sculptors written on the bottom sticker of the figure are the ones that made the first set(though they could have just copied the info) but the figures really look like their style.
5)All the figures shown in the promo picture of set 3

I liked this game a lot, especially since Nintendo took the TCG away from Wizard all these years back. I cannot afford the rotation of the game, and really like participating in tournaments... and I really like pokemon, so I got fond of this game really quick, and I have done some digging about it as you can see :lol:

I can take high res photos of the figures I have if you want me too :)
 
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Those figures are absolutely gorgeous. I've been contemplating buying a set once I get money for the Lt. Surge TFG. Hopefully they're still being made by the time that happens.
 
tee_bird said:
Those figures are absolutely gorgeous. I've been contemplating buying a set once I get money for the Lt. Surge TFG. Hopefully they're still being made by the time that happens.
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They're not "still being made".
They're selling off a stash of a pre-production run, it appears.
Once they run out, that's it.
 
PokePop said:
They're not "still being made".
They're selling off a stash of a pre-production run, it appears.
Once they run out, that's it.
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Ah, the thread stated people were unsure whether they were booties or pre-production figures. Thanks for the information, though.

One way or another, I hope to eventually find a Surge for my collection. :)
 
If these are in fact production samples as it seems, does anybody have any idea of the potential value from a collection standpoint? How much do you think each of these figures will go for singularly if their existence is really that scarce?
 
Remember, its both supply AND demand.

Not a lot of people are looking to get these.
 
PokePop said:
Remember, its both supply AND demand.

Not a lot of people are looking to get these.
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I've been approached by several people who are interested in particular figures and don't want to buy the whole shooting match. Haven't you?

Then there are those who don't appreciate how potentially limited these are and are planning on picking them up at a later date. I think they will find them to be as you said, no longer available then. Then the demand for them should increase, don't you think? Especially on say the Rayquaza and a handful of others.
 
There might be another batch cause some figures never appeared. Not even once! But yes, some of them are gonna get really expensive if the demand increase and they are trully pre-production products!

The set 3 List is

1 Aipom
2 Aron
3 Bayleef
4 Bellsprout
5 Charmander
6 Corphish
7 Croconaw
8 Diglett
9 Drowzee
10 Entei
11 Executte
12 Flareon
13 Golbat
14 Goldeen
15 Gyarados
16 Haunter
17 Heracross
18 Machamp
19 Magnemite
20 ????????
21 Mawile
22 ????????
23 ????????
24 Nuzleaf
25 Pinsir
26 ????????
27 Raikou
28 Rayquaza
29 Seviper
30 ????????
31 Snorlax
32 Suicune
33 Taillow
34 Tentacruel
35 Tropius
36 Tyranitar
37 ?????????
38 ?????????
39 Erika
40 Lt Surge
41 Emerald
42 Yellow

By the end of the week the only ones I wont have are Erika and Heracross. I tried narrowing down the ???? but they are so many (exclude the 4th Gen) so I gave up!

EDIT: I forgot to mention the 3 promo of the set. A new Pikachu, Manaphy and Darkrai. And the newly introduced effects for this set are Freeze and Burn plus a new attack type, that is connected with the attacks that allow you to attack first in the DS games eg extremspeed(Rayquaza) or Quick Attack(Taillow)


Personally I find them amazing, and it's the only non-official product I d ever suggest anyone to buy...
 
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waynegg said:
I've been approached by several people who are interested in particular figures and don't want to buy the whole shooting match. Haven't you?

Then there are those who don't appreciate how potentially limited these are and are planning on picking them up at a later date. I think they will find them to be as you said, no longer available then. Then the demand for them should increase, don't you think? Especially on say the Rayquaza and a handful of others.
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No kidding- after seeing one of my favorite pokemon, haunter, im thinking of arranging myself a little birthday present.
 
I found Pop's GAMA picture and posted it here. Has anybody found out what this set was to be called yet?
 
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