The sheer amount of merchandise ThePokemonCompany produces, whether official or not, can seem overwhelming, especially if a fan is an avidPokemoncollector. For fans of the perfectly sized figures fromPokemonScale World, completing the whole collection may have to wait. Just recently, ThePokemonCompany had to halt production of its WailordPokemonScale World figure simply because it was too large.
ThePokemonuniverse is no stranger to producing expensive merchandise, whether officially created by the company or in collaboration with a variety of brands. This has been proven true with the company’shigh-priced Gigantamax Pokemon plushies, and lifestyle collaborations with skateboard designers such as Bear Walker and apparel brands like Levi’s.
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The news about thePokemonScale World Wailord figure’s production being stopped came out in a recent post shared on the official JapanesePokemonwebsite. In a unique format,the Water-type Pokemon Squirtleand Fire-type Scorbunny interviewed Nakatani, the main person who has overseen the design and production of allPokemonScale World figures for the last five years. She mentions that one of the most challenging figures she has had to produce was the Wailord, due to its size in proportion to all the other figures in the collection.
Sharing photos of the figure’s prototype versusthe differentPokemontrainersand other smaller Pokemon, Nakatani shares that the initial size of the figure can be too large for a collector. Producing such a big figure can also double the selling price of the item, therefore the company has decided to put the product on hold until further notice.
Nakatani also shares prototype photos of other upcomingPokemonScale World figures such as legendary Pokemon Kyogre and Groudon, from thePokemon EmeraldandRubyvideo games. Even with the Wailord figure’s production being put on hold, collectors still have a lot to of other figures to look forward to from the toy series.
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