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After a bit of a hiatus where I had fallen off the games for a while, Galar was the region where I came back in full force. I was there for Sword and Shield's release and enveloped in the new region and all the new Pokemon it brought with it as well as the hyped fun of Dynamaxing! Quite a few Pokemon from this region have been done by Jazwares, including members of  my personal team during the playthrough like Toxtricity and Grimmsnarl! There's still plenty to do for the region that brought me back to the franchise though, especially these next five smaller scale first evolutions that'd fit in the 2 inch Battle scale! (Images Source) 5. Sinistea I really love this Pokemon's design and when I saw it for the first time in the game I was taken aback by the fact I was fighting a ghost tea cup! What puts it lower on the list here though is that while it may end up being a fun looking design, as a tea cup there won't be much to do with it aside from setting it plainly in ...

Unova has enjoyed a decent bit of representation from Jazwares battle scaled Pokemon line; however, as is always the case, there are so many more Pokemon to do! We are getting some big ones this year with the 12 inch Golurk on the way, but this list will encompass five of the smaller Pokemon of the region who would fit into the easy to produce 2 inch scale line. Black and White was another game of my childhood I played, and I really enjoyed that it only allowed you to use the new Pokemon from the region until after you beat the Elite Four, truly making the game feel like a wholly new region of Pokemon to explore! (Images Source)  5. Dwebble I love hermit crabs, so having a Pokemon based on them is perfect for me. It has adorable black eyes and the claws on the Pokemon would definitely set it apart from other designs in the Pokemon line. (Image Source) 4. Tirtouga I'm not sure what it is but the fossil Pokemon from this region didn't stand out to me like past regions' fossil...

(Images Source) In Jazwares line of battle scale Pokemon the Kalos region has actually enjoyed quite a nice bit of representation, and through the 6 inch Selects line they are delving into the Mega evolutions as well! Lots of cool Pokemon from this region such as Noivern as well as Honedge pictured above have been checked off, and with Kalos' pool of Pokemon a bit smaller than other games it means comparatively a good bit of this region has been given love by Jazwares thus far. There are still plenty of Pokemon from Kalos I'd still love to see in the future, and this list encompasses five of those who would fit well into the smaller 2 inch scale line! 1. Inkay I love squids, and this little squid Pokemon is really adorable. It evolves into an absolutely hateful creature, but at this stage it wears a cute little smile with small little tentacles, and a nice "hat" that looks very pure and almost nurse-like. It kinda astonishes me that this bundle of cuteness evolves int...

(Images Source) My all time favorite Pokemon region remains Hoenn. Ruby and Sapphire were the first Pokemon games I played as a child that really resonated with me, with its diverse ecosystem, the varied land involving tree houses, deep dives, towns within icebergs, sea wreckage to explore, and the Pokemon of this region have cemented themselves as some of the most iconic in my brain. There's so many I'm happy to have already, yet so many more I hope to see down the line and ones that are amongst my favorite of the Hoenn Pokemon! With Jazwares pumping out the smaller 2 inch scaled battle figures more than any other size class, I'm focusing right now on my top 5 most wanted Hoenn 2 inch scale Pokemon from Jazwares! 5. Whismur Just like the Slaking line, the Exploud line is another Pokemon evolutionary line that stands out to me a lot. We got Loudred early in the line, but I would really love to get the other two evolutions as well. The easiest to go with would be Whismur sin...

(Images Source) After taking a look at what 2 inch Kanto Pokemon I want in Jazwares Battle Pokemon line, the next generation up will be Johto, who has enjoyed a nice reaping of Pokemon from this follow up region, including Wooper and Marill as pictured above. These two are amongst my two favorites from this region, but the upcoming five are five I feel are very deserving for the line as well! With hundreds of Pokemon already checked off, and hundreds more to go, these are my top 5 most wanted 2 inch scale Pokemon from Jazwares! 5. Corsola I think that in Jazwares figure form this Pokemon could be really interesting with its multiple prongs all along its body. It would definitely set it apart from other Pokemon in the series, while also adding another water type to the line which so far I feel are underrepresented. (Image Source) 4. Dunsparce In the Firered and Leafgreen games, I recall being able to find Dunsparce in only one location, this out of the way patch of grass on a secluded l...

I have officially jumped into Jazwares/Wicked Cool Toys' Pokemon toyline. It has gone very extensively into the Pokemon roster highlighting both fan favorites as well as more obscure choices from the Pokemon world, with every region represented! This toyline is certainly one of the more affordable ways to build out your Pokemon display here in the US, and with the breadth of product released and all of the figures yet to be released (Paras and Golett are looking good!) it has me infinitely excited to have a dedicated Pokemon display! Kanto will always be the bread and butter of any Pokemon line, so I am starting with Kanto and the 2 inch line of battle figures that feature the smaller 'Mons of the Pocket Monster world, and which of those smaller Pokemon from the first region of the series I want most! (Banner Images Source) 5. Pidgey The original bird Pokemon, Pidgey is one of the most iconic by far and recognizable amongst fans. Jazwares seems to have full awareness of this Po...

There are a few figure releases from 2025 that don't necessarily fit in to any of the lists I talked about before and are from toylines that don't necessitate their own ranking list. I still wanted to talk about them regardless as some of these figures would be amongst my overall top figures of the whole year, and some of the companies they hail from are ones I'll definitely be looking into more throughout 2026 and hope to see more of in general! In no particular order of ranking, here are five more absolutely fantastic figures from 2025 that I had to get mentioned! Blokees engineering improvements (Image Source) Something I jumped into this year was Blokees Galaxy line of Transformers model kits. Extremely fun little sets that make it affordable and easy to build out a G1 display fast, as well as a Transformers: One display, Shattered Glass display, and it seems like the future is only going to open up more of the Transformers franchise to this excellent series. With the r...

(Banner Images Source) The videogame side of the Star Wars universe has continued to have a large foothold in the 6 inch scale Black Series action figure line from Hasbro, delving into more and more new sculpts as opposed to the original repaint exclusive Gaming Greats line. Kyle Katarn is up for release in the next few months, and over the past few years we've received lots of iconic videogame characters like Malgus, Malak, Starkiller, the Republic Commandoes, as well as numerous grunts from Jedi Order and Survivor, not to mention other newer gaming characters like Cal, Merrin, and even Turgle! It has me hopefully that we will see more and more videogame characters entering the line in 2026, with quite a few in my most wanted hopes! 5. Fallen Order/Survivor villains (Images Source) We've gotten the Second Sister, Dagan Gera, and countless grunt foes from the 'Jedi' game series, but these two games have been chocked full of fantastic villain designs that made for some p...