Today I want to show you this super cute plushy, it is sold as “Starmie Plush Pokémon” over at pokemoncenter.com. I got the 10.25 inch (26 cm) variant. I own two of those, one is still sealed. I’m very happy to have them in my collection.
The smaller variant is called Pokémon Fit Sitting Cuties Plush and you can read about it here: Link to post.
It is absolutely amazing how much love for detail they put into the Pokémon Center releases, especially the two plushies are a must have for everyone with a favorite Pokémon.
Love it! Great items and great variety, i always love when collectors mix tcg and non-tcg items, adds a whole different level to collecting which is lovely to follow!
After looking extensively through your collection thread, I see where you are coming from. How many slime items did you gather over the years, did you keep track? At least for now I limit myself to cards/stickers and few selected non-cardboard items to keep my sanity. But something tells me that could change quickly as time goes by.
I haven’t counted but i believe the amount is in high 3-figures or barely in 4-figures, would be fun to count them but i don’t keep my collection in one place anymore so let’s see when that would be possible and yeah, one sets up their own limits about what they want to collect but sometimes those limits tend to be quite easily changed when time passes
So, today is a special day. Lots of Starmie, Dragalge and some other cards leaving for grading with German PGS. In the end I decided to get them graded here in Germany for the short turnaround time of only 2 to 4 weeks.
And I explicitly don’t send them in to maximize resell value, more for having them in a nice slab. Many of the cards and stickers I sent in are far away from getting high grades in my opinion. It just feels great to preserve the exact items I hunted down over the months. And if they get good grades and the necessity arises, there seems to be the possibility to get slabs re-graded by another company, right?
Anyways, my little treasure chest is packed and wrapped tightly in bubble wrap (see photo). I can’t wait to show the graded items here when they arrive back home. If I’m lucky, PGS will also grade the Shogakukan stamps … let’s see.
Btw: I made some reeeeally cool purchases over the last days … There is plenty of stuff to show over the next weeks and maybe months to keep this thread alive.
Yeah, I am very excited to finally see my cards in slabs. I think my mind will get a bit calmer once they are back. Feels like bringing a first project to an end. Also, as I stated before, it feels like finally having a nice basis to expand upon. I don’t know if I’m explaining my thoughts correctly in English, though.
As long as you all don’t get bored, I’m happy to share my cards here — I’m having a real good time.
Pokémon Adventures is a manga series released in the US by VIZ Media. The third issue is called Starmie Surprise and was released in 4 different languages, non of which is Japanes. The issue belongs to Part 1 of the Red, Green & Blue arc of the manga. The reason why the issue wasn’t released in Japanese is that the Japanes manga was released separately under the title Pocket Monsters Special (see here).
Beginning in September 1999, Pokémon Adventures was translated into English and published in the United States by VIZ Media. Originally, the series was available as a series of monthly single issues, a popular format at the time, and the chapters were later released in the more traditional graphic novel format, beginning from Volume 1 in April 2000. Publication ceased in 2003 after the Yellow arc concluded with Volume 7. These translations read from left-to-right with the artwork in reverse from the original version, to conform with the style of North American comics and other Japanese manga published at the time. Other content, such as the route maps at the end of every volume, was omitted as well. source
Even though we played with the German cards as children, those first editions trigger a deep sense of nostalgia and childhood memories. I just love those two cards for that.
Yesterday’s delivery. I’m really happy with the condition and also with the really cool items. Can anyone tell me something about the sticker in the upper right? Saw it, bought it, no idea what it actually is.
A wonderful lot of flats, i especially love the 10th anniversary pokemon card even though they could have used a bit more thick cardstock for it i’ll summon @nidokingdom for your question, he has the absolutely best non tcg knowledge
I know they are for use with the Pokedex 3D Pro app on the 3DS, with the code on the back being the unique one that can be scanned to pull up starmie’s page. No idea how it was distributed though .
@joponnes Thank you, sir! And yeeeezz, the 10th anniversary card is really cool, even though you are right: As I slid it into the toploader, it really felt flimsy, just like a fake card. Nevertheless, as soon as it finds it final home in a slab some day, that will not matter anymore.
@The_Professor330 Thanks so much! I think that helps alot, even though, I could not find any more clues. I had posted my question also here on e4, maybe you could share your insight there as well. I just copied your thoughts to google an was led to this Bulbapedia article. From there, I went back to google, but did not find any more leads.
Great assortment of items! I always find it fun discovering new items that you didn’t know existed
Regarding the item, I’ve always known them as Pro AR stickers (I didn’t know they were for a game though). And the link you posted in the other thread shows they were manufactured by Ensky, which took over most sticker set production after Amada (or maybe Amada became Ensky? Not sure).
Regarding the sticker: I checked stickerpedia and did not find anything. Today I will contact the guy running the site and ask him, if he has more information on them.
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Heyyy,
That Sticker is a 2012-2013 AR Pro sticker. It’s basically multiple sets of stickers (all generations up to 5th gen) that have a QR code on the back, and with the Nintendo DSi/3Ds you could scan the QR code to unlock the pokemon in your pokedex and to see the 3D model of the Pokemon in your game (note sure but probably a Japan-only software) Returns to stickerland
@nidokingdom
Okay, so I don’t have to write you separately. Thank you very much for checking in and helping. I used stickerpedia quite often to identify my items and it is fascinating.
For the AR stickers: Is there an overview, which sets exist, namely the titles of the sets and years?
and yeah, one sets up their own limits about what they want to collect but sometimes those limits tend to be quite easily changed when time passes 
Many of the cards and stickers I sent in are far away from getting high grades in my opinion. It just feels great to preserve the exact items I hunted down over the months. And if they get good grades and the necessity arises, there seems to be the possibility to get slabs re-graded by another company, right?
There is plenty of stuff to show over the next weeks and maybe months to keep this thread alive. 
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