>>10584352>TheyProbably helps that in this case "they" is TPCi, just a separate branch. I guess what I'm trying to say is that there must be some reason they can't besides just wanting to use them, like retaining the sanctity of their rarity (though the TCG contradicts that). Or is it a matter of maintaining their rarity, but that inherently not being consumer friendly (contradicted again by the TCG and rarities). Jazwares already does some chase figures in AEW, it wouldn't seem unusual if there were shiny 1/3000 Pokemon, but there are none for one reason or another.
>>10584397>bunch of odd colored figures that aren't selling and end up getting clearanced out. Low selling product can do more damage than good. It gives retailers a lack of faith and may cause them to order less of a similar product in the futureI agree in some ways, but then would you say the seemingly limited number of product Jazwares manages to ship out is also a counter to this? Not like that gastly/psyduck wave hasn't been clogging shelves. And again if thats the fear then making them variants would solve that.
And your point about tooling is exactly right, which is all the more reason it 'should' be a valid reason to make them, assuming they need one.
That said, it's possible that all these are the reasons for no shiny merch from licensees, or maybe Bandai kits of shiny rayquaza are them loosening up, who knows. I'd like to see some, but if they were extremely hard to find variants, idk. I've personally had zero luck finding any variants that various companies like McFarlane or Jazwares are putting out (not that I'd buy them, but I do a quick scan out of curiosity sometimes), so I'd probably just end up feeling like I missed out if a rare pack-in was how they went about it. I guess at this point I'm just happy there is decent-good Pokemon toys being released, and being able to get cool shinier would just be a bonus. Could always paint them, I guess.
