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🔬 Community research

By Dario Meza

Everyone talked about Squirtle and Vaporeon; comparing both cases, Dario found 21 figures in different colors. His theory: the “shiny” is the second production run. Hasbro tried to correct colors (Raichu, Eevee, Chansey, Articuno…) and in the process messed up Squirtle and Vaporeon. Backing it up, the “shiny” case opens with a different, better mechanism.

All 21 differences (regular vs “shiny”)

  1. Squirtle: Blue vs Yellowish Green
  2. Beedrill: Slightly different shades of yellow + the arms are Greyish vs Blueish
  3. Raichu: Orange vs Yellow
  4. Diglett: Brown Orange vs Dark Brown
  5. Dugtrio: Brown Orange vs Dark Brown
  6. Psyduck: Light Yellow vs Orange Yellow
  7. Ponyta: White vs Yellowish
  8. Rapidash: White vs Yellowish
  9. Slowpoke: Light Pink vs Dark Pink
  10. Slowbro: Light Pink vs Dark Pink
  11. Magnemite: Dark Grey vs Lighter Grey
  12. Magneton: Dark Grey vs Lighter Grey
  13. Dewgong: White vs Pinkish
  14. Cubone: Light Brown vs Darker Brown
  15. Marowak: Light Brown vs Darker Brown
  16. Chansey: Light Pink Pouch vs Dark Pink Pouch
  17. Ditto: Light Pink vs Dark Pink
  18. Eevee: Brown Orange vs Lighter Brown
  19. Vaporeon: Blue vs White
  20. Porygon: Always facing left vs Always facing right + different shades of blue
  21. Articuno: Light Blue Crown & Tail vs Dark Blue Crown & Tail
Both cases, with the 21 differences circled
Both cases, with the 21 differences circled · 📷 Dario Meza
Squirtle: blue (regular) and green (“shiny”)
Squirtle: blue (regular) and green (“shiny”) · 📷 Dario Meza
Raichu: orange (regular) and yellow (“shiny”)
Raichu: orange (regular) and yellow (“shiny”) · 📷 Dario Meza
The regular edition
The regular edition · 📷 Dario Meza
The “shiny” edition
The “shiny” edition · 📷 Dario Meza
See Dario Meza’s original post in Vintage Pokémon Collectors →

Did you know?

  • Hasbro case holding all 151 Kanto figures plus a bonus Togepi as the 152nd (MPN 57893, UPC 0076930578933). Sold at KB Toys in 2000. Listings that say “152” are the same product, not another edition.
  • Two editions exist: the regular one and the so-called “shiny”, which isn’t an official shiny but a separate production run with changed colors. 21 figures differ; the full list is above, in Dario Meza’s research.
  • The research is by Dario Meza, who compared both cases piece by piece (Sep 2026). His theory: the “shiny” is the SECOND production run. Hasbro tried to correct colors (Raichu, Eevee, Chansey, Articuno…) and in the process messed up Squirtle and Vaporeon. Backing it up, the “shiny” case’s opening mechanism is different and better. It only counts what’s clearly noticeable: by his account, other figures shift shade very slightly.
  • Price, as a dated reference and never investment advice: according to Dario Meza (Sep 2026), both editions now sell for US$1,000–2,000 in completed eBay sales, and prices have gone up.
Collector's Case · edición «shiny»
Collector's Case · edición «shiny»
Squirtle
📷 Dario Meza · Vintage Pokémon Collectors (FB)
Collector's Case · colores correctos
Collector's Case · colores correctos
Togepi
📷 Dario Meza · Vintage Pokémon Collectors (FB)

🖼️ Reference images: Dario Meza · Vintage Pokémon Collectors (FB). Credit to the source.