D-Arts
A fairly new Pokémon figure series produced by Bandai. It already had several other anime series featured like Medabots, Megaman, Persona, Digimon, ... On of the best boxdesigns I've seen on any series. Really great to look at! These figures are made of ABS and PVC and have a special accessory. These also include a pedestal stand and effect body parts.
Mewtwo
The first release in the D-Arts series is the famous Mewtwo. This package contains Mew which is a pre-order bonus! This was released in March, 2013. The figure is approximately 11 cm. Mew is about 2.5 cm high. As an accesory it has a 'Shadow Ball'
Pro:
I really like the poseablity. You can get Mewtwo in like many different positions. The pre-order bones is pretty nice, as well as the accesories you get! The figure in general looks really high quality with some great paint details. The box has some amazing artwork! Basicly you can give Mewtwo a very nice action pose :).
Contra:
The hands were really dissapointed. They fell off pretty quickly and holding the 'Shadow Ball' doesn't look comfortable. Also for balance reasons Mewtwo has to lean on it's tail to stand. The stand which can hold Mewtwo in the air isn't that useful.
Pro:
I really like the poseablity. You can get Mewtwo in like many different positions. The pre-order bones is pretty nice, as well as the accesories you get! The figure in general looks really high quality with some great paint details. The box has some amazing artwork! Basicly you can give Mewtwo a very nice action pose :).
Contra:
The hands were really dissapointed. They fell off pretty quickly and holding the 'Shadow Ball' doesn't look comfortable. Also for balance reasons Mewtwo has to lean on it's tail to stand. The stand which can hold Mewtwo in the air isn't that useful.
Charizard
Lizardon (Japanese name) is better known as Charizard. This figure was released in April, 2013 and is the second one in the Pokémon D-Art series. It is about 12 cm in height. Other than the pedestal, cardboard box and the figure itself, Charizard comes with a 'Flamethrower' accessory.
Pro:
The figure is very durable and has an awsome paintjob with cool effects. The accessory is very detailed. You can make a lot of poses with Charizard. Opening the mouth is very nice and gives the figure a real character, especially in combination with the 'Flamethrower'.
Contra:
Getting Charizard to fly is a bit of a hassle and isn't recommended. It also has to lean on it's tail to stand up.
Pro:
The figure is very durable and has an awsome paintjob with cool effects. The accessory is very detailed. You can make a lot of poses with Charizard. Opening the mouth is very nice and gives the figure a real character, especially in combination with the 'Flamethrower'.
Contra:
Getting Charizard to fly is a bit of a hassle and isn't recommended. It also has to lean on it's tail to stand up.
Blastoise
Blastoise it's Japanese name is Kamex. It's about 11cm tall and released in June 2013. It also comes with a pedestal, a base and a cardboard box. And in its shelll he has 2 places for his Water Cannons, which is the accessory that the figure comes with!
Pro:
I think this is one of more stables than the other 2 figures released. It's paintjob is just amazing and the Water Cannon effect is very well done. The mouth is really great and it's feels very heavy, which is very positive. The tail is also pretty cute!
Contra:
Because Blastoise has a though cell, and takes off most of its body, so the figures isn't as poseable as the other ones. And because of its weight, I don't think it's possible to get Blastoise up in the air, but that's realistic behavior! Also it's kind of hard to get Blastoise on his 2 feet.
Pro:
I think this is one of more stables than the other 2 figures released. It's paintjob is just amazing and the Water Cannon effect is very well done. The mouth is really great and it's feels very heavy, which is very positive. The tail is also pretty cute!
Contra:
Because Blastoise has a though cell, and takes off most of its body, so the figures isn't as poseable as the other ones. And because of its weight, I don't think it's possible to get Blastoise up in the air, but that's realistic behavior! Also it's kind of hard to get Blastoise on his 2 feet.
Venusaur
This one has been announced for an august release, so hopefully I'll get my hands on it than!