I haven't heard Scolipede, Mega Blaziken or Ninjask are fan favorites because of Speed Boost or their in-game utilities.Ĭompetitive-wise, Generation 5 is one of the bests, if not the best. For example, people like Charizard for its appearance, Delphox/Mismaguis as witches and Mimikyu/Sobble for their backstories or traits. The issue is, most people choose their favorite by a Pokémon's design, species or traits. Especially, BW2 packs great post -game content featuring Pokémon World Tournament.Ĭlick to expand.No, I'm not working as a Merch Developer/Manager, but my job centers around business and marketing strategy so, it's one of my field of interests. In terms of story-line and re-playability value, they are amazing. If you're not tight on budget, make sure you give their sequels (BW2) a try as well. Or, their replenishments will be for one-time only. There aren't many people appreciate Unova monkeys, Throh, Sawk, Conkeldurr, Reuniclus, Klink and I can list many more. Still, make Pokémon Fit for Generation 5 and it won't sell like Kanto and Johto ones, solely because of marketing. Stating the known facts does NOT mean Generation 5 must be hated. It will always be beaten to the other generation Pokémon goodies in sales. Even the new Elesa figure will not bring the necessary revenue TPCi needs it won't find a place in stores in long-run or be over-priced. That is the exact reason why Generation 5 is still far behind. Focusing on specific characters and making them exclusive or rare to please their stans: A Lillie stan will buy the Nendoroid, but not Dawn for example. There aren't various characters to choose from, thus limiting the customers to pick that certain character. A single product's material cost is higher than the needs of an average customer: A customer would most likely be willing to spend $10 for their favorite Pokémon's plushie than a $50 for a specific character that might not appeal to them. When character figurines are not replenished, or replenished but sold at what costs five times of a Pokémon goodie or plushie, it's market depreciates. Red and Pikachu is listed at $91, and I'm confident neither Dawn nor Elesa will be listed below $40 each. To give a couple of examples, Lillie Nendoroid sold-out and never replenished.
They only produce Nendoroid or ARTFX in some occasions only for the most popular characters /except/ TCG. Or, Shauntal, Caitlin, Iris, Serena ones.
Pokémon merchandise, mostly, focus on Pokémon themselves, not characters, which is why you never see an Ash plushie except the infamous XY one and Alola with Rowlet. People seem to be misunderstanding the concept of merchandise.