Clay Figurine of Mama Nidorina
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Made so I could say I had one. This predates the chibi plushies, and the official Nidorina objects I had weren't good enough (none of them can step to Mama Nidorina anyway). It looks better live, I wish I was better at taking pictures.
Nidorina "Nido-san" Chibi Plushie
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I get what I want... when I make it, that is. The first of the chibi plushies. This isn't the first doll I've ever made, but the first with a sheer amount of details. Made from a velour blend and felt, with a polyester bow. She stands about 8 inches tall. Being the first doll, there was still some kinks to work out for later dolls.
The chibi series dolls are based from the Chibi-Chibi Nido dolls of Crane Crazy, although the eyes are more like Riri's. My sister arranged the doll and took the pictures. That explains why it looks better.
Charlotte Chibi Doll
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The somber experiment has finally arrived! The deadpan look and the hair make this doll cute. My sister has one as well, but so do a few others around the world. Just how many times was Seven* duplicated? World chaos is afoot.
*Charlotte's real name.
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidoran Female Front
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidoran Female Back
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You can tell this was written in promotion of the show. Dexter? Since Nidos didn't have an episode at the time, they had to resort to the in game information. But the way this card goes about it you would think Nidos were darn near legendary. Also, the lineart is kinda shakey on all these.
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidorina Front
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Do you see that? Her head is huge. Maybe it's the placement of the ears, but it's just so disproportionate compared to Sugimori's art. And that's considering the old cute fat version and the recent revision.
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidorina Back
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Here's the big head again. This is the worst Nidorina design ever, and this is the one they chose to market? My figurine is based off of the anime design and even it's created proportionately. Fire this artist.
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidoqueen Front
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidoqueen Back
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If the Pokedex is such a wealth of knowledge, how come it's still giving the same tired Nido family information more than a decade later?
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidoran Male Front
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Nidoran's pretty ill proportioned too. Just like in Pokemon Stadium, except it was his arms, there.
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidoran Male Back
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Oh great. The ear bit again. Even Nidoran's tired of hearing that one (see what I did there?).
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidorino Front
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I dunno if it's intentional, or if even the official artists can't remember how to draw Nidos right, but there's been a lot of inconsistancy with the ears on the old art, and even in the show. Maybe in real life, all Nidos are unique, by spot count and ear-thorns. That's pretty cool, actually, but I doubt they were thinking about that (and if I asked, they'd just pull a "oh...oh yeah. Yeah. That's the thing we did").
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidorino Back
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You know your source material is paper thin when whoever wrote these had to pad them out with theories. Though, here's a highly interesting revelation. I dunno the credibility of the editorial, but read look at the "spikes shed" quip. Unless they were some kind of idiot who couldn't see the spikes on Nidoking's back, maybe they could put two (Nidoran's design) and two (final form's biology) together just by educated guess.
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidoking Front
Topps Pokemon Card - Nidoking Back
Nido Pokemon Cards
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Very old pokemon cards. The Nidoqueen and Nidorino are especially interesting.
Nido Knockoffs
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Sound off, it's a cavalcade of counterfeit collectables. Sadly, this is probably the best looking photo I've ever taken, though I learned that my camera is pretty subpar.
More Nido Knockoffs
Another Shot of Nido Knockoffs
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I'd give the stink eye too if I was designed with less than half the effort.
Nidoran Knockoffs
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The figurine design is strange enough as it is (I tend to use the Burger King one for reference, a much better shaped head for one), but these do Nidoran no favors. The middle one clearly sold his soul to the dark side.
Nidoran Knockoffs. Again!
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The backside of the middle one is so poorly constructed, you can still see where the pieces where supposed to fit together, and now it just looks like he's got air vents.
Nidoran Knockoffs, Oh No!
Nidogal Knockoffs
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The Nido females get down and dirty. More like grody, they must've dropped them before the plastic cooled or didn't give them a coating of some sort. They came like this, and frankly, I don't wanna know where they've been. And the colors are pretty off, Nidoran's coming close.
Yeah, You're All Disgusting
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See that yellow stuff around Nidoran's neck. Yes, you can actually still see the wonderful glue job they've done. Nice work, guys. I'll also tell you this, plastic figurines should not have a gritty texture. Like, ever.
Nidoqueen Knockoff
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Either tired of male oppression or one who unsoberingly stumbles around in indecent behavior, Nidoqueen decides it's off with her knickers. She also doesn't believe in fingers or eating, and has webbed feet.
More Nidoqueen Knockoff
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Looks more like an alien cretaure that just happens to resemble Nidoqueen, or like she was constructed with playdoh. Actually, I'd be impressed with that.
Nidoran Knockoff
Nidorina Knockoff
Getting to the Bottom of the Nidorina Knockoff
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You know, when Nidorina is just one shade of blue across like this, it's a little jarring.
Nidorino Knockoff
A Different Look at Nidorino Knockoff
Nidorino Knockoff Head On
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His ears are bent funny, the wrong color, they feel heavier than they're the supposed to, and they're too fat. And they looked like they were assembled wrong. And I'm just talking about the ears.
Nidorino Knockoffs
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Proof that even toys that should've come from the same slipshod mold...
Can You Spot The Difference in Nidorino Knockoffs?
Nidoking Knockoff
A Shiny Nidoking Knockoff
Nidoking Knockoff, Now With Antenna
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Either Nidoking's horn has the gout, or there's a build up of poison swelling up like a nasty, juicy pimple waiting to burst.
Not an Official Product
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I'm appalled they had the cojones to print copyright Nintendo. Well, maybe they're giving credit where credit is due (not likely), but you don't see me touting around anything I make here as an official Nintendo product (or worse, your standard "fan character is copyright me").
S'More Nidoking Knockoff
Shoddy Nidoking Knockoff
Laughable
These Are So Gross
Nidoking Knockoffs
Nido Pokedoll Figures
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Nidoran F Line Pokedoll-style figures. Because they are too awesome not to make into Pokedoll Style. Nidorina is my favorite :D
Unofficial Nido Magnets
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Got these in Chinatown. Of course, anyone could've made these, and they just filched artwork from an image search I'm sure (Nidoran Female isn't even the same quality as the rest of her evolutions for goodness sake), but they were cheap, and Nido, which equalled "gotta have". The cool thing about the store was that the magnets they were selling leaned towards Nido (like) favoritism, as they were only selling Nidos, Ratta fmaily, and Rhyhorn family magnets (with a one off Hypno, Golem, and Oak/Jenny/Joy/somebody else magnet). That coupled with the fact that most Chinatown wares cater to the first generation, and it's a shopping spree.
Nidorina Figure
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Hey look! Tomy finally made a new Nidorina figure that isn't modeled after the terrible anime art!... Just kidding! I made this because I really wanted to make a Tomy-style Nidorina figure modeled after the official Ken Sugimori art. She even balances perfectly in her stance ^^ Actual Tomy for comparison.
