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Rainbow Dash figurine

G4 Blind Bag Ponies are pony toys that take the form of fully molded figurines that approximately half the size of a Playful Pony figure. Blind Bag Ponies tend to more closely resemble the characters from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic due to their molded hair. G4 Blind Bag Ponies are similar in nature to the Ponyville figurines of G3 and G3.5 (so they may be referred to also G4 Ponyville or G4 PV). The term Blind Bag Pony refers to the packaging that the figurine comes in: opaque "surprise" packaging that prevents the user from determining what pony is inside. However, each bag also includes a unique imprinted code somewhere on the bag. As collectors have discovered, this code can be deciphered to reveal the identity of the pony within the bag.

Blind Bags Ponies are usually released in waves featuring a set number of ponies. Each Blind Bag includes the figurine and a collector card, featuring the name and artwork of the pony, and a simple description about the pony's personality. US distribution of these toys has been very slow and only about 1/6 of the ponies released in Europe have been released in the US thus far. However, US collector cards tend to feature a longer description than European cards.

Early Blind Bag waves consisted solely of female ponies and were recolors of the Mane Six. At this point, Unicorns were based off of Twilight Sparkle or Rarity, while Earth Ponies were based off of Pinkie Pie or Applejack. All Pegasus Ponies were recolors of Rainbow Dash, including Fluttershy, one of the Mane Six. Later waves added more variety in molds, including male Earth, Unicorn, and Pegasus Ponies, and Alicorn Ponies. Also, while some early waves featured the Mane Six and recycled G3 ponies, later waves tend to include more supporting and minor characters from the TV show.

Blind Bag sized figurines have been released as part of a minature set, including anywhere from three to six ponies. Most revolve around a specific theme. Figurines released as part of these sets are more likely to have unique, individual molds, rather than being recolors and thus, are more likely to be accurate to the show.


Some blind bag sized figurines have been released as part of a miniature set, usually around a specific theme. Figurines in these sets tend to have unique molds rather than simply being recolors, making them more accurate to the show. Some of the molds used for these figurines have been used in later Blind Bag Waves for re-released or as recolors for other ponies.

Blind Bag Identification

Two Digit Codes
Early European blind bags have two numerals lightly stamped on the outside of the bag on the top the back seam. These numbers correspond with the pony's number listed below.
Five Digit Codes
Except for the newest Neon set, all American blind bags, and later European blind bags have a five digit code stamped into the flap on the back of the package. The 1st, 3rd, and 5th number is to confuse you. The second and forth numbers tell you which pony is inside. See the charts below.
Two Letter Codes
The Neon set has a two letter code stamped into the bottom flap of the bag. The first letter is A and the second letter tells you which pony is inside. See below for a chart matching ponies to letters.


Blind Bag Waves

Blind Bag Wave I

G4 Blind Bag
Identifying Blind Bags Chart[1]
Purple and pink variants of Glittery Twilight Sparkle
Lily Blossom variants

First Blind Bag Set, Pink Bag

  • First Set of Ponies (24 Pieces)

In the blind bags the ponies come with an info card indicating which number in the set of 24 she is. This is the same number that is lightly stamped on the outside of the bag on the top the back seam. (Scroll down to US Wave III if your bags have mysterious five digit numbers.)

Euro Wave I

All 24 ponies were released in blind bags in Europe from the start.

US Wave I

MIB US figurine four-pack
Pinkie Pie variants - single on left, TRU pack on right

At first in the US/North America only the mane characters were released. Fluttershy at first only appeared in the US with the puzzle house (which is still quite rare), which drove her value up extremely high initially.

They have been packaged:

  • as individually packed singles
  • as a four pack
  • as singles in a cardboard house with a puzzle

The individual on card ponies have been sold in the US, Canada, and the UK so far.


Playhouse Puzzle

Front of box
Side of box
  • for sale on (German) Amazon.de
  • supposedly a few appeared at US Kmarts


  • 2011
  • Includes pony figure (Twilight, Pinkie Pie or Fluttershy)
  • Includes a 24 piece, double-sided puzzle featuring character on one side and garden floor on other for play.
  • Box unfolds to create miniature house


  • Twilight Sparkle, cardboard house, and puzzle

  • Pinkie Pie, cardboard house, and puzzle

  • Fluttershy, cardboard house, and puzzle


US Wave III

US Box of Blind Bags

The first set of blind bags appeared by the box (finally) on hasbrotoyshop.com February 2012, ie officially available in the US.

Very hard to read six-digit id number, 22445 for Glittery Rainbow Dash.

It seems that some/all of the first full run of blind bags released in North America do not have their collector card number punched into the packaging. Secretly however they do. Each of the two-digit numbers have been interspersed with the numbers: 2, 4, and 5. (Single digit numbers written with a zero ie 2 is written as 02). [2]

So 02 + 245 = 20425.

  • 20415 - Pinkie Pie (1)
  • 20425 - Applejack (2)
  • 20435 - Rainbow Dash (3)
  • 20445 - Rarity (4)
  • 20455 - Twilight Sparkle (5)
  • 20465 - Fluttershy (6)
  • 20475 - Sugar Grape (7)
  • 20485 - Lily Blossom (8)
  • 20495 - Minty (9)
  • 21405 - Bumblesweet (10)
  • 21415 - Fizzypop (11)
  • 21425 - Flower Wishes (12)
  • 21435 - Roseluck (13)
  • 21445 - Sweetie Blue (14)
  • 21455 - Pepperdance (15)
  • 21465 - Lemon Hearts (16)
  • 21475 - Cherry Spices (17)
  • 21485 - Sweetie Swirl (18)
  • 21495 - Lucky Swirl (19)
  • 22405 - Sweetcream Scoops (20)
  • 22415 - Firecracker Burst (21)
  • 22425 - Pinkie Pie (Glittery) (22)
  • 22435 - Twilight Sparkle (Glittery) (23)
  • 22445 - Rainbow Dash (Glittery) (24)


Second Set of Ponies (24 Pieces)

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Second Blind Bag Set, (Dark) Purple Bag

This set re-releases the mane six, and now includes the glitter versions of the rest of the mane six (ie Applejack, Rarity and Fluttershy). The set is about 1/3 characters that have been released as G4 full sized toys, 1/3 mane cast and 1/3 entirely new characters.


Euro Wave II

The whole set of 24


Third Set of Ponies (12 Pieces)

US Wave II

stock photo
TRUBlindBagSet.jpg
stock photo
Pinkie Pie variants - single on left, TRU set on right

The Toys 'R Us Exclusive 12-pack contains the mane six and six new G4 characters (different from Euro blind wave II), that are all G3 up-cycles.


Fourth Set of Ponies (24 Pieces)

Third Blind Bag Set, Light Purple Bag

The set is the first G4 merchandise to feature male ponies [3] or anything glow-in-the-dark.


Euro Wave III

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Euro box


Fifth Set of Ponies (24 Pieces)

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L to R: Wave 2, Pony Rainbow Collection, Wave 4
L to R: Pony Rainbow Collection, Wave 2, Wave 4

Fourth Blind Bag Set, Blue Bag

Euro Wave IV

The secret ID number on some packaging may have five digits rather than two digit. (Single digit numbers written with a zero ie 2 is written as 02.) The two-digit numbers have been interspersed with the numbers: 5, 4, and 2. [4]

So 02 + 542 = 50422.

Stock photos from Equestria Daily.


Sixth Set of Ponies (24 Pieces)

Fifth Blind Bag Set

Left Wave 3 Heartstrings; Right Wave 5 Lyra Heartstrings

Stock photos from Equestria Daily.


Seventh Set of Ponies (24 Pieces)

Sixth Blind Bag Set, Purple/Blue Bag

Euro Wave VI

Wave 1 (left) and Wave 6 (right) Roseluck comparison

This wave consists of regular versions of the glitter toys from wave IV, some of them with tridimensional cutie marks, Cherry Spices and Trixie Lulamoon with Twilight Sparkle's mold rather than the usual Rarity mold and Roseluck with new colors. The only new pony in this wave was #20 Magnet Bolt

Photos from Strawberry Reef.



Friendship Celebration Collection

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Taobao MIP Friendship Celebration Collection
  • Toys 'R Us exclusive set containing re-releases of figures from the first two waves. As well as a few accessories.


Pony Rainbow Collection

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Rainbow Collection MIB.jpg
stock photo
stock photo
  • Target Exclusive
  • 7 piece set


The Pony Rainbow Collection versions of Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity are almost exact matches to the Wave 4 versions. Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash are darker than their Wave 1 versions. Twilight Sparkle is a brighter purple than Wave 1 as well. Fluttershy is darker than Wave 4 and slightly lighter but still close in color to her Wave 2 counterpart. Applejack is darker than in both Wave 4 and Wave 2. Rarity is more opaque than her Wave 2 version. With the exception of Emerald Ray, the Rainbow Collection does not have the black numbers stamped on the bottoms of their hooves differentiating them from the other waves.

  • Comparisons

  • L to R: Wave 2, Pony Rainbow Collection, Wave 4

  • L to R: Pony Rainbow Collection, Wave 2, Wave 4

  • L to R: Wave 1 pink, Wave 1 purple, Pony Rainbow Collection

  • L to R: Wave 1, Pony Rainbow Collection

  • L to R: Wave 1, Pony Rainbow Collection

  • L to R: Wave 2, Pony Rainbow Collection


Pinkie Pie and Friends Mini Collection

Pinkie Pie & Friends
Mini Collection™


  • Walmart Exclusive
  • 12 piece set

The Applejack included in this set did not have her hair ties painted.


Eighth Set of Ponies (24 Pieces)

Seventh Blind Bag Set, Gray/Aqua Bag

Euro Wave VII

Wave 7 box side
Wave 7 bag identifying Soarin and Spitfire

This wave introduced the translucent pony miniatures. It featured three of the Wonderbolts, two of which were pictured in the packaging. Spitfire and Soarin had their names and descriptions switched on their collector cards, though they were named correctly in the packaging.

White background photos from 123toyuk.


Neon Bright Blind Bag Ponies

Eighth Blind Bag Set, Black/Dark Purple Bag

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Close-up of the letter code

The bags for this wave were changed so that there was no longer a center flap for the codes to be imprinted on. Instead, letters were imprinted along the bottom edge of the bags. The numbers for the ponies were changed to the corresponding letter of the alphabet skipping the letters "J" and "Q" and adding an additional A at the beginning. That made #1 Applejack's code "AA," #2 Big McIntosh's code "AB" and so on through "AZ" for #24 Twilight Sparkle.

The ponies that are repeats from the seventh wave are brighter in the neon wave.

  • Comparisons

  • L to R: Wave 7, Wave 8

  • L to R: Wave 7, Wave 8

  • L to R: Wave 7, Wave 8

  • L to R: Wave 7, Wave 8

  • L to R: Wave 7, Wave 8

  • L to R: Wave 7, Wave 8



Wave IX



Wave XI

  • (the numbering is only a best guess)

1. Gilda The Griffon 2. Snail Squirm 3. Snipsy Snap 4. Fluttershy 5. Lemon Hearts 6. Mosely Orange 7. Applejack 8. Junebug 9. Pinkie Pie 10. Flower Wishes 11. Princess Twilight Sparkle 12. Ribbon Wishes 13. Rainbow Shine 14. Royal Riff 15. Trixie Lulamoon 16. Lotus Blossom 17. Sunny Rays 18. Peachy Sweet 19. Green Jewel 20. Strawberry ---? 21. Sun Shower? 22. Rainbow Swoop? 23. Diamond Mint 24. Sassaflash


Miniature Sets

Miniature Collection Wave I

Apple Family Set
MIP Apple Family Set
MIP Apple Family Set (stock photo)


Cloudsdale Set
MIP Cloudsdale Set
MIP Cloudsdale Set (stock photo)


Pony Wedding Set
MIP Pony Wedding Set
MIP Pony Wedding Set (stock photo)


Wave II

Spa Pony Set
Spa Pony Set


Wave III

Class of Cutie Marks Set
Class of Cutie Marks Set MIB


Famous Friends Set
Famous Friends Set MIB


Miniature Collection Wave IV

Deluxe Miniature Collection

Cake Family Babysitting Fun MIB
Cake Family Babysitting Fun



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Mib-pony-lesson-set.jpg


Mib-groovin-hooves.jpg


Royal Surprise Set


Miniature Collection Wave V

Daring Pony Story Set
  • Daring Pony Story Set

  • Daring Do Dazzle

  • Rainbow Dash

  • Princess Twilight Sparkle



See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/blind-bags-are-identifiable.html
  2. ↑ http://www.toyreviewdaily.com/2012/01/17/code-number-list-my-little-pony-blind-bags-us-series-1-kiosk-ponies-2012-hasbro/
  3. ↑ http://www.bronycon.org/images/blindbags/wave3/
  4. ↑ http://mylittleponymadness.weebly.com/1/post/2012/05/wave-4-blind-bag-identification.html
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