G4 Blind Bag Ponies

G4 Blind Bag Ponies are pony figurines that are fully molded toys and about half the size of the 'regular' pony toys. With their molded hair they more closely resemble the character in the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. G4 Blind Bag Ponies are similar to the Ponyville figurines of G3 and G3.5 (so they may be referred to also G4 Ponyville or G4 PV).

The 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.

'Blind Bags' refers to the fact that these toys are mostly sold in "surprise" opaque packaging, as in you can't see what pony you are getting until you open her up. However collectors soon found that each bag had a number stamped on it indicating which pony was in each bag

First Set of Ponies (24 Pieces)

G4 Blind Bag

Identifying Blind Bags Chart^[1]

Purple and pink variants of Glittery Twilight Sparkle

Lily Blossom variants

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.

G4 Blind Bag Ponies<ref
1. Pinkie Pie
2. Applejack
3. Rainbow Dash
4. Rarity
5. Twilight Sparkle
6. Fluttershy
7. Sugar Grape
8. Lily Blossom
9. Minty
10. Bumblesweet
11. Fizzy Pop
12. Flower Wishes
13. Roseluck
14. Sweetie Blue
15. Pepperdance
16. Lemon Hearts
17. Cherry Spices
18. Sweetie Swirl
19. Lucky Swirl
20. Sweetcream Scoops
21. Firecracker Burst
22. Glittery Pinkie Pie
23. Glittery Twilight Sparkle
24. Glittery Rainbow Dash
23.5. Glittery (Purple Variant) Twilight Sparkle

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 has only appeared with the puzzle house (which is still rare), still keeping her more rare than necessary.

They have been packaged:

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

Wave 1
Applejack
Pinkie Pie
Rainbow Dash
Rarity
Twilight Sparkle

Puzzle Houses

Front of box

Side of box

for sale on (German) Amazon.de

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.

Second Set of Ponies (24 Pieces)

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.

1. Pinkie Pie
2. Applejack
3. Rainbow Dash
4. Rarity
5. Twilight Sparkle
6. Fluttershy
7. Feathermay
8. Blossomforth
9. Lulu Luck
10. Star Swirl
11. Tealove
12. Ribbon Heart
13. Cheerilee
14. Daisy Dreams
15. Stardash
16. Honeybelle
17. Dewdrop Dazzle
18. Rainbow Flash
19. Pudding Pie
20. Snowcatcher
21. Twinkleshine
22. Glittering Rarity
23. Glittery Applejack
24. Glittering Fluttershy

Euro Wave II

The whole set of 24

Third Set of Ponies (12 Pieces)

US Wave II

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Pinkie Pie variants - single on left, TRU set on right

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