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

Five Digit Codes

The secret ID number on newer packaging may have five digits rather than two. (Single digit numbers are written with a zero, ie 2 is written as 02.) The two-digit numbers have been interspersed with three (seemingly) meaningless numbers.

In one set the numbers added are 5, 4, and 2, so a blind bag with pony #2 inside is 02 + 542 = 50422.

So in a five-digit code, the second and forth numbers tell you which pony is inside.

The first, third, and fifth numbers are just to confuse you.

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

First Blind Bag Set, Pink Bag

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.)

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. FizzyPop
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 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)

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.

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

Twilight Sparkle
Pinkie Pie
Rainbow Dash
Applejack
Rarity
Fluttershy
Coconut Cream (see also G3 Coconut Cream)
Beachberry (see also G3 Beachberry)
Peachy Pie (see also G3 Peachy Pie)
Skywishes (see also G3 Skywishes)
Sweetsong (see also G3 Sweetsong)
Gardenia Glow (see also G3 Gardenia Glow)

Forth 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

Euro box

1. Twilight Sparkle
2. Rarity
3. Bitta Luck
4. Rainbowshine
5. Goldengrape
6. Pinkie Pie (glow-in-the-dark)
7. Rainbow Dash
8. Golden Harvest
9. Sprinkle Stripe
10. Sea Swirl
11. Big Macintosh
12. Twilight Sparkle (glow-in-the-dark)
13. Pinkie Pie
14. Apple Dazzle
15. Lovestruck
16. Berryshine
17. Meadow Song
18. Rarity (glow-in-the-dark)
19. Applejack
20. Fluttershy
21. Cherry Berry
22. Heartstrings
23. Noteworthy
24. Lucky Dreams

Fifth Set of Ponies (24 Pieces)

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.