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

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.

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 McIntosh
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)

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.

1. Applejack (glittery)
2. Fluttershy (glittery)
3. Lulamoon (glittery)
4. Crimson Gala (glittery)
5. Minuette (glittery)
6. Royal Riff (glittery)
7. Pinkie Pie (glittery)
8. Merry May (glittery)
9. Electric Sky (glittery)
10. Chance-A-Lot (glittery)
11. Berry Green (glittery)
12. Rarity - Special Edition (metallic silver)
13. Twilight Sparkle (glittery)
14. Rarity (glittery)
15. Sassaflash (glittery)
16. Peachy Sweet (glittery)
17. Twilight Sky (glittery)
18. Applejack - Special Edition (metallic gold)
19. Rainbow Dash (glittery)
20. Mosely Orange (glittery)
21. Amethyst Star
22. Twilight Velvet
23. Shoeshine
24. Pinkie Pie - Special Edition (metallic pink)

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.

1. Pinkie Pie
2. Fluttershy
3. Twilight Sparkle - Special Edition (3D Cutie Mark)
4. Rainbow Dash
5. Rarity
6. Applejack
7. Minuette
8. Roseluck (new colors)
9. Trixie Lulamoon - Special Edition (3D Cutie Mark; Twilight Sparkle mold)
10. Twilight Velvet - Special Edition (3D Cutie Mark)
11. Mosely Orange
12. Berry Green
13. Merry May
14. Cherry Spices (Twilight Sparkle mold)
15. Electric Sky
16. Crimson Gala
17. Amethyst Star
18. Twilight Sky
19. Sassaflash
20. Magnet Bolt
21. Royal Riff
22. Peachy Sweet
23. Chance-A-Lot
24. Shoeshine

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)

Cloudsdale
Rainbow Dash
Gilda
Wonderbolt

Pony Wedding Set

MIP Pony Wedding Set

MIP Pony Wedding Set (stock photo)

Friendship Celebration Collection

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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Target Exclusive
7 piece set

Pony Rainbow Collection
Pinkie Pie
Applejack
Fluttershy
Emerald Ray
Rainbow Dash
Twilight Sparkle
Rarity
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stickers

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

Miniature Collection Waves II and III

Wave II

Spa Pony Set

Wave III

Class of Cutie Marks Set

Class of Cutie Marks Set MIB

Class of Cutie Marks Set
Apple Bloom
Diamond Dazzle Tiara
Applejack

Famous Friends Set

Famous Friends Set MIB

Famous Friends Set
Hoity Toity
Photo Finish
Rarity

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.

1. Pinkie Pie
2. Fluttershy
3. Twilight Sparkle
4. Rainbow Dash
5. Rarity
6. Applejack
7. Cherry Pie
8. Apple Fritter
9. Banana Fluff
10. Lilac Links
11. Cherry Fizzy
12. Misty Fly
13. Banana Bliss
14. Sweetie Drops
15. Holly Dash
16. Berry Dreams
17. Soarin
18. Lucky Clover
19. Lily Blossom
20. Apple Stars
21. Barber Groomsby
22. Caramel Apple
23. Spitfire
24. Lily Valley

Neon Bright Blind Bag Ponies

Eighth Blind Bag Set, Black/Dark Purple Bag

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.