Pikmi Pops Surprise Easter Egg

Inside this Pikmi Pops surprise plush toy

The Easter pack is a seasonal shell: an egg instead of a lollipop, pastel instead of neon, and a little scented plush animal inside that was only sold in that window. Short runs like this are the reason a brand that stopped years ago still has gaps in people's sets.

As a basket filler it was perfect — small, sealed, and a genuine surprise rather than a chocolate. Girls who were already collecting treated the holiday pops as a separate sub-set. There is a welcome card inside, printed for the season, and the egg itself splits cleanly and keeps. Cute without being loud, super easy to wrap, and a cool one to hold back for a specific date rather than open on arrival. One friend per egg, the cast turned over completely between years, and the magic of a toy you can only buy for six weeks is doing a lot of the work. Fine to play with, better to keep sealed.

Fifteen to hatch

The Surprise Egg run had its own cast of fifteen egg shaped characters, including a limited edition that collectors still look for. None of them appear in the lollipop packs, which is what keeps this one on want lists.

The egg itself

The shell opens and closes, so once the plush is out the egg works as its own display case. Scents run across the sweet end of the range.

What is in the pack

• Get egg-cited because all new Pikmi Pops Surprise Eggs are about to hatch!

The maker's own words

Get egg-cited because all new Pikmi Pops Surprise Eggs are about to hatch! Each Surprise Egg contains an exclusive egg-shaped scented Pikmi plush. These Pikmis are so cute and colorful and come in a range of super sweet scents! There are 15 Surprise Egg Pikmis to hatch and collect, including the Limited Edition Dixie the Duck! Each Pikmi character measures 2 inches tall. Each pack includes (1) Mini Scented Plush, (1) Dangler String, (1) Surprise Message and a Collector's Guide.