Pikmi Pops Jumbo Collector's Edition Gold Medalist

Inside this Pikmi Pops surprise plush toy

The jumbo collector pop is the showpiece. A dome the size of two hands, a large scented plush animal inside rather than a little one, and a medal finish that marks it as the gold tier of its season. It was the pack parents bought when the small pops had already been collected.

Everything is scaled up: the welcome card is a fold-out, the dangler is long enough to use on a bag, and the shell is sturdy enough to keep as a container. Girls used them as desk tidies long after the surprise had worn off. Years on, the jumbos have turned into the most displayed pieces in a collection — super visible, undeniably cute, and the cool one to put at the front of a shelf. Only one friend inside, but it is the one everyone looks at, and the magic of the scale still works at arm's length. Not a toy you play with so much as one you point at.

Jumbo scale

Jumbo pops take the standard format and blow it up: a much larger dome, a larger plush, and a presentation closer to a display piece than a pocket toy. They were made in small numbers and were expensive new.

Collector edition

This is one of the themed collector releases rather than a general wave pack, so the character inside is fixed rather than random — unusual for this brand, and the reason these turn up on collection lists.