Pokémon Sanei All Star Collection: The Complete Plush Collector's Guide
By Dexhaul Team · September 7, 2026
Most Pokémon plush lines pick favorites.
Sanei's All Star Collection doesn't. It's the only licensed Pokémon plush line designed to cover every species in the franchise, an ambition no other manufacturer has attempted at this scale.
If your Pokémon is obscure, it's probably in the catalog. If it isn't yet, there's a reasonable chance it will be.
San-ei Boeki is the Japanese manufacturer behind the line. They launched the All Star Collection banner in 2016 specifically to build toward complete species coverage. The current catalog runs over 800 unique PP numbers, each corresponding to a distinct species or form.
What Sets All Star Collection Apart
The contrast with other plush lines is sharpest when you look at what they leave out. Pokémon Fit (sold as Sitting Cuties in the US) covers several hundred species with a uniform seated pose.
Jazwares and Squishmallow collaborations focus on a rotating shortlist of fan favorites: Pikachu, Eevee, Gengar, Snorlax. These lines curate deliberately, and there's nothing wrong with that approach.
All Star Collection curates by inclusion. It covers Mienshao, Poliwag, Chikorita, Sliggoo, Tsareena, and species that have never appeared in any other licensed Western plush line.
Collectors who want to represent a less celebrated Pokémon from their favorite game region often find All Star Collection is the only option.
That's the point of a line this comprehensive.
The Gen 1 starters illustrate the depth. Blastoise PP096 is at $29.99 from independent importers right now, Charmander PP18 at $27.99.
These aren't specialty items. They're standard catalog entries, produced in quantity and reordered regularly by sellers who specialize in Japanese Pokémon merchandise.
Understanding the PP Number System
Every All Star Collection plush carries a PP number printed on its hangtag alongside the San-ei Boeki branding. The numbers run roughly parallel to the National Pokédex order, though not with perfect one-to-one mapping.
PP001 lands in the Bulbasaur area. PP040 is around Chikorita. PP096 is Blastoise, PP189 is Zapdos, PP195 is Latias, and PP229 is Sliggoo.
The PP number serves two practical purposes. First, knowing a Pokémon's approximate Dex number lets you estimate its PP range and narrow your search. Second, it's an authentication marker.
Genuine San-ei Boeki plush carry the PP number on the hangtag consistently. When a listing can't show the hangtag clearly, or the seller can't confirm the PP number, that's the moment to ask before purchasing.
The Legendary Birds sit together in the PP180s, which makes sense given their Dex positions (Articuno 144, Zapdos 145, Moltres 146 in the original numbering). Tracking them down as a trio through All Star Collection is a concrete collector goal, and independent importers currently stock both Articuno and Zapdos from CNAGames Middletown and Ichiba Japan.
Why the Sizes Look Inconsistent (They Aren't)
New collectors often notice that All Star Collection plush vary significantly in size and assume the line lacks quality control. The variation is intentional.
San-ei Boeki sizes each plush to reflect that Pokémon's relative scale. Magikarp at 4.5 inches, Articuno at 9 inches, Latias at 10 inches.
Putting Magikarp at 9 inches would feel wrong to anyone familiar with the franchise. The scale relationship between species is part of what makes the line coherent as a full collection.
What this means for shelf display: all-species collectors typically organize by Dex order rather than by size. A shelf running from PP001 through PP230+ will have natural variation in height, which mirrors the franchise itself. It's a different aesthetic choice than Pokémon Fit's uniform seated row, but it's a choice, not a flaw.
What's Available Right Now
The in-stock range across independent sellers today covers multiple generations and price points. Budget entry starts with Magikarp at $24.99.
Most standard listings fall between $27.99 and $39.99. Rarer entries like Luxio PP227 and Tsareena PP221 from JBK International list at $45.99, still a tight band for this quality tier.
Stocking varies by species. Common entries like Charmander, Blastoise, and Chikorita appear across multiple sellers and restock regularly.
Rarer species and Gen 5-onward entries come from a narrower pool of importers. Once a batch sells through, the next arrival date is uncertain.
How to Buy: The Importer Landscape and Price Gaps
All Sanei All Star Collection plush are Japanese imports. San-ei Boeki produces for the Japanese market, and Western buyers access the line through specialist importers: JBK International, CNAGames Middletown, Ichiba Japan, L.T.'s Hobbies and Games, Bitjump Games, and others. Pokémon Center US does not carry the line.
Because multiple importers stock the same PP numbers, price gaps appear. Zapdos PP189 is the clearest current example: $25 at Ichiba Japan versus $39.99 at CNAGames Middletown for the same plush.
Same species, same PP number, same hangtag. The price difference reflects different import batches and margin structures. Searching across sellers before committing takes two minutes and is always worth it.
Authenticity check: All Star Collection plush should have soft, even stitching, embroidered or safety-button eyes depending on the species, and the San-ei Boeki logo plus PP number on the fabric hangtag. If a listing doesn't show the hangtag at all, that's the detail to ask for before buying.
All Star Collection vs Pokémon Fit
The two lines share an ambition for broad species coverage but make opposite design choices. Pokémon Fit uses a uniform seated pose across every species. All Star Collection uses natural, species-specific poses: a flying pose for Articuno, a hovering hover-wing pose for Latias, a flat swimming profile for Magikarp.
Pokémon Fit is distributed through Pokémon Center US. All Star Collection requires going through specialist importers.
Neither is strictly better. Fit suits collectors who want visual consistency across a shelf row. All Star Collection suits those who want a Pokémon posed the way it actually looks.
For rarer species, All Star Collection is often the only licensed Western-available option. That's not a competition pitch; it's just the catalogue reality of a line that has been running since 2016 with a stated goal of full species coverage.
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