Action Figure #818: Jazwares Pokemon Select Tyranitar

 Catching'em all will be expensive at this rate!

 Well, I just paid a pretty penny for this Tyranitar here, but being one of my favorite Pokemon... I had to bite the bullet. Luckily, now that I know about this line, I'll be able to get new ones at release for much cheaper. Spoilers? Spoilers!

 Now THIS is the Tyranitar figure I meant to get when I bought that 4 inch Tyranitar. No harm done, mistake corrected! As far as the sculpt goes, it's a perfect representation of Tyranitar. I think this version's shade of green is closer to how it looks in the modern games, but I kinda like the other one a tiny bit better.  Unlike the 4 inch version, however, the paint apps are perfect, and no silly action gimmick this time around!

 His only accessory is a base to help stand him up in case you have a had time balancing him on its tiny feet or for some funky poses.

 And, much like with Typhlosion, articulation is were everything falls apart, only that Tyranitar is even more limited in how it articulates. Let's start from the top! While the neck and head are quite obviously separate pieces you can't turn the head, not one bit, but at least you can open and close its jaw, I guess. While the arms are segmented in three pieces, there's not much you can do besides raising his arms or putting them down, that said, there's a tiny little hinge at the elbow bend, and you can rotate its forearms. It's not much, but it's better than nothing. The chest and abdomen are clearly separate pieces, but no articulation here either. And the legs can move about 90 degrees upwards, and no further. The feet can pivot, but it feels tense, as the feet try to rever to facing forward, and he also has tiny toe-joints. Lastly, the tail can be raised or lower a bit, or by rotating of its segments, to the side. It's kinda lame. He is a bit shorter than Bucky Cap.

 Well... the sculpt is fantastic, it is an excellent looking Tyranitar, that's for sure, but the articulations lets it down SO hard. Even Typhlosion was a bit better in that regard. Ah, well, at least it's a six inch figure of one of my favorite Pokemon!

5.5