HELP! Pokemon Christmas gift???

kone

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    Hi. We are shopping for Christmas gifts for a boy who says he likes Pokemon. This is a charity-type situation through our workplace so all we know is that he's 7 years old.

    We know zero about Pokemon! What's a BIG Pokemon item that everyone wants??? Something that will really be great for this boy to get as a Christmas gift?

    Thanks!
     
    It really depends on what he owns.

    If it's for charity, I assume he does not own a Nintendo DS

    If you really want to go all-out for the kid, then you can get him a Nintendo DS along with a copy of either Pokemon Diamond or Pokemon Pearl.

    Any of those items I metioned can easily be found in a local retailer.
     
    Well, you can get him the DS, but there could be some issues there no?

    Or, you can get him a plushie. A big Meowth doll that really looks interesting. Because of its size, it can get amusing. Simple, but very fun if he is outgoing and imaginative.

    If he's a couch potato go with the DS, or ask That Guy with the Glasses.
     
    get him some pokemon figures from the stores :) they are like 4 bucks each.
     
    If he enjoys Video Games, you could buy him one, although if it's a charity situation, I doubt he has a Nintendo DS. If you really want him to be happy, you could buy him one of those and a Pokemon Diamond or Pokemon Pearl game, or the new Pokemon Ranger Shadows of Almia, which seems popular so far.

    Of course, you could also get him something like a plush toy. For example, a large or small Mime Jr. My 7 year old brother liked them last year, when he was 7.

    There is a lot of Pokemon merchandice out there. You can look for something that looks like a 7 year old would like it.
     
    Try finding some Annuals, or Simple Pokedex books - books with just stats for every Pokemon, not guides, because there is a possiblity if you get the guide the child won't get a game.

    Also figures like people have mentioned, card tins, and plushies.
     
    long reply is looooong

    I don't think Pokémon cards are "in" anymore, but if he's a Pokémon fan, chances are he'd enjoy them. I think booster packs (with 11 or so cards) run about $7 each these days. You can also get tins with a lot more but I don't know how much those are.

    As everyone else has said, there are lots of figures or plush toys available. Depending where you look (Toys'R'Us has a great selection), there are even playsets that the figures can go in and whatnot, so that's probably a good idea too. They're fairly decent quality and, for the figures at leat, there are usually a lot of them available at any given time and not just the "bad" Pokémon that no one likes (as is the situation with plushies here).

    Another gift idea, if the child has access to a DVD player, would be DVDs of either the movies or the TV show itself. They have the season boxsets for about $30 with 30 episodes or so on each and the movies are always good and retail around $20 each.

    As everyone else said, the "main thing" right now is the video games, especially the ones on Nintendo DS. So if that's an option, I would suggest the DS and Pokémon Diamond or Pearl, although other games like Mystery Dungeon Exploreres of Time/Darkness or the Pokémon Ranger games are decent buys too. You may even want to look into getting a used Gameboy Advance with some of the older games for that system. Shouldn't be as pricey as a DS system and the Pokémon games for that console are still a good play.

    Hopefully that helps. I'm not sure what your price range is, but the Pokémon series is something that can be enjoyed in many mediums, so it shouldn't be too hard to find a suitable gift. :)
     
    We will be spending around $125 overall but we are planning to buy a bunch of items - not just Pokemon.

    Thanks everyone for their advice.
     
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