HGSS Dex Metal Charm Collection
These metal charms were sold at the Pokemon Center in 2009 in order to promote the new Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver Version games. A charm was was for each Pokemon in the HeartGold/SoulSilver Pokedex, putting the total at a whopping 256 unique charms. To highlight the charms' relationship to the HeartGold/SoulSilver Pokedex, each charm has the Pokemon's Pokedex number stamped on its backside (e.g., a Haunter charm would have "059/256" because Haunter is number 59 in the Pokedex). The charms are sold in sets based on evolutionary lines (e.g., Cyndaquil, Quilava, and Typhlosion were sold in one package, and Zapdos was sold by itself).
I think it would be an understatement to say that I have more of these charms than I have of items that I can hang them from. I like charms and cell phone straps in general, but I love these in particular because they're interchangeable and aren't ridiculously large (have you ever seen those people with what looks like an entire stuffed animal attached to their cell phone?). Plus so many of my favorite Pokemon are from Kanto and Johto. I originally started out with just buying the Gastly and Slowpoke evolution lines, but then I saw many charms that were normally sold in sets being sold singly instead and gave in to temptation. XD
I think it would be an understatement to say that I have more of these charms than I have of items that I can hang them from. I like charms and cell phone straps in general, but I love these in particular because they're interchangeable and aren't ridiculously large (have you ever seen those people with what looks like an entire stuffed animal attached to their cell phone?). Plus so many of my favorite Pokemon are from Kanto and Johto. I originally started out with just buying the Gastly and Slowpoke evolution lines, but then I saw many charms that were normally sold in sets being sold singly instead and gave in to temptation. XD
