I've been meaning to post this for a while but, well, I'm just a procrastinator XD My birthday was about 3 weeks ago and I got some pretty awesome Raichu items. I also decided to start a side collection of Flareon and Bulbasaur

First of all is my absolute favorite gift my Raichu back pack! The Flareon Banpresto keychain was something I bought using a deputy service for the first time
I can't express how much I love this back pack. It's so beautiful!

Next I got a Flareon TOMY. I'm pretty sure It's legit since it was bought from a trusted seller on amazon but the package was damaged so I just opened it XD The clear Flareon was something I bought with my birthday money

My mom put this little guy inside the backpack thinking I wouldn't find it >.>. I'm also not quite sure what this is...It kinda looks like the 151 figure but I'm pretty sure they don't have the keychain part. I love this little babychu

And my last gift was this Raichu TOMY. It's all nice in the box so I left it like that. I want to get a second one to take out of the box at some point
Now for some questiony things
1. I will be moving next month and was wondering if anyone had tips for packing up collections? So far I've been just covering things in TONS of bubble wrap to prevent breaking and what not. But I was wondering if anyone had an easier way?
2.How many of you have collecting buddies or collecting "rivals"? I've always wanted one but no one around here really collects pokemon Xd
3. I'm also looking for some more piplup plush if you have any for sale let me know (I'm not looking for the Jakks plush)
I will soon be having some moving sales so I'll be posting again this weekend probably. I hate to jump on bandwagons but I will only ship to the US due to all the annoyances with international shipping
See you guys soon!