Walmart Toxitron Collection G2 Grimlock Sighted at US Walmart
Sunday, July 16th, 2023 10:41AM CDT
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Hot off the sighting of Toxitron Collection G2 Deluxe figures at a Canadian Walmart we also have our first sighting of a Leader G2 Grimlock at a Walmart in Florida by a TFW member. Thanks to Nemesis Primal for letting us know as well as photos from both sets of sightings.
Nemesis Primal wrote:Apparently as of yesterday the Deluxe wave is out in Canada, seems like Dead End and Sideswipe are the shortpacked ones based off Robot Kingdom's case breakdown and in-store availability:
And on top of that, a TFW user bruteslayer101 found G2 Grimlock in Florida, looks like the IDW head on the box art was not indicative of the actual figure:
So I guess the hunt is on for those looking for these?
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Posted by angtre on July 16th, 2023 @ 12:05pm CDT
There are lots of lookalike characters that could benefit by the release of a modern toy (well, maybe it's not Grimlock's specific case, but bear with me), why waste time and resources on these?
Posted by Flashwave on July 16th, 2023 @ 12:57pm CDT
Rumor is that Dead End and Sideswipe are shortpacked. So yet again the Combiner dude is gonna be hard as he'll to find
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on July 16th, 2023 @ 1:37pm CDT
Spreem, Spreem, Spreem!
Posted by blackeyedprime on July 16th, 2023 @ 2:52pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2023 @ 4:43pm CDT
He's not G2, he's G1.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Spreem, Spreem, Spreem!
And Walmart stores don't stock Titans.
And he wasn't an unreleased redeco.
Posted by ksquad80 on July 16th, 2023 @ 6:22pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 17th, 2023 @ 12:45am CDT
Posted by Bounti76 on July 17th, 2023 @ 12:49am CDT
This sighting leaves only Toxitron himself, and Voyager Cloudcover as the remaining figures in this line not yet sighted in the U.S.
Are you looking forward to finding these figures in your local Walmart? Let us know what you think below!
Posted by Emerje on July 17th, 2023 @ 2:34am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I just got an email from Hasbro Pulse saying my preorder for Toxitron Collection Cloudcover will ship soon.
Yeah, got notices for Cloudcover, Toxitron and Jazz, they've been dated for 7/21.
Weird that Neither Pulse nor Walmart ever took pre-orders on the rest of the figures.
Emerje
Posted by Big Grim on July 17th, 2023 @ 7:35am CDT
~ Grim
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 17th, 2023 @ 8:54am CDT
Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I just got an email from Hasbro Pulse saying my preorder for Toxitron Collection Cloudcover will ship soon.
Yeah, got notices for Cloudcover, Toxitron and Jazz, they've been dated for 7/21.
Weird that Neither Pulse nor Walmart ever took pre-orders on the rest of the figures.
Emerje
I can't find it now, but late last night i saw that the rest of the wave will be revealed at SDCC and put up on Pulse/Walmart for direct order.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on July 17th, 2023 @ 1:17pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:He's not G2, he's G1.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Spreem, Spreem, Spreem!
And Walmart stores don't stock Titans.
And he wasn't an unreleased redeco.
1) Huh? Given the colour scheme. I never realised he wasn't G2.
2) I don't know/care what a Walmart is? But, to be honest, I think Spreem would be better suited as a redeco/retool of Tarn.
3) I know that. I was just getting my hopes up that with all the weird and wacky of G2 coming out, for some reason. That Spreem might end up among them.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 17th, 2023 @ 2:32pm CDT
Wacky pastel colors go back as far as 1988 when a whole bunch of Easter-colored pink/purple/teal Decepticons were released that year.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:1) Huh? Given the colour scheme. I never realised he wasn't G2.
And G2 never had any Action Masters.
Says the man posting in a thread titled "Walmart Exclusive G2 Themed Line Revealed".AllNewSuperRobot wrote:2) I don't know/care what a Walmart is?
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2023 @ 5:41pm CDT
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:2) I don't know/care what a Walmart is? But, to be honest, I think Spreem would be better suited as a redeco/retool of Tarn.
I can see it. Much more than Bludgeon.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 17th, 2023 @ 7:38pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 18th, 2023 @ 12:16am CDT
The rest of the wave should be up for pre-order shortly. Please be aware that Sideswipe and Dead End are shortpacked while the others come 2 per case.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 18th, 2023 @ 12:20am CDT
Posted by Carnsworth on July 18th, 2023 @ 12:40am CDT
Bounti76 wrote:Well that didn't take long. After the Toxitron Leader Class G2 Grimlock was found at U.S. retail, we now have a confirmed sighting of the Deluxe Class figures from the same line! Mirage, Sideswipe, Laser Cycle, Dead End and Jazz (in their unreleased G2 decos) were all found at a Walmart in Salt Lake City, Utah, by yours truly. After picking up Jazz, Mirage, and Dead End, it looks like the rumors of Dead End and Sideswipe being shortpacked are true. There were 2 each of Jazz, Mirage, and Laser Cycle, and one each of Sideswipe and Dead End, making any potential G2 Menasor harder to complete.
This sighting leaves only Toxitron himself, and Voyager Cloudcover as the remaining figures in this line not yet sighted in the U.S.
Are you looking forward to finding these figures in your local Walmart? Let us know what you think below!
Which Walmart?! I'm in Salt Lake too!
Posted by Flashwave on July 18th, 2023 @ 12:49am CDT
These decos are so terrible they are intriguing, but I am only really interested in Dead End
Maybe “Sunset” Sideswipe or Laser Cycle if on sale.
Posted by Emerje on July 18th, 2023 @ 4:00am CDT
Emerje
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 18th, 2023 @ 4:28am CDT
I have my Toxitron preordered, but Sideswipe have yet to appear on the site. That's the only other one that I want.
Posted by william-james88 on July 18th, 2023 @ 6:08am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:I have zero faith for my Walmart to have these in store.
I have my Toxitron preordered, but Sideswipe have yet to appear on the site. That's the only other one that I want.
They haven't appeared on the US site either. They might appear today as Walmart is having another collector con
Posted by Emerje on July 18th, 2023 @ 7:59am CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:I have zero faith for my Walmart to have these in store.
I have my Toxitron preordered, but Sideswipe have yet to appear on the site. That's the only other one that I want.
They haven't appeared on the US site either. They might appear today as Walmart is having another collector con
That would be nice, though it also sounds like it might be Friday:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I just got an email from Hasbro Pulse saying my preorder for Toxitron Collection Cloudcover will ship soon.
Yeah, got notices for Cloudcover, Toxitron and Jazz, they've been dated for 7/21.
Weird that Neither Pulse nor Walmart ever took pre-orders on the rest of the figures.
Emerje
I can't find it now, but late last night i saw that the rest of the wave will be revealed at SDCC and put up on Pulse/Walmart for direct order.
Emerje
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 18th, 2023 @ 8:29am CDT
Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on July 18th, 2023 @ 8:47am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Says the man posting in a thread titled "Walmart Exclusive G2 Themed Line Revealed".AllNewSuperRobot wrote:2) I don't know/care what a Walmart is?
No, no, no. I clicked on the picture of the G2 yellow Dinobot, to be fair. I tend to ignore the "Whoever Exclusive" part of any thread title. Even Amazon, with their Franchised "pass the buck" BS. Because it is meaningless to anyone outside the US.
Posted by First-Aid on July 18th, 2023 @ 10:58am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 18th, 2023 @ 3:32pm CDT
Sideswipe: tempted
Mirage: mildly tempted
Dead End: mildly tempted (give us Breakdown!)
Jazz: not so tempted
... I'm gonna wait for Clearance because I'm such a cheapskate
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 18th, 2023 @ 8:24pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 18th, 2023 @ 8:29pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:OK, attention third-party companies: I want a headband and legwarmers for that Sideswipe. My first thought when I saw him was those neon leotards that women used to wear on exercise shows in the 80's.
Ironically referred to as "Jazzercize" in some cases.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on July 18th, 2023 @ 8:55pm CDT
That reminds me, I used to own this t-shirt below, I really miss it.
Posted by william-james88 on July 18th, 2023 @ 9:00pm CDT
We have video reviews for you below if you want to know more of these toys before getting them. The ones without listings, like Grimlock, are said to be available for preorder this Friday from both Walmart and Pulse, as they will be revealed as part of SDCC.
In terms of case contents, it seems the leader and Cloudcover are shipped in solid cases (so all the same toy in each case) but for the the deluxes, it is a pack of 8 and Sideswipe and Dead End are shortpacked while the others come 2 per case.
Posted by william-james88 on July 18th, 2023 @ 9:17pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:My Toxitron is being shipped at last.
Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.
FYI, these are all in the same wave, there is no wave 2
Posted by Bounti76 on July 19th, 2023 @ 2:27am CDT
Carnsworth wrote:Bounti76 wrote:Well that didn't take long. After the Toxitron Leader Class G2 Grimlock was found at U.S. retail, we now have a confirmed sighting of the Deluxe Class figures from the same line! Mirage, Sideswipe, Laser Cycle, Dead End and Jazz (in their unreleased G2 decos) were all found at a Walmart in Salt Lake City, Utah, by yours truly. After picking up Jazz, Mirage, and Dead End, it looks like the rumors of Dead End and Sideswipe being shortpacked are true. There were 2 each of Jazz, Mirage, and Laser Cycle, and one each of Sideswipe and Dead End, making any potential G2 Menasor harder to complete.
This sighting leaves only Toxitron himself, and Voyager Cloudcover as the remaining figures in this line not yet sighted in the U.S.
Are you looking forward to finding these figures in your local Walmart? Let us know what you think below!
Which Walmart?! I'm in Salt Lake too!
1300 South and 3rd West. I went in a day later, and the box was still on a pallet. Checked inside and there were only 2 Laser Cycles, 1 Jazz and 1 Mirage left.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 19th, 2023 @ 4:30am CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:My Toxitron is being shipped at last.
Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.
FYI, these are all in the same wave, there is no wave 2
Is there a reason why Sideswipe and Mirage were never listed on Walmart.ca?
Posted by william-james88 on July 19th, 2023 @ 6:31am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:My Toxitron is being shipped at last.
Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.
FYI, these are all in the same wave, there is no wave 2
Is there a reason why Sideswipe and Mirage were never listed on Walmart.ca?
Yes, because they were never revealed officially. It's the same on Pulse and Walmart.com
They should be listed this Friday
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 19th, 2023 @ 6:52am CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:My Toxitron is being shipped at last.
Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.
FYI, these are all in the same wave, there is no wave 2
Is there a reason why Sideswipe and Mirage were never listed on Walmart.ca?
Yes, because they were never revealed officially. It's the same on Pulse and Walmart.com
They should be listed this Friday
It is weird that the toys that are supposed to be part of the SAME WAVE aren't revealed at the same time. Even weirder when the reveals are MONTHS appart.
Posted by o.supreme on July 19th, 2023 @ 7:58pm CDT
Dead End being the only one of this lot I want...Yes being shortpacked is a challenge, but the fact that all of these are repaints, and not one of them is really "brand new" gives me some slight hope of finding one in the wild. If Walmart does do online pre-orders I'll try it, but nothing yet that I've seen.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 20th, 2023 @ 1:14pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 20th, 2023 @ 4:20pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Stopped at 6 walmarts over the past 2 days, no sign of these guys yet in my area.
I think tomorrow is the official street date even if it isn't being blocked out in the store computers. I'm going to check first thing in the morning and if that fails I'll see if I snag them when they go online.
Emerje
Posted by Carnsworth on July 20th, 2023 @ 5:41pm CDT
Bounti76 wrote:1300 South and 3rd West. I went in a day later, and the box was still on a pallet. Checked inside and there were only 2 Laser Cycles, 1 Jazz and 1 Mirage left.
Dang, I must have missed them when I went! I did find a dead end though! I hope the wal marts around the suburbs get them soon!
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2023 @ 11:18am CDT
(edit)Dead End sold out in less than 20 minutes!
Emerje
Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 21st, 2023 @ 11:26am CDT
Emerje wrote:The remaining four Deluxes are now on Pulse for Premium members. Still no Grimlock unfortunately. Got the four so no fears of missing out on another G2 Stunticon.
(edit)Dead End sold out in less than 20 minutes!
Emerje
Sideswipe is sold out too.
The Pulse marketing email also showed the Amazon capsule, but they're not up yet. They should be listed at 1 PM.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 21st, 2023 @ 11:45am CDT
I will be really happy to give poor G2 Dragstrip a buddy. and Dead End is my favorite Stunticon, so I will be happy with getting him.
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2023 @ 11:50am CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:Emerje wrote:The remaining four Deluxes are now on Pulse for Premium members. Still no Grimlock unfortunately. Got the four so no fears of missing out on another G2 Stunticon.
(edit)Dead End sold out in less than 20 minutes!
Emerje
Sideswipe is sold out too.
The Pulse marketing email also showed the Amazon capsule, but they're not up yet. They should be listed at 1 PM.
Yep, gone in less than 30 minutes.
Hadn't even seen the Pulse email, I had been refreshing the page since 11am (the email came at 12:10pm).
I guess I'll stick around and order the Amazon figures too, though I've never had an issue with their exclusives (aside from mixing up their products).
Emerje
Posted by o.supreme on July 21st, 2023 @ 12:06pm CDT
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 21st, 2023 @ 4:51pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:I wonder if Walmart is even going to both with online listings for these. I haven't been to one this week to even check it out
With Walmart and online, I would:
1 - Not trust them to put them up at a logical and expected time where the bots won't buy them out before anyone even knows they are up (or never put them up at all like Cosmos); and
2 - Not trust them to fulfill the order in any timely fashion if at all.
I'd recommend hitting the stores later at night when the pallets of things to be stocked are out. That is how I found Cosmos. Never saw him on a peg, was just lucky eoungh to spot a case on the pallet one time. It was that store's first case. a week later that had at least 4 more cases ont he pegs all sans Cosmos and Clampdown of course.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 22nd, 2023 @ 9:48am CDT
Furthermore, ALL the G2 transformers instantly sold out. Thank God I manage to snatch up a Cloudcover as Legacy Nacelle was announced.
(For me, Legacy Nacelle will be "Cybertronian Cloudcover".)
Walmart did charged my card for Cloudcover, but the shipping is yet to be confirmed. I do hope my order will not be cancelled at the last second.
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on July 22nd, 2023 @ 9:25pm CDT
Glad I got him. I mean I'd rather have am F15 Sunstorm right now, but I like that I have this guy too. He has a really unique color scheme for a Seeker even if we already have a few "blue guys".
If I see Toxitron I'll get him, but he's a maybe with my budget being what it is.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 23rd, 2023 @ 9:01am CDT
JFC.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on July 23rd, 2023 @ 10:06am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:I bet that in Canada, Sideswipe, Deadend, and Mirage will follow the same fate as Velocitron's Shadowstrip and Crasher. No appearance on Walmart.ca whatsoever, barely any presence in stores, and the only way to get them is to pay triple the price from some scalper.
JFC.
I'm betting this is the case here in the states... I'm not holding onto any hope of getting Dead End (the only one I want).
And once I can't get him (I won't pay scalper prices), I won't get any of the G2 Stunticons.
Putting any of those guys into this Toxitron line was pretty poor form.