When g3 came out, I was only 2, so I have no real recollection of the ponies on shelves. This information is a guide to what you can expect to find on the secondhand market in the UK. The ponies on the below list are ones that are very unlikely to turn up, due to them not being given a proper release. The ponies that do not feature on either list are ones that, through gathering information, seem to have had a wide release in the UK.
There may be examples of the ponies not sold here turning up secondhand. These are likely to have been originally purchased in stores such as TKMaxx or Woolworths, where excess or exclusive stock from other countries is imported. I don’t personally have any pony examples of this, however I do have a childhood play-doh set which is a target exclusive, purchased in Woolworths. They could also have been bought on holiday or sent as gifts from relatives abroad.
The information has been gathered and stored in my brain and is based off of constant eBay searching, weekly car boot sales, charity shop hunting and gumtree etc. browsing over around four years. I hope that this list is helpful to you. I have tried to be as accurate as I can, but if anyone is marked as not sold here that you have seen on shelves, let me know :) Additionally, If there are any ponies that were not sold here but you have found, feel free to let me know and I will add a note of them :) If anyone can confirm the release of the unknown ponies I would be very grateful. Please also note that convention exclusives, Rosey Posey and ribbons & hearts are not included here.
Probably not sold here - very scarce, rarely show up in eBay lots of kid’s toys (only collectors) but many of them are common in other countries.
Unknown - these ponies could have been sold here, but are very uncommon, and spotted slightly more often than the ponies not sold here, suggesting a patchy release/distribution, or extras that have come in from TKMaxx etc.
There are also some ponies who were exclusives overseas but were sold normally here, without their store branding:
There may be examples of the ponies not sold here turning up secondhand. These are likely to have been originally purchased in stores such as TKMaxx or Woolworths, where excess or exclusive stock from other countries is imported. I don’t personally have any pony examples of this, however I do have a childhood play-doh set which is a target exclusive, purchased in Woolworths. They could also have been bought on holiday or sent as gifts from relatives abroad.
The information has been gathered and stored in my brain and is based off of constant eBay searching, weekly car boot sales, charity shop hunting and gumtree etc. browsing over around four years. I hope that this list is helpful to you. I have tried to be as accurate as I can, but if anyone is marked as not sold here that you have seen on shelves, let me know :) Additionally, If there are any ponies that were not sold here but you have found, feel free to let me know and I will add a note of them :) If anyone can confirm the release of the unknown ponies I would be very grateful. Please also note that convention exclusives, Rosey Posey and ribbons & hearts are not included here.
Probably not sold here - very scarce, rarely show up in eBay lots of kid’s toys (only collectors) but many of them are common in other countries.
- Boogie Woogie
- Lavender Locket
- Ocean Dreamer
- Penny Candy
- Ribbons & Bows
- Sparkleberry Swirl - PC game has a PAL (Euro) version, but I haven’t seen her.
- Winter Ice
- Butter Drop
- Charm Bracelet
- Hokey Pokey
- Jingle Jangle
- Northern Lights
- Amberlocks 2
- August Gladiolus
- Bashful Bonnet
- Candy Apple
- Chocolate Delight
- February Violet
- Rainbow Sunrise
- Wish I Might
- Aurora Mist
- Snow’el (pegasus)
- Candy Heart
- Gardenia Glow 2
- Rhapsody Ribbons
- Sunrise
- Wish I May
- Juniper Jade
- Autumn Crisp
- Chilly Breezes
- Fun Fairy
- January Carnation
- Minty 4
- September Aster
- Sweetsong 3
- Tropical Delight 2
- Always and Forever
- Snowflake
- Summer Shores
- Tropical Delight
- Candy Cane
- Flutterbutter
- Morning Dawn Delight
- Peachie Keen
- Royal Beauty (Frog Symbol)
- Shenanigans
- Skedoodle
- Sweetberry 2
- Toboggan
- Winterberry
- Banjo Blue
- Caribbean Delight
- Cherry Blossom
- Mistletoe
- Yesterdaisy
- April Daisy
- Finger Paints
- Lovely Ladybug
- Mittens 2 (purple)
- October Calendula
- Pretty Palace
- Savannah Sage
- Spring Treat
- Star Shimmer
- Strawberry Sunset
- Sunshine Parade
- Sweetsong
- Wind Wisher
- Winter Wish
- Cotton Candy 2
- Flower Wishes
- March Daffodil
- November Chrysanthemum
- Velvet Bow
- Pearly Pie
- Dazzle Surprise
- Mittens
- Princess Peppermint
- All My Heart
- Love-a-Belle
- Beach Belle
- Blue Mist
- Kimono 2
- Lolligiggle
- Rainbow Swirl 2
- Sunny Salsa
- Toodleloo
- Anchors Away
- Crystal Lake
- Love Wishes
- Marshmallow Coco
- Minty 2
- Pepperberry
- Port-o-Bella - confirmed imported into at least one Woolworths, but not sold here regularly. Thanks to Taffeta for this information!
- Snow’el
- Tink-A-Tink-A-Too 2
- Blossomforth 3
- Sunshimmer
- Gigglebean
- Green Apple
- July Larkspur
- May Lily of the Valley
- Crowning Glory
- December Poinsettia
- Dream Blue 2
- Flitter Flutter
- Jolly Lolly
- June Rose
- Pick-a-Lily
- Pumpkin Tart
- Rhythm and Rhyme
- Starbeam 2
- Yours Truly
- Twinkle Hope
Unknown - these ponies could have been sold here, but are very uncommon, and spotted slightly more often than the ponies not sold here, suggesting a patchy release/distribution, or extras that have come in from TKMaxx etc.
- Twinkle Twirl 3 (spinning top)
- Sweetsong 2 - probably not sold here, but shenanigans 2 (from her set) was.
- The Jewel Birthday Ponies (full set). They turn up every once in a while in lots (excluding collectors ponies). They are a Toys’R’Us exclusive so it’s possible that they simply had distribution issues. 2021 update - There was a bit of a surge in these girls on ebay over xmas, all in kids toy lots (not from collectors) so I'm going with bad distribution! they've shown up more than some that were for sure sold here! I also found an old sceenshot that mentioned them being for sale on ToysRus' website in 2009, many years after their original release, so it's possible that some come from there too.
- Minty 6 - A European exclusive, possibly sold in the UK, but again, fairly scarce.
- Pinkie Pie 6 - The original was a USA exclusive from the live show, however a 4 pack was released around 2008 which featured her without a magnet. It is possible that this pack was sold in the UK, but it seems very scare everywhere.
- Sno-Glo - The winter single was not sold in the UK, but it is possible that the ‘Holiday Hooray’ set was sold here, although rare.
- Sparklesnap - I believe that she is another pony with bad distribution, like the jewel birthdays as she does sometimes pop up and is a Toys’R’Us exclusive.
- Rainbow Bubbles and Snowdrop Swirl - These two are very hard to find, and exclusive to Europe. As they come up so rarely, I am unsure whether or not they were sold here, but it’s likely they were and are just rare.
- Sunrise Song - She is hard to come by here, but easy to find overseas, so again, I cannot tell for sure whether she was released here.
- Serendipity 2 - This pony came with an Easter egg, was a Europe exclusive and certainly isn’t one that is for sale often. I have personally found one at a car boot here so again, patchy distribution seems to be the issue.
There are also some ponies who were exclusives overseas but were sold normally here, without their store branding:
- Wing Song and Baby Goody Gumdrop
- Royal Ribbon
- Royalette
- Sweet Reflections Dress Shop
- Surf Shop
- Super Sundaes Ice Cream Parlour