LPS Mystery Pets

Littlest Pet Shop Mystery Pets is a title given by the LPS community to pets with unknown origins. These mysterious figures have little to no definite background information, and were never sold in stores. 
Also see: LPS Prototypes for extra information. 
== Mystery Pet Varieties ==
Mystery Pets are differ to Prototypes in that Prototypes are early designs of pets that were officially released. These, however, were not. As to where these Mystery Pets come from, there are several possibilities: 
* Unreleased figures or scrapped designs 
* Missing Number pets that never made it to release 
* Prototypes of existing pets that have not been identified as such 
* Promotional figures used for advertising campaigns or displays; often made of hard plastic 
* Fakes, customs, or pets otherwise manipulated by consumers or companies not affiliated with Hasbro 
Oftentimes, photo media and packaging imagery was produced during the initial design process of LPS pets, prior to their finalized versions set to be sold in stores. Prototypes and unreleased figures would remain as part of the photos taken--leading many collectors to identify their absence in the toy line. In some cases these pets may have been mass produced before being canceled from their finalized release. In other cases there may only be one or a few early versions created for the sake of promotional shots, and later discarded. It is uncertain why some of these pets had larger productions than other Mystery Pets if they were ultimately scrapped regardless.
A video on Mystery Pets can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3wRXFuQ1Yc
=== Promo Pets ===
Other examples of Mystery Pets include the phenomenon of hard plastic versions of released--or unreleased--pets. These have since been confirmed to have been used in promotional displays, toy fairs, or company events. These promotional pets made their way to the market, likely through the means of Hasbro employees or their families selling the figures.
A video on these pets can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/eUwsg00TyMs
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