The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · by **Decepticon Stryker** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:40 am

I need all of them.

News Credits: 4873 · by **william-james88** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:26 pm

Ok so the gold botbots arent chase figures afterall and not rarer than the rest. They are just a subset like any other. If they really were chase, we wouldn't have the specific code to get them.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:22 pm

Is the blue one shown in hand supposed to he based on Snoopy's Doghouse from the Peanuts?

News Credits: 4873 · by **william-james88** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:30 pm

Flashwave wrote:Is the blue one shown in hand supposed to he based on Snoopy's Doghouse from the Peanuts?

I thought it was a tent.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:14 pm

Didn't even know these were happening, most of the stores in my area have stopped selling them, and the ones that do still have series 1, series 2 if I'm lucky

by **Glarryg** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:13 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:... should be showing in your stores at any moment now, if they haven't arrived already.

"Any moment now" in my neck of the woods usually means "several weeks to never." Or maybe it just feels like several weeks. However, this close to the end of the year, "never" happens way too often.

Glarryg

News Credits: 3637 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:38 pm

Is a BotBots Series 4 checklist news?

News Credits: 3637 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 12:58 am

News Credits: 4 · by **GeekyGamer Gal** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:25 am

As a scientist, I need the Science Alliance.

They will go all over my desk, and make my coworkers wonder about me more than they already are. :-D

News Credits: 2 · by **BERSEKAEL** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:45 am

I miss legion class... pass on this

News Credits: 17 · by **AcademyofDrX** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:20 am

GeekyGamer Gal wrote:As a scientist, I need the Science Alliance.

They will go all over my desk, and make my coworkers wonder about me more than they already are.

I just got a five-pack from Amazon. Dr. Flaskenstein and Eye-Goon are two of the best Botbots to date.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZS ... UTF8&psc=1

News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:29 pm

GeekyGamer Gal wrote:As a scientist, I need the Science Alliance.

They will go all over my desk, and make my coworkers wonder about me more than they already are.

I'm with you, I need to go find some Science Bots. I love the looks of them!

News Credits: 1 · by **Marcdachamp** » Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:08 pm

The pic is kind of blurry. Is Chef Nada another taco?!? If so, I need him!

Website · by **STngAR** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 9:17 pm

This box is dope as hell.

News Credits: 655 · by **ScottyP** » Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:16 am

Website · by **STngAR** » Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:12 pm

Love the character names they come up for these little bots. I'm not collecting this line ( I have a hard enough time with deluxe figures with my meaty claws ), but I can see the appeal for the younger bot lovers.

:MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 4873 · by **william-james88** » Fri Dec 27, 2019 12:19 am

Botbots Series 4 is in full swing. We have written a few articles about that series already and where they can be purchased or where they were sighted. A summary of all that info with links will be below. For now, I want to bring to your attention some images of the 5 packs and 8 packs. The 5 packs have been available on Amazon for a little while and the 8 packs can be ordered at Entertainment Earth. Neither of these have been found at brick and mortar retail so far (if they have, please let us know).

The 5 packs are magic and science themed. The 8 packs are outdoor themed and movie theatre themed.

You can see the official images below. To put a name to the faces, we have the entire series 4 checklist here.

The Gumball and Claw Game multipacks are also part of series 4 and more info on what those include, along with links to buy them, can be found here.

The list of codes for the series 4 bling bags, already found at Target, can be found here.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Fri Dec 27, 2019 8:49 am

So taking a look at what is in each blind pack, 5-pack, 8-pack and the gumball/claw, it looks like you will need both of the gumball and both of the claw unboxing packs in order to get a complete set of series 4 botbots. Frostfetti Frostyface, Crumbly Yumbly, Mr. Memory Banks and the Cobbler are all in a different pack in the clear capsules, and only appear to be included in the gumball and claw machine packs.

So for anyone looking to complete Series 4, I would recommend starting with the unboxing packs and fill in the rest from there.

News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:42 pm

I need to find that science set

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:09 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I need to find that science set

Amazon has them in stock, but it would be a crapshoot on which ones you end up with. I rolled the dice and ended up with the set with the flask and the telescope. Now I'm just waiting on the 5 and 8 packs to show up at retail to complete the rest of the series.

News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:11 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I need to find that science set

Amazon has them in stock, but it would be a crapshoot on which ones you end up with. I rolled the dice and ended up with the set with the flask and the telescope. Now I'm just waiting on the 5 and 8 packs to show up at retail to complete the rest of the series.

I wish I would get the ScottyP luck and have someone grab 2 different packages if I ordered 2

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:12 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I need to find that science set

Amazon has them in stock, but it would be a crapshoot on which ones you end up with. I rolled the dice and ended up with the set with the flask and the telescope. Now I'm just waiting on the 5 and 8 packs to show up at retail to complete the rest of the series.

I wish I would get the ScottyP luck and have someone grab 2 different packages if I ordered 2

Funny you mention that. I just got my 3rd and 4th of the gumball dispenser packs from Amazon today. I originally ordered 2 each of the claw and gumball sets thinking/hoping Amazon would send an unopened case, which arrived Saturday with one each of the claw sets, 2 of the same gumball sets. Tried my luck and ordered 2 more, and got one of each. So I'll be heading to Kohls to return 2 of them in the next few days.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 9:54 pm

So I was snooping around Entertainment Earth's listing for the Botbots Series 4 5-packs and 8-packs to see if they were in stock when I noticed that they are using "wave" instead of "series" like on the packaging, but also, they have the 5-packs as wave 4, but the 8-packs as wave 5, both coming in January 2020. But I also noticed couple Listings for Botbots wave 4 8-packs without any photos yet and due in February 2020.

I think they actually mixed up the waves on these listings and actually gave us some sneak peek info on some new tribe themes for series 4.

The link below is for 1 each of the Travel and Asian Food 8-packs.

https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... /hse3494dd

So I'll call it now, Burrito Favrito from series 4 will be redecoed into an egg roll for sure. I just hope they don't get lazy and also redeco Pucksy yet another time into sushi, that mold has been in every series so far, give it a rest.

News Credits: 655 · by **ScottyP** » Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:23 pm

While Botbots Series 4 is only recently hitting shelves and online retail, listings for Series 5 have already started to appear at Entertainment Earth. While you may have just clicked that and noticed its "wave 4" verbiage, eagle-eyed Seibertronian TF-fan kev777 gave us a heads up that this listing appears to really be for Series 5, as its described contents are for two teams not yet released in previous assortments. TF-fan kev777 explains what to look for below:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:So I was snooping around Entertainment Earth's listing for the Botbots Series 4 5-packs and 8-packs to see if they were in stock when I noticed that they are using "wave" instead of "series" like on the packaging, but also, they have the 5-packs as wave 4, but the 8-packs as wave 5, both coming in January 2020. But I also noticed couple Listings for Botbots wave 4 8-packs without any photos yet and due in February 2020.

I think they actually mixed up the waves on these listings and actually gave us some sneak peek info on some new tribe themes for series 5. The link below is for 1 each of the Travel and Asian Food 8-packs.
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... /hse3494dd

Botbots is no stranger to food-themed teams, with Series 1 teams like the Greaser Gang and the latest Series 4 team the Los Deliciosos, so there are plenty of repaint and retool opportunities in the existing group to support another food-themed set.

Thanks again to TF-fan kev777 for pointing this out to us, and keep it here at Seibertron.com for the latest Botbots news as we receive it.

News Credits: 655 · by **ScottyP** » Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:03 pm

Thanks to a tip from our pal Diem on Twitter, we're happy to let you know that long after their release in other parts of the world, the elusive Botbots Lawn League 8-Packs are now available to order on Amazon.com and are listed as shipping in the near future. These "Series 1.5" color-change packs were available overseas last year and have been tough to find even on eBay and other secondary market sources, commanding high prices when they were available. While the 5-Packs have been up for grabs on Amazon since this past fall, these packs don't allow collectors to complete the Lawn League team, leaving these 8-Packs as being necessary to complete the set.

Two different 8-Packs are available, with only one of them providing all of the Botbots that a collector would need. Amazon does not allow a choice of which set you get, so many collectors will opt to order two of these sets to increase their chances of completing the team - though there are no guarantees as some collectors may receive two duplicates that are both the less desired option, but hey, that's what return policies are for.

Best of luck to all Seibertronians going after these previously hard to come by Botbots!