I love the small finger puppet Pokemon figures by Bandai.  They are called Kid figures.  I thought I would provide some information on these figures.  (I like to call them Pokekids)

Pokemon Kids (ポケモンキッズ) are a line of Pokemon figures that began in 1996 in Japan by BANDAI and later followed with a release in Europe and Australia by the same company. They are hollow figures and are typically 1.5-2 inches in height. In countries other than Japan, Kids (usually sold as 'finger puppets') come in 6 packs, or 4 packs when the pack includes a DX Kid figure

The original series of Pokémon Kids is the staple of the line, and is still going to this day. Every known Pokémon has a Kid figure in this series to date, many with varied poses and alterations. Each Kid figure is boxed individually and has an image of the selected creature on the box. Along with each figure, a card of the same image and a small ramune candy are included.

Clear Kids: In some sets of Pokemon Kids, there is a chance (although small) that one may acquire a "clear" variation of a Kid, where the plastic of the figure is somewhat translucent.

Not all of the sets include clears however, and one way to find out whether or not they do is by looking for an announcement that appears on the box that the Kid was originally inside. Whether this announcement is within a bubble or is just highlighted text, the word クリア (clear) will be printed to indicate that clear variations are included in the set.

Shiny Kid figures are quite rare and are usually issued by the Daisuki Club as prizes. Because of this limited amount, they are often highly sought after and can sell for upwards of $50 a figure. While there have been Shiny figures for a number of years, it's only been recently with the Generation IV merchandise run that we've seen an increase in the amount of Shiny Kids.

Attack kids (キメわざポケモンキッズ Kimewaza Kids) are a variation of kids figures. These figures are in obvious attack poses (e.g. Volt Tackle Pikachu, Ice Shard Mamoswine to name a few). Unlike regular kids, not every Pokémon has one, since the series began prodcution sometime during Generation 3. Attack kids come packaged with a card with attack art on it and a ramune candy tablet. Like the standard Kids series, there are some sets which have clear variations, but nowhere near as many as the standard sets