Also from Sanrio, Pochacco (ポチャッコ) was introduced in 1989 and is drawn as a white dog with black floppy ears, but no visible mouth.  Pochacco’s name means pocha pocha (chubby). Per official character profiles he was born in Fuwafuwa Town on February 29 in a leap year and is often portrayed dressed in athletic attire, with a sporty and playful personality.  He was designed by Minoru Onoue (おのうえ稔), who also designed other Sanrio characters like The Vaudeville Duo and Picke Bicke.  When Pochacco was first released he was not drawn wearing clothes and his behavior was more dog-like. His popularity increased after the design was changed to show him wearing shirts. Pochacco was number one in the Sanrio Character Rankings from 1991 to 1995.  For details about this type of set, see our entry 40400080.  Grade: 1