Mini Pocket Switchers

Mini Pocket Switchers are two inch rubber figures whose bodies can be pushed inside their heads to become one inch rubber balls.  Hence, the switch.  They come in packs of two with one displayed as a figure and one displayed as a ball.  There are four distinct pairs available for a total of eight.

At first glance they seem a lot like a toyline that I had always hoped would come to the US -- Morbs (Battle Morphing Orbs) by Toy Quest.  This was a large line of collectible toys with the body-hides-in-the-head gimmick available in the UK (and perhaps other places) in 2012.  Morbs were made of hard plastic and had a spring mechanism to load the figure's body into the hinged two-part head.  They came in many cool and colorful varieties.  Mini Pocket Switchers, on the other hand, are made of soft rubber and use two internal rubber bands to keep their heads from detaching from their bodies. Making the switch just takes a firm push or pull.  Presumably you could do this in your pocket... so I guess that's how they came up with the name.

I presume we'll never see a second series.  I mean, they're pretty boring.  Also, the website given on the packaging seems to have never even been developed whatsoever.  I'd never have even picked them up at all if it wasn't for the toothy zombie and mouthless alien.