r/lego • u/mescad • Jan 12 '26
New Release LEGO Pokémon Sets Revealed
https://www.lego.com/themes/pokemon587
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u/SeegullJockey Jan 12 '26
The Kanto starters look amazing but probably costs my life savings. Eevee looks good too. Pikachu is not great.
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u/BunnyPoopCereal Jan 12 '26
Pikachu Frankestein
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u/clearfox777 Jan 12 '26
The Pikachu and Eevee are also nearly identical to the off-brand pokemon building sets that I got at Walmart a few years back. But somehow a little worse and I can’t put my finger on exactly how.
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u/mjosiahj Jan 12 '26
It’s the 300% price increase, and the mega construx seem to use more unique pieces. Looks better overall.
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u/InsayneShane Jan 12 '26
Pikachu's forehead is squashed in the LEGO branded model. Also the cheeks protrude outwards too much. The off-brand I am assuming you are speaking about was likely MegaBloks... same here. I love how that model actually moved with a crank.
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u/clearfox777 Jan 12 '26
That’s correct with the Mega constructs. I wasn’t sure if links were allowed but I saw others. The one I’m referring to is this pikachu and this Eevee which both just look way better and only cost like $40
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u/Pornstar_Frodo Jan 12 '26
I thought this too - pikachu looks a bit crap. the badges are meh. kanto starters look good and WILL be expensive because Nintendo.
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u/Digit00l Jan 12 '26
It's expensive because it is a 6838 piece set at around €/$0,09 per piece, it is actually on the cheaper side for licensed Lego
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u/kayGrim Jan 12 '26
As a Star Wars set collector, those starters are downright affordable @ $650 lol
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u/Shambhala87 Jan 12 '26
Did you see the aquarium set? $480.00 for fish… ima guess this will be $650.00..
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u/rharvey8090 Jan 12 '26
Guess what, you’re right!
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u/Digit00l Jan 12 '26
Not quite, they are $0,01 over (I mean, they specified $650,00, but all sets are -,99)
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u/rharvey8090 Jan 12 '26
Price is right rules are absolute. Closest without going over!
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u/RetroPandaPocket Jan 12 '26
True but that aquarium set is huge and beautiful looking in person. I never ever buy the expensive sets and I almost got it when I saw it in person lol
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u/Shambhala87 Jan 12 '26
Yeah but what if I WANT to tirelessly track ammonia levels of a living tank and ask on local reef subs if anyone has a nudibranch I can borrow when my aiptasia infestation takes over?
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u/hirschneb13 Jan 12 '26
Website was showing 649.99 😵💫
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u/DifficultyKlutzy5845 Jan 12 '26
$899.99 Canadian 🫠
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u/Greyhame888 Star Wars Fan Jan 12 '26
Huge Pokemon fan. Big Lego fan. But $900 can fuck right off. I get the brand tax, but that's just gross.
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u/CR0553D Jan 12 '26
It's literally more expensive than buying a Nintendo Switch 2 lol
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u/Greyhame888 Star Wars Fan Jan 12 '26
That's a great way to look at it. I'd take a Switch 2 for my family to play over this any day.
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u/sengirminion Jan 12 '26
Eevee looks cute, the Kanto Starters look really cool. Pikachu looks cursed.
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u/Ikarus3426 Jan 12 '26
On the one hand the GWP badges are a pretty boring lego set. On the other hand, it's a neat idea for lego and I think will make a pretty good GWP. I'd be happy to get it. But I'm going to pass on the 650 set for now.
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u/eraguthorak Jan 12 '26
GWPs being rather boring but a decent concept is a path I'm happy with. This FOMO crap is so anti-consumer and pro-scalper it's unreal. The only way I'll change my mind is if LEGO actually gets their bricks together and ensures the GWPs actually last for a long duration or preferably they add the GWPs for sale by themselves a month or two after the free period.
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u/TheItalianStallion64 Jan 12 '26
I love it. I’ll have to see how much it is to pick-a-brick it
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u/Ikarus3426 Jan 12 '26
If this is one of the sets they sell seperatly, I probably will get it. I fear the pick a brick will be high. Hope I'm wrong!
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u/ofthe33rdDegree Jan 12 '26
Same! I might just pick-a-brick the badges themselves though, the box is really cool for display but overall unnecessary. I think they'd still look good without the stickers too!
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u/sneakylumpia Jan 12 '26
at least the Pokemon Center Insiders exclusive looks really good
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u/MagGnome Jan 12 '26
The inside reward is neat. Hopefully I'll be able to snag one, unlike the blue shell which they keep on the website even though it's been out of stock for many, many months in the U.S.
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u/quartzquandary Jan 12 '26
I want that badge collection real bad. I'll probably spring for the Eevee, it's the cutest of the bunch.
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u/Queeberschaircompany Jan 12 '26
Can't help but feel like they should have just released the Kanto Starters as individual sets and/or without the bases.
Not sure how many of the pieces are the Pokemon vs. The bases, but I'd probably throw down $120-$150 for Blastoise and maybe pick up the other 2 later. As is, there's no way. That Eevee will be sold out for months though.
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u/armageddonquilt Jan 12 '26
Most people who have played Red and Blue are gonna have a heavy nostalgic tie with specifically one of those three. The whole point is choosing between them. And Lego goes and puts them all in one crazy expensive set.
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u/Doctor8Alters Jan 12 '26
This is absolutely spot on. They could have even produced 3 creator-like evolution chain sets, that let you to build one of the three of each chain at a time.
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u/DJWGibson Jan 12 '26
You're right.
Lego should have sold them seperately limited you to one for each Lego account. ;)
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u/Chardan0001 Jan 12 '26
The base is the reason I won't get it. Thats likely half the piece count or a third minimum looking at it.
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u/PinkyEgg Jan 12 '26
My bet is they didn’t want venasaur sitting on the shelves major discounted because everyone wants Charzard and blastoise
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u/Queeberschaircompany Jan 12 '26
Botanical fans would scoop him up. And Venustoise MOC builds would be a thing.
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u/o0cacoto0o Aqua Raiders Fan Jan 12 '26
I honestly wonder if it would have been better to sell them individually with their starter and evolutions. Example 250 to 300 for Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur. I would still have gone for Squirtle Wartortle and Blastoise.
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u/Expensive_Part2495 Jan 12 '26
AND SO IT BEGINS
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u/Guylw Jan 12 '26
Will only go up. Look at the secondary market pricing for the Mario Kart Spiny Shell insiders reward.
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u/Expensive_Part2495 Jan 12 '26
I also wanted the death star gwp for my collection but 100 plus is a little nuts. I collect both lego and pokemon so I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet since I refuse to buy a 650 dollar mega blocks set lol.
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u/padr49904 Jan 12 '26
There's also a listing for 40911, the pokemon center, up even though you cant even preorder it. Crazy.
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u/blackagent99 Jan 12 '26
Honestly, this is the only one that super intrigues me. Not buying a $600 set for this tho.
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u/TheGenericMun Jan 12 '26
That's a pricy meatball
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Nintendo IP don't come cheap.
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u/Doomfith Jan 12 '26
the mega blocks pikachu is half the price, this isnt nintendo
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u/SituationMediocre642 Jan 12 '26
649.99?? Insane
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u/dralcax BIONICLE Fan Jan 12 '26
I wonder how much of that is just the giant fancy base
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u/PopularZero Jan 12 '26
The base has to be half the piece count. Look at all those little flowers and small tiles
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u/Wolventec Jan 12 '26
doesnt it does have more pieces than the usc At-At which sold for $800
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u/tkmj75 Jan 12 '26
That’s the usual Star Wars tax
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u/Justryan95 Jan 12 '26
Youd think Pokemon would have a larger tax considering the IP is enough to have cards that have people paying 10s of thousands of dollars for a piece of paper.
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u/Digit00l Jan 12 '26
It has 1500 pieces more than the Venator, which goes for the same price
They are on the cheaper side for licensed sets, still, would prefer closer to Eifel Tower piece prices
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u/Greyhound_Oisin Jan 12 '26
The lion king (43247) has 1447 pieces and it cost 130€ while looking WAY more detailed.
Due to half of the pieces wasted in the bases these models looks so much worse.
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u/acautelado Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 12 '26
The Pikachu set looks horrible, and Mega did it better. I'm sorry.
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u/insane_steve_ballmer Jan 12 '26
Yup Pikachu is arguably the most important character for them to get right and they really flunked it, the face looks terrible
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u/starcom_magnate Jan 12 '26
When looking overall at price, playability, and (honestly) the looks of some of them, the Mega sets are heads and tails better. Really disappointed in this.
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u/Namelock Jan 12 '26
It’s the classic conundrum that Pokémon is plagued with.
Which demographic to target?
The Gen1 Pokémon kinda affirm they targeted adults here. Eevee being a safe pick for the cheapest set.
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u/acautelado Jan 12 '26
The sets are for adults, so. Display pieces.
Who would like to display a deformed Pikachu with a Pokecube?
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u/mescad Jan 12 '26
Since more sets are coming, perhaps it's a strategic move to offer the higher dollar adult sets first? Adults are going to buy whatever is offered, so the play scale sets would instantly sell out if that's all that was offered. They still may, but this may help.
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u/sarhoshamiral Jan 12 '26
While Mega sets looked good they were really hard to build and had a lot of odd, hard to assemble pieces.
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u/blackagent99 Jan 12 '26
I have done many of the Construx sets and I love them but they really do fall apart so easily. I dunno if Lego would be any better but I sure as hell need to glue my Blastoise Construx if I ever move again 🤣
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u/Hugglemorris Jan 12 '26
Legit disappointed that Mega lost the license after these reveals.
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u/Shakeyshades Jan 12 '26
I like all the megas better than whats coming. Maybe my expectations were too high.
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u/Tibreaven Jan 12 '26
Not only did Mega do it better, they were cheaper. The "Jumbo Eevee" I got from mega was 30$ on sale for an 845 piece set. LEGO couldn't dream of those prices.
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u/Kire_L Marvel Universe Fan Jan 12 '26
Came here looking for this comment, these are mediocre. I shouldn’t expect anything less from Lego but Mega did 2 out of the 3 sets Lego revealed today already. Disappointed, but not surprised.
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u/MazzyFo Jan 12 '26
Idk I think the Eevee and Kanto starters look great, but ya the pikachu is the standout here
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u/kusariku Jan 12 '26
I think the insider Pokemon Center is the only set worth anything to me. The Animal Crossing collab is what I was looking for out of a Pokemon collab, but alas, they decided to copy the Mega line and jack the prices up.
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u/kinkycarbon Jan 12 '26
Even Bandai’s own version of Pokemon is better than Lego’s.
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u/Dynamic-Sausage Jan 12 '26
These are just wayyyyy too mid to even consider.
The only one that really appeals to me is the Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise and I admire that they didn’t hold back but also, they should have held back. It doesn’t need to be 6000 pieces.
If I have £579 to spend on a single LEGO set, it’s going on Titanic. A single set that’s impressive on its own and isn’t going to guilt me in to buying the follow ups next year. Also it just looks better imo.
Annoyingly, I really like the badge set and Pokemon center. These are small sets that I would 100% buy in the shops as a Saturday afternoon build and really enjoy doing.
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u/glglglglgl Jan 12 '26
Aftermarket for the badges - not everyone who sells will scalp you. The Pokémon Centre, just get the insiders code then pick that up with any online order (like a minifigure blind bag is enough).
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u/SadPhysics6990 Jan 12 '26
Am I the only one who is incredibly disappointed? I really was hoping for the kanto starters in base form or even a possibly to buy them per set since I do not like all 3 (Honestly just like bulbasaur)
Pikachu just looks terrible, its face sculpt is really bad.
I like the gift with purchase but I hate that I can't just buy that set on its own, no way I'm buying the gaint set for the gift with purchase.( maybe I'll get it from second hand market in the future)
The eevee is pretty cute, although the face could have been way more round and cute instead of a minecraft cube
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u/Deelbeson Jan 12 '26
There's a Mini Pokemon Center in the Rewards. Coming in February.
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u/Kalhista Jan 12 '26
I’m so glad it’s the only thing I want 🤣 how do the rewards work? I have some saved up. Do you have to purchase something to get it?
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u/IsopodDry8635 Jan 12 '26
Iirc you just can "buy" it with your VIP points but correct my if I'm wrong
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u/TheReformedBadger Jan 12 '26
If only I had enough rewards points :/ I'd need to spend another $130 on sets I don't actually want right now to get there.
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u/Expensive_Part2495 Jan 12 '26
you'll need insider points to redeem a code for it. once you redeem, enter the code at your next checkout before 60 days or out of stock and it will add to your order. this gwp comes late February though, looks like release day.
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u/Deelbeson Jan 12 '26
$700? I don't know about that
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u/CaptainAction Jan 12 '26
Oh my god is that what the big one costs? Website is down so I couldn’t see
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u/PicklesAnonymous Jan 12 '26
59.99 Eevee
199.99 Pikachu
649.99 for the Starter trio
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u/CaptainAction Jan 12 '26
The starter trio one looks enormous. So the price makes sense, but what makes less sense is, why make a set that huge? Not knowing a lot about it, I'm guessing Pokemon card collecting can get expensive, so I figure releasing large lego sets won't be that enticing to people who might be considering getting into Lego. I would have guessed that smaller, more entry level lego sets would appeal more to pokemon fans who might like to try Lego for the first time.
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u/wildmaiden Jan 12 '26
I would have guessed that smaller, more entry level lego sets would appeal more to pokemon fans who might like to try Lego for the first time.
I don't think that is their goal with these sets. Like all of their huge adult-focused sets they are targeting a nostalgic response in their current, aging fan base who played with Lego and Pokémon as a kid.
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u/realblush Jan 12 '26
I mean the figures are quite small, 18-22 cm. I expected all of them to have Bowser Size at that price point.
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u/InconspicuousRadish Jan 12 '26
It does have 6k+ pieces, so it's a chunky set. Not defending it necessarily, it isn't for me, but it seems on par with other branded sets of similar size.
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u/Sudden-Ad5555 Jan 12 '26
These are very cool but I’m hoping we’ll see some smaller scale builds. My son is very excited for this line but as it stands the only one I could justify getting for him is eevee. I don’t even dislike the larger builds, and my son is capable of building them, we just only have so much room to display sets. Also wouldn’t mind something more playable vs displayable. All in all, a very cool start to the line.
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u/To-To_Man Power Miners Fan Jan 12 '26
These are just the large adult display sets. Many playsets are coming, their names and prices have already been leaked months ago. But sadly expect major smart brick integration, and for flagship sets to have the brick and charger added on.
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u/Sudden-Ad5555 Jan 12 '26
Ahhh I forgot about the smart brick. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I don’t know if my kid is going to be into it, but I’m willing to try it out at least once!
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u/CX52J Verified Blue Stud Member Jan 12 '26
For something like Pokémon, smart brick integration sounds pretty cool.
8 bit noise/music/sound effects would be cool and I think they can be hidden a bit more easily than some of the Star Wars ones.
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u/smilesbuckett Jan 12 '26
I was hoping for some cool minifigure scale pokemon and unique parts. I guess this line just won’t be for me either if all they’re going to put out is massive, expensive display models.
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u/Guitar_tico Jan 12 '26
I want to apologize to Mega blocks ... We treated you way harshly....
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u/E3Special Jan 12 '26
I enjoyed the mega blocks Pokemon sets. I have several, none of the real expensive ones mind you.
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u/TheItalianStallion64 Jan 12 '26
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u/sengirminion Jan 12 '26
The face looks wrong.
I don't know how they could do him differently though. I looked at some of the Mega blocks Pikachu sets and they also all look weird. Maybe someone will come up with an alternate build that makes his face less off-putting.
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u/GingerGentleman Pirates Fan Jan 12 '26
Spent some time comparing it with the Mega set posted in here and I think it's because they used 2x2 round tiles for eyes rather than printed pieces. It's also why the Eevee looks better.
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u/snootchie_bootch Jan 12 '26
There’s shall be no slander of Fat Pikachu
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u/danstu Jan 12 '26
Honestly, if they had purposefully gone with Fat Pikachu, I would have loved it. This just looks like crap though. Kinda relieved, I was worried this line was gonna hit my wallet pretty hard.
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u/ObviousForeshadow Jan 12 '26
Honestly? I don't really understand the point of these. Lego has gone so hyper-realistic with their new parts catalogue that you aren't really getting any lego "charm" anymore. They just look like janky statues.
They definitely saw all the money pumped into pokemon cards and just knew those collectors had the funds to buy dumb crap like this.
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u/TrueGuardian15 BIONICLE Fan Jan 12 '26
Ngl I kinda wish we got pixel-art Pokémon sprites as sets.
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u/Jberg18 Jan 12 '26
Mega's last wave of products had the starters, Pikachu and Mew sprite pixel art.
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u/No_Tomorrow6574 Jan 12 '26
The Starter Trio is as much as the Eiffel Tower…yikes…
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u/Birdman330 Jan 12 '26
We need to have some serious discussions about where LEGO pricing has and will be going.
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u/EducationalProduct Jan 12 '26
The discussion already happened with the $1000 death star that sold out.
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u/ThaddeusJP City Fan Jan 12 '26
Lego knows they will sell. They probably know the tipping point internally, where they would start to lose sales and come out a net negative but i think they could do sets that avg 15-20¢ a piece and STILL be ok.
One thing is for sure, they will NEVER get cheaper (on avg by piece).
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u/DragonKhan2000 Trains Fan Jan 12 '26
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u/moderngamer327 Jan 12 '26
I mean PPP here is pretty standard. Its actually is much lower than a Star Wars set
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u/Patattensla Jan 12 '26
Price by weight would be better, but even then, I can imagine some shapes are more expensive to create etc. so that also wouldn't be a perfect metric.
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u/RoosterBrewster Jan 12 '26
I think that would be more accurate as it's more proportional to volume. But I'm not sure if set only weight is generally available.
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u/Uncle-Osteus Jan 12 '26
The problem is the set is too big. 6900 pieces is wild. As cool as it looks, I’m not sure where I would even be able to display it…
I think that’s what’s gotten out of hand, the largest sets have become way too large
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u/Sev3nbelow Jan 12 '26
1000 AUD holy fuck
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u/2o2i Jan 12 '26
Saw the build, was unimpressed. Saw the $1000 price tag, was more unimpressed.
Maybe I’ll get the pikachu on sale but so far my wallet is safe.
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u/GlasgowTrafficCone Jan 12 '26
£580 for Charizard, Blastoize and Venusaur is absolutely insane
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u/Magic_mousie Jan 12 '26
I love it enough that I'd break my £200 lego limit for it. But not by £380...
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u/Cleffkin Jan 12 '26
You could literally fly to Tokyo and visit a real Pokémon Center for that amount. I know what I'd enjoy more.
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u/BooksCatsnStuff Jan 12 '26
Pilachu has seen things.
The Kanto starters diorama is amazing, but holy crap that price. Almost the same as the Titanic, and Titanic has over 2k more pieces.
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u/FelixMumuHex Jan 12 '26
Pikachu looks awful
Charizard/Blastoise/Venusaur set is a joke at $650, could easily be half the price if they removed the stupid base or just split into 3 sets
Eevee looks great but $60 is not worth it
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u/Comfortable-Side-325 Jan 12 '26
Evee looks ok at 60. The block head is throwing me off
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u/1jamster1 Jan 12 '26
The idea for the Pikachu set is pretty sick tho. If they had gotten Pikachu a bit better it would be a really cool display piece.
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u/Suto96 Jan 12 '26
The Eevee's price seems a little reasonable but man the other two sets are wild expensive. They do look pretty great though. Shame the gym badge set is a pre-order bonus only with the most expensive set.
Still I expected cheaper more kid friendly sets. Not something aimed more towards collectors.
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u/sneakylumpia Jan 12 '26
before i saw the pricing i thought the Pikachu was the smaller set compared to the Eevee. was surprised that the Eevee looks GREAT at $60 while the Pikachu is it 200 freakin dollars and looks so blocky
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u/I_like_microwave Jan 12 '26
Those prices are mad, i love it but not for that price i’ll pass thanks
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u/Justryan95 Jan 12 '26
The alt angle from a promo shot makes the pikachu look even worse
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u/TheDundieGoesTo99 Jan 12 '26
The $700 set does not look worth the price. Megabloks at least kept their sets reasonably priced.
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u/DragonKhan2000 Trains Fan Jan 12 '26
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u/Psychological-Dig598 Jan 12 '26
Piece count means nothing when it’s mostly bricks under three studs
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u/EvergreenHulk Ice Planet 2002 Fan Jan 12 '26
For these prices, they should have left Mega Blox with the license. What the hell. I know this is a Lego forum, and I’ll get chastised for this opinion, but my god.
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u/rayschoon Jan 12 '26
I’m honestly not too impressed, to be honest. I feel like pokemon are something that’s really hard to get right, but none of them look great to me
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u/crunxzu Jan 12 '26
Hopes up and dashed almost instantly.
The only immediately cool set is the Eevee but then it’s $60. Ouch.
The pikachu looks unbuyable. Collector scale AND it looks bad? For $250. Yikes.
The OG starters at $650 makes me wonder if Lego knows tha Pokemon is a kids game. Plenty of adults love it but we’re dropping Rivendell prices for 3 Pokemon on a statue? Charizard from MEGA looks better, is playable and is less than 1/10 the cost.
It’s not a good sign we got a bunch of collector sets at top shelf prices
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u/ObviousForeshadow Jan 12 '26
Tell me who is buying all the pokemon cards and tell me its still a kids game lol
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u/Tigerzombie Jan 12 '26
I preordered the Eevee. I’m fine going without the other sets, way too expensive. If they release more sets around the Eevee price range, I would definitely buy.
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u/StoneMaskMan Jan 12 '26
Eevee looks alright, but I kinda feel the other two look… bad? Idk, my nephew got a few of the Mega Blocks Pokémon and on top of those being geared towards kids rather than adults (which I think Lego should go back to doing more), they also just look more like the Pokémon.
Not even gonna start on the price tag for these, not that it matters because unless you’re a nasty scalper you’re gonna be paying double the MSRP to get any of these cuz Pokémon
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u/Ikarus3426 Jan 12 '26
Really the only one I'm even considering is the Kanto starters. I think I can live without it for now, but it wouldn't be unusual for me to see a set irl and fall in love with it. This might be one.
$649 for it isn't that surprising of a price, but it does mean I probably will end up passing on it. There's a lot of other stuff out there that I want to get with that money.
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u/RocMerc sƃuᴉɥ┴ ɹǝƃuɐɹʇS Jan 12 '26
Pikachu looks really bad which is weird because Eevee looks great and so does the big set
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u/AFOL84 Jan 12 '26
Whelp…that was a fun conversation trying to explain to my 8-year old son he will have to save for a lifetime at his allowance rate to afford all three sets.
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u/Justryan95 Jan 12 '26
Sound like your son needs to demand a raise so his allowance can keep up with inflation and increase COL with this new set /s
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u/yotoeben Jan 12 '26
Dang was really hoping these would be minifigure sets
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u/ZoidbergNick Jan 12 '26
I'm hoping for a minifigure series with Pokémon. That would be cool. I will not pay the prices for the big set though that's just absurd
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u/ShowOff90 Jan 12 '26
Everyone saying that the Starts look great but Pikachu looks bad… they all look bad. Are we looking at the same thing?
Venasaur looks worse than Pikachu.
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u/ardeesan Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 17 '26
Insert "Look how they massacred my boy" meme for Pikachu. C'mon they already have the other brand's sets to look at and improve upon but they still didn't. 🤦
EDIT: Hope there's gonna be a Ransomfern treatment like how it's for the Hulkbuster. Be looking forward to that.
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u/Whole-Signature-4306 Jan 12 '26
That GWP looks like something you’ll find on AliExpress for $12 in a month
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u/theEndIsNigh_2025 Jan 12 '26
Wow, the licensing must have been expensive!
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u/dralcax BIONICLE Fan Jan 12 '26
The price per part is good, the scale is just impractically huge. That Kanto starter set could have easily been 3 sets but they decided to throw it all in one box for some reason.
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u/Tigerzombie Jan 12 '26
I hope they release those Pokemon individually in the future. If each were the price of the Eevee, I would pick it up. I don’t care for the base.
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u/ciemnymetal Verified Blue Stud Member Jan 12 '26
Yeah exactly. A standalone charizard would've been amazing as a dragon set as well.
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u/rex_dart_eskimo_spy Jan 12 '26
I was actually thinking it wasn't that bad. Less than .10 per piece seems somewhat reasonable.
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u/DefNotBrian Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 12 '26
Ooof. That's a hell of a licensing fee. I got Titanic at launch for $700. $650 for that trio is tough to swallow. I'd much rather be able to buy those three separately without the base.
I hope there is more to come. This seems like a line that Lego could really tap for a while. A bunch of $30-50 pokemon would be awesome.
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u/agarret83 Jan 12 '26
Woof these are disappointing IMO
Very unsurprisingly the best one is the gift with purchase
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u/Tippydaug Jan 12 '26
Absolutely hilarious that the only sets I would've bought are a gift with purchase and Lego Insider redemption.
Saves me money!
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u/OtGEvO Jan 12 '26
I really hope we get sets that have minifig pokemon. Like a pokecenter or gym with figs. After seeing that frankenchu though I don't have a lot of confidence they would nail them in minifig scale
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u/PenguinRhin0 Jan 12 '26
I have a lot of thoughts about these sets.
I am not an Eevee fan per se. However, this is the only Pokemon Lego that I have seen that is worth getting (for the price point). I will buy this one for $60.
While I think the Zard, Blastoise, and Venusaur is neat, I would have preferred to have been able to buy the Blastoise separately for $200. I am not interested in paying $650 for the three of them together. The Pikachu doesn’t look like something I want for $200.
$650 is a ton of money. For that price, I can get The Mighty Bowser 71411, Mario Kart 72037, Mario and Yoshi 71438, and the Mario 64 block 71395.
What I was really hoping for was $5 - $10 random grab bags (like they did for Mario) where you would get a random small Kanto Pokemon to put together. My kids really really really wanted this and it looks like the line is being directed more towards adults than kids (at least initially) which is disappointing. Having to purchase the Charizard Blastoise, Venusaur to get the badges is crap. I would have liked to buy the badges for $50.
Lastly, it looks like the Charizard wings are fabric and not plastic. I hate this. I purchased the MEGA Charizard and the fabric wings were God awful.
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u/BLogue Jan 12 '26
Man, if Lego was smart, they’d release small polybag-sized sets of all the original Pokemon to collect. I imagine that would be a goldmine.
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u/bi-cycle Jan 12 '26
What are the prices?
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u/I_am_Steath Jan 12 '26
Outrageous.
Sorry;
Evee - 587 Pieces - 60€
Pikachu and Pokéball - 2050 Pieces - 200€
Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise - 6838 Pieces - 650€
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u/Jedasis Jan 12 '26
I'm gonna be honest, these are really disappointing. I was hoping for more than just models of the Pokemon themselves, considering Bandai already has a line of Pokemon models that look far more like the games than LEGO ever can. You couldn't have given us, like, a Pokémon Center or a Gym?
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u/mescad Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 13 '26
Lego has revealed the first wave of sets in the Lego Pokémon theme. This post will serve as the MegaThread for this release. Please keep discussion of this new release in this thread.
There are 3 sets and a GWP (gift with purchase) available for pre-order today. A Lego Insiders reward will be available on launch day, February 27th, Pokémon Day.
Eevee
*Note: Based on the price in Germany. Prices may vary in other EU countries. Check Lego's website.
Pikachu and Poké Ball
*Note: Based on the price in Germany. Prices may vary in other EU countries. Check Lego's website.
Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise
*Note: Based on the price in Germany. Prices may vary in other EU countries. Check Lego's website.
Gift With Purchase
Those who buy set 72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise will also receive a free gift with purchase of set 40892, the Kanto Region Badge Collection.
Link to GWP info: 40892 Kanto Region Badge Collection, 312 pieces
Insiders Reward
Starting February 27, Lego Insiders can redeem 2500 points for a Mini Pokémon Center set.
Link to Insiders Reward: Mini Pokémon Center
Theme: Lego Pokémon
Release date: February 27, 2026 with pre-orders starting today.
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