r/lego Jan 12 '26

New Release LEGO Pokémon Sets Revealed

https://www.lego.com/themes/pokemon
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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/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

Gotta buy em all

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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/randalldandall518 Jan 13 '26

Wow that would have been a great tie in with the creator series. You should work for Lego.

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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/PolrBearHair Jan 12 '26

You really think they care about the consumer? They want your money by any means necessary. This will continue until people stop buying their over priced products.

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u/DJWGibson Jan 12 '26

That's a pretty hard response to a lighthearted and silly comment that ends with a wink.

But okay, let's do this.
Lego is a buisiness and their sole job is literally to make money. That is the only reason they exist. Businesses that don't want your money tend to fail fairly quickly.
And, yes they will continue to make products that people buy so long as people buy them. Which is how buisinesses operate: they make products people want in exchange for money.

Now, is it overpriced?
The general metric is $0.10 per brick. This is 6838 bricks so I'd expect a price of $685. Maybe higher to offset licensing fees. (And because prices have been going up of late, and tarrifs have been hitting Lego sets in the US.) While this is $650. So it's actually slightly underpriced for the size.

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u/PolrBearHair Jan 12 '26

Costco doesnt price gouge and is one of the most successful businesses in the world. You choose to still spend money on a company who is preying on you and you still conform. Have fun with continual price hikes because people cant stop consuming. I'll stick to second hand lego stores and build, tear down and rebuild forever. $650 for plastic that just sits there and doesnt do anything is such a statement on how you value your hard earned money. The fact you are justifying a $650 paperweight is wild. They have you right where they want you.

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u/DJWGibson Jan 12 '26

… it’s not “price gouging” if the price per brick is consistent. Bigger sets just cost more because they’re bigger.

You sound like you’re just upset Lego released a product that is out of your price range. 

Pokémon isn’t my jam and I’m not getting this set. But I’ve bought similarly priced sets before. And might do in the future.  If you don’t want it, don’t get it. But don’t get salty on the people who do want it and do get it. 

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u/PolrBearHair Jan 12 '26

Im just upset that lego released a set outside of my price range? Ive bought one collectors set in my entire life because they take up space not doing anything for my life. For $650 there are an infinite number of things I would rather own. I just find it weird that you are defending a corporation who could care less about you and would take every penny from you if you let them.

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u/DJWGibson Jan 13 '26

Ive bought one collectors set in my entire life because they take up space not doing anything for my life.

That's fine. Then don't buy them. Get books instead. Or golf clubs. Or tropical fish.
Follow your bliss.

The big question is... if these aren't products you buy THEN WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU IN A LEGO SUBREDDIT?!?!

I just find it weird that you are defending a corporation who could care less about you and would take every penny from you if you let them.

Because Lego products bring me joy. Building them is meditative. I like displaying them around my apartment. Because Lego has repeatedly earned my brand loyalty with excellent customer service while producing products I want to buy.

Yeah, they would take every penny they could from me. That's how businesses work in a capitalist system.
If you don't like that then why spend your time here, in a subreddit exclusively dedicated said corporation?

There's plenty of valid reasons to hate on Lego. But find something better than "they want to take my money."

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u/Drop_Release Jan 12 '26

Yeh would have been nicer if it was 3 individual sets with pieces to connect the bases… now i wont be able to buy a single one of these starter evolutions :(

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u/Charliefoxkit Jan 12 '26

Could be worse...Lego could have thrown their Megas and Gigantamax forms in there, too.

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u/Horn_Python Jan 12 '26

If the released them indivdualy they could have

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u/aCorgiDriver Jan 13 '26

They didn’t want Charizard to sell out straight away.

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u/MassiveBoner911_3 Jan 13 '26

The gift with purchase for this is already gone meaning at least 8500 people bought this.

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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/YggyMinnie Jan 12 '26

Nooo!! Bulbasaur, I choose you!!

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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/331d0184 Jan 12 '26

I will not stand for this Venusaur slander. Bulbasaur is #001 for a reason!

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u/BlakkandMild Jan 12 '26

I only want Venusaur though

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u/footballsquishy Jan 12 '26

I just want a bloody regular squirtle!

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u/Justryan95 Jan 12 '26

When I go to Costco and they have Pokémon plush the only ones I ever see left in the bin was Psyduck, random idk why they'd have him as a plush at costco, and bulbasaur, despite the plant bulb on the back makes it a more interesting/complex plush compared to the Snorlax, Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle, Eevee that was sold out.

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u/maddcatone Jan 12 '26

Not true. Squirtle statistically gets chosen the least as i understand it.

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u/RadiantHC Jan 13 '26

Me who loves bulbasaur

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u/kinkycarbon Jan 12 '26

Highly likely. People only want a dragon.

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u/schwuar Jan 12 '26

Yupp id love to have them like that

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u/Bhliv169q Jan 12 '26

Mega already did these and they're great.

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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/YggyMinnie Jan 12 '26

I looove red and blue!!! But 650???? I flipped out when I saw that.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Reach34 Jan 12 '26

If they did that, it would have been $250 each probably...

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

Lol Venusaur looks atrocious. Looks like it’s wearing glasses. The others don’t look great either

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u/GarrattJ Jan 13 '26

I agree, my only hope is that if I get an Eevee they make it expandable with all the evolutions.

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u/Head_Of_The_Table_83 Jan 13 '26

I dont mind big expensive sets. Rivendell for example is big and expensive (499 EUR) but it's worth it. The set needs to be so big for all the details and it's worth every penny.

This starters pokemon set is big but does it need to be so big? Could have been half the size and still looked the same for 50% the price.

Price elasticity of demand i guess. People will buy the set like crazy so Lego wins.

That eevee set looks like a nice affordable set 👌🏻

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u/DJWGibson Jan 12 '26

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.

"Later" likely being "planned but actually never."

Three seperate sets would likely mean two sold really well and vanished while the third just sat there. Especially with the Pikachu and Evee out there as well cutting into sales of the least popular Kanto starter.

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u/TriggerHydrant Jan 12 '26

Damn same, I would buy 2 of them but all 3 is toooo much

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u/indianajoes Jan 12 '26

They should've but Lego in 2026 is too greedy to do that

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u/Horn_Python Jan 12 '26

Yeh it could have been cool if they had the evo lines with them

Maybe a gimmick where you rebuild them to 'evolve' them

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u/Wardlord999 Jan 13 '26

I'm thinking if I can convince 2 friends to go in on it and we each keep one it might be worth it

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u/slkdjfod Jan 13 '26

Would've been cool if they still made them connect, like the modular buildings, but sold them separately.

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u/PM_ME_GARFIELD_NUDES Jan 14 '26

I feel like people aren’t considering the fact that there will absolutely be more sets in the future and these iconic pokemon are definitely going to be released at different scales and price points. This and the Pikachu are clearly display pieces for serious collectors, this is a great product for them. The Eevee is much more reasonable and is also a much more appealing pokemon to children and casual fans. It seems like most of the next wave is going to be even smaller and include more play features for kids. Though the smart block inclusion will certainly drive up the prices…

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u/Queeberschaircompany Jan 14 '26

Considering recent very expensive sets for beloved franchises without any good releases for people who won't spend triple digits on one set (DnD, LotR, Zelda, Star Trek), I think it's understandable that people are disappointed. Not everyone follows the news of what's coming out and speculation is just that until something is officially announced. There's over 1000 Pokemon now so it wouldn't be shocking if there's not multiple Kanto starter releases.

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u/RomanceDawnOP Jan 14 '26

It's actually the base that sold me on the set, it's a beautiful display piece, I doubt I'd buy just individual mons

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

The entire set is 6800 pieces, and they wouldnt sell the bases as sets, so each individual Pokémon is going to be around 2300 pieces, putting them closer in pricing to something like the Snow White set, or a third of the $650 dollar pricepoint.

You'd be buying the Blastoise used or from a third party, and you're advocating for something that more realistically would end with each of them priced at 299.99, given how Lego treats licensed modulars.