Lego announced that it acquired the Pokemon license, which means we will see building block sets involving characters from the series. These will begin appearing in 2026. However, while it will be a while before they debut, the official site for the collection is live.
The initial details for the Lego Pokemon sets is incredibly vague. It shows the company’s logo alongside the one for the game and anime series. There’s also a special block that looks like Pikachu’s tail alongside it. Electrical elements appear as well. This suggests that, at the very least, we will see some sort of Pikachu build as part of the selection.
At the moment, there are two building block toy companies that also feature Pokemon sets. One is Kawada, which released kits in its Nanoblock line based on the series. In addition to smaller blind box builds, there are larger kits. Mattel’s Mega Bloks line also includes a number of Pokemon sets.
In the meantime, we’ll see more Lego Nintendo sets. The company shared a Mario Kart one that is on the way. There will also be one that lets us build a Game Boy out of blocks. This is in addition to the existing Super Mario and Animal Crossing collections.
The Lego Pokemon sets will appear in 2026. The latest mainline games are Pokemon Scarlet and Violet on the Switch.
Published: Mar 18, 2025 10:20 am