LEGO (Finally) Announces First Pokémon Sets

After what seems like an eternity of rumours, LEGO have announced three Pokémon sets, all of which target adult/expert builders. One is a really doozy, both in terms of piece count and price.

It's been rumoured for some time that LEGO and Pokémon were planning a collaboration. Ever since LEGO released the first Mario sets there's been swirling conjecture that sets featuring everyone's favourite Pocket Monsters would be on their way before too long.

It's seemed that the main blocker for just a collab was LEGO's existing deal with building toy maker nanoblock. Nanoblock's japanese website does still seem to feature some upcoming Pokémon releases, so we're not sure if non-exclusive agreements have been worked, and exclusivity clause has expired, or something else.

In any case, whatever corporate or other barriers were in the way are now gone, and LEGO have announced the first three sets coming next month.

These are all detailed builds in the 18+ product range. LEGO stated in their announcement that they are "always releasing new sets across all our themes, however, so do check again in the future to see what’s new"

Now it's on to the new sets!

72151 Eevee

The first (and smallest) of the sets on offer is that of the evolution Pokémon Eevee!

It features 587 pieces, including new prints of Eevee's eyes, nose and mouth (we're not sure if they're printed pieces or stickers from the info provided by LEGO. The build looks to be a pretty nice one, with lots of hidden stud goodness to keep the model looking nice and smooth, with a few exposed studs to keep things interesting.

The model looks to have a good degree of poseability, with the legs, tail and head appearing to have a good amount of movement.

LEGO also talking up a surprise addition to the set contents, saying that "fans [will] discover a special surprise that highlights Eevee’s many Evolutions". We're not sure what this could be at this point, but we're speculating there might be some small bonus builds based on the elemental stones used for most off the Eeveelutions.

72152 Pikachu and Poké Ball

A decent step up in terms of both piece count and price, the Pikachu and Poké Ball set is a really striking diorama model showing Pikachu bursting out of its Poké Ball, with a large lightning bolt shaped base featuring Pikachu's national Pokédex number of 25. Weighing in at 2050 pieces, the Pikachu and the Poké Ball components can also be removed from the base to display separately.

Pikachu's build is in a similar style to Eevee's, with hidden studs across most of the model with some stylistically exposed studs, particularly on the sides of the tail. There's new prints for Pikachu's eyes, nose and mouth, as well as the Poké Ball's button, but again we're not sure if they're stickers or printed pieces.

Poseability isn't quite as detailed as Eevee, but it looks like the tail and ears can be posed to provide a little variety.

The Poké Ball's design is interesting. Poké Balls have been a frequent project for LEGO and Pokémon fans, with the most popular MOC designs based on the popular SNOT ball design, which displays studs on all 6 sides of the model. LEGO's design goes in a different direction, hiding the studs and heavily utilising round and corner round pieces to produce a design that looks more conventionally like a ball.

72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise

The final set is an absolutely gorgeous, detailed and very expensive one designed around the final evolutions of the Gen I starters, Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise. Weighing it at a whopping 6838 pieces and costing a pretty penny, it gives builders multiple options in terms of how they display the set when completed.

Where to start with this one? It looks like an amazing build, featuring models of the three Pokémon as well as small landscape pieces matching their types. The models look like they can be displayed on their own, with the type diorama piece or as a single, semi-circular diorama.

Once again, the hidden studs give the Pokémon a really nice, strong stylistic finish. The poseability looks pretty limited on this one unfortunately, with Charizard's tail and Blastoise's water cannons being able to be slightly moved. Venusaur, at least in the product images available, doesn't appear to have any options for posing.

At the price point on offer though, it's certainly going to take some savings for the average fan.

Pricing and Availability

All three of the Pokémon sets are set to ship from 27 February 2026. Interestingly, as of the writing of this article Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise does not appear to be available for pre-order on the Australian LEGO website, while the other two are. We're not sure if this is due to the pre-order allocation being exhausted, or if orders will open for it at a later date.

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