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Hey there! I'm not much of a forum guy, so hopefully I'm in the right place here. For context, I'm a big Pokemon and Lego nerd, so I got really excited (and my fiscally responsible side screamed) when I saw the announcement about the Lego Pokemon theme coming in 2026. I talked to a few of my friends (also Lego/Pokenerds) and looked around on some other news sites for information, but as expected, info is pretty sparse. What I have been able to find is that apparently MEGA (formerly Megablocks, which used to hold the Pokemon license) hasn't released any new sets/products for Pokemon this year, which makes me wonder exactly when the license expired/expires since they renewed it in late 2022 according to a quick google search. If I had to guess though, they still technically hold the license since Lego is waiting until 2026. Here's the big question for you guys, and the reason I started this post: What do you think the first wave of Pokemon sets will look like, and how might consecutive waves be structured? I've been thinking long and hard on this since the announcement, and I have my two cents here in case anyone wants a conversation starter. The first "rule" I've been keeping in mind is that Lego will not be copying what MEGA did, at least not very closely. This is (presumably) the reason why we haven't gotten any Mario minifigures yet, even though the Sonic and Animal Crossing themes rely heavily on them. Because of this, I highly doubt the main sets we will see will be evolutionary families as a block (at least not at first) or random habitat locations. That said, I do think one thing that Lego might do is make at least two CMF lines for the Pokemon. I would personally love to see this as it would give a great opportunity to get some less overtly popular first-stage mons (I'm thinking along the lines of Beldum, Sandile, etc... Anything that isn't Pikachu, Eevee, or a starter). I do NOT think that these CMF figs would have pokeballs since that's pretty close to MEGA's line, but I could see something like what the Mario series did/has been doing for the little character packs. Pokeballs will make an appearance in some way. They have to. Personally, I'd like to see a line of different styles of pokeballs with final evolutions as little display models, sort of along the size line as the medium/small botanical sets (e.g., Plum Blossom). Unfortunately, I can also see this going another way where they make a giant $200 pokeball with a little diorama inside. Cute, but not great in my opinion. I am a sucker for maps, so if they would make an art set with the region maps of maybe Kanto and Johto to start out with that'd be really cool. I could also see some midi-scale Architecture-style buildings with micro Pokemon builds (e.g., the burned tower from Johto or Prism Tower from Kalos). One thing that I think would make a cool set would be a Pokemon Center (basic, but a staple), however, since MEGA just did that in 2023, I doubt we'll see that at least in the first year. One thing that I can't decide on is whether or not they'll include minifigs. MEGA hasn't done it, so we have that going for us, but brick-building Pokemon makes more sense on a mid scale, meaning that minifigs would be out of the question. Unfortunately, current Lego trends have been heavily favoring TV, movies, and video games over any other source, so I could see minifigs from the anime (especially since the Pokemon company needs a way to draw in young fans after the reboot) or movies (I think Netflix is still making a live-action show?) or maybe the base characters from the games, but I can also see them ignoring this entirely. If I had to guess, since the Legends Z-A game releases late this year, the first big push for game-based sets would be for the games after that (either the next Let's Go installment, the next remake, or Gen 10, whichever comes first), which will likely drop in late 2026 if I'm reading patterns correctly. One thing that I really like doing in the Pokemon games is shiny hunting, which led me to wonder if that will be a mechanic in these sets, even if it's just in the potential CMF line. They've done that sort of thing multiple times, and as evil as it would be, it would really boost sales from people like me who are collectors at heart. The last two things I was thinking about were the card game and video games. I can very easily see Lego and the Pokemon TCG doing a crossover thing, where the cards would be Lego Pokemon and have some Legos in them and some Lego sets would include cards (maybe similar to the Chima Speedorz cards?). Second, do you think there will be a Lego Pokemon game? Pokemon Quest is already a very blocky game, and reskinning it to be Lego could make a lot of sense, but would there be a separate (probably mobile) game with scanning function in the sets? This may be a hot take, but because of Lego's constant push towards digitizing themes, they have ruined some really good ideas (I'm looking at you Hidden Side and Mario), but now that they're partnering with people that have a lot of mobile and console game experience, I could totally see a gacha-style game like a blend of TCG pocket and Pokemon Quest that gives rewards/currency for scanning cards found in sets. Very much a cash grab, but it seems right up Lego and Pokemon's respective alleys. Sorry for the book of a post, but I had a lot that I've been thinking about and I'm really curious what you all are thinking about this theme.

Hi all, I've just joined this forum hoping to find out whether Lego still stock this type of product attached. I'm pretty sure it is LEGO as the logo is on the bottom of each piece - my 7 year old son who is an avid Lego builder absolutely loves this one off piece we inherited from a cousin but we have no idea what is actually is, how to order more, or if it is still available? Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks all in advance