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Until now, Smart Play sets person exclusively been Star Wars-themed.
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Lego is bringing its smart tech to a non-Star Wars merchandise statement for nan first time, pinch a bid of Pokémon sets coming later this summer. There are 12 sets successful total, each of them Smart Play-enabled successful immoderate way.
To date, Lego's collaboration pinch Pokémon has been focused connected nostalgic builds for semipermanent fans successful its 18+ demographic, but nan caller Smart Play lineup is very overmuch a play for nan younger audience, overmuch for illustration nan highly successful modular Mario range. The cheapest of these costs conscionable $15.
The astir costly options are nan 2 all-in-one sets, which see astatine slightest 1 Smart Brick, a charger and Smart Tags that show nan ceramic really it should behave. The $120 Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Charizard vs. Jolteon Ultimate Battle group features an 18cm Charizard fig and a 12cm Jolteon. You get 2 Smart Bricks, 4 tags and a charger successful nan box. A ceramic goes into each 'Mon to unlock its unsocial conflict sounds and interactions, while a Smart Tag-enhanced treatment spray tin reconstruct wellness during battle. An interactive target for training is besides included.
The different all-in-one group disposable astatine motorboat is nan Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Training House pinch Pikachu, which costs $70 and comes pinch 1 Smart Brick and 4 Smart Tags. As good arsenic a fig of nan astir celebrated Pokémon of them all, you besides get a "Pikachu-inspired" brick-built character house, a training target, Poké Ball and a miniature buildable sandwich. The thought is that nan subordinate channels their soul Ash Ketchum arsenic they "nurture, feed, play, train and battle" everyone's favourite electrified rodent.
The different 10 sets are smaller affairs based astir 1 aliases much Pokémon, astir of them recognizable Gen 1 monsters. They're beautiful basal connected their own, but adding a Smart Brick makes them due Smart Play sets. With a Smart Brick inserted, Jigglypuff will beryllium capable to make usage of its microphone and speakers, for example, while Bulbasur and Bidoof will respond to being moved around. Unfortunately, it looks for illustration Lego still isn't trading nan Smart Brick connected its own, which intends you'll request to bargain a group that has 1 earlier you tin return afloat advantage of their features.
Here's each Lego Pokémon group disposable astatine launch.
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Training House pinch Pikachu (72164) — $70
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Charizard vs. Jolteon Ultimate Battle (72167) — $120
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Berry Bash pinch Bulbasaur and Bidoof (72155) — $20
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Trainer's Buggy Adventure pinch Squirtle (72156) — $30
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Charmander and Geodude's Cavern Clash (72157) — $20
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Sprigatito, Fuecoco and Quaxly Battle (72158) — $35
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Jigglypuff Concert (72159) — $15
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Drone Search for Mythical Mew (72161) — $50
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Eevee and Lapras's Treasure Hunt (72162) — $60
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Mewtwo's Lab Break (72163) — $70
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Umbreon vs. Garchomp Championship Battle (72165) — $80
- Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Cubone and Gengar's Spooky Showdown (72166) — $90
All 12 sets are available to pre-order now and will beryllium disposable starting August 1. Lego has besides announced that prime stores will go PokéStops and Gyms wherever fans tin unlock exclusive rewards. Between August and September 2026, you tin besides unlock exclusive rewards some in-game and in-store, including a Lego Smart Tag, unsocial Lego Pokémon integer backgrounds, Lego Pokémon stickers and exclusive branded apparel successful nan app.
