For those who are already disheartened by the rumoured $650 price tag of one LEGO Pokémon set, remember there's said to be much more.
The rumours attached to LEGO Pokémon last week included a $650 set, said to depict the Gen 1 starter trio of Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur, as well as an expected $200 set that we've guessed could be Pikachu – although that's just speculation on our part. While we should take those details with a pinch of salt until we get official confirmation from the LEGO Group, those two sets are certainly on the higher end of the LEGO pricing spectrum.
That's left some fans worried that they're going to be priced out of the fledgling theme before it's even arrived – but an important part of the rumour could be encouraging for those who don't want to spend triple figures on their LEGO sets. There are expected to be a total of 20 new LEGO Pokémon sets in 2026, along with an additional eight models that could be either BrickHeadz or promotional sets like GWPs.
If true, that's a mighty starting line-up for a theme, hopefully demonstrating the confidence that the LEGO Group has in Pokémon as a license, and rightly so. It brings to mind the LEGO One Piece launch, which debuted with six sets. While that's just a handful compared to the rumoured Pokémon LEGO releases for next year, it arguably follows the same formula.
Both are new licensed themes. The $650 set could emulate the large display-centred 75640 The Baratie Floating Restaurant, while One Piece also welcomed two BrickHeadz sets. The rest of the launch was focused on smaller minifigure-scale play sets, ranging from the smallest and cheapest 75636 Windmill Village Hut (£24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99 for 299 pieces) to the second-largest of the wave 75639 The Going Merry Pirate Ship (£119.99 / $139.99 / €129.99 for 1,376 pieces).
There was an impressive level of diversity in terms of appeal and price in the initial LEGO One Piece wave, and it paid off. Several sets quickly went on back order upon launch, even beyond the predictably popular 75639 The Going Merry Pirate Ship.
With that in mind, we're keeping our fingers crossed for similar levels of variety when LEGO Pokémon launches next year. A rumoured line-up of 20 sets is more than enough room for minifigure scale play models based on iconic buildings from the world of Pokémon, smaller display models to cater to lower budgets, and hopefully much more that we just haven't thought of yet. If it worked for One Piece, it can easily work for Pokémon.
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