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LEGO Pokemon 2026 Sets Officially Announced

January 12, 2026 /

LEGO has officially revealed the highly-anticipated LEGO Pokemon sets that will be releasing on February 27. There are three sets in the wave with pre-orders starting today on the LEGO Shop! There are also details about the gift with purchase set which is the Kanto Region Badge Collection (40892). It will run from February 27 – March 8 but no information about the price requirement to get it. In addition, there will be a Mini Pokemon Center (40911) Insiders Reward item which you can get for 2,500 Insiders points.

Update: Free LEGO® Pokémon™ Kanto Region Badge Collection (40892) gift offer is valid for first 21,840 pre-orders online at LEGO.com from 01/12/2026 9am EST, while supplies last.

Eevee (72151) – 587 pieces/$59.99

Pikachu and Poke Ball (72152) – 2,050 pieces/$199.99

Venasaur, Charizard, and Blastoise (72153) – 6838 pieces/$649.99

Kanto Region Badge Collection (40892) – 312 pieces

Mini Pokemon Center (40911) – 233 pieces

Can You Catch and Build Them All?

The LEGO Group Reveals First-Ever LEGO Pokémon Sets and Trainer Challenge

BILLUND, DENMARK, 12 JANUARY 2026: Today, the LEGO Group and The Pokémon Company International are unveiling the first ever collection of highly anticipated LEGO® Pokémon™ sets. Based on some of the most iconic Pokémon from the brand’s 30-year history, the first LEGO Pokémon sets allow fans to build and display their favourite Pokémon in LEGO brick form when they launch on 27 February 2026.

This exciting collaboration brings together two beloved worlds, inviting fans everywhere to continue their Pokémon Trainer journey, brick by brick. The launch

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LEGO Botanicals & Ninjago 2x Insider Points Promotion

January 11, 2026 /

LEGO has started some a new promotion where you can earn double Insiders points on LEGO Botanicals and LEGO Ninjago sets. The one for Botanicals is probably in preparation for Valentine’s Day next month and we can infer that LEGO wants to push Ninjago for the 15th anniversary. The promotion runs until January 18 and there are currently no gift with purchase sets to go along with it.

Botanicals

• Tulip Bouquet (11501) – $89.99
• Peace Lily (11504) – $49.99
• Daisies (11508) – $14.99
• Flowering Cactus (11509) – $34.99

Ninjago

• Nya vs. Mutation Monster Spinner (71849) – $9.99
• Lloyd vs. Earth Monster Spinner (71850) – $9.99
• Kai’s Dragon Mech Battle Pack (71851) – $9.99
• Cole’s Mission Mech (71854) – $34.99
• Ninja Dragon Riyu’s Battle (71855) – $44.99
• Jay’s Transforming Car (71856) – $54.99
• Ninja Vehicle Tree House Battle (71857) – $79.99
• Four Weapons Blacksmith 15th Anniversary (71858) – $99.99
• The Dragon of Life (71859) – $109.99
• The Old Town 15th Anniversary (71861) – $299.99
• Ninja Character Display (71866) – $44.99

LEGO Disney Castle (43222) Still Available at Disney Store

January 11, 2026 /

If you’re still looking for the LEGO Disney Castle (43222), the Disney Store still currently has it in stock at retail price. The was officially retired at the end of 2025 and it has sold out at many other retailer as well. The set was released back in 2023 and has lasted for 2.5 years so this Disney stock is probably the last of it at retail price.

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Last Day for LEGO Year of the Horse (40779) GWP

January 10, 2026 /

There is one more day left to get your orders in for a couple of the remaining promotions on the LEGO Shop. First is the LEGO Year of the Horse (40779) which is available with a general purchase of $70 or more. The other one is the LEGO DUPLO Celebration Cake (30712) with LEGO DUPLO purchases of $40. The Vintage Parade Car was still available earlier today but went out of stock just a few hours ago. LEGO Stores may still have them in stock but double check first.

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LEGO SMART Play Only Launching in Six Markets Worldwide

January 10, 2026 /

Pre-orders for the LEGO SMART Play Star Wars sets went live yesterday but if you were in certain countries, you aren’t able to place your orders. After the CES 2026 event, we’ve gotten some more information about the LEGO SMART Play system and it was revealed that the sets will only be available on March 1 for six launch markets: United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, and Australia. This wasn’t mentioned during CES or at any presentations afterward so that’s very baffling. The following details are LEGO’s statement on why there are only six countries for the launch:

The first LEGO SMART Play sets will be on shelf from 1st March 2026 in our six launch markets: US, UK, France, Germany, Poland and Australia.

It wasn’t launched globally, as LEGO® SMART Play is a major transformative company-wide initiative that spans our entire value chain, from R&D to manufacturing and retail. Owing to the complexities of launching this innovative new platform we’ve phased launch to ensure the best customer experience we can.

While we can’t share more information right now on further market availability, our teams are working really hard to get LEGO SMART Play to fans and builders across the world. Please stay tuned and we’ll share more information as soon as we can.

Note that the countries don’t include LEGO’s home, Denmark, which is more puzzling about a new play system that fans aren’t too keen on already at first look. Of course there’s many other factors that we don’t know about for … Continue

LEGO Ideas January 10 Update

January 10, 2026 /

A new day and we have a small LEGO Ideas First 2026 Review Stage update as a few projects in the past few days have reached the 10,000 supporter goal. One surprise here is that a board game was able to hit the goal in about a day or so after it was posted so there was a lot of traction from somewhere.

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