{"id":2151,"date":"2025-03-18T16:45:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T17:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:20:16","slug":"lego-pokemon-is-now-officially-real-so-let-your-bank-account-beware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/lego-pokemon-is-now-officially-real-so-let-your-bank-account-beware\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego Pok\u00e9mon is now officially real \u2013 so let your bank account beware"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lego has chosen Pikachu (Lego)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A new line of Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> themed Lego<\/a> sets have been announced, with a multi-year deal that is going to cost fans dearly.<\/p>\n

Not only do Lego and Nintendo<\/a> get on very well but it\u2019s amusing that they\u2019re both quite similar companies, beloved by their fans but notorious for their secrecy and insistence on doing things their way.<\/p>\n

Their first partnership was for the ongoing Super Mario<\/a> line of Lego sets, which rather than just being recreations of scenes from specific games, with ordinary brick built minifigures, involve giant-sized Bluetooth figures and customisable courses.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve also dabbled with sets aimed at adults, such as the upcoming Mario Kart model<\/a>, as well as a 2-in-1 Legend Of Zelda creation<\/a>, and a whole line dedicated to Animal Crossing<\/a>. And now it\u2019s the turn of Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

How many other Nintendo franchises might be turned into official Lego sets is difficult to say but in some cases it seems there\u2019s been a delay because they\u2019ve licensed the property out to other companies first.<\/p>\n

For a few years there were Mario Kart sets for K\u2019Nex and, over the years, there have been officially licensed Pok\u00e9mon sets for both Nanoblock and Mega Bloks.<\/p>\n

Inevitably, they weren\u2019t very good but even though it\u2019s The Pok\u00e9mon Company that organises merchandise for Pok\u00e9mon, not Nintendo, they\u2019ve been brought into the fold and a line of Pok\u00e9mon sets will be coming out in 2026, as part of a new \u2018multi-year\u2019 deal.<\/p>\n

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None of them have been revealed yet but the teaser video above clearly show\u2019s Pikachu\u2019s tail. As if there was any doubt that he\u2019d be one of the first to show up.<\/p>\n

Mega Bloks\u2019 toys tended to be brick-built versions of the most popular pok\u00e9mon, including Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, but there\u2019s no clue as to what direction Lego may take – other than there\u2019s likely to be some sort of twist to it.<\/p>\n

\u2018This new partnership will bring the world of Pok\u00e9mon to life in entirely new ways, allowing fans to build beloved Pok\u00e9mon in Lego brick form,\u2019 says Lego.<\/p>\n

\u2018For the first time, the Lego Group will be bringing the most loved Pok\u00e9mon to life in a brand-new way, with play experiences that will delight new and existing fans alike.\u2019<\/p>\n

While a Generation X video game sequel is likely to be announced by 2026, if not released, the sets won\u2019t necessarily have anything to do with that.<\/p>\n

The recently released Mario Kart sub-line<\/a> is based solely on Mario Kart 8, in part because new Lego sets take a surprisingly long time to design and produce\u2026 just like video games.<\/p>\n

There could be some connection to this year\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a> but more likely Lego will, at least at first, go for the obvious iconic pok\u00e9mon and locations. Or maybe they\u2019ll opt for something more outside the box, like the fan creation below.<\/p>\n

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This fan-made set looks really neat (The Brothers Brick<\/a>\/Grant Davis<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lego has chosen Pikachu (Lego) A new line of Pok\u00e9mon themed Lego sets have been announced, with a multi-year deal that is going to cost fans dearly. Not only do Lego and Nintendo get on very well but it\u2019s amusing that they\u2019re both quite similar companies, beloved by their fans but notorious for their secrecy and insistence on doing things their way. Their first partnership was for the ongoing Super Mario line of Lego sets, which rather than just being … Continue reading “Lego Pok\u00e9mon is now officially real \u2013 so let your bank account beware”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2151"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2155,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151\/revisions\/2155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}