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New Pokémon Lego set costs more than a Switch 2 and an actual game

Grant St. Clair
Jan 19, 2026
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Disappointed Pikachu in a still frame from Pokémon

Unfortunately, Lego‘s recent realization that its core audience is no longer children but nostalgic thirty-somethings has been utterly disastrous for anyone who’s not a nostalgic thirty-something. The past few years have seen brick counts and complexity drop while prices soar, culminating in last year’s …

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