From the moment a pixelated Gengar and Nidorino faced off in the opening animation of the first Pokémon games on the original Game Boy back in 1996, the Pokémon franchise has been a perennial favorite of kids and adults alike. With 2026 marking Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, Lego’s first-ever collaboration with the enduringly popular monster-catching megahit is perfectly timed—a crossover of pop culture titans with just one problem: Anyone who isn’t an ultra-fan with cavernously deep pockets…

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