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LEGO Pokemon Gifts, Sorted By the Age on the Box
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items If you are looking for the right LEGO Pokémon set, you do not have to guess piece counts or age groups anymore. This curated guide breaks down the collection the way you actually shop: by sorting seventeen sets strictly by the age printed on the box ...
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Ages 18 and Up: The Display Sets
Ages 6 and 7: The Starter Sets
Ages 8 and Up: The Battles
Ten and Up, and the Collector's Poké Ball
Ages 18 and Up: The Display Sets
Five sets built for adults, from $47.85 to $649.99, all rated 18 and up and all meant to stand on a shelf rather than be played with. The Eevee is the cheap entry and the three starters are the centrepiece. Check the finished dimensions before buying...
The three original starters arrive as one 6,838 piece build and it is the largest set in the range. At $649.99 it is a project rather than an afternoon. Check the shelf depth first, because the three stand side by side.
LEGO Pokémon Venusaur Charizard Blastoise 72153
Eevee is the small one in the adult range, at 587 pieces and $47.85. It builds in an evening and the finished model is about the size of a paperback. It is the right choice when the budget is real but the recipient is not a child.
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Rayquaza is a posable adult build that coils on its stand rather than standing straight. It costs $129.99 and the joints are stiff enough to hold a pose without sagging. The green is a strong colour on a shelf, so it is not the neutral pick.
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Arcanine is another adult posable model, at $103.99, and it is the one here that reads as a figure rather than a sculpture. The legs adjust, so it can sit or stand. It suits the fan who wants something to fiddle with.
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The Pikachu and Poké Ball set is a 2,050 piece display build of the two most recognisable things in the franchise. It sits at $159.95 and stands on its own base. It is the one to buy for an adult who already has somewhere to put it.
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Ages 6 and 7: The Starter Sets
Five small sets for six and seven year olds, from $14.99 to $69.96, all from the SMART Play line. Four of the five carry tags but no brick, so they need a set with a brick to make any sound. Only the Training House includes the bricks and the charger...
The Training House is the biggest of the starter sets at 400 pieces and it comes with two SMART bricks, four tags and a charger. It is $69.96 and the sounds need the bricks charged before first play. Ages six and up is accurate, the tags are small.
LEGO Pokémon SMART Play Training House Pikachu
A cavern clash between Charmander and Geodude, 198 pieces for $19.99. It is a six and up set with two SMART tags and no brick in the box, so it needs one of the larger sets to make sound. That is fine if it is an add on.
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Berry Bash pairs Bulbasaur with Bidoof for 240 pieces at $19.95. Same as the other small sets, it carries two SMART tags and expects the sound to come from a brick you already own. Good stocking filler, and it builds in about twenty minutes.
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The Trainer's Buggy is a 320 piece vehicle build with Squirtle and two SMART tags, at $29.99. The buggy rolls, so it survives being played with rather than only displayed. It is the one small set here that works as a toy first.
LEGO Pokémon SMART Play: Trainer's Buggy Adventure
Jigglypuff Concert is the cheapest set in the range at $14.99, 88 pieces, one SMART tag. It is a small stage with the microphone, and it is done in under ten minutes. Buy it as a top up rather than the main present.
LEGO Pokémon SMART Play: Jigglypuff Concert 72159
Ages 8 and Up: The Battles
Four battle sets for eight and up, from $49.99 to $119.99, each pairing two Pokemon against each other. Only the Ultimate Battle includes a brick and charger, so the other three are add ons for a house that already has SMART Play. Tag counts run from...
The Ultimate Battle is the flagship of the SMART Play line, 751 pieces with two bricks, four tags and a charger for $119.99. Everything needed to make the sounds work is in the box. It is the one to buy when there is no existing LEGO in the house.
LEGO Pokémon Charizard vs Jolteon Battle
Drone Search sends a drone after Mew across 429 pieces for $49.99. Three SMART tags come with it and the brick does not, so pair it with a set that has one. Ages eight and up, and the drone is the part that gets handled.
LEGO Pokémon SMART Play: Drone Search Mew
Eevee and Lapras get a treasure hunt, 623 pieces at $59.95, with three SMART tags. It is the gentlest of the eight and up sets, with no battle in it. Good for a child who likes the collecting side more than the fighting.
LEGO Pokémon SMART Play: Eevee & Lapras
Cubone and Gengar's Spooky Showdown is 782 pieces with four SMART tags, at $89.96. It has the most tags of any set here, so more of the build reacts. The theme is ghosts, which some eight year olds will love and some will not.
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Ten and Up, and the Collector's Poké Ball
The two most involved kids builds, rated ten and up, plus the adult collector piece, from $69.96 to $299.99. Ten and up means small pieces and longer instructions, so these are not first sets. The Poké Ball is display only and rated 18 and up, so che...
The Championship Battle is 831 pieces, 85 dollars, two SMART tags and the highest age rating in the line. It is the most involved build before the adult sets. Ten and up is honest, there are small pieces throughout.
LEGO Pokémon SMART Play: Umbreon vs Garchomp
The Iconic Trainer Moments Poké Ball is the collector piece, $299.99, with three minifigures and two Pokémon inside the ball. It is an 18+ build, so it is display only. Pricey, but it is the only set here that looks like a trophy.
LEGO Pokémon Iconic Trainer Moments Poké Ball
Mewtwo's Lab Break is 605 pieces at $69.96 for ages ten and up, with one SMART tag. The build is a lab wall with Mewtwo breaking through it. One tag means only one section reacts, so the price buys a smaller reaction.
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