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Doesn't look great considering the prices. Even if generous at €150 pikachu looks quite bad. Eevee looks better then Pikachu, choosing for a more flat design with just tiles/prints works for it. And then €175-200 blastoise/venusaur/charizard each don't look worth that at all, and I already went lower due to the huge base that's included. Even as a big pokémon fan, I think Creator 3-in-1 sets or whatever offer better value if you want some animal on display. A Switch 2 + HOME + Online + 1-2 pokémon games (depending on DLC) is a better gift for a kid imo, even scarlet/violet.

I do hope summer will have something for Pirates , the ship/island/tavern 3-in-1 set sold from 2020-2025 (over 2x longer then Viking Ship) , and the shark/raptor/castle got followups (and recolor for the dino set)

I agree standalone would be better, either Cargo OR Leisure. Friends has been knocking it out again with their Room sets, and now for 2026 the Tiny Supermarket set is only €20 and packed with printed pieces , food items and a cart, and Friends buildings suggest making your own buildings more too, both interior and exterior the smaller rooms/shops can easily be integrated into MOCs. (and I don't mind using minidolls and minifigs together even tho some cases you have to adapt , like seating) City had this 8x8 / 8x16 system, and Creator 3-in-1 had it for a while too , but none of that seems to have stayed, even the French Fries food truck isn't compatible with 8x8 burger stand as the wheel arches limit it, only needed to be 1 plate higher... Airport is nice but a missed chance for a play feature by spinning the radar would spin the arrivals luggage belt and X-Ray.

With airport being apparently grouped under codename "My City", I do have some hope for 3 other structures/location sets for summer. Coastguard HQ harbour/building could be nice, maybe with another seperate Marina set (could connect to 2024 Harbour since that one had seperate modules) Tractor from 2025 (4+ and mini magazine gift) and 2026 could mean maybe another Farm set, since this 2026 one clearly has a new trailer system to put things on the back/front.

Very nice to see smaller offerings like mini supermarket, works well as little standalone playset, or expansion pack, and it even seems have all prints too.

Scorpion Digger uses basicly the exact color scheme of the Ninjago Crystal King, that's pretty cool, will go well with those thematically too. Also those little cats included are pretty cool, basicly Dreamzzz versions of Vaporeon, Flareon, Leafeon and Glaceon.

Still a big chance for minifig sets in June or August as that has been a thing for the recent years now, especially since 2026 again has 0 yet, and all the 2026 are basicly small/medium.

Another new color in 2026 : 431 blue violet Could be interesting to see it used for Starmie.

True, also LEGO seems to be focused on a Fortnite crossover with Ninjago, so I think that'll be a bigger focus.

Well, I don't really expect a big recolor either, the current works well , and the black/white/yellow still is a somewhat of a throwback to the police HQ of the 70s, just the 2022 station looks out of place now with the regular blue (but it was nice next to 60372 Police Training Academy) , but I assume it sells and they keep it around like 60312 Police Car (2022) . More sub-structures like 60457 Custom Police Garage could be an interesting concept to combine sets into a bigger building.

Really the main thing it could use is a new Police Station in the current colors, but 60316 Police Station (yes that's a 2022 set! so no constant remakes) is still around until end of 2026, alongside 60419 Police Prison Island. So I don't expect a big police reboot/recolor until 2027. I think 60456 Police Boat is one of the better value size/price sets from 2025 Police.

With Fortnite products having codes to redeem in-game, I really wonder if they have mystery gift stuff from buying LEGO sets. On one hand I hope not, especially not exclusives , shiny legendaries or mythicals, but getting some redeem code for a pokémon in the set with something like OT (original trainer) named LEGO, that could be fun.

New pink color in 31218 Japanese Cherry Blossom Landscape , really might be used for Pokémon as well, even just in Gen 1, there are the Clefairy, Chansey and Jigglypuff lines, and Mew which are well known by this point. New pink also seems useful for accents like inner ears/mouth of some pokémon like Meowth.

Usually around 1st week of December.

This is cool to see. I still got a bunch of old paper catalogs. Sets also came with leaflets and mini catalogs.

I noticed that too when I returned to LEGO, and sets from themes like Nexo Knights (2016-2018) had quite a lot of studded technic functions (and some studless too) Even some basic gears and axle functions in Creator 3-in-1 fairground stuff and such. Also in more recent years I noticed more of a trend toward clip/bar hinges over technic-pin connectors to connect sections/modules of sets.

2026 will be a key year to see how dedicated LEGO is to classic (= Non Licensed) themes tbh. Like everything "classic" Pirates, Vikings, Space, and Castle will be retired except for 1 set. I really hope that it's not all relegated to licenses, GWP and BDP sets. Also remember how BDP is also indirectly influenced by what figures/prints are available. I mean, I think City Space was a cool concept, but even those have some questionable quick retirement dates with the 2025 spaceship being a 1 year ordeal (but no differerent to Blacktron Renegade) But I really hope the 3-in-1 Castle (2025 version), gets a nice long lifespan, and a second followup set with the Serpents. And perhaps more future content with the Krakens/Gryphons and not just via BDP. Also themes like Monkie Kid and likely Dreamzzz might be gone (especially in 2027) , so a proper theme of sorts could still appear for 2026/2027.

Ninja was part of Castle very much, it fills a gap of products in 1998 and 1999 inbetween Fright Knights and Knight's Kingdom 1, so it's no different from other short waves like Exploriens or UFO or Insectoids getting the bulk of their regular sets made in 1 year. Vikings and Knight's Kingdom 2 were made side by side, I consider those entirely seperate. Yeah it's really weird nowdays. Pirates under Creator 3-in-1 + IDEAS Vikings under Creator 3-in-1 + IDEAS Castle under Creator 3-in-1 + Icons Space under Icons + (and at least 1-2 waves of City + Friends to be fair) And then multiple limited GWP or Insider rewards. And for 2026 it's pretty much an empty list, with just likely Sea Serpent as IDEAS GWP, and 3-in-1 having the new 2025 Castle, the rest of the IDEAS/Icons/3-in-1 will all be retired.

Wonder if there will be a replacement for Pirate Ship, but with the One Piece being similar sized, probably not...

2026 will have a lot of big sets retired , in form of Space (most City + Icons Blacktron), Castle (2x Icons), Pirates (3-in-1), Vikings (Ideas), so far the only non-licensed replacement is a 3-in-1 castle replacing itself, that's 1 set out of many. Combined with the likely end of Monkie Kid, and possibly Dreamzzz (no summer sets?), there seems to be potential for something but I don't think it'll be announced this year. I figure 2 scenarios could happen Something announced early 2026 to launch late 2026 (might not happen with Dreamzzz still around and Pokémon releasing around Q2 2026 , likely after Pokémon day late-February). Something teased/announced mid to late 2026 for 2027. All I hope is that it's not replaced by yet another license.

Lots and lots of vehicles. But it's interesting there's a big focus on airport and more trains, with Space mostly retired. Summer likely has more buildings with those unnamed june sets.

Was just thinking, what the big set could be other then some big build model, or a stadium (Pokemon Champions is a new Stadium battle game) or something. Just a "what if" moment, if it's not what's generally expected. Something like the Brave Olivine Airship from Horizons (if they do anything minifig related that is) , maybe not something entirely 30th anniversary like , but Pikachu and Charizard could definately be in it, as those are featured due to being the crew leader's pokemon.

For sure, I even notice more pokemon merchandise in stores now, and even the small things are mainly Pikachu, and the 3 original starters. You do have a good point, nostalgia is different for everyone, even in LEGO people grew up with classic space, or perhaps Space Police 3 , but both are Space nostalgia. (Edit : off topic stuff removed irrelevant to LEGO)

Seems to me, very likely something to be fully announced at pokemon day 2026 (27 February), as it's 30th anniversary on exactly that date , could very well be something like a April 2026 release, and perhaps more product for the 2026/2027 winter season with more product or tie-ins to a new game/generation. The current anime also seems to shift toward a tie-in with the upcoming Legends Z-A game, but I think LEGO would skip that, due to the timeline, possibly 30th anniversary stuff, or generation 10, are more significant for a physical product like LEGO.

Totally agree that regular sets shifted to plates, and tiles a whole lot, and some sets main brick parts are the SNOT bricks used to build sideways, or texture bricks. LEGO buildings with sloped roof bricks mostly got phased out in favour of plates (exception is something like 42669 Beekeepers' House and Flower Garden but that's a tiny build that chooses detail small pieces/tiles over size) Also pretty much most modern LEGO sets that aren't part of some City street system use rounded plates as a base, which works for display, but less so for rebuilding it into something else. Classic theme did get a bit better in recent years , with more brick focused sets and better colour balances, and I hope 2026 will offer another set like 11030 Lots of Bricks with pure bricks, for the years before that one, pure 100% brick sets have been absent for a while. Yeah, I have been noticed this a lot with City vehicles, instead of stacking multiple 2x16 plates, they have shorter plates and tiles under/between it, partly I can imagine it's to reduce stress of bending plates, as long-plates coulde bend or micro-crack if connected with too many studs over time, also found alternate part usage like using a 2x4x2/3 old style "Town" car fender instead of 2 2x4 plates.