Preorder LEGO Smart Play and the first LEGO Pokémon now
We’re only 14 days into 2026, but the new year is shaping up to be a massive one for LEGO, with a handful of brand new lines announced in the first few days of the year.
The first is a really big one: the LEGO SMART Play system, which launches on March 1, is one of the most significant evolutions of the LEGO brand since the introduction of the LEGO Minifigure in 1978, per the brand’s release announcing the new technology. It debuted during CES last week.
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What is SMART Play, though? The new system, debuting in three new LEGO Smart Brick sets from the LEGO Star Wars line, consists of three new elements: SMART Brick, SMART Tags and SMART Minifigures. The new pieces react in real time to being used, lighting up parts of the sets, bringing a TIE Fighter to life with acceleration noises, and so much more.
It’s an innovation in what LEGO has always done best: creative and interactive storytelling.
The second major launch of 2026 is the announcement of the first-ever LEGO Pokémon. Three brand new sets, featuring five beloved Pokémon, will be available from Feb. 27.
All of the sets referenced above are available to preorder right now.
LEGO Pokémon:
Eevee (72151)
LEGO Pokémon Eevee is a 587-piece buildable figure of everyone’s favorite Normal-type Pokémon, designed as collectible room decor and aimed at adult fans. The set features a poseable head, ears, legs and tail so Eevee can be displayed in a variety of iconic stances, making it a charming tribute to the video game series.
Pikachu and Poké Ball (72152)
LEGO Pokémon Pikachu and Poké Ball is a 2,050-piece display set celebrating the iconic mascot of Pokémon. It features a posable Pikachu figure with buildable ears, limbs and a tail, posed dynamically leaping from a Poké Ball on a lightning-themed stand that incorporates Pikachu’s Pokédex number “25.”
Venasaur, Charizard and Blastoise (72153)
LEGO Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise is an epic 6,838-piece collectible LEGO Pokémon display set that brings the original Kanto starter final evolutions to life in highly detailed, poseable brick form. Each Pokémon figure has articulated elements (like vines, wings and cannons) and can be displayed individually or together on a connected base featuring themed biomes, making it a standout centerpiece for Pokémon fans.
LEGO Smart Play
Smart Play: Luke’s Red Five X-Wing (75423)
LEGO Star Wars Smart Play: Luke’s Red Five X‑Wing is an innovative 584-piece Star Wars set that introduces the new SMART Play system, combining traditional building with interactive lights, motion-activated engine sounds and dynamic effects powered by the included SMART Brick and Smart Tags. It features a buildable Red Five X-Wing fighter and interactive elements like an Imperial turret, transporter and command center, plus SMART minifigures of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia for immersive and responsive play.
Smart Play: Throne Room Duel and A-Wing (75427)
LEGO Star Wars SMART Play: Throne Room Duel & A‑Wing is an interactive 962-piece set from LEGO’s new SMART Play lineup that lets you recreate the epic final lightsaber duel between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from “Return of the Jedi,” complete with Emperor Palpatine and an A-Wing starfighter. Packed with 2 Smart Bricks, 3 Smart Minifigures and 5 Smart Tags, the set responds with dynamic sounds and lights, from humming lightsabers to roaring engines and even the iconic “Imperial March.”
Smart Play: Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter (75421)
LEGO Star Wars SMART Play: Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter is a 473-piece interactive new Star Wars build that includes a SMART Brick, a SMART Darth Vader minifigure, a SMART Tag for the ship, and a little Rebel outpost and fueling station, letting the TIE roar to life with motion-activated sounds and lights as you pilot it in battle.
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