The LEGO Pokemon leak pipeline is running at full speed heading into summer. Following the recent reveal of the Rayquaza set with a Zinnia minifigure, LEGO leaker The Brick News on X has now dropped the most comprehensive look yet at the upcoming Smart Play wave — a full list of 11 sets ranging from 88 pieces to 831 pieces, covering an impressive spread of Pokemon across multiple generations. If you thought the LEGO Pokemon line was slowing down after its February debut, prepare to be proven very wrong.
The Full List of Leaked LEGO Pokemon Smart Play Sets
- 72155 Berry Bash with Bulbasaur and Bidoof — 240 pieces
- 72156 Trainer’s Buggy Adventure with Squirtle — 320 pieces
- 72157 Charmander and Geodude’s Cavern Clash — 198 pieces
- 72159 Jigglypuff Concert — 88 pieces
- 72161 Drone Search for Mythical Mew — 429 pieces
- 72162 Eevee and Lapras’s Treasure Hunt — 623 pieces
- 72163 Mewtwo’s Lab Break — 605 pieces
- 72164 Training House with Pikachu — 400 pieces
- 72165 Umbreon Vs. Garchomp Championship Battle — 831 pieces
- 72166 Cubone and Gengar’s Spooky Showdown — 782 pieces
- 72167 Charizard Vs. Jolteon Ultimate Battle — 751 pieces
All 11 sets are targeting an August 2026 release. The leak is significant because it appears to confirm Pokemon as one of the next major franchises joining LEGO’s new Smart Play ecosystem — a tech-focused interactive system the company unveiled earlier in 2026 as one of its biggest play innovations in years. Unlike standard LEGO sets, Smart Play builds are designed to react to movement, actions, and physical interactions using LEGO’s new “Smart Brick” technology, which uses sensors, sound effects, motion detection, Smart Tags, and wireless connectivity to create interactive play experiences tied directly to physical builds.
How the Smart Play System Actually Works
Before getting into the individual sets, it’s worth explaining what Smart Play actually is, because it changes how you interact with these builds compared to standard LEGO sets.
The Smart Brick is a small piece of hardware that slots into compatible LEGO builds and connects to a companion app. Once connected, the build can respond to physical interactions — knocking a Pokemon off a platform triggers a sound effect, completing a puzzle activates music, battle actions in one set respond to what’s happening in another. It’s LEGO’s answer to the question of what happens when physical building meets digital interactivity, similar in concept to what Nintendo did with Labo or what LEGO has done with its Technic Control+ sets, but significantly more accessible.
The only 2026 LEGO Pokemon product currently expected to ship with a Smart Brick is the Training House with Pikachu set, reportedly priced at $69.99. As of late May 2026, LEGO still does not sell the Smart Brick as a standalone item, though that is expected to change. The other sets in this wave are Smart Play compatible but don’t include the Smart Brick in the box — you’ll need to own one separately or pick it up once LEGO makes it available standalone to unlock the full interactive experience. The sets are fully functional as standard builds without it.
Breaking Down the Most Interesting Sets
Umbreon Vs. Garchomp Championship Battle — 831 Pieces
The largest set in this leak pairs two fan favorites from different generations for what sounds like a proper arena battle build. Garchomp is constantly chosen as one of the most popular Pokemon ever by fans, but until now, there has been no mention of a set dedicated to the land-shark-like critter. Getting Garchomp alongside Umbreon in the line’s biggest Smart Play set to date is a strong choice. The “Championship Battle” framing suggests an arena or stadium environment rather than a wilderness scenario, and at 831 pieces this should be one of the more substantial display builds in the wave.
Mewtwo’s Lab Break — 605 Pieces
The set name alone tells a story. This is almost certainly a recreation of Mewtwo’s origin — the escape from the lab on Cinnabar Island or New Island depending on which version of events you prefer. A buildable Mewtwo alongside a laboratory environment with Smart Play interactivity has serious potential. It’s unclear exactly how the Smart Brick will play into Mewtwo’s Lab, but LEGO will likely reveal the finer details soon. The breakout theme suggests environmental destruction mechanics could be part of the interactive element — structures that respond when Mewtwo’s model interacts with them.
Cubone and Gengar’s Spooky Showdown — 782 Pieces
Two fan favorite Pokemon who both have a strong connection to themes of loss and the afterlife getting paired together in a “Spooky Showdown” is exactly the kind of thematic awareness that makes a LEGO set feel considered rather than just a cash grab on popular characters. Leaked images show both a Cubone and Gengar buildable figure in what is expected to be some kind of haunted environment. At 782 pieces, this is one of the larger sets in the wave and should make for a compelling Halloween-adjacent display piece.
Drone Search for Mythical Mew — 429 Pieces
Mew getting a dedicated Smart Play set was one of the surprise additions confirmed in earlier leaks, and the full set name adds some fun context. The “drone search” framing suggests a scene where researchers or trainers are actively hunting for the elusive Mythical Pokemon — which is very on-brand for a Pokemon who is specifically famous for being nearly impossible to find. The Smart Play integration could involve detection mechanics where the Mew figure activates something when discovered.
Jigglypuff Concert — 88 Pieces
The smallest set in the wave at just 88 pieces, but potentially the one with the most obvious Smart Play application: the Jigglypuff set will almost certainly be able to sing. That’s not speculation — it’s the most natural use of Smart Brick’s sound capabilities for a Pokemon whose entire deal is singing people to sleep. A tiny, affordable Jigglypuff with a built-in singing mechanic is going to sell extremely well as a standalone purchase and as an add-on for people who already own bigger sets in the line.
Charizard Vs. Jolteon Ultimate Battle — 751 Pieces
Two fire-and-lightning type heavy hitters squaring off in an “Ultimate Battle” framing. At 751 pieces this is one of the larger battle sets, and both Pokemon have massive fan followings. Charizard has already appeared in the massive Kanto starter trio set, but this would be the first standalone Charizard build in the Smart Play line. Jolteon’s appearance here also marks its first-ever dedicated LEGO set.
First LEGO Appearances Across the Wave
One of the most exciting aspects of this leak is how many Pokemon are making their absolute first appearances in LEGO form across these 11 sets. The list is substantial:
- Gen 1 debuts: Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander (the pre-evolved forms of the starters, distinct from the Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise set), Geodude, Jigglypuff, Lapras, Mewtwo, Mew, Cubone, Gengar, Jolteon
- Gen 2 debut: Umbreon
- Gen 4 debuts: Bidoof, Garchomp
The original starter trio — Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle — finally getting their own LEGO representations is significant. The line launched with the fully evolved versions in the $649.99 collector set, but having the baby forms available in accessible Smart Play sets opens up the Pokemon to a much younger audience and a much lower price point. Being able to display both the baby and evolved forms of all three Kanto starters is something collectors are going to want to do.
Lapras and Mew are both Mythical or rare tier Pokemon who have been absent from merch in recent years, making their LEGO debuts genuinely notable. And as mentioned, while Mew is hardly an underrepresented Pokemon, Bidoof has been a meme for a long time, to the point that it even got a dedicated animated short — seeing LEGO acknowledge Bidoof’s cultural weight by giving it a dedicated set alongside Bulbasaur in the Berry Bash set is the kind of self-aware Pokemon choice that the franchise does particularly well.
The Generation Gap — What About Gen 5 and Beyond?
It’s worth calling out directly: this entire wave is essentially Gen 1 and Gen 2, with two Gen 4 additions. There are no Gen 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 Pokemon in any of the 11 leaked Smart Play sets, and no Gen 3 Pokemon beyond Rayquaza in the separate 18+ line.
That’s almost certainly a deliberate choice for the line’s launch years. With 2026 marking the 30th anniversary of the Pokemon franchise, celebrating with a slate of new LEGO sets is a welcome trend. The anniversary framing explains the heavy Kanto focus — these are the Pokemon with the highest cross-generational name recognition, the ones that parents buying for kids will immediately recognize, and the ones that adult collectors grew up with. Building brand recognition and commercial momentum with the most universally known characters before expanding into later generations is a sound strategy.
Fans of Lucario, Zoroark, Greninja, Incineroar, or any of the newer generation favorites are going to have to wait. But if the line continues at this pace — 11 Smart Play sets plus 4 collector sets in a single August drop, on top of the February launch wave — the 2027 slate will almost certainly start reaching into later generations.
The Broader LEGO Pokemon August 2026 Picture
These 11 Smart Play sets are part of a much larger August release that also includes the collector-tier 18+ sets — Munchlax, Arcanine, and Rayquaza — plus the Poke Ball set with minifigures. Combined with the Smart Play wave, August 1 is shaping up to be one of the biggest single-day LEGO Pokemon releases since the line launched. If you’re planning to pick up multiple sets, budgeting ahead is strongly recommended. The Smart Play sets are expected to range from entry-level pricing on the Jigglypuff Concert up through collector-tier prices on the larger battle sets.
For more LEGO Pokemon coverage, check out our full breakdown of the Rayquaza set with Zinnia minifigure and everything confirmed about the 18+ collector wave. And in other big gaming news this week, Asus revealed the ROG Xbox Ally X20 OLED with AR glasses at Computex 2026 with a likely $2,000+ price tag, The Pokemon Company just posted its best financial year ever with $3.34 billion in revenue, and the UK government is weighing new restrictions on minors interacting with strangers on gaming platforms like Fortnite and Roblox.
