LEGO magazine Issue 138 – LEGO Pokémon

Cover of Blocks magazine featuring a LEGO Pikachu model with a headline about designing the first LEGO Pokémon.

Celebrate the new LEGO Pokémon collaboration in the latest issue of Blocks, the monthly LEGO magazine for fans! Learn all about how Model Designer Peter Carmichael created the massive 72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise in an exclusive interview.

Also inside this 116-page edition: a behind-the-bricks look at LEGO Masters Academy, a mini Razor Crest build from Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, the origins of Castle Forestmen, and much, much more.

We’re giving away LEGO Pokémon 72151 Eevee! To be in with a chance of winning, take out a print subscription before April 30, 2026.

 

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