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LEGO magazine Issue 138 – LEGO Pokémon

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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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Gotta build ’em all! LEGO Pokémon takes over Blocks Issue 138

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Blocks magazine celebrates LEGO Pokémon’s launch and the franchise’s 30th anniversary in its Issue 138. The edition features an exclusive interview with Model Designer Peter Carmichael, insights on Pokémon sets, a feature on the creation of LEGO Masters Academy, the origins of Castle Forestmen and more. Special subscription deals, including a free LEGO polybag and a chance to win a Pokémon set, are available for a limited time.