We’re less than a week away from the release of Pokemon’s first Lego sets, and despite the high prices they command, I’m sure some of you placed pre-orders within seconds of clapping eyes on them. More power to you if you have, but for those who can’t, or refuse to, pay Lego’s lofty Pokemon prices, creative fans have come up with an alternative.
Rather than buy a box filled with Lego bricks that are supposed to resemble a Pokemon once those bricks have been assembled, some more proficient Lego users have demonstrated how the cheaper Sea Animals: Beautiful Rescue set can be used to build not one, but four different Pokemon that, so far, haven’t been given the Lego treatment.
How To Build Pokemon Using A Non-Pokemon Lego Set
Although shared far and wide on social media, Instagram user willsbuilds28 appears to be the source of this creative way to build Lego Pokemon while bypassing the official, rather expensive route. They’ve not only shown how the Sea Animals set can be used to build Lego versions of Omanyte, Reshiram, Crustle, and Horsea, but they’ve also provided instructions you can buy through Rebrickable so that you can have a go at the alternative builds yourself.
All four of the Pokemon shown are created using nothing but pieces that come in the Beautiful Rescue box, including its spare parts. The set is available on Lego’s website for $49.99, so cheaper than the cheapest official Pokemon set, which is the Eevee one at $59.99, and a heck of a lot cheaper than the $649.99 set that leaves you with Blastoise, Charizard, and Venusaur builds once you’re done.
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It’s Not Four Sets In One, It’s Seven
The only real catch is you can’t have all four Pokemon at once, unless you buy multiple sets, although unless you plan on displaying the set once you’re done, you might consider that a bonus. Start with the Horsea build, and then once you’re done, take it apart and get to work on your Omanyte.
That doesn’t just give you four things to build out of a single $50 Lego set, but technically, you’re getting seven. Remember, this set wasn’t created to be built into a Pokemon at all. You can also use it to build the three things it was made for, including Lego dolphins.
Using Lego sets to build things other than what they were created for isn’t a new trend born out of Pokemon fans who don’t want to spend $650 on a single set. It’s been a trend for years and is most famous for talented Lego users turning as many sets as possible into Lego Millennium Falcons, another set that costs more than many are likely willing to pay for Lego.
- Created by
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Satoshi Tajiri
- First Film
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Pokemon: The First Movie
- Latest Film
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Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
- First TV Show
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Pokémon
- First Episode Air Date
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April 1, 1997
- Video Game(s)
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Pokemon Legends Arceus, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Pokemon Black and White, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon GO, Pokemon Snap, Pokémon Unite, New Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Masters EX, Pokemon TCG Live
Pokemon has entertained both children and adults alike for several generations. Whether hit video games, anime series and movies, trading cards, or more, there’s something for every budding trainer hoping to catch ‘em all.
