https://beta.ideas.lego.com/blog/91ce6dbe-6e59-4c78-b613-1053470c8e4e
To quote the website for future reference
Pokémon Trading Card Game Challenge: Build Your Card!
Mar 31, 2026
Are you ready to make Pokémon history? Join us in a one-of-a-kind collaboration with Pokémon and unleash your creativity!
We’re inviting builders from around the world to craft their own brick-built Pokémon TCG card using LEGO® bricks, elements, and pieces. The Grand Prize Selection will see their build turned into a LEGO set!
Here are our essential guidelines for your build…
Choosing your Active Pokémon:
Head to the challenge page to see the list of fan-favorite Pokémon to choose from for this challenge. No Shiny or regional variants other than those already in the list are eligible for your creation. Let your imagination soar as you bring these iconic creatures to life using LEGO bricks!
Build a dynamic card:
Your build should be a card with a frame, showcasing your Pokémon in a vibrant and creative way. It can burst through the frame, use the frame as a backdrop, or something we never even thought of. You are the Trainer here. We’ve provided an indication of size for the frame, but the rest is up to you!
Trainer tips:
Remember, your build must contain only one Pokémon and only from the list on the challenge page . It must be an original creation of a Full Art Pokémon card (not a replica or recreation of an existing Pokémon TCG card). The face of the Pokémon must be clearly visible in the upper half of the card, with no less than 400 pcs and no more than 2500 pcs. Finally, minifigures are not allowed.
Prizes
The Grand Prize Selection will see their build turned into a LEGO set. They’ll also receive credit and compensation as described in the Product Ideas Guidelines and Terms of Service .
The Review Board will review and select up to 5 builds to move to the Fan Vote on 28 May 2026 . LEGO Ideas members can vote for their favorite build between between 28 May 2026 and 11 June 2026 .
Entries that are selected to participate in the Fan Vote, but are not selected for the Grand Prize, will receive:
72151 - Eevee
72152 - Pikachu and Poké Ball
21358 - Minifigure Vending Machine
21365 - Love Birds
21376 - Orange Cat
Head to the challenge page to enter, and submit your build by 6 May 2026 , at 6:00 AM EST .
Are you ready to make Pokémon history? Join us in a one-of-a-kind collaboration with Pokémon and unleash your creativity! We’re inviting builders from around the world to craft their own Pokémon TCG card using LEGO bricks, elements, and pieces. Imagine your creation becoming an official LEGO® Pokémon™ brick-built Trading Card!
Your Mission: Build a dynamic card, featuring your chosen Pokémon. Let your imagination soar as you bring these iconic creatures to life using LEGO bricks. Your build should be a card with a frame, showcasing your Pokémon in a vibrant and creative way. It can burst through the frame, use the frame as a backdrop, or something we never even thought of. You are the Trainer here. We’ve provided an indication of size for the frame and a list of some fan-favorite Pokémon to choose from, but the rest is up to you!
Choosing your Active Pokémon: Essential Guidelines for Your Build:
Trainer tips:
Your build must contain only one Pokémon and only from the below mentioned list. It must include a frame for the build to appear as a brick-built card,
It must be an original creation, not a replica or recreation of an existing Pokémon TCG card.
The build must be a Full Art Pokémon card.
No less than 400 pcs and no more than 2500 pcs must be used
The face of the Pokémon must be clearly visible in the upper half of the card. Minifigures are not allowed
Pokémon allowed
(no Shiny or regional variants other than those already in the list):
Prizes
The Grand Prize Selection will see their build turned into a LEGO set. They’ll also receive credit and compensation as described in the Product Ideas Guidelines and Terms of Service . This means they will receive:
1% of the total net sales of the product
10 complimentary copies of their LEGO Ideas set
Credit and a bio as the LEGO Ideas Fan Designer in the set materials
Entries that are selected to participate in the Fan Vote , but are not selected for the Grand Prize, will receive:
72151 - Eevee
72152 - Pikachu and Poké Ball
21358 - Minifigure Vending Machine
21365 - Love Birds
21376 - Orange Cat
How it works
The challenge has following phases:
Building Phase
Your build must follow the Product Ideas guidelines with these exceptions:
It must be an original creation , not a replica or recreation of an existing Pokémon TCG card.
Your build must not exceed 2500 pieces.
Your build must have a minimum of 400 pieces.
Your build must be of one of the above mentioned Pokémon
The dimensions of the frame must be: H: 30cm/12 inch/37 studs and W: 21.5cm/8.5 inch/26 studs
The build must be a Full Art Pokémon card .
Minifigures are not allowed
Submit your build by May 6th 2026 at 6:00 AM EST . We recommend submitting 2 days early to allow for potential changes if required. If your build needs edits, you’ll have until May 7th 2026 at 6:00 AM EST to resubmit.
Review Phase
The Review Board will review and select up to 5 builds to move to the Fan Vote on May 28th 2026 . Builds are evaluated on:
Overall coolness and originality: 50%
Inspired details: 25%
Best use of LEGO elements: 25%
Voting Phase
LEGO Ideas members can vote 1 time for their favorite build between May 28th 2026 and June 11th 2026 .
The votes will help us decide the Grand Prize of the challenge. Please note: All product ideas that reach the Fan Vote phase will be eligible to become an official LEGO Ideas set. The Fan Vote is an important way for the Review Board to understand fan enthusiasm for specific designs and the overall challenge theme. While a high number of votes is a strong signal of interest, it is not the sole deciding factor. The Review Board will have the final decision on which product idea becomes an official LEGO Ideas set.
Grand Prize Selection Announcement
The selected builds will receive the prizes as listed in the Prizes section.
Results will be posted on LEGO Ideas no later than February 4th 2027 .
The selected creators are contacted via the email linked to their LEGO ID.
How to enter
Build your creation using physical bricks or a digital tool like Bricklink’s Studio or other third-party LEGO CAD software.
You may edit images with tools like Photoshop. Edited photos should be clear, well-lit, with a neutral background, and free from clutter. Avoid including people, animals, or text overlays.
AI-generated art or copywriting is not allowed.
3rd party platforms (like YouTube) are not allowed. You can upload your video directly to our platform when submitting your build.
Take a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 photos showing all angles and features. Use high-resolution images (at least 1080 x 720 pixels) for clear detail.
Add a title, short description (use proper capitalization and spelling), and submit via the Submit your build! button.
Rules
This challenge follows the Product Ideas Guidelines with a few exceptions outlined in the “Building Phase” section. Be sure to read the guidelines carefully to ensure your build is eligible and can be approved for the challenge and review.
You must be the original creator and hold exclusive rights to your build. Do not submit work by others.
Your build must be either entirely new creations or expired Product Ideas. Product Ideas that are or were active during the intake of this Challenge will not be accepted.
Any LEGO elements (LEGO System, LEGO DUPLO, LEGO TECHNIC/Construction) are allowed in your build. No modifications are accepted.
You may include references to Pokémon ™ IP. Any reference to any other IPs are not allowed.
No Minifigures are allowed.
Builds and comments must follow LEGO Ideas House Rules .
The legal stuff
Entrants must be 16+ years old.
You may submit multiple builds, but you can only be selected for either the Grand Prize Winner or one of the Runners-Up. The chosen design to become a LEGO set will be able to accumulate the compensation as described in the Product Ideas Guidelines and Terms of Service with either the Grand Prize or the Runner-Up Prize.
Each Selected Entrant (or their parent/legal guardian if the Selected Entrant is a minor in their country of residence) will be required to sign and return a Declaration and Release, which must be received by us within five days of notification, otherwise the Selected Entrant will be disqualified. If a Selected Entrant cannot be contacted, or fails to execute and return the signed documents within the required time period, the Selected Entrant forfeits the prize.
This challenge is offered, organized and run solely by the LEGO Group. Participants should direct all queries and matters relating to the challenge to LEGO Ideas.
Active participation by way of submissions of any kind to this challenge is not open to residents of Iran, North Korea, Myanmar/Burma, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Syria, Russia or any other country which is subjected to sanctions and were prohibited or restricted by law, for as long as such sanctions remain in place. Prizes for winners from Ukraine or Belarus may be delayed due to shipping restrictions.
By entering, you agree to follow this Challenge Brief and LEGO Ideas Terms of Service.
We reserve the right to substitute a package, partially or as a whole, for one of equal or greater value.
Each Selected Entrant is responsible for any applicable taxes and fees, if any, associated with package receipt and/or use.
We assume no responsibility or liability for damages loss or injury resulting from acceptance or use of the package.
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Challenge is impaired in any way for any reason (including fraud, virus or other technical problem), we may either: (a) suspend the Challenge to correct the problem and then resume the Challenge; or (b) cancel the Challenge, if the problem cannot be corrected.
We reserve the right to disqualify any Entrant we find to be tampering with the submission or voting process or the operation of the Challenge, or who is acting in violation of the Challenge Brief or the LEGO Ideas Terms of Service.
The selected product might not be available for sale in all territories.
TL;DR: You can create your own custom Pokémon full art card using just LEGO blocks from March 31st, 2026 to May 6th, and vote for your favorite submissions between May 28th and June 11th. The winner will have their submission being turned into an official LEGO set (of which they get 1% of the total net sales of that set, and 10 copies of their own - not bad tbh).
Greetz,
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The face of the Pokémon must be clearly visible in the upper half of the card. Minifigures are not allowed
Hmm. Wonder if they’ll turn it into an actual card too.
Also they call Wailord a fan-favourite and it’s included, that makes me happy
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That was my first thought as well. Although I haven’t seen anything pointing towards that yet in the blog post, though.
It wouldn’t surprise me. But it’s also cool that the entire card LEGO built will also become available as a set eventually. Depending on the price, I’ll defintely be getting one of those (although I’m not looking forward to the LEGO + Pokémon combined hype..
Greetz,
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eevee
March 31, 2026, 7:06pm
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…I wonder how many people will submit AI brick images. I hope they thought that part through. They should require a building time lapse, or authenticity verification on builds.
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Does generative AI for Lego buids exist? I don’t think a simple image is sufficient for the ideas platform.
eevee
March 31, 2026, 9:03pm
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Not sure, but I wouldn’t put it past anyone to try sadly. Having little to no examples makes it more beleiveable as well imo.
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There are ai tools which make models based off prompts but afaik it only uses very simple LEGO parts. I can’t imagine AI generating an image that accurately captures every single LEGO piece on a model, especially considering the large part catalogue and small pieces.
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koala
April 1, 2026, 9:19am
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The card itself must be built out of LEGO bricks, and there is no digital card template provided that will be used for future printing & distribution like we’ve seen in the tcg Illustration Contests. That points to me there won’t be any actual cards printed for the winners (and it wasn’t mentioned either), just the privilege of your creation becoming an official LEGO set
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Honestly such a cool contest idea. I’m definitely going to see if I can come up with something worth throwing into the ring. Tragic that it’s restricted to such a short list of options though, I would’ve moved heaven and earth to get a Kyogre set made.
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That first one having an attack and energy costs is pretty awesome.
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I’m starting to think I misinterpreted the prompt a little… for whatever reason 2D wasn’t on my radar at all
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martin
April 29, 2026, 2:26pm
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I really like these two so far:
Gengar :
Gyarados :
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Are these ai? Unless I’m not aware of some new Lego elements I don’t think all those parts are real
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Which parts are you referring to?
The one that stuck out was the corners on torterras frame. And it also looks like gyarados water parts are new/fake
Mainly because even with a snot technique, the colors are different in the front and back image. Made me think it was just ai
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Torterra’s corners seem to be 5907 . Not sure which Gyarados’s water you mean but I don’t see anything on the any of three that stands out to me. First has arches, second has barbs and swords, and the gif just looks like tiles and plates.
I hear you, but - as someone who follows lego closely and is pretty into it, lego has come out with an insane range of parts over the past 15 years, many of them on an “as needed” basis for individual sets. There are really sophisticated pieces out there that have moved far beyond the traditional blocky bricks, just something to consider.
Also, using lego studio (the official software [free] that people use to make MOC’s) comes with a “simulate/build” feature, that’s where these rotating animated mockups and images are coming from. It’s people building the set in lego studio, then virtually assembling them to see the final product.
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Is the back supposed to be the same card as torterras? Because if so it’s literally impossible
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