LEGO Pokémon Iconic Trainer Moments Poké Ball (72154): First Minifigures

The First LEGO Pokémon Minifigures Are Finally Here

The headline of LEGO’s 7th July 2026 Pokémon reveal is not the piece count — it is the people. The Iconic Trainer Moments Poké Ball (72154) is a 2,386-piece brick-built Poké Ball that opens up like a locket, and inside stand the first-ever LEGO Pokémon minifigures: Red, Professor Oak and a Picnicker, joined by Pikachu and Eevee figures. Trainers have officially arrived in minifigure scale.

🔴 This story is part of our LEGO Pokémon hub – every set from LEGO’s long-awaited Pokémon line, built and graded by a dad.

Why It Matters for Dads

Minifigures are how LEGO tells you a license has graduated. The first Pokémon wave gave us brick-built companions — we rated the Pikachu and Poké Ball (72152) highly, but a Poké Ball with nobody to throw it always felt like half the story. This set fixes that, and it does it with the right characters: Red is the Trainer of the Game Boy generation, and Professor Oak’s lab — recreated in the top half with a library, computers, three molded Poké Balls and two Pokédex tiles — is where every dad’s journey started in 1999.

The party trick is the format. Closed, it is a clean display ball on a grassy stand built to look like it was just thrown. Opened, the bottom half reveals a battle scene with Pikachu and Eevee facing off in the grass. It is genuinely clever — and at 259.99 EUR it is also the most expensive LEGO Pokémon set yet, so this is a wishlist headliner rather than an impulse buy.

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A 2,386-piece opening Poké Ball hiding a battle scene and Professor Oak's lab — with the first-ever LEGO Pokémon minifigures: Red, Professor Oak and Picnicker, plus Pikachu and Eevee figures.

What’s Next

Pre-orders are live now, but note the date: unlike the Rayquaza (72168) and the rest of the August wave, this one ships 1st October 2026. No Amazon listing exists yet; we will add one when it appears. Expect a full review — and the inevitable debate about whether exclusive minifigures locked inside a 259.99 EUR set is fan service or hostage-taking.

When does the LEGO Iconic Trainer Moments Poké Ball (72154) release?

Pre-orders opened on 7th July 2026 via LEGO.com, but general availability starts later than the rest of the wave: 1st October 2026 on LEGO.com, in LEGO Stores and at selected retailers.

How much does the LEGO Poké Ball (72154) cost?

259.99 EUR / 299.99 USD / 229.99 GBP for 2,386 pieces — the flagship price point of the LEGO Pokémon line so far.

Which minifigures are in the LEGO Poké Ball set?

Three minifigures — Red, Professor Oak and a Picnicker — plus buildable figures of Pikachu and Eevee. They are the first minifigure-scale characters in the entire LEGO Pokémon range.