‘It’s good play at its core and we are making it even better’ — these 12 Lego Pokémon sets finally get Smart Play right, and I can’t decide which I love most

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Yesterday, I spent several hours playing with the brand-new Lego Pokémon Smart Play sets, and it was the most fun I’ve had in ages, and the August 1 launch date cannot come soon enough.

However, for the short period of time when I remembered I’m an adult journalist with a job to do, I had the chance to sit down with some members of the design team to chat about the sets, starting with the most striking improvement: they feel like Lego builds with Smart Play enhancements rather than being dependent on the new technology.

That’s unlike the first-wave of Smart Brick sets, which didn’t feel complete unless you had the brick charged up and in place.

“We're glad you picked up on that. We’ve been working on these sets for a few years, so for us it doesn’t feel quick. Our challenge is always to find what story we...

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