Consumer Electronics Show, the Lego Group gave us a potential answer. The company announced Lego Smart Play, which adds smart technology to your Lego builds, thanks to a new smart brick. It's not just a lone brick,

Lego revealed it had finally caught its white Walimer earlier this year, confirming its first-ever Pokemon sets are coming in 2026. We still don't officially know what those sets are going to look like, but the latest of many leaks claims there will be a lot more of them than we were expecting.

The bricks can recognize other bricks, activate effects, play music and a lot more. They're debuting in Star Wars Lego sets this spring but you can get an early look at CES 2026.

LEGO is starting 2026 with a bang by releasing around 200 new sets, but its collaboration with Pokemon may not as exciting as it seems.