LEGO Pokémon launch day: smooth sailing… unless you’re down under

From website functionality to stock availability, LEGO Pokémon’s launch has gone relatively smoothly in most regions – unless you’re down under…

The first five LEGO Pokémon sets went live at LEGO.com at midnight, including the three 18+ retail sets, a gift-with-purchase and a LEGO Insiders reward. And at the time of writing, they’re all still available to order in most regions around the world, as the LEGO Group has done a pretty good job of anticipating demand (perhaps aided by pre-orders back in January) and enforcing strict limits of one of each set per household.

The biggest set 72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise – which is the only one that qualifies for 40892 Kanto Region Badge Collection – is on back order in the UK and Europe, but only until early March, while 72152 Pikachu and Poké Ball and 72151 Eevee are available to order with immediate delivery. Most surprising is that the GWP is still being added to baskets hours after going live, given how swiftly it sold out during pre-orders.

Things are a little different in Australia, though. 72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise is already temporarily out of stock down under and cannot be ordered at all right now (so likewise for the first LEGO Pokémon GWP, although that may be available again when the set comes back in stock). And while 40911 Mini Pokémon Center is readily available in the Insiders Rewards Centre in the UK, US and Europe, where you can bag it for 2,500 points, it’s nowhere to be seen in Australia.

The LEGO Group is already aware of the issue, and according to various Facebook commenters who claim to have spoken with LEGO Australia’s customer service team, the Insiders reward has been delayed due to ‘shipment issues’. But that’s not the only hiccup Australian fans have had to contend with: Jay’s Brick Blog reports that the LEGO Insiders newsletter for Pokémon’s launch linked through to the UK version of the Insiders Rewards Centre.

While the currency symbol and price would obviously set alarm bells ringing for anyone being sent to another region’s LEGO.com product listings, the Insiders Rewards Centre trades exclusively in Insiders points – so there are no similar hints that you’re in the wrong place. And that’s a problem because you need to redeem your points for codes in your home country – any codes redeemed in other regions won’t work.

If the newsletter did indeed link to the UK version of the Insiders Rewards Centre as Jay claims, the LEGO Group may have at least a few fans with incorrect codes on their hands. If you’re among that number, your best course of action is getting in touch with the company’s customer services team to hopefully find a solution.

Keep an eye on Brick Fanatics for a heads up when 40911 Mini Pokémon Center goes live in Australia. For now, click through the links below to score your LEGO Pokémon sets where they’re still available, and don’t forget that there are four new LEGO gifts-with-purchase available from today – including 40906 Restaurants of the World: Japan, which is free with all orders above £160 / $180 / €180 and stacks with the rest.

LEGO Pokémon February 2026 sets

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