A LEGO fan has created an impressive build of the Pokemon Slowpoke using only pieces from the official Toy Story Lotso set. LEGO fans have proven to be a creative bunch by the ways they’ve been able to rework pieces from one set into something entirely different while creating a build that looks like it could be official. While LEGO does offer some 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 sets, creators are redesigning sets that were never intended to have alternative build options.
LEGO Pokemon sets officially debuted this year as part of the franchise’s 30th anniversary celebration. The initial Pokemon-themed LEGO sets included models of Pikachu, Eevee, and the Kanto starter evolutions, but the theme has expanded to include a variety of different models and LEGO Smart Play sets in the months since. Slowpoke has yet to be featured in any official LEGO Pokemon sets, so one builder has taken matters into their own hands.
Custom LEGO Slowpoke Built Using Official Lotso Set Pieces
Reddit user Minute_Food_2881 shared their take on Slowpoke made entirely out of pieces from the official LEGO Toy Story Lotso set on the Pokemon subreddit. In their post, the user claims that no outside pieces were used in this rendering of the Gen 1 Pokemon, making it all the more impressive. Lotso 43306 was released back in May of this year, depicting the Toy Story 3 character in 570 LEGO pieces.
Before official LEGO Pokemon sets were released, the iconic creature-collecting franchise was the subject of many custom LEGO builds. Even after the LEGO Pokemon sets began to roll out, fans have expressed their desire for critters they’d like to see officially released in LEGO form with custom builds of mons like Articuno and Omanyte, Gyarados, and Caterpie. Slowpoke now joins this list of impressive custom LEGO sets, with user Minute_Food_2881 being the creator of several of them.
Comments on Minute_Food_2881’s post praised the builder’s creativity, with some commentors even asking if the tail is removable, a reference to the Slowpoke Well in Pokemon Gold and Silver, where Team Rocket is cutting off Slowpoke tails for illegal sale. Other comments noted that the OP should make a LEGO Shellder next so that their Slowpoke can evolve into Slowbro. Some comments even asked Minute_Food_2881 to put the instructions up on Rebrickable so that other builders can recreate this Slowpoke for themselves.
Even without an official Slowpoke set, LEGO Pokemon fans still have a lot of releases to look forward to. Pokemon teased new 2027 LEGO sets at a PokemonXP panel last month, hinting at sets for critters like Charcadet, Grookey, Mankey, Pichu, and Wingull. It’s not clear if these will be more traditional figure sets like the LEGO Munchlax and LEGO Arcanine that were released back on August 1, or if they will be part of the LEGO Smart Play line of Pokemon-themed sets. In the meantime, if fans want to get their hands on official LEGO Pokemon sets, there are over 20 that have been released so far, with even more on the way in 2027.
