LEGO x Pokémon TCG Contest: design a card and win an official set

Quick summary

Pokémon and LEGO announced a contest to create a custom Pokémon TCG card made with LEGO bricks. The winner will see their design turned into an official set and will receive exclusive prizes.

What’s important

Pokémon and LEGO have presented a creative contest inspired by the Pokémon TCG illustration challenges. The idea is clear: build a complete “brick-built” card using LEGO and turn it into a card that will ultimately compete to be chosen as an official set.

The details of the challenge (materials, format, allowed Pokémon, and deadlines) are defined precisely, so here’s a practical guide to help you prepare your design and understand what happens after you submit it.

How the LEGO and Pokémon TCG card contest works

The contest invites fans to design a Full Art card built with LEGO bricks. Your creation must fit a specific size and focus on a single Pokémon, with its face visible at the top of the card.

The process has several stages:

• Submission deadline: up to May 6.
• Selection of finalists: LEGO and Pokémon will choose five designs for public voting.
• Public voting: from May 28 to June 11.
• Winner announcement: February 4, 2027.

Design rules: format, dimensions, and content

For your card to be valid, the design must meet specific conditions regarding format and composition.

LEGO frame size (brick-built card)

Your build must include a frame so the final result looks like a LEGO-made card. The frame measurements are:

Allowed Pokémon and card style

In addition, the design must be original: it cannot be a direct recreation of an existing real Pokémon TCG card.

• Height (H): 30 cm / 12 inches / 37 studs
• Width (W): 21.5 cm / 8.5 inches / 26 studs
• You may include only one Pokémon in the entire build.
• The Pokémon must belong to the list of permitted Pokémon.
• The card must be Full Art.
• The Pokémon’s face must be clearly visible in the top half of the card.
• Minifigures are not allowed.

Pieces and visual requirements you should check before submitting

The contest also sets a range of parts and a component of originality worth keeping an eye on from the very first sketch.

• Number of LEGO pieces: between 400 and 2,500.
• The Pokémon may “come out” of the frame, use the frame as a background, or be integrated in a creative way, as long as the frame remains the base for the card-like appearance.

Pokémon list you can build your card with

You can choose only one from the following Pokémon:

• Alolan Exeggutor
• Arceus (Normal-type)
• Ceruledge
• Chandelure
• Darkrai
• Dragonite
• Garchomp
• Gardevoir
• Gengar
• Giratina (Origin Forme)
• Greninja
• Gyarados
• Hawlucha
• Jigglypuff
• Joltik
• Lucario
• Luxray
• Machamp
• Meowth
• Metagross
• Mew
• Mewtwo
• Ninetales
• Rowlet
• Tinkaton
• Tortterra
• Toxtricity (Amped Form)
• Tyranitar
• Wailord
• Zoroark

What the winner gets and what the finalists receive

The winner won’t just see their design turned into a product—they also receive a detailed rewards package.

As announced:

• Their creation will be transformed into an official LEGO set.
• They will receive 1% of the total net sales of the product.
• They will get 10 copies of the official sets for free.
• The product will include a featured biography of the creator.

Key dates to plan around (before, during, and after building)

If you’re planning to participate, adjust your calendar to the announced milestones:

With these dates and clear format rules, the next step is to design a build plan that respects the frame, keeps the Pokémon’s face at the top, and stays within the 400–2,500 pieces range.

• By May 6: submit your design.
• May 28 – June 11: public voting among the five finalists.