It was predictable and it has happened: after a launch via the LEGO Star Wars range, the SMART Play ecosystem imagined by LEGO will invest from August 1, 2026 in the LEGO Pokémon range with two all-in-one kits that will allow you to obtain the essential SMART Brick and its induction charger and ten sets presented as compatible with only SMART Tags.

I won't give you the full pitch of the SMART Play ecosystem again; we know that the initial promises were ambitious but that they are not really kept with limited playful interactions, sound sequences dating from the 80s and a result that will probably only appeal to children deprived of a console and who have to occupy themselves while waiting for the punishment to be lifted by their parents.

As with the SMART play sets in the LEGO Star Wars range which are currently undergoing massive clearance sales, these products will only be available in the USA, the UK, France, Poland and Australia.

Fans will still have a few Pokémon to collect. The advice of the day: wait patiently until everything is on clearance, which will inevitably happen.

These new products are now available for pre-order via the official online store and on Amazon:

There will also be a promotional set to celebrate all this; this box is currently only available at the official Pokémon Center store :

The party's over, and Amazon is clearing out its shelves by offering discounts of 20% to 37% on LEGO Star Wars products that utilize the revolutionary SMART Play ecosystem. They need to make room for what's next, rumored to be the Pokémon line. It's going to be exciting.

This is undoubtedly just the beginning of the massive clearance sale of these products, which were intended to launch LEGO's latest attempt to combine plastic bricks and digital interaction with great fanfare. But if you're tempted to try it out, now might be the time to grab one or more of these sets. Note that only three of them include the essential SMART Brick; the other five sets are simply expansions.

Today we're taking a very quick look at the contents of the LEGO Star Wars 75424 AT-ST Attack on Endor set , a box of 347 pieces sold at a public price of €49,99 since March 1, 2026.

As you probably already know, this product is part of the LEGO SMART Play ecosystem and it is one of the "compatible" sets with the SMART Brick that it does not allow you to obtain.

Indeed, here you have to make do with two SMART Tags and one SMART Minifig, and to have a little fun you will have to go through the acquisition of at least one of the three basic sets which allow you to obtain the famous "smart" brick and its induction charger: 75421 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter (€69,99), 75423 Luke's Red Five X-wing (€89,99) or 75427 Throne Room Duel & A-wing (€159,99).

We're promised an AT-ST attack on Endor. Let's not get carried away; there's no context to build, not even half a tree trunk, and you'll have to imagine Endor in your own mind. The AT-ST provided isn't bad; I even find it quite convincing from the front or side. However, it's rather simplified, with legs that are a bit too thin and fixed. And since access to the rear was necessary to insert the SMART Brick and handle the build, LEGO omitted part of the fuselage.

It's a shame, the rest of the vehicle is quite decent for a toy of this scale and in this price range with a very acceptable exterior finish, two different solutions for launching projectiles at the Ewok and even space in the cockpit to install the pilot figure.

The same cannot be said of the included Speeder Bike; it is crude and relatively basic, with a space provided for installing the SMART Brick and making noises that are less successful than those made with the mouth.

There's a lot of talk about the outdated and old-fashioned nature of the SMART Brick and its features, but people often forget to mention the mechanisms that generate the movement and firing sounds: it's the red lever and its two movable extensions that signal to the brick to make noise. The whole thing takes up a lot of space and is quite noticeable, especially in compact builds, and it really feels like a technical solution from the 80s.

Three minifigures are included in this box, but only the Ewok Wicket is "SMART". The AT-ST Pilot and the Scout Trooper are standard generic minifigures: the AT-ST Pilot's torso is new, it's mounted on the legs available since 2024, and the character wears the helmet available from LEGO since 2022. The Scout Trooper, on the other hand, is identical to the minifigure available since 2019, although the torso and legs now bear new markings indicating a technical update to the printing process.

Wicket uses the assembly of elements reserved for figures in the SMART Play ecosystem with a torso fixed to the pair of legs and the whole thing is covered with the piece available from LEGO since 2025 in set 75430 Wicket the Ewok.

€50 for this is very expensive, especially considering this product is just an extension of the original concept, which you can't enjoy without paying extra. The price has dropped slightly at various retailers that list this product, and we know that LEGO is currently doubling Insider points on all products in this range.

This coordinated price repositioning is probably not due to chance; LEGO may have noticed that these products are struggling to sell at their recommended retail price and is attempting a last stand before resigning itself to moving these products into the "Good Deals" category.

It's hard to know if these products are actually selling in the volumes LEGO expects. LEGO Store employees will tell you they are, but it still seems like the shelves are far too well-stocked for sets that, in theory, should be changing hands en masse. We'll patiently wait for the clearance sale, which will eventually arrive, to buy this little set that at least lets you create a simple but sufficient AT-ST for a diorama.

Note: The product shown here, provided by LEGO , is, as usual, up for grabs. The deadline is May 15, 2026 at 23:59 PM. Simply leave a comment below the article to participate.

Update: The winner has been drawn and notified by email; their username is shown below.

Today we're taking a quick look at the contents of the LEGO Star Wars 75420 Luke's Landspeeder set , a 215-piece box available on the official online store and elsewhere since March 1, 2026 at a public price of €39,99.

I won't go over the whole pitch of the LEGO SMART Play ecosystem again, which this box, discreetly labeled as "compatible," complements. This product does not, in fact, contain the central element of the concept, the SMART Brick with its charger, and you will in any case have to acquire at least one of the three base sets that allow you to obtain it: 75421 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter (€69,99), 75423 Luke's Red Five X-wing (€89,99) or 75427 Throne Room Duel & A-wing (€159,99).

I'm not going to repeat the demonstration of the SMART Brick's capabilities; you already know that what comes out of it is anything but "SMART" and that the concept is not really up to what one can expect in an era where we send people to travel around the Moon.

If we disregard the SMART play concept, we're left with two small builds and three figures. Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder is quite well done, considering the scale used, and the vehicle, which benefits from a new transparent half-dome, will look perfectly believable when placed in a diorama.

The space behind the two seats, formed by a unique one-piece design to accommodate the SMART Brick, isn't as problematic as on other builds in the same ecosystem, and this Landspeeder isn't significantly disfigured as a result. Some might find it a bit too compact or a little short at the front, but the chibi look wouldn't be a real issue if this set were half the price.

We also build a rather basic Tatooine gas station, clearly run by a Jawa. Why not? We know LEGO has made fuel dispensing a major feature of its revolutionary concept, complete with inaudible gurgling sounds. The other major feature present in almost every set in this range: the ability to pretend to repair something by hitting it with a green hammer.

The three minifigures included in this small box are Luke Skywalker, a Jawa, and a Gonk Droid. The Luke Skywalker minifigure is the same one found in other sets and is the only SMART minifigure in this box. The Jawa, with its unique torso, is a standard minifigure, and the Gonk Droid consists of a few pieces, including a rather well-done printed tile . I should also mention that there are no stickers in this box.

In short, this "extension" of the basic concept is nothing to write home about, and only members of the Amazon Testers Club seem to rave about this incomplete and overpriced offering. Reviews from real customers are much more mixed, particularly the observation that these products, delivered without the Smart Brick, are poorly labeled. This results in disappointment and a feeling of being held hostage because customers are forced to pay again to buy a set that includes the coveted Smart Brick.

It's therefore crucial to wait for the massive clearance of these sets if you want to complete your minifigure collection with some new variants or if you simply want a basic but well-made Landspeeder. In an attempt to salvage the SMART Brick concept, LEGO is currently enlisting Mark Hamill through a new marketing ploy that is unlikely to revive interest in this technically already obsolete concept.

There are certainly children who must have five minutes of fun with these overpriced toys with too limited functionality, but I think that even at LEGO the conclusion has been reached: it's a failure, pretentious and too expensive.

Note: The product shown here, provided by LEGO , is, as usual, up for grabs. The deadline is April 17, 2026 at 23:59 PM. Simply leave a comment below the article to participate.

Update: The winner has been drawn and notified by email; their username is shown below.

Today we're taking a very quick look at the contents of the LEGO Star Wars 75426 Millennium Falcon set , an 885-piece box available since March 1, 2026 at a public price of €99,99.

I won't go over the whole pitch of the LEGO SMART Play ecosystem again, which this box, discreetly labeled as "compatible," complements. This product does not, in fact, contain the central element of the concept, the SMART Brick with its charger, and you will in any case have to acquire at least one of the three base sets that allow you to obtain it: 75421 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter (€69,99), 75423 Luke's Red Five X-wing (€89,99) or 75427 Throne Room Duel & A-wing (€159,99).

Given that the eight products marketed as part of the launch of this new playful concept occupy a significant place within the LEGO Star Wars range and may deprive us of other more interesting sets, we are mainly looking here at how much the integration of the concept in question affects the design of the product and if you want to see and hear the few interactive functions of this brick which is ultimately not so intelligent, I refer you to my review of sets 75421 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter and 75423 Luke's Red Five X-wing published in early March 2026.

It quickly becomes apparent that this Millennium Falcon, measuring 27 cm long by 24 cm wide, isn't exactly a design masterpiece. The one in the Midi Scale set 75375 Millennium Falcon (921 pieces - €84,99) is far superior at a similar scale, but its only excuse is that it doesn't have to offer much playability.

Here, everything is geared towards the playability promised by the SMART Brick integration, with maximum accessibility to interior spaces and accommodations that can house this interactive element, and the playset seems to be heading in an interesting direction. There's room inside to place the included minifigures, the cockpit is easily accessible, and the fuselage, with its sturdy movable panels, is designed not to obstruct passage.

In fact, you would almost need to have not one but two SMART Bricks on hand to really have fun with this ship which offers a total of four integration zones.

Unfortunately, in my opinion, there are too many aesthetic compromises for this Millennium Falcon not to feel like a poor compromise. As with the sound sequences emitted by the smart brick, it's vaguely accurate but not quite. Haphazard fit, visible holes in several places, various protrusions—it's hard to see this as a toy with a faithful and polished look.

It's important to keep in mind, however, that this toy is designed for young children, which likely explains some of the somewhat crude solutions employed. It's sturdy but not particularly attractive, featuring red protrusions intended to guide children toward the various interactive elements, and the maximum accessibility dictated by the design concept.

As for the four included figures, the characters are all represented by minifigures equipped with NFC tags. There are no generic, classic-sized characters here; Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, C-3PO, and Chewbacca have their torsos attached to their legs and can therefore trigger the usual incomprehensible sound effects as soon as they are near the SMART Brick. For those wondering, the heads and hair are removable, as are the various accessories that equip the figures.

There are only four stickers in this box, the ones that go on the two mandibles of the ship. The two elements that make up the cockpit canopy are therefore pad-printed, as is Dejarik's table, which is located in the main internal area.

It's a shame; if this ship were stripped of its uninteresting SMART layer and given a bit more attention to aesthetics, along with a lower price, this playset aimed at younger children would probably have been well-made and would undoubtedly have found its audience more easily. As it stands, the haphazard integration of the areas essential for installing the SMART Brick detracts too much from the overall design, especially around the cockpit.

It's also difficult to understand why LEGO markets products "compatible" with an ecosystem whose main component isn't included in the box. Unsurprisingly, many buyers who didn't pay attention to the frankly unclear mention on the box are disappointed that they can't enjoy the set without having to spend more money. Each product in this range should have included the smart brick, without which it's impossible to truly experience the concept, or LEGO should have sold the component separately.

This box is also available at Amazon where the manufacturer flooded the retailer's " Tester Club " with free copies to try to generate a flurry of positive reviews, but even with this army of benevolent reviewers the product struggles to accumulate the essential five stars.

If you really want to buy this product, you'll obviously need to wait for the inevitable clearance sale, or at the very least, a significant price reduction. €100 is a steep price to pay, especially since the promised playability is only unlocked by spending at least another €70 on the cheapest of the three sets that include the SMART Brick.

Note: The product shown here, provided by LEGO , is, as usual, up for grabs. The deadline is April 6, 2026 at 23:59 PM. Simply leave a comment below the article to participate.

Update: The winner has been drawn and notified by email; their username is shown below.