Lego launches Pokémon ‘smart’ bricks equipped for interactive battles

Tie-up between blockbuster toy brands offers hi-tech play sets that will allow fans to ‘feel like the trainer’

Many Pokémon fans secretly fantasise about being a trainer and that dream has become a bit closer as hi-tech Lego bricks bring Pikachu to life for the first time. And that can only mean one thing – epic battles.

The sets are the latest to feature the Danish toy company’s motion-sensitive “smart” bricks that produce an array of sound effects and flashing lights when paired with different sets.