- Wednesday, July 5, 2017 4:13 PM
- DisneyDan
Hello everyone,
In this review I am going to take a look at the brand new Pokemon range from Mega Construx (formerly Mega Bloks). At time of reviewing the range, there are thirteen known sets in the range. I will be reviewing all of them here.
To begin with, there are six Pokeballs in the line. Since they are all of an identical format, I will share my photos of them all first, then will review them all together afterwards.
Each ball contains between 20 and 34 pieces, depending on the set, and retail for around $7 plus any applicable taxes. The set numbers are: Pikachu (FJN61), Magikarp (DYF07), Machop (DYF04), Eevee (DYF06), Abra (DYF05) and Zubat (DYF03).
The front and the back of all the packaging (note that the back is the same for all six balls):
The contents of the balls:
The completed sets, from top, down - Pikachu, Magikarp, Machop, Eevee, Abra and Zubat:
I would give each of these sets five out of five. I think they are really a great idea. I love that each Pokemon comes inside a Pokeball, and that once completed, the Pokemon can sit on top of the ball for display purposes. It's a really smart idea, and they are really well designed and made. It's hard to choose a favourite, but it would be between Pikachu, Eevee and Zubat.
Next up we have Charizard, which is set number DYR77, and contains 198 pieces.
The front and the back of the box:
The contents of the box:
The completed set:
This set definitely earns five out of five from me! Charizard is really awesome, flying high above his fiery mountaintop. I love that all his limbs are posable, and that he can either fly above the mountain or sit flat on the ground. The inclusion of Great Ball in the set is a fun idea, too.
The next set is Squirtle Vs. Charmander, which contains 140 pieces and is set number DYF10.
The front and the back of the box:
The contents of the box:
The completed set:
Again, I give this set five out of five. Charmander and Squirtle are completely adorable! It's funny to have the water and fire pieces that spurt out of them, which of course are removable so that the base area doesn't look peculiar when the figures aren't situated on it! Interestingly, this set does not contain one of the small Pokeballs as seen in the Charizard set, or in most of the sets we'll be coming to look at, below.
Charmeleon is the next set, and is set number DYR76, containing 89 pieces.
The front and the back of the box:
The contents of the box:
The completed set:
As you can see, we have a running theme so far with the larger sets - they have all featured a variation on the Char-mander/-meleon/-izard Pokemon species. It's interesting that Mega Construx chose to do this, and as you'll see in the sets we look at later, there are some that definitely get more of a focus than others, while leaving out way too many other popular ones altogether. Anyway, I would give this set four out of five. I like it for sure, but Charmeleon is not as cute as Charmander from the previous set, not as awesome as the Charizard from the first set, so he sort of falls in between, and therefore gets a lower score. He does, however, come with a small regular Pokeball, which is neat.
The next set is Gyarados, which is set number DYF14, and contains 352 pieces.
The front and the back of the box:
The contents of the box:
The completed set:
Wow! What can I say?! Gyarados is AWESOME! Just look at that articulation - and he comes with an Ultra Ball, too, just to make it even cooler! It's funny that Gyarados is so epic, since he evolves from the next-to-useless Magikarp (which we have in the smaller Pokeball sets, above, and continues the idea of having multiple of the same species in the range, which I just talked about, too). Gyarados definitely gets five out of five from me.
Now we come to Pikachu Vs. Bulbasaur, which is set number DYF11, and contains 140 pieces.
The front and the back of the box:
The contents of the box:
The completed set:
So, in this range we have two Pikachus - they both have different expressions, which is neat, but we don't have any of the evolved forms of Pikachu. It isn't a problem, but given that we have all three of the Char- species, both the Magikarp and the Gyarados, and (as you'll find out below) two of the Squirtle/Wartortle species, I thought it was interesting that Pikachu should be the only one who is repeated without an evolution. Nonetheless, I would give this set five out of five. Pikachu and Bulbasaur are super cute, and I especially love the lightning that emanates from Pikachu. This set does not contain one of the small Pokeballs.
The penultimate set for this range (and this review) is Ivysaur, which is set number DYF13, and contains 94 pieces.
The front and the back of the box:
The contents of the box:
The completed set:
I would give this set three and a half out of five. It is neat, but Ivysaur is so very similar to Bulbasaur, which we just saw above, and there is nothing else in this set that is extraordinary, making it probably the weakest one in the range. Ivysaur does come with a regular red Pokeball.
The final set is Wartortle, which is set number DYF12, and contains 97 pieces.
The front and the back of the box:
The contents of the box:
The completed set:
So, earlier we saw Squitle, and now we have the Wartortle. At least he's quite different, unlike Bulba/Ivysaur. I like this set, and would give it four and a half out of five. The little water scene is decent, with all its "splashing" pieces, and the set does come with a red Pokeball.
In case you're interested, here's one of each of the small Pokeballs of each colour that can be found throughout the range:
Finally, here's some photos of a scene I created with all the sets:
Have a great day everyone,
Dan.