The newly-revealed LEGO Pokémon range is prompting plenty of debate among fans, with praise for its versions of Eevee and Charizard — but also suggestion that its toy rival Mega Bloks did Pikachu better.

Since the debut of the Pokemon franchise in 1996, the number of shows, games, and trading cards has grown exponentially. Beyond that, with nine generations of Pokemon games, the Pokedex now holds over 1000 unique pocket monsters that can be caught and ...