We need to talk about the absolute robbery that is the new LEGO Pokémon line. I was ready to drop money on this, but $650 for the 'Kanto Starter' set is genuinely insulting. LEGO knows exactly what they are doing—they are weaponizing the nostalgia of 30-year-olds who grew up with Red/Blue version. They slapped an '18+' label on the box just to justify charging double the price per brick. It isn't about 'complex builds'; it is about exploiting a fanbase that has disposable income and can't say no. If we keep paying these scalper-level prices for retail sets, we are ruining the hobby for the next generation. A plastic Pikachu shouldn't cost as much as a PS5. We need to vote with our wallets and let this sit on the shelf.