LEGO Blastoise and Venusaur join the fray!

Following his incredible Charizard build last month, MitchBuilds has rounded out his party of Gen 1 starter final forms with Blastoise and Venusaur. Both of these builds feature just as many neat building techniques, and all appear to be nicely at scale with each other.

Blastoise is an imposing build, and positioned just like we’d see him in the game or anime. I’m particularly fond of the face shaping, where Mitch has managed to perfectly capture his eyes and give him quite a bit of personality with his open mouth. You may notice that his nose is made out of one of the old stiff minifig capes, which is an excellent touch. The shell frame technique that we’ve seen recently with The Mighty Bowser and Spiny Shell works really well for Blastoise, though it’s been highly customized for this build to make sure everything fits perfectly.

Venusaur might be my favorite of the ensemble. Just as imposing as Blastoise, but monstrous in size and filled with the perfect color choices, this build might finally make me reconsider my favorite starter Pokémon. Once again, the most striking feature is the face shaping and the amount of personality Mitch was able to capture with this build.

There is great part usage all over this build, though my favorite is the large magenta plant leaves used for the interior of his ears. This mold is new to 2025 and has only appeared in one set in this color (10342 Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet), so it’s great to see it used here for the first time.

You can check out the entire build process and behind the scenes on Mitch’s aways interesting YouTube channel below. Mitch’s videos are one of the best resources around for learning how to make the most of unusual LEGO elements and how achieve complex shaping in large-scale character buids.

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