Pokémon is Getting a 40,000 Piece Puzzle That Costs $730 — Preorders Now Live

This isn't the archetypal colossal jigsaw that Ravensburger has developed, either, arsenic it besides has a "Memorable Disney Moments" puzzle of the aforesaid size arsenic the upcoming Pokémon set, astatine 40,320 pieces.

By comparison, according to the Guinness World Records, the "Most pieces successful a jigsaw puzzle" grounds is presently 551,232. This was completed by 1,600 students of the University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with an wide measurement of 14.85 x 23.20 m (48 ft 8.64 successful x 76 ft 1.38 in).

The world’s largest commercially disposable puzzle is "What a Wonderful World" by Dowdle, featuring 60,000 pieces and spanning 8 ft by 29 ft. Made up of sixty abstracted 1,000-piece puzzles, it costs astir $1299.

While the $730 terms tag is undeniably steep for the monolithic Pokémon puzzle, it makes consciousness considering the standard of what's included.

Rather than 1 elephantine container of implicit 40,000 pieces, the acceptable is divided into 10 idiosyncratic 4,000-piece puzzles. Each conception features a antithetic iconic Pokémon alongside a memorable determination from crossed the Pokémon universe, making it imaginable to tackle the task 1 portion astatine a clip earlier combining everything into a azygous elephantine display.

Once afloat assembled, the completed puzzle measures an unthinkable 6.8 metres agelong by 1.92 metres high, oregon astir 22.3 feet by 6.3 feet. Unless you hap to person an unusually ample games room, you'll astir apt request to wide immoderate superior level abstraction earlier adjacent reasoning astir putting it together.

Ravensburger, regarded arsenic 1 of the industry's starring puzzle manufacturers, notes that the pricey acceptable includes "premium" and "sustainable" prime pieces. It besides suggested that this elephantine jigsaw is tackled by those aged 14 and up, portion besides labelling it arsenic an "adult" puzzle.

For Pokémon fans, it's surely 1 of the much antithetic collectibles to get this year.

If you're tempted to instrumentality connected what whitethorn beryllium the eventual Pokémon challenge, too catching them all, preorders are present unrecorded for $729.99 astatine Amazon, with a present confirmed October 7, 2026 merchandise day for those successful the U.S.

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Robert Anderson is IGN's Senior Commerce Editor and nonmigratory deals adept connected games, collectibles, trading paper games, and more. You tin travel him @robertliam21 connected Bluesky.