LEGO Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise 72153

Being born in 93' this set brings back unparalleled levels of nostalgia. One of the first games I ever played was Pokémon Red, then Blue, after Yellow and then every Pokémon game up until Emerald. I was even the proud owner of the Nintendo 64 Pikachu Edition and a fantastic, now sought after collection of cards (up until Neo Genesis) but left them at our old house when we moved when I was a kid by mistake. Heartbreaking. Anyway, I haven't built this set as I currently have no room for more LEGO and need to make another trip to IKEA. However, I have seen build videos, unboxings, the manuals and more. It looks like a brilliant nostalgia filled build and I cannot wait to make it. I am however disappointed by Charizards poor standalone base compared to the others. I get why this is the case but I feel like more could of been done to make it look as good as the others. I purchased this at 12:07am on release date and thankfully I received my Kanto Region Badge Collection GWP and Sushi Shop but did not receive the cat or F1 Academy Car. Many people, even those who pre-ordered didn't even receive their Kanto Region Badge Collection GWP. I've seen this before and it's usually down to LEGO not updating their store page fast enough to reflect the stock. I hope LEGO compensates those affected, including myself. Lastly, the set is very expensive but I do think it's fair. The price per piece is good for £580 when you get almost 7,000 pieces. Especially if you compare this to other licenses such as Star Wars, which is getting completely out of hand. Naturally,  I do wish it was cheaper. If you take away the issues with the GWP's I would give this set 4.5/5 as there are nit picks and it's not perfect but overall it's worth it.