Review of nanoblock Monotone Squirtle NBPM_017

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Monotone Squirtle build and box

This post is a review of the nanoblock Monotone Squirtle build. Monotone Squirtle is part of the nanoblock Pokemon collection. Wondering what else is part of the Pokemon Collection? Click Here for a list.

Names:

  • English: Monotone Squirtle
  • Japanese: Zenigame Monotone

Number: NBPM_017 

Number of Pieces: 160

Difficulty Rating: 2/5

Monotone Squirtle front view

Monotone Squirtle is a version of the Pokemon that uses greyscale instead of various colors to create the build. Since the build is identical to that of the original, I’m going to direct you there for a review of the building process. I’m only going to review the final build of the Monotone Squirtle build here. For more information about the monotone collection check out this post.

Overall the build is primarily light grey. The stomach is white, while the shell is dark grey with a regular grey outline. Overall, the Pokemon is still super recognizable and looks like it could have come from the original Gameboy games. I really liked the monotone line and wish nanoblock would make more.

A surprise is that the 4 monotone starters (this build along with the builds for Pikachu, Charmander, and Bulbasaur) all come with a few extra bricks to make a Monotone Mew. This build comes with:

  • 20 1X3 light grey
  • 8 1×4 light grey
  • 9 2×3 light grey
Monotone Squirtle back 3/4 view

Things I liked:

  • I like how the greyscale turns out