X-Pods are small, round containers (with four studs on top) which can be used to build on, or store lego bricks. They were designed to fit in your pocket, because "The urge to build can strike anywhere: Now you'll be prepared!" They are about four inches in diameter, and two inches high, and are quite popular. They are sold as Designer Sets and come in nine different themes: Automobiles*, Aircraft*, Animals (In general), Arachnids, Aquatic Life, Dinosaurs, Dragons, Monsters, and Robots*. The pods themselves come in three parts: Two lids of the same color, and a clear container in the middle, which later became a transparent color. Models from an X-Pod cannot be build simutaneously, and normaly carry less than around 55 bricks. Using lids from a pod, or the entire pod in a model is quite popular as well, especially in combination models. In later editions of the pods, the instructions became foldable, and could fit inside the pod, but they included less models than the others.
COLOR GUIDE: 4346 Robo Pod (Origional) ---- Green Lids, Clear center
4347 Auto Pod (Origional) ---- Blue Lids, Clear center
4348 Areo Pod (Origional) ---- Yellow Lids, Clear center
4349 Wild Pod ---- Red Lids, Clear center
4335 Black Robot Pod ---- Black Lids, Clear center
4337 Dragon Pod ---- Lime Lids, Trans. Lime center
4338 Monster Pod ---- Purple Lids, Trans. Purple center
4339 Aqua Pod ---- Light Blue Lids, Trans. Light Blue center
4413 Arachno Pod ---- Orange Lids, Trans. Orange center
4415 Auto Pod (2) ---- Orange Lids, Trans. Red center 4416 Robo Pod (2) ---- White Lids, Trans. Blue center
4417 Aqua Pod (2) ---- Light Blue Lids, Trans. Yellow center
4418 Dino Pod ---- Lime Lids, Clear center
- The Automobile, Aircraft, and Robot pods were released twice as different sets. Robot Pod was also released in a black color shceme for Halloween.