{"id":1193533,"date":"2023-10-18T04:33:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1193533"},"modified":"2023-10-18T04:33:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:33:49","slug":"van-gogh-museum-pulls-its-pokemon-promo-card-after-opening-day-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1193533","title":{"rendered":"Van Gogh Museum pulls its Pok\u00e9mon promo card after opening day chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans planning to see the Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> exhibit at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam may want to take note that they can no longer purchase the Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat promo card from its gift shop. The museum has updated the exhibit FAQ<\/a> to notify visitors that it has removed the limited edition card from its offerings to ensure that they can enjoy their day “in a safe and enjoyable manner.” It explained that it had to make “the difficult decision” after “a small group of individuals… created an undesirable situation.” The museum didn’t elaborate beyond that, but as Polygon<\/em><\/a> reports, people descended upon the museum’s gift shop when the exhibit opened in September.<\/p>\n

Based on the videos that came out, pandemonium broke out at the shop as visitors fought over merchandise to buy. A good chunk of the buyers may have been scalpers, as well, seeing as there’s now a bunch of the Van Gogh-style Pikachu cards being sold on eBay<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Pok\u00e9mon account on X announced<\/a> right after the exhibit opening that the franchise merchandise sold at the Van Gogh museum had sold out. In a newer announcement, it said that fans shopping at Pok\u00e9mon Center in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada will soon receive<\/a> one of the limited edition Pikachu cards with their trading card orders worth at least $30, at least until supplies last. The card will also be sold through participating retailers in the Netherlands early next year, but it won’t be sold at the museum gift shop again. That said, the Van Gogh-inspired Pok\u00e9mon paintings will remain available for viewing until the exhibit leaves the museum on January 7, 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/van-gogh-museum-pulls-its-pokemon-promo-card-after-opening-day-chaos-083349757.html?src=rss
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